MOUNTAIN PARKS ELECTRIC, INC.
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
Granby, Colorado
December 11, 2025
8:00 A.M.
Attendance
Present: Liz McIntyre, Cray Healy, Mark Volt, Ty Wattenberg, Ryan Zorn, Mike Sjobaken, Justin Fosha, Virginia Harman, Jodi King, Joe Palmer, Adam Paulson, Aaron Street, Sue Henderson, Eric Jones, Megan Moore-Kemp, and Attorney Bryson Fredregill, attended in person. Angie Wallace attended virtually.
Call to Order
President Liz McIntyre called the meeting to order at 7:58 a.m.
Determination of Quorum
A quorum was declared.
Public Comment
There were no member comments.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda contained the following items:
Minutes of November 13, 2025, Meeting of the Board of Directors
Bills for Payment
The board discussed amendment to the November 13, 2025, minutes regarding participants in the discussion of the 2026 Rate Increase action item.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to amend the second sentence for the 2026 Rate Increase action item in the November 13, 2025, minutes to say Jones, Harman, and Bratrud discussed MPEs cost of service study provided by Power System’s Engineering, Inc., KRTAs, and reviewed the proposed rates comparison from 2025 to 2026.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve the consent agenda as amended.
Engineering Report
Sue Henderson presented the Engineering Report. Henderson reported on accomplishments for the Engineering department in 2025 and highlighted the following as significant achievements: installation of fiber; the streetlights project and mapping of streetlights; finalization of transmission contracts in association with MPEs power supply transition; establishing design criteria for the DHSEM project; and awarding the long range workplan contract.
Finance Report
Information Technology (IT) Report
Joe Palmer presented the Information Technology report. Palmer highlighted upcoming changes to Call to Order at the end of 2026 and provided an update on Tantalus. IT training was presented.
Human Resources, Safety, and Administration Report
Angie Wallace presented the Human Resources, Safety, and Administration Report. Wallace reported that an offer has been made and accepted for the open staking position with a tentative start date the first week of February.
Member Relations and Communications Report
Aaron Street presented the Member Relations and Communications Report. Street provided an update on New ERA.
Attorney Report
Attorney Bryson Fredregill referred to his written report and had nothing to add.
CEO’s Report
Presentation of the CEO’s report was moved to the executive session scheduled for later in the meeting.
Operations Report
Adam Paulson presented the Operations Report. Paulson reported on workplan projects and filling in gaps with smaller projects. Paulson continued to report on recent high winds, which resulted in 11 broken poles, 5 in the North Park area. Paulson highlighted the “Near Misses and Damages” section of his report. Operations focused on evaluating causes and addressing incidents with the team. Paulson also provided updates on DHSEM Project communications and a member lineman service agreement.
New Business
Discussion Items
Drone Monitoring Project Findings
Adam Paulson presented the drone monitoring project findings. Paulson reported on the number of anomalies found and what is expected in a first-time inspection. Paulson reported that all identified critical issues have been fixed. Paulson continued to report that Operations is working with Engineering across all projects to address multiple identified issues and streamline the execution of addressing and fixing all issues in one trip. In addition, Paulson provided an update on pole rejections in the North Park area. Discussion took place.
History of Workplan
Adam Paulson, Virginia Harman, Eric Jones and Sue Henderson presented the History of the Workplan. Paulson reviewed projects from the past ten years. Virginia Harman discussed what a long range workplan is and challenges over the years. Jones went over long-term total utility plant investment trends and KRTAs. Henderson discussed the next steps for development of the long range workplan. Discussion took place.
President Liz McIntyre recessed the meeting at 10:39 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:54 a.m.
ETS Discussion
Virginia Harman presented the ETS discussion. Harman reviewed the process that led to the board sunsetting the rate at the September 11, 2025, Meeting of the Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2026. Joe Palmer reviewed meter data and bill comparison information. Discussion took place.
Action Items
Appointment of General Counsel
President Liz McIntyre presented the appointment of general counsel. The executive committee met and reviewed the 2026 engagement letter. The committee recommends continued engagement of MPEs current general counsel, Williamson Lowery Fredregill. Discussion took place.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve the retention of Williamson Lowery Fredregill as general counsel subject to the 2026 engagement letter.
Appointment of Director Election Credentials Committee
Aaron Street presented the proposed appointment of Survey Ballot Systems as the MPE director election credentials committee for the 2026 election cycle. Street highlighted the timeline and recommended to continue using Survey Ballot Systems as MPEs credentials committee. Discussion took place.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to appoint Survey Ballot Systems as MPEs director elections credentials committee for the 2026 director elections.
Tariff Changes – 202.13 Standby Service Rider
Megan Moore-Kemp presented proposed changes to Tariff 202.13. The changes were limited to the rates charged under the tariff.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to adopt Tariff 202.13, as presented.
Policy A6 Selection of Attorney, Duties, and Compensation
President Liz McIntyre presented Policy A6. The executive committee met and reviewed the policy and McIntyre noted there are no substantial changes to the policy. The executive committee recommends adoption of the policy.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to adopt Policy A6 as presented.
Policy C5 Rebate Program
Aaron Street presented Policy C5 and reviewed revisions made to the policy. The member relations committee proposes simplifying the policy and adding goals. The committee recommends approval of the policy. Discussion took place.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve Policy C5 as presented.
Board Open Forum, Committee Reports, Association Reports
At a meeting held December 10, 2025, the Member Relations Committee reviewed four policies, director elections and electronic voting, and a theme for the annual meeting.
Ryan Zorn reported that the CREA Board of Directors met on December 4, 2025. in conjunction with the manager’s meeting. The Meeting was primarily dedicated to legislative affairs. Zorn reported that the sale of the Washington Street building has closed.
Mark Volt reported that Western United does not meet until January 2, 2026.
Upcoming Events
The hotel deadline for NRECA’s Directors Conference in January is January 5, 2026.
The board discussed potential meeting dates for the 2026 strategic planning meeting.
Old Business
UCC Donations
Aaron Street presented the UCC donation requests and additional information requested at the November 13, 2025, Meeting of the Board of Directors regarding the Grand Enterprise Initiative, which also does business as the Jackson Enterprise Initiative. Discussion took place.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve a one-year donation in the amount of $10,000.00 to the Grand Enterprise Initiative also for the benefit of services in Jackson County.
Executive Session
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to enter into executive session at 11:50 a.m. for confidential and privileged discussion regarding the CEO Report, a member issue, legal matters, and employee matters with the following present: all directors. Managers present at the meeting, Jodi King, and Megan Moore-Kemp were present for only the portion of executive session where discussion of the CEO Report occurred. Adam Paulson was also present for the portion of executive session where discussion of the member issue took place. Harman and Fredregill were present for all of such executive session except for the portion of executive session where discussion of employee matters occurred.
President McIntyre recessed the meeting at 12:29 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 1:05 p.m.
King, Palmer, Henderson, Street, Wallace, Moore-Kemp, and Jones left the meeting.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to exit executive session at 1:31 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 1:32 p.m.