VML/VACo/APCo Steering Committee Membership Meeting
Agenda for the VML/VACo/APCo Steering Committee Membership Meeting on June 5, 2024, including topics such as officer elections, budget plan, by-laws revisions, and membership questions. The meeting aims to advance the interests of localities and public authority customers through experienced legal counsel, rate-making proceedings, and negotiations with APCo.
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VML/VACo APCo Steering Committee Membership Meeting June 5, 2024 1
ndAgenda 5 Welcome & Introductions; Charge & Mission: Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 5 Vote: Executive Board proposed slate of officers; Invitation to join board 20 Information/Discussion Item: Update from Legal Counsel: John Walker 10 Information/Discussion/Vote: Budget Plan & Member Assessment: Sue Mellen, VMLStaff 10 Discussion/Vote: Approval of Proposed Revisions to By-Laws: Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 10 Open Discussion: Steering Committee Membership Questions 2
Welcome & Introductions APCo Dominion Energy Virginia Anyone new to the group? 3
Charge & Mission Steering Committee established in 1978 (supported by VML & VACo) Advances the best interests of localities and other public authority customers Provides experienced legal counsel and experts Participates in rate-making proceedings before the State Corporation Commission Negotiates triennial contract terms with APCo on behalf of members base public authority rate, special tariff/rider structures, surcharges & surcredits Shared cost and leadership structure to keep costs low; maximizes benefits 4
ndAgenda 5 Welcome & Introductions; Charge & Mission Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 5 Vote: Executive Board proposed slate of officers; Invitation to join board 20 Information/Discussion Item: Update from Legal Counsel John Walker 10 Information/Discussion/Vote: Budget Plan & Member Assessment: Sue Mellen, VMLStaff 10 Discussion/Vote: Approval of Proposed Revisions to By-Laws: Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 10 Open Discussion: Steering Committee Membership Questions 5
Executive Board: Officer Elections 2024-2025 Proposed Slate of Officers Chair: Carol Davis, Chair (Blacksburg) Vice Chair: Jeff Shawver (Roanoke City Public Schools) Secretary & Treasurer: VML staff as designated by Executive Director Other/Alternative Officer Nominations? 2024-2025 Additional Executive Board Members Laura Carini (Roanoke City) Michael Hatfield (Wise County) Additional Exec Board members nominations/self-nominations? *any vote taken today will be provisional for 30 days per our bylaws 6
ndAgenda 5 Welcome & Introductions; Charge & Mission Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 5 Vote: Executive Board proposed slate of officers; Invitation to join board 20 Information/Discussion Item: Update from Legal Counsel John Walker 10 Information/Discussion/Vote: Budget Plan & Member Assessment: Sue Mellen, VMLStaff 10 Discussion/Vote: Approval of Proposed Revisions to By-Laws: Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 10 Open Discussion: Steering Committee Membership Questions 7
Regulatory & RateActions Update from John s email. Since the Public Authority contract was finalized in Jan 2021 a number of actions on APCO s part have warranted our intervention or are on the near-term horizon: APCo appeal of base rate case to Virginia Supreme Court (ongoing) Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Plan Approval Case with Rate Adjustment Clauses (RACs) before SCC Energy Efficiency Rate Adjustment Clause (EE-RAC) case before SCC 8
ndAgenda 5 Welcome & Introductions; Charge & Mission Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 5 Vote: Executive Board proposed slate of officers; Invitation to join board 20 Information/Discussion Item: Update from Legal Counsel John Walker 10 Information/Discussion/Vote: Budget Plan & Member Assessment: Sue Mellen, VMLStaff 10 Discussion/Vote: Approval of Proposed Revisions to By-Laws: Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 10 Open Discussion: Steering Committee Membership Questions 9
FY2025 Budget & MemberAssessment Ongoing regulatory interventions before Supreme Court & SCC Build-in capacity to be nimble and respond to APCo s actions (RACs) Build up to prepare for next round (triennial rate case & contract negotiation) Need to secure additional expert consulting for special tariffs (LED streetlights) Extend by one year to smooth out assessments over 3-year cycle (vs. low, low, high) to match contract extension 10
FY2025 Budget & MemberAssessment Ongoing regulatory interventions before Supreme Court & SCC Build-in capacity to be nimble and respond to APCo s actions (RACs) Build up to prepare for next round (triennial rate case & contract negotiation) Need to secure additional expert consulting for special tariffs (LED streetlights) Extend smooth out assessments for 1 year Executive Board recommends FY2025 Budget of $282,875* $275,000 Assessment at 19% non collection rate and $57,875 from carryover funds Anticipate assessment reset for FY2026-FY2028 11
FY2025 Budget & MemberAssessment Total ($275,000) divided on a pro-rata share of each member s electricity consumption* Assessment rate for members ~ .004cents/kWh *2021 calendar year energy consumption by public authority customers provided by APCo and analyzed by Steering CommitteeTreasurer 12 fac
FY2025 Budget & MemberAssessment Total ($275,000) divided on a pro-rata share of each member s electricity consumption* Assessment rate for members ~ .004cents/kWh Public Authority CustomerType FY22 FY23 City $14,061 $15,670 A handful of assessment examples** County $2,282 $2,320 Town $3,500 $3,900 School Division $1,044 $1,339 Other PublicAuthority $4,110 $4,177 *2021 calendar year energy consumption by public authority customers provided by APCo and analyzed by Steering CommitteeTreasurer ** actual numbers can vary quite widely depending on locality or PA authority customer size or recent changes to consumption (i.e. newfacilities) 13
FY2025 Budget & MemberAssessment Timeline/Next Steps: Assessments sent out in mid-June Payment due Aug 1 (start of newFY) Questions about methodology/assessment? Sue Mellen, smellen@vml.org 14
FY2025 Budget & MemberAssessment Ongoing regulatory interventions before Supreme Court & SCC Build-in capacity to be nimble and respond to APCo s actions (RACs) Build up to prepare for next round (triennial rate case & contract negotiation) Need to secure additional expert consulting for special tariffs (LED streetlights) Motion to adopt FY2025 budget? Extend smooth out assessments for 1 year Executive Board recommends FY2025 Budget of $282,875 $275,000 Assessment at 19% non collection rate and $57,875 from carryover funds Anticipate assessment reset for FY2026-FY2028 15
ndAgenda 5 Welcome & Introductions; Charge & Mission Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 5 Vote: Executive Board proposed slate of officers; Invitation to join board 20 Information/Discussion Item: Update from Legal Counsel John Walker 10 Information/Discussion/Vote: Budget Plan & Member Assessment: Sue Mellen, VMLStaff 10 Discussion/Vote: Approval of Proposed Revisions to By-Laws: Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 10 Open Discussion: Steering Committee Membership Questions 16
By-Laws: Proposed Revisions Revision by type: Clarifying language (definition of member vs. committee designee, makeup of executive board, core vs. non-core functions, voting status for ex-officio board members, process to fill board vacancies) Section 1: Purpose; Section 4: Budget & Fiscal Year; Section 7: Governance Re-ordering sections (to improve logical flow) Sections 4, 5 & 6 have been re-ordered Additions: (ability to hold meetings remotely in compliance with FOIA, definition of quorum for Executive Board meetings) Section 7: Governance Proofreading (small corrections to grammar, punctuation, spelling) throughoutdocument * Track-change version of by-laws with proposed revisions can be viewed here. 17
ndAgenda 5 Welcome & Introductions; Charge & Mission Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 5 Vote: Executive Board proposed slate of officers; Invitation to join board 20 Information/Discussion Item: Update from Legal Counsel John Walker 10 Information/Discussion/Vote: Budget Plan & Member Assessment: Sue Mellen, VMLStaff 10 Discussion/Vote: Approval of Proposed Revisions to By-Laws: Steering Committee Chair, Carol Davis 10 Open Discussion: Steering Committee Membership Questions 18