MOUNTAIN PARKS ELECTRIC, INC.
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
Denver, Colorado
September 12, 2024
7:30 A.M.
Attendance
Present: Liz McIntyre, Ty Wattenberg, Mark Volt, Cray Healy, Mike Sjobakken, Justin Fosha, Ryan Zorn, Virginia Harman, Adam Paulson, Angie Wallace, Aaron Street, Sue Henderson, Joe Palmer, Emily Meek, Jodi King, and Attorney Levi Williamson attended in person.
Call to Order
President Liz McIntyre called the meeting to order at 7:33 a.m.
Determination of Quorum
A quorum was declared.
Public Comment
There were no public comments.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda contained the following items:
Minutes of August 08, 2024, Meeting of the Board of Directors
Bills for Payment
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve the Consent Agenda with a change in the minutes as discussed.
Operations Report
Adam Paulson presented the Operations Report. Paulson reported that the 2021 pole audit has been completed. Paulson also reported that MPE received the Altec digger derrick truck, and the cost increased by $18K since ordering the truck 4 years ago. Operations will be starting workplan projects in September for Vasquez Road and the Mills Reroute. Lastly, Paulson reported that Operations will be focused on cleanliness of the shop and vehicles, and load securement for the remainder of the year.
Engineering Report
Sue Henderson presented the Engineering Report. Henderson reported that there were 75 connects for the month of July and that August 15th was the deadline for contractors to request connections before the end of the season. Engineering has been receiving a large number of requests for large EV charging stations. Henderson also reported that Engineering is working with the developer for the Fraser Hotel. Henderson continued to report that MPE continues to work with WAPA and Tri-State on the NITS agreement to determine metering requirements.
Finance Report
Information Technology (IT) Report
Joe Palmer presented the IT Report. Palmer reported that the field work to the radio upgrade is scheduled to be completed on the 13th of September. The SCADA upgrade is now complete after some items did not convert properly. Palmer also reported that MPE will be participating in a Microsoft initiative to aid and protect companies to become resilient to cyber-attack events. Cyber training was moved to October.
Human Resources, Safety, and Administration Report
Angie Wallace presented the Human Resources and Administration Report. Wallace reported that MPE will be interviewing for the Lands Rights Agent on-site on Monday, the Troubleman Lineman on Tuesday, and the Fleet Mechanic is also on Tuesday. The SCADA Technician started on Monday, September 9th, and the Safety Coordinator was hired internally. A Crew Foreman was promoted to the Journeyman Lineman position. There were no lost time accidents in August.
Member Relations and Communications Report
Aaron Street presented the Member Relations and Communications Report. Street reported on the Member newsletter and internal Employee newsletter. The Member Appreciation event was well received by the community and was cosponsored by Tri-State and Western United. A Conexon representative attended to answer member questions. Street reported that MPE will sponsor an e-bike giveaway at the opening of the Fraser-Granby trail on September 21st. In addition, Street reported that MPE received a donation of 200 lbs. of ground beef to be used for the 5th Quarter events coming up from Hay Hook Cattle Company.
The Board reviewed an easement for Colorado Headwaters Land Trust.
Attorney Report
Attorney Levi Williamson referred to his written report.
Manager’s Report
Manager Harman referred to her written report. Harman reported that she will be focusing on Power Supply, grants, and budget prep in the coming weeks, and she will schedule one-on-one’s with Board Directors in the month of October.
President McIntyre recessed the meeting at 8:19 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:33 a.m.
New Business
KRTA Presentation
Emily Meek presented the KRTA Presentation and key financial and performance ratio trend analysis. Discussion took place.
Grant Update
Adam Paulson presented the Grant Update on projects and where MPE is in the grant process. Discussion took place.
2024 Board Assessment
President McIntyre presented the 2024 Board Assessment. Discussion took place.
Action Items
RS Plan Resolution
Virginia Harman presented the RS Plan Resolution. Discussion took place.
No action was taken on the RS Plan Resolution.
Budget Amendment
Joe Palmer presented the budget amendment for the OSI ICCP installation software package required for metering data to third parties. Discussion took place.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to approve the budget amendment as presented.
Board Open Forum, Committee Reports, Association Reports, and Upcoming Events
No committee meetings took place.
Ryan Zorn reported on the CREA meeting.
Mark Volt reported on the Western United meeting.
Federated Electric sent information on upcoming elections. There was no interest in participating at this time.
CFC sent information on their District 7 meeting. There was no interest in attending at this time.
Committee meetings were scheduled.
Old Business
No old business.
Mountain Park Services
No business.
President McIntyre recessed the meeting at 10:31 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:36 a.m.
Executive Session
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to go into Executive Session regarding power supply, employee matters, and legal matters. All directors were present for the entirety of the executive session. Viriginia Harman and Attorney Levi Williamson were present for all of the executive session except for employee matters. Sue Henderson was present for a portion of the executive session regarding legal matters.
MOTION: It was properly moved, seconded, and carried to exit executive session.
There was no action taken after executive session.
The meeting adjourned at 11:33 a.m.