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REQUEST TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM UAB REFERRAL LIST (NB)
Explanation
At the February 4, 2016 City Commission meeting, the chair of the Regional Utilities Committee (RUC) presented the RUC's outstanding referral list to discuss the disposition of the remaining items in preparation for sunsetting of the RUC. The Commission voted to move three of those items, numbers 130812, 130957 and 150371 to the soon-to-be-formed Utility Advisory Board (UAB) for continued discussion.
Over the course of two meetings, the UAB reviewed their referral list and voted to recommend removal of items 130812 - GRU Electric Wholesale Sales Strategy and 130957 - Energy Supply Planning (Power 2020) from the list. The Board agreed with the General Manager’s assessment that GRU's wholesale sales strategy is sound and that recent contracts with Winter Park and JEA were successful for GRU. They also agreed that GRU's new management structure should hopefully instill public trust and allay fears of a similar situation to the GREC contract.
With regard to Power 2020, the GM explained that energy supply planning is ongoing and that GRU will keep the UAB and the City Commission fully informed of any updates, and the Board agreed that was acceptable.
Recommendation:
Remove items 130812 and 130957 from the UAB referral list.