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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.26.2019 IMC MINUTESAIMC Meeting Minutes-July 26, 2019 Page 1 of 4 Alaska Intertie Management Committee Friday, July 26, 2019 Alaska Energy Authority Board Room 813 West Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage, Alaska 99503 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Brian Hickey called the meeting of the Alaska Intertie Management Committee to order on July 26, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. A quorum was established. 2. ROLL CALL FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS Members present: Brian Hickey (Chugach Electric Association (CEA)); Cory Borgeson (Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA)) (arrived late); Tony Izzo (Matanuska Electric Association (MEA)); Anna Henderson (Municipal Light & Power (ML&P)); and Kirk Warren (Alaska Energy Authority (AEA)). 3. PUBLIC ROLL CALL Public present in Anchorage: Ladonna Lindley (Accu-Type Depositions); Ashton Compton (AEA); David Lockard (AEA); Beazit Redzepi (AEA); Brandi White (AEA); Stefan Saldanha (Department of Law); Pete Smithson (CEA); Russell Thornton (CEA); Burke Wick (CEA); Dan Bishop (GVEA) (phone); Bob Day (Homer Electric Association (HEA)); Larry Jorgensen (HEA); Kirk Gibson (McDowell Rackner & Gibson PC); Ed Jenkin (MEA); David Pease (MEA); and Jay Layne (Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA)) (phone). 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. 5. AGENDA APPROVAL MOTION: Mr. Warren made a motion to approve the agenda. Motion seconded by Ms. Henderson. The motion was approved with no objection. 6. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MINUTES - May 17, 2019 MOTION: Mr. Borgeson made a motion to approve the May 17, 2019 minutes. Motion seconded by Mr. Warren. The motion was approved with no objection. 7. NEW BUSINESS 7A. Election of Officers MOTION: Mr. Borgeson nominated Ms. Henderson for the office of Chair. Motion seconded by Mr. Izzo. The motion was approved unanimously. AIMC Meeting Minutes-July 26, 2019 Page 2 of 4 MOTION: Mr. Hickey nominated Mr. Izzo for the office of Vice-Chair. Motion seconded by Mr. Warren. The motion was approved without objection. Kirk Gibson, McDowell Rackner & Gibson PC, stated the offices of Secretary and Treasurer are permanently filled by the AEA representative under the agreements. 7B. Operators Report Ed Jenkin, MEA, informed Jeff Warner requested Mr. Jenkin present the Operators Report in his absence. Mr. Jenkin noted the second quarter did not have any events directly associated with the Alaska Intertie. Railbelt recordable events were listed on the provided handout. Mr. Borgeson inquired if statistics are reported to the Committee that would be appropriate for a reliability evaluation. Mr. Jenkin noted the Alaska Intertie does not track an availability statistic. Mr. Borgeson asked how Intertie reliability is characterized if reliability standards are not being measured. Mr. Jenkin noted the Intertie can track the frequency and duration of events in the same way as utilities track events. Mr. Hickey advised the information is not currently being tracked. He commented tracking is a good idea and is worth further discussion. Mr. Hickey believes the pertinent information is within the report and could be extracted. Mr. Borgeson requested Chair Henderson assign the IOC to review the possibility of tracking the frequency and duration of events. Mr. Warren believes the tracking data would be valuable, and suggested a comparative analysis to other tie lines and industry standards be provided. Mr. Izzo requested confirmation the data is within the report and the task is not onerous. Mr. Jenkin believes the information can be identified within the report and the IOC can provide the Committee with the details of the review. Chair Henderson assigned the IOC to track the frequency and duration of events for 2019. An evaluation of the tracking will occur after the IOC reports to the Committee. Mr. Jenkin agreed. 8. COMMITTEE REPORTS 8A. OC Report Mr. Jenkin reviewed the written IOC report provided to members. He apologized for not including the prior meeting discussion regarding the missing marker balls. GVEA has completed the review of the northern section of the line and identified 25 locations where the marker balls were missing. The southern section has significantly more missing marker ball locations. The evaluation was not based upon importance of location. AIMC Meeting Minutes-July 26, 2019 Page 3 of 4 Mr. Jenkin explained the intent is to replace all the missing marker balls beginning in June 2020 and completing in July 2020, and the cost will be spread over two different budget years. GVEA expressed appreciation for the budget consideration. Mr. Jenkin explained if the warning market ball project is approved, a defined scope and estimate for both hot work completion and outage completion will be put out for bid. Continued updates on the progress will be given to the IMC. Mr. Warren expressed appreciation for the intent to balance costs between fiscal year budgets. He noted the missing marker balls were previously discussed as a safety issue. He noted concern of postponing safety work because of budget influences. Mr. Jenkin does not believe the mobilization of the project could occur any sooner than next summer. Mr. Hickey requested the IOC review the locations of the missing marker balls and prioritize any that are in common flight path locations. Mr. Jenkin noted he will make that assignment to the maintenance committee. Mr. Borgeson requested the whole line is evaluated and the marker ball locations are updated to current standards. Mr. Warren concurred. Mr. Jenkin noted the IOC will take the request as an assignment. 8B. Budget Report Chair Henderson welcomed Beazit Redzepi, AEA, to present the Budget Report. Mr. Redzepi explained the report is through May 31, 2019, at which time there was a $1.6 million surplus. The tower repair occurred in June, and the expenses will be shown on the next report. Mr. Borgeson commented the tower repair was completed under budget and suspects the surplus may remain above $1 million. He noted GVEA conducted clearing processes in June, and the expenses will be shown on the next report. Mr. Jenkin noted additional maintenance and restoration activity was conducted. Mr. Redzepi discussed the actual usage to-date is approaching the amended budget usage. The Alaska Intertie Trust Fund had approximately $4,000 of disbursements through May 31, 2019, related to the Static Var System. Mr. Warren requested David Lockard provide additional information. Mr. Lockard explained the trust fund is intended for repair of the SVC sites. Work with GVEA is ongoing to identify eligible expenses, including fire panels and monitoring equipment for the Healy SVC site. Mr. Warren noted the trust fund has been active since 1990. Chair Henderson inquired if the trust fund monies will be utilized for the analysis of the SVC project completed a few years ago. Mr. Lockard believes the intent of the Committee was to use these funds for eligible projects until there is a zero balance. Mr. Warren explained a distinction should be made between service contracts, dampening work, ongoing responsibility negotiations, and other outside items that can utilize these funds. At the time the trust balance is zero, a review will be conducted to determine the process of closing the account. 9. MEMBERS COMMENTS