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RAILBELT TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION (RTO)
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
October 17, 2025
1.CALL TO ORDER
Chair Million, GVEA, called the Railbelt Transmission Organization Governance Committee
meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. A quorum was established.
2.ROLL CALL (for Committee members)
Curtis Thayer (Alaska Energy Authority [AEA]); Arthur Miller (Chugach Electric Association [CEA]);
Taylor Crocker (City of Seward); Sarah Lambe (Homer Electric Association [HEA]); Tony Zellers
(Matanuska Electric Association [MEA]); Travis Million (Golden Valley Electric Association [GVEA]);
Ed Jenkin (Railbelt Reliability Counsel [RRC]).
3.PUBLIC ROLL CALL (for all others present)
Karen Bell (AEA), Jennifer Bertolini (AEA); Bill Price (AEA); Andrew Jensen (Governor’s Office); Tina
Grovier (Stoel Rives, RTO); Daniel Heckman (GVEA); Carl Monroe (Munro Advisors, LLC); David
Pease (MEA); Jon Sinclair (MEA); Joel Groves (RRC).
4.AGENDA APPROVAL
MOTION: A motion was made by Mr. Thayer to approve the agenda. Motion seconded by
Mr. Zellers.
A roll call was taken, and the motion to approve the agenda passed unanimously.
5.PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
6.APPROVAL OF THE MEETING MINUTES – October 8, 2025
MOTION: A motion was made by Mr. Thayer to approve the Meeting Minutes of October
8, 2025. Motion seconded by Mr. Zellers.
A roll call was taken, and the motion to approve the Minutes of October 8, 2025, passed
unanimously.
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7. OLD BUSINESS
A. Open Access Transmission Tariff, RCA Matter #TA1-8001
Tina Grovier, Stoel Rives, stated the docket continues to move at a fast clip. On October 8, 2025,
the Commission issued its Order No. 6, granting motion to accept late file petition to intervene
and granting petitions to intervene. She said the RTO now has fifteen (15) parties in the docket.
On October 10, 2024, the RTO filed responses to the second round of comments, and the
discovery period also closed that date. The RTO did receive discovery from AKPIRG and REAP, and
those responses are due Monday. She continued that the RTO responses to Commission Order 5,
which she mentioned in her last report, are also due on Monday. She said there are matters related
to these topics as well as expert witness contract, subcommittees and next steps in docket U-25-
028, including tasks related to the RCA's issuing questions to discuss in executive session, the
immediate knowledge of which could have an adverse effect on the legal and financial position
of the RTO and or the committee members.
MOTION: A motion was made by Mr. Clarkson to enter into Executive Session to discuss
matters, the immediate knowledge of which could have an adverse effect related to RTO
finances and legal strategy. This is consistent with our Bylaws, which allow the Board to
consider confidential matters in executive session, and in this case, the RTO believes that
these are subjects that would have an adverse effect on the finances of the RTO and are
being discussed with an attorney, the immediate knowledge of which could have an adverse
effect on the financial or legal position of the Committee or are protected by law due to
rules protecting personal privacy and certain business information. Motion seconded by
Mr. Zellers.
A roll call was taken, and the motion to enter into Executive Session passed unanimously.
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION – 9:09 am. (Bylaws Section 5.12.3) To discuss matters, the
immediate knowledge of which could have an adverse effect on the finances or legal
position of the RTO, the Committee or Authority, or that are confidential under state,
federal, or local law.
The RTO Governance Committee reconvened its regular meeting at 9:40 a.m. Chair Million advised
that the RTO did not take any formal action on the matters discussed while in executive session,
except as authorized by Bylaws Section 5.12.2, to give direction to an attorney or negotiator
regarding the handling of a specific legal matter or pending negotiation.
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Order 5 Requiring Filings in RCA Docket U-25-028
MOTION: A motion was made by Mr. Zellers that the RTO approve Chair Million to work
with counsel and any relevant witnesses to finalize and file the information requested in