MOUNTAIN PARKS ELECTRIC, INC.
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
Granby, Colorado
May 9, 2024
8:00 A.M.
Attendance
Present: Liz McIntyre, Justin Fosha, Ty Wattenberg, Cray Healy, Ryan Zorn, Mark Volt, Virginia Harman, Adam Paulson, Angie Wallace, Aaron Street, Sue Henderson, Joe Palmer, Emily Meek, Jodi King, and Attorney Levi Williamson attended in person. Michael Sjobakken attended virtually.
Call to Order
President Liz McIntyre called the meeting to order at 8:03 a.m.
Determination of Quorum
A quorum was declared.
Public Comment
Daniella Gosselova, Granby resident, addressed the board regarding work done by MPE on her property.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda contained the following items:
Minutes of April 11, 2024, Meeting of the Board of Directors
Bills for Payment
There was discussion regarding the consent agenda.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve the Consent Agenda.
Attorney Report
Attorney Levi Williamson referred to his summary written report. Williamson reported on his attendance at the CREA meeting.
Manager’s Report
Manager Harman referred to her written report. Harman gave an update on MPE’s agreement with Conexon and next steps.
New Business
Bylaw Amendment
Emily Meek presented an overview of a bylaw amendment that will need action at June’s board of directors meeting.
Action Items
Elect Officers
Attorney Williamson led discussion on the process to elect officers.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to nominate Liz McIntyre as President of the Board of Directors.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to appoint Liz McIntyre as President of the Board of Directors.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to nominate Justin Fosha as Vice President of the Board of Directors.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to appoint Justin Fosha as Vice President of the Board of Directors.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to nominate Cray Healy as Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to appoint Cray Healy as Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors.
CREA
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to appoint Ryan Zorn as the CREA representative.
Western United
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to appoint Mark Volt as the Western United representative.
Tri-State
The consensus of the board is nobody is willing to serve as a Tri-State representative.
Mountain Parks Services, Inc. Annual Meeting Consent of Shareholder
Attorney Williamson presented a written consent of shareholder electing the current MPEI directors as directors of Mountain Parks Services, Inc.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve the consent as presented.
Committees
President McIntyre led the discussion on committees. There were no questions.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to keep the committee chair and members the same.
Operations Report
Adam Paulson presented the Operations Report. Paulson reported on spring outages, most due to birds migrating, and that MPE’s response time is very good as a result of the technology MPE has. He also reported that MPE continues to work on the notification system and messages to members for outages.
Engineering Report
Sue Henderson presented the Engineering Report. Henderson reported that work orders are beginning to increase for the season. The customer dig project began May 1st. Henderson further reported that processes have been updated and MPE is now able to send contracts to the customer electronically, streamlining the service. Engineering continues to work on agreements and with Winter Park on plat language.
Finance Report
Information Technology (IT) Report
Joe Palmer presented the IT Report. Palmer reported that Wes MacCachran and Diane Hanick will be presenting the new expense reporting for directors, which requires updated configuration to iPads.
President McIntyre recessed the meeting at 9:50 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:15 a.m.
Other Business
Duane Highly of Tri-State presented a Tri-State update to the board.
President McIntyre recessed the meeting at 12:20 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 1:01 p.m.
Information Technology (IT) Report, continued
Palmer presented an IT training to the board.
Human Resources, Safety, and Administration Report
Angie Wallace presented the Human Resources and Administration Report. Wallace reported that MPE is currently interviewing for a lineman position and an intern lineman position. She also reported that a burn nurse will be at this month’s safety meeting to present information about electrical burns. There will also be a harassment training in June that directors are invited to attend. Wallace presented the Safety Report. There were no lost time accidents in April.
Member Relations and Communications Report
Aaron Street presented the Member Relations and Communications Report. Street reported that MPEI received positive feedback on the annual meeting. The board provided their feedback on the annual meeting. Street addressed needing more direction from the board on net metering projects that will be completed after the transition of power suppliers.
Board Open Forum, Committee Reports, Association Reports, and Upcoming Events
No committee reports.
Cray Healy reported on a Safety & Loss meeting and the May 6, 2024, board of director’s meeting.
Mark Volt reported on the Western United Electric Board of Directors meeting held on April 25, 2024.
Committee meetings were scheduled.
Old Business
There was no old business to discuss.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to recess the meeting to hold a meeting of the Mountain Parks Services, Inc. Board of Directors.
President McIntyre reconvened the meeting at 1:42 p.m.
Emergency Business
No emergency business.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to go into executive session for discussion regarding the power supply, employee matters, and legal matters. All directors, Attorney Levi Williamson, General Manager Harman, and Emily Meek were present for portions of the Executive session. Meek was present only for a portion of the power supply discussion. Attorney Williamson was present for a portion of the power supply discussion and discussion regarding legal matters. Harman was present for all discussions except employee matters. All directors were present for the entire executive session.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to exit executive session.
The meeting adjourned at 2:38 p.m.