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After determining that a quorum is present, the Public Utilities Board of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Regular Meeting on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered:

REGULAR MEETING

1. PRESENTATIONS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

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2. CONSENT AGENDA

A. PUB24-068 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the approval of a first amendment to a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Denton and Freese and Nichols, Inc., amending the contract approved by City Council on December 12, 2017, in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,200,000.00, said first amendment to provide full depth reconstruction and utility improvements within the project limits for the Capital Projects Department; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 6625 - providing for an additional first amendment expenditure amount not-to-exceed $1,630,500.00, for a total contract amount not-to-exceed $2,830,500.00).

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Original Ordinance and Contract Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Amendment 1

B. PUB24-069 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., to manage and control improvement to the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) network in the capacity of Owner Engineer for Denton Municipal Electric; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFQ 7804-013 - awarded to Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,399,998.00).

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Ordinance and Contract

C. PUB24-070 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Atmospheric G2, LLC, for weather forecasting services for Denton Municipal Electric; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date. (RFP 8420 - awarded to Atmospheric G2, LLC, in the three (3) year not-to-exceed amount of $165,240.00).

AIS Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2 - Pricing Evaluation Exhibit 3 - Ordinance and Contract

D. PUB24-076 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas Home-Rule Municipal Corporation, authorizing the filing of applications, forms, and associated documents with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ") by the City Manager, to seek permits, permit amendments, permit renewals, and authorizations needed for the operation of the City's Water Utility, the expenditure of funds needed to receive TCEQ Permits and Authorizations, providing an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1: Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2: Ordinance Exhibit 3: Presentation

3. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

A. PUB24-074 Consider approval of the March 25, 2024 minutes.

AIS 3.25.24 PUB Minutes

B. PUB24-067 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, A Texas Home-Rule Corporation ("City"), amending the City's Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan previously adopted by the City Council in Ordinance No. 19-863 enacted on April 16, 2019, providing an effective date.

AIS Exhibit 1. Agenda Information Sheet Exhibit 2. Presentation Exhibit 3. Draft Water Conservation Plan Exhibit 4. Ordinance

C. PUB24-073 Consider recommending adoption of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation ("Denton") providing for, authorizing, and approving the execution by the City Manager of the Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") between Denton and Yellow Viking Development One, LLC ("Yellow Viking"); authorizing the acceptance and approval by the City Manager of the Letter of Credit or other credit support issued on behalf of Yellow Viking further securing the obligations of Yellow Viking to Denton for the benefit of Denton; approving the execution of such other and further related documents deemed necessary to effectuate the transactions allowed under this agreement by the City Manager, which are incident to or related to the PPA; finding that that the purchase of capacity and energy made by Denton under the terms of the PPA are in the public welfare; authorizing the expenditure of funds; determining that specific information contained in documents involved in this transaction pertain to a "Competitive Electric Matter" as set forth under the provisions of §551.086 and §552.133 of the Texas Government Code, as amended; allowing the public to inspect and reproduce the PPA as redacted; and providing an effective date.

AIS Attachment 1 - Agenda Information Sheet Attachment 2 - Ordinance Attachment 3 - Redacted Power Purchase Agreement Attachment 4 - Presentation