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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-03-21 BPMC Agenda and docs ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 813 West Northern Lights Boulevard ● Anchorage, Alaska 99503 www.aidea.org ● 907/771-3000 ● FAX 907/771-3044 ● Toll Free (Alaska Only) 888/300-8534 ● www.akenergyauthority.org BRADLEY LAKE PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING DRAFT AGENDA Thursday, March 21, 2013 – 1:30 p.m. Alaska Energy Authority’s Board Room 813 West Northern Lights Boulevard, Anchorage, AK 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL (for Committee members) 3. PUBLIC ROLL CALL (for all others present) 4. PUBLIC COMMENT 5. AGENDA COMMENTS / MOTION FOR APPROVAL 6. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES – December 18, 2012 7. OLD BUSINESS A. Battle Creek Diversion Amendment 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Approve the fiscal year 2014 Operating and Capital Budget (Action Item) 9. ADJOURNMENT To participate by teleconference, dial 1-800-315-6338 and use code 3074#.   BPMC Minutes 12/18/2012 Page 1 of 2   BRADLEY LAKE PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING  SPECIAL MEETING  Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage, Alaska  December 18, 2012  DRAFT MINUTES      1. CALL TO ORDER     Chair Evans called the special meeting of the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project Management Committee to order at 2:30 p.m.     2. COMMITTEE MEMBERS ROLL CALL     Cory Borgeson Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) Bryan Carey Alaska Energy Authority (AEA)   Harvey Ambrose Homer Electric Association (HEA)  Brad Evans Chugach Electric Association (CEA) Joe Griffith Matanuska Electric Association (phone) (MEA)  Richard Miller Anchorage Municipal Light & Power (phone) (AML&P)    3. STAFF/PUBLIC ROLL CALL     Henri Dale (GVEA); Brian Hickey (CEA); Gary Dixon, Swalling & Associates; Kelli Veech, Teri Webster, and Sandie Hayes (AEA);     Participating by phone: Burke Wick and Mike Cunningham, (CEA); Brian Bjorkquist,(Department of Law); Kirk Gibson (McDowell Rackner & Gibson PC)    4. PUBLIC COMMENT     There were no public comments.     5. AGENDA COMMENTS/MOTION FOR APPROVAL     The agenda was unanimously approved.     6. APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES – September 26, 2012     The September 26, 2012 meeting minutes were unanimously approved as amended.    7. NEW BUSINESS     7A. Approve FY12 Audit Report and Refund FY12 Budget Surplus to Utilities     Mr. Dixon gave an overview of the Swalling & Associates 2012 Audit report. He said KPMG audits AEA funds for the Bradley Lake Project and Swalling & Associates uses their financial statements   BPMC Minutes 12/18/2012 Page 2 of 2   and looks at a more detailed level. They look to make sure that the policies and procedures are being applied consistently since that’s the premise for having comparative information. They did not propose any adjustments. Mr. Dixon explained how the refund to the utilities is broken down. The Renewal & Contingency Fund (R&C) is capped at $5M. Funds over that becomes the benchmark for refunds and in 2012 the fund it was over by $773,897.73.   Chair Evans asked if the amount of $773,897.73 that is going to be allocated to the R&C fund includes the recovery of the $670,000 to the Battle Creek Project. Ms. Veech responded that the $670,000 is not included in this figure. Chair Evans asked if the reserve fund can be increased from $5M. Ms. Veech responded that it has been raised in the past for a particular project but must be approved by the trustee. Chair Evans inquired what the drivers were behind the surplus amount. Mr. Dixon stated that besides the surplus of $794,000 from the utility contributions and the surplus of $585,000 from operating and maintenance expenses, the rest was a composite. One example was the State renewable energy grant spent $22,000 vs. the $500,000 budgeted. Mr. Griffith moved that the Bradley Lake Project Management Committee (BPMC), accept the fiscal year 2012 Audit Report and approve a total refund of $1,568,635.67 to the utilities. This is broken down as $794,737.94 to Operating & Maintenance, and $773,897.73 to Renewal & Contingency Fund. Motion was seconded by Mr. Ambrose.   ROLL CALL VOTE: The motion passed unanimously.    8. Adjournment     The meeting adjourned at 3:35 p.m.         BY: ___________________________   Bradley Evans, Chair       Attest: _________________________   Bryan Carey   Alaska Energy Authority, Secretary Bradley Lake Project Management Committee Meeting Thursday, March 21, 2013 Agenda Item: MOTION: Move that the Bradley Lake Project Management Committee approve the fiscal year 2014 Operating and Capital budget as presented. Move: Second: