MOUNTAIN PARKS ELECTRIC, INC.

Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

Kremmling, Colorado

August 14, 2025

11:00 A.M.

Attendance

Present: Liz McIntyre, Mark Volt, Justin Fosha, Cray Healy, Ryan Zorn, Mike Sjobakken, Virginia Harman, Aaron Street, Jodi King, Joe Palmer, Adam Paulson, Angie Wallace, Bethany Fichter and Attorney Bryson Fredregill, attended in person. Ty Wattenberg, Eric Jones, and Sue Henderson were not present.

Call to Order

President Liz McIntyre called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.

Determination of Quorum

A quorum was declared.

Public Comment

Teagan Trott, West Grand High School and scholarship winner, thanked the Board for the scholarship she received from MPE.

Cindy Southway, Kremmling resident, addressed the Board regarding switching an overhead line replacement to an underground line replacement on her property.

Daniella Gosselova, Granby resident, addressed the Board regarding tree trimming and revegetation after performing dig work.

James Henderson and Justin Smith, Grand Cliff View Subdivision, addressed the Board regarding  MPE requirements for phase 2 extension in new subdivision developments.

Trott, Southway, Gosselova, Henderson and Smith exited the meeting.

CONSENT AGENDA

The Consent Agenda contained the following items:

Minutes of July 10, 2025, Meeting of the Board of Directors

Bills for Payment

MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.

Operations Report

Adam Paulson presented the Operations Report. Paulson reported on the Windy Gap fire and the response from MPE. MPE is remaining vigilant during the high fire danger. Paulson reported that the drone inspection is currently underway, and critical anomalies are taken care of immediately. Forty such anomalies have been fixed to date. Other issues will be scheduled during regular work. Paulson reported on the status of the streetlights audit.

Engineering Report

Virginia Harman referred to the Engineering Report as prepared by Sue Henderson and offered to answer questions. There were no questions.

Finance Report

Bethany Fichter presented the Finance Report as prepared by Eric Jones. Fichter reported that MPE is under controllable budget by approximately $500,000.00, and MPE is performing as expected with the capital budget.  

Information Technology (IT) Report

Joe Palmer referred to his written report and had nothing to add. IT training was presented.

Human Resources, Safety, and Administration Report

Angela Wallace presented the Human Resources, Safety, and Administration Report. Wallace reported on staffing updates.  She also provided an update after the Windy Gap fire and reported that there is a safety debriefing scheduled to review processes and improvements to MPEs response

Member Relations and Communications Report

Aaron Street presented the Member Relations and Communications Report. Street reported that MPE is working closely with representatives and is on track with the Community Benefits Plan implementation report for New ERA. MPE will have a new look for its newsletter, and the email version is set to be sent to members. Street continued to report on a survey and upcoming events.

Attorney Report

Attorney Bryson Fredregill referred to his written report and had nothing to add.

CEO’s Report

CEO Harman referred to her written report and had nothing to add.

President Liz McIntyre recessed the meeting at 12:15 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 12:41 p.m.

New Business

Action Items

Kremmling Franchise Agreement

Attorney Fredregill presented the Kremmling franchise agreement and provided an overview of franchise agreements and revisions made to the agreement. Discussion took place.

MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve and direct CEO Virginia Harman to negotiate and execute the Kremmling franchise agreement provided section 3.7 is removed.

Budget Amendment

Aaron Street presented the Community Benefits Plan budget amendment in the amount of $28.2K. Discussion took place.

MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve the budget amendment as presented.

Policy B16 MPEI Workflow Procedures – Purchasing

Attorney Fredregill presented Policy B16 and reviewed revisions made to the policy and recommended it for approval. Discussion took place.

MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to adopt Policy B16 as presented.

Board Open Forum, Committee Reports, Association Reports

The executive committee met in July and reviewed policies, board per diem and compensation, and strategic planning.

Ryan Zorn provided an update on CREA’s search for an executive director and it has been narrowed down to two finalists.

Mark Volt reported that Western United does not meet until August 28, 2025.

The board reviewed the 2025 CoBank Board Election Information.

MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve 2026-2027 Nominating Committee Candidate Slate.

Upcoming Events

The board discussed CoBank’s upcoming 2025 board election.

Old Business

Policy B8 Release of Corporate Information

Attorney Fredregill presented Policy B8 and reviewed revisions made to the policy and recommended it for approval. Discussion took place. The board revised the policy further to provide for consultation with MPE counsel with respect to release of Confidential Information.

MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to adopt Policy B8 as revised.

Unclaimed Capital Credits

Liz McIntyre presented the unclaimed capital credit request for Troublesome Horse Rescue Arena Upgrades. Discussion took place. No action was taken.

Executive Session

MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to enter executive session at 2:14 p.m. for confidential discussion regarding load growth and system needs; legislative; legal; and employee matters with the following present: Harman, Fredregill, and all directors present at the meeting were present for the entire executive session. Henderson and Jones were present for discussion of load growth, system needs, and legal matters.  Palmer was present for discussion of load growth and system needs.   Wallace was present for discussion of employee matters.

MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to exit executive session. 

MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded and carried to authorize the CEO to negotiate the acquisition of and acquire property within the Nuche Village under the terms proposed in executive session, subject to legal review.

MOTION: It was properly moved and seconded to authorize contribution of $500.00 to Matt Solomon’s fee for membership in Action 22. The motion failed for lack of a majority.

The meeting adjourned at 3:52 p.m.