WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:27.000 Unknown: Wait, hope it's done. 00:04:27.000 --> 00:04:33.279 Unknown: Thank you. 00:04:57.000 --> 00:05:20.279 Unknown: Thank you. 00:05:20.279 --> 00:05:21.279 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:05:21.279 --> 00:05:23.279 SPEAKER_11: So we'll get started in five seconds. 00:05:23.279 --> 00:05:24.279 SPEAKER_11: Five seconds, please. 00:05:24.279 --> 00:05:25.279 SPEAKER_02: Five seconds. 00:05:25.279 --> 00:05:26.279 Unknown: Okay. 00:05:26.279 --> 00:05:30.279 Unknown: Good evening. 00:05:30.279 --> 00:05:36.079 SPEAKER_11: And I will call to order the SMUD Board of Directors meeting of May 21, 2026. 00:05:36.079 --> 00:05:39.479 SPEAKER_11: Please stand and join me in the pledge for the flag. 00:05:39.479 --> 00:05:51.279 Unknown: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for 00:05:51.279 --> 00:06:03.639 SPEAKER_12: which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:06:03.639 --> 00:06:05.199 SPEAKER_11: Thank you. 00:06:05.199 --> 00:06:09.679 SPEAKER_11: This meeting of the SMUD Board of Directors is recorded with closed captioning. 00:06:09.679 --> 00:06:15.959 SPEAKER_11: The recording will be cable cast on Metro Cable 14, the local government affairs channel 00:06:15.959 --> 00:06:20.039 SPEAKER_11: on Comcast and DirecTV, U-verse cable systems. 00:06:20.040 --> 00:06:26.240 SPEAKER_11: The recording will also be video streamed at Metro14live.saccounty.gov. 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:32.920 SPEAKER_11: Today's meeting replays Sunday, May 24 at 2 p.m. and Monday, May 25 at 6 p.m. on Metro 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:35.080 SPEAKER_11: Cable Channel 14. 00:06:35.080 --> 00:06:40.800 SPEAKER_11: Once posted, the recording of this meeting can be viewed on demand at YouTube.com, Metro 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:42.600 SPEAKER_11: Cable 14. 00:06:42.600 --> 00:06:47.240 SPEAKER_11: Please remember to unmute your microphone when speaking in order that our 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comment period. 00:08:04.019 --> 00:08:06.840 SPEAKER_11: This auditorium is equipped with a safety alarm. 00:08:06.840 --> 00:08:12.379 SPEAKER_11: If the alarm sounds, please leave in an orderly manner via the exits to the lobby or behind 00:08:12.379 --> 00:08:13.860 SPEAKER_11: the dais. 00:08:13.860 --> 00:08:17.779 SPEAKER_11: Assemble in front of the building and wait to hear the all clear announcement from security 00:08:17.779 --> 00:08:19.620 SPEAKER_11: before reentering. 00:08:19.620 --> 00:08:23.139 SPEAKER_11: Would the deputy general counsel please conduct the roll call? 00:08:23.139 --> 00:08:24.139 SPEAKER_03: Director Rose. 00:08:24.139 --> 00:08:25.540 Unknown: I'm here. 00:08:25.540 --> 00:08:26.540 SPEAKER_03: Director Buie-Thompson. 00:08:26.540 --> 00:08:27.540 Unknown: Present. 00:08:27.540 --> 00:08:28.540 SPEAKER_03: Director Fisherman. 00:08:28.540 --> 00:08:29.540 Unknown: Here. 00:08:29.540 --> 00:08:30.540 SPEAKER_03: Director Herbert. 00:08:30.540 --> 00:08:31.540 SPEAKER_01: Here. 00:08:31.540 --> 00:08:32.539 SPEAKER_03: Vice President Kurth. 00:08:32.539 --> 00:08:33.539 Unknown: Here. 00:08:33.539 --> 00:08:34.539 SPEAKER_03: Director Sanborn. 00:08:34.539 --> 00:08:35.539 Unknown: Here. 00:08:35.539 --> 00:08:36.539 SPEAKER_03: President Tamayo. 00:08:36.539 --> 00:08:37.539 SPEAKER_03: Here. 00:08:37.539 --> 00:08:41.820 SPEAKER_03: All board members are present. 00:08:41.820 --> 00:08:44.500 SPEAKER_11: You have received our 2030 climate action tip. 00:08:44.500 --> 00:08:45.500 SPEAKER_09: Thank you. 00:08:45.500 --> 00:08:46.500 SPEAKER_09: These are the May summer tips. 00:08:46.500 --> 00:08:50.540 SPEAKER_09: SMUD is committed to 100% zero carbon by 2030. 00:08:50.540 --> 00:08:56.540 SPEAKER_09: There's a lot you can do to join the charge and help us lead the global green power movement 00:08:56.540 --> 00:08:57.540 SPEAKER_09: right here at home. 00:08:57.540 --> 00:08:58.540 SPEAKER_09: I'm sorry. 00:08:58.540 --> 00:08:59.540 SPEAKER_09: Let me say that again. 00:08:59.540 --> 00:09:02.780 SPEAKER_09: The global clean power city movement right here at home. 00:09:02.780 --> 00:09:06.740 SPEAKER_09: Summer is just around the corner and we have many resources to help you save money and 00:09:06.740 --> 00:09:09.180 SPEAKER_09: energy during these hot months. 00:09:09.179 --> 00:09:14.859 SPEAKER_09: By setting your thermostat to 78 degrees or higher, you can save 5 to 10% on your cooling 00:09:14.859 --> 00:09:15.859 SPEAKER_09: cost. 00:09:15.859 --> 00:09:19.959 Unknown: Join the charge with us at cleanpowercity.org to learn more. 00:09:19.959 --> 00:09:21.459 SPEAKER_09: Thank you. 00:09:21.459 --> 00:09:23.500 SPEAKER_11: Thank you, Director Kurth. 00:09:23.500 --> 00:09:27.859 SPEAKER_11: Now if there are no corrections, changes or additions, I'll entertain a motion to approve 00:09:27.859 --> 00:09:29.379 SPEAKER_11: the agenda. 00:09:29.379 --> 00:09:32.579 Unknown: I need to make one correction, please, President Tamayo. 00:09:32.579 --> 00:09:34.899 SPEAKER_13: Oh, this is the agenda, not the consent calendar. 00:09:34.899 --> 00:09:35.899 SPEAKER_13: Oh, I'm sorry. 00:09:35.899 --> 00:09:36.899 SPEAKER_13: I'll wait. 00:09:36.899 --> 00:09:37.899 SPEAKER_13: Yeah. 00:09:37.899 --> 00:09:38.899 Unknown: Okay. 00:09:38.899 --> 00:09:40.899 SPEAKER_01: I would move adoption. 00:09:40.899 --> 00:09:41.899 Unknown: Second. 00:09:41.899 --> 00:09:42.899 Unknown: All right. 00:09:42.899 --> 00:09:49.939 SPEAKER_11: So moved by Director Herber, seconded by Director Fishman. 00:09:49.939 --> 00:09:51.939 SPEAKER_11: Directors please vote. 00:09:51.939 --> 00:09:57.500 Unknown: Motion passes with all directors voting yes. 00:09:57.500 --> 00:09:58.860 Unknown: All right. 00:09:58.860 --> 00:09:59.860 SPEAKER_11: Thank you. 00:09:59.860 --> 00:10:04.259 SPEAKER_11: So at this point in the agenda, I have the pleasure of introducing the winners of this 00:10:04.259 --> 00:10:07.340 SPEAKER_11: year's annual Earth Day Art Competition. 00:10:07.340 --> 00:10:14.019 SPEAKER_11: And in a second, I'll be down at the podium to read off the names. 00:10:14.019 --> 00:10:15.740 SPEAKER_11: But first, I just want to say a few words. 00:10:15.740 --> 00:10:20.100 SPEAKER_11: And I know that you heard me talk a little bit on the other side, but I wanted to make 00:10:20.100 --> 00:10:25.060 SPEAKER_11: sure that we acknowledge this in our recorded official meeting. 00:10:25.060 --> 00:10:31.100 SPEAKER_11: So this is the fourth time we've had an Earth Day Art Competition. 00:10:31.820 --> 00:10:37.860 SPEAKER_11: It's actually a really important part of our effort to achieve 2030, to achieve zero carbon 00:10:37.860 --> 00:10:39.580 SPEAKER_11: by the year 2030. 00:10:39.580 --> 00:10:47.820 SPEAKER_11: And also to make progress on electrifying both our buildings and our transportation, 00:10:47.820 --> 00:10:51.300 SPEAKER_11: because those actually have much greater carbon emissions. 00:10:51.300 --> 00:10:58.379 SPEAKER_11: So you students who participated in this, well, first of all, congratulations to those 00:10:58.379 --> 00:11:00.560 SPEAKER_11: of you who made the calendar. 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:01.759 SPEAKER_11: It's a beautiful calendar. 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:03.599 SPEAKER_11: I really like the art in this. 00:11:03.599 --> 00:11:08.079 SPEAKER_11: And I'm going to have this up on my wall and share this with my friends. 00:11:08.079 --> 00:11:14.519 SPEAKER_11: But we really thank you for your great work, for your artwork, but also for your attention 00:11:14.519 --> 00:11:18.639 SPEAKER_11: to the issues that you're helping spread the word about. 00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:24.359 SPEAKER_11: So that's what this is all about, having you think about it, having your friends think 00:11:24.359 --> 00:11:30.059 SPEAKER_11: about it, and having the public see your art, and getting that message shared with them 00:11:30.059 --> 00:11:31.779 SPEAKER_11: through your beautiful artwork. 00:11:31.779 --> 00:11:36.939 SPEAKER_11: So I'm going to change position here, and I'll be reading you off, and you'll be coming 00:11:36.939 --> 00:11:39.019 SPEAKER_11: up and receiving your certificates. 00:11:39.019 --> 00:11:40.019 SPEAKER_11: Thank you. 00:12:01.059 --> 00:12:08.019 Unknown: OK, our first artist is Kalia Chen, at Alder Creek Elementary School, a kindergartner. 00:12:08.019 --> 00:12:09.019 SPEAKER_10: Congratulations. 00:12:09.019 --> 00:12:23.339 Unknown: All right. 00:12:23.340 --> 00:12:33.820 SPEAKER_11: Our next artist is Jasmine Karia Wasom, of Alder Creek Elementary School, another kindergartner. 00:12:33.820 --> 00:12:36.820 SPEAKER_11: Come on up. 00:12:36.820 --> 00:12:43.700 Unknown: All right. 00:12:43.700 --> 00:12:58.340 SPEAKER_11: Our next artist is another kindergartner, Sankar Saralaya. 00:12:58.340 --> 00:13:01.780 SPEAKER_11: And he's from Goldridge Elementary. 00:13:01.780 --> 00:13:02.780 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:13:02.780 --> 00:13:07.980 SPEAKER_11: Amelia Navarez, of Robert Fite Elementary School. 00:13:07.980 --> 00:13:12.980 SPEAKER_11: Come on up. 00:13:12.980 --> 00:13:22.139 Unknown: Amelia is a first grader, and we have another first grader. 00:13:22.139 --> 00:13:28.580 SPEAKER_11: It's Skye Kuderchulun, of Alder Creek Elementary School, another first grader. 00:13:28.580 --> 00:13:29.580 SPEAKER_11: Come on up. 00:13:29.580 --> 00:13:31.580 Unknown: Oh, she's not here. 00:13:31.580 --> 00:13:32.580 SPEAKER_11: OK. 00:13:32.580 --> 00:13:33.580 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:13:33.580 --> 00:13:36.580 Unknown: Oh, I see. 00:13:36.580 --> 00:13:37.580 SPEAKER_11: OK. 00:13:38.580 --> 00:13:48.580 SPEAKER_11: The next artist is Jazrita Eddupali, of Goldridge Elementary School, second grader. 00:13:55.580 --> 00:13:56.580 Unknown: All right. 00:13:56.580 --> 00:14:02.580 SPEAKER_11: Another second grader, this time from Clarksville Charter, is Mila Rong. 00:14:08.580 --> 00:14:16.580 Unknown: Another second grader from Goldridge Elementary, Nida Guttu. 00:14:24.580 --> 00:14:25.580 Unknown: All right. 00:14:25.580 --> 00:14:31.580 SPEAKER_11: A third grader from McGarvey Elementary School, Audrey Franklin. 00:14:38.580 --> 00:14:41.580 Unknown: All right. 00:14:41.580 --> 00:14:49.580 SPEAKER_11: Another artist who's not here is Enzo Diosana, of Miwok Village Elementary. 00:14:52.580 --> 00:15:01.580 SPEAKER_11: And the next artist who's here, third grader from Russell Ranch Elementary, Palash Shah. 00:15:01.580 --> 00:15:04.580 SPEAKER_11: Come on up. 00:15:08.580 --> 00:15:16.580 Unknown: Now we've got a fourth grader from John Bidwell Elementary School, Jalea Fomai. 00:15:22.580 --> 00:15:24.580 Unknown: I see that's Fomai. 00:15:24.580 --> 00:15:26.580 SPEAKER_11: So, all right. 00:15:26.580 --> 00:15:32.580 Unknown: Another fourth grader from the Gold River Discovery Center, Nora Imbabi. 00:15:38.580 --> 00:15:51.580 Unknown: And another fourth grader is from Goldridge Elementary, and is Topasvi Reduvunga. 00:15:54.580 --> 00:15:56.580 Unknown: Oh, I'm sorry. 00:15:56.580 --> 00:15:59.580 SPEAKER_11: And Topasvi is not here. 00:16:00.580 --> 00:16:08.580 SPEAKER_11: But our next student artist who is here is Aglayia Kokinas. 00:16:15.580 --> 00:16:20.580 Unknown: And she is a fifth grader at Cowan Fundamental. 00:16:21.580 --> 00:16:28.580 SPEAKER_11: Another student who is not here, artist who's not here, is Azalea Santos of Charles Mack Elementary. 00:16:30.580 --> 00:16:42.580 Unknown: A fifth grader from Alder Creek Elementary School, Taswika Madi-Rala. 00:16:50.580 --> 00:16:58.580 Unknown: And the senior of the group, a sixth grader at Stone Lake Elementary, is Elise Beads-Bramer. 00:17:00.580 --> 00:17:11.579 Unknown: And we're going to do a picture now with the artist and the board up here. 00:17:11.579 --> 00:17:14.579 SPEAKER_11: You're in charge. You're the photographer. 00:17:29.579 --> 00:17:34.579 Unknown: And we're going to push together a little bit more. 00:17:40.579 --> 00:17:43.579 Unknown: All right, everyone, open up there. Take a hint. 00:17:53.579 --> 00:17:55.579 Unknown: All right. 00:17:55.579 --> 00:18:01.579 Unknown: All right, everyone, take a look up here. One, two, three. 00:18:03.579 --> 00:18:05.579 Unknown: And if you don't mind. 00:18:10.579 --> 00:18:14.579 Unknown: All right. One, two, three. 00:18:15.579 --> 00:18:16.579 Unknown: Great. 00:18:16.579 --> 00:18:17.579 Unknown: Thank you. 00:18:17.579 --> 00:18:18.579 Unknown: All right. 00:18:18.579 --> 00:18:29.579 Unknown: Yeah, so the board members come and we'll stand behind the artists. 00:18:48.579 --> 00:18:49.579 Unknown: All right. 00:19:18.579 --> 00:19:32.579 Unknown: One, two, three. 00:19:32.579 --> 00:19:44.579 Unknown: One, two, three. 00:19:44.579 --> 00:19:48.579 Unknown: One, two, three. 00:20:06.579 --> 00:20:09.579 SPEAKER_11: You're going to let the – okay. 00:20:09.579 --> 00:20:11.579 Unknown: Congratulations, everybody. 00:20:11.579 --> 00:20:14.579 SPEAKER_11: Thank you for coming. 00:20:42.579 --> 00:20:45.579 Unknown: Thank you. 00:20:45.579 --> 00:21:15.059 Unknown: There's nobody here. 00:21:15.059 --> 00:21:19.220 SPEAKER_09: We still have an audience of one. 00:21:19.220 --> 00:21:21.220 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:21:21.220 --> 00:21:23.700 SPEAKER_11: Rhonda's a child at heart. 00:21:23.700 --> 00:21:25.539 SPEAKER_11: So that was a lot of fun. 00:21:25.539 --> 00:21:31.019 SPEAKER_11: Now on to the grim serious business of our normal board meeting. 00:21:31.019 --> 00:21:37.019 SPEAKER_11: So we're going to go on to our committee chair reports and Director Sanborn, chair 00:21:37.019 --> 00:21:44.339 SPEAKER_11: of the Strategic Development Committee, will give the report of the May 12, 2026 meeting. 00:21:44.339 --> 00:21:45.339 SPEAKER_05: Thank you. 00:21:45.339 --> 00:21:50.019 SPEAKER_05: We'll go ahead and the informational item that we had was an overview of the climate impacts 00:21:50.019 --> 00:21:55.019 SPEAKER_05: projected for SMUD's upper American River project and a discussion of our projects and 00:21:55.019 --> 00:21:58.939 SPEAKER_05: operational measures to address weather extremes. 00:21:58.939 --> 00:22:04.299 SPEAKER_05: Managing variability is a core competency of our hydro operations and climate change 00:22:04.299 --> 00:22:10.299 SPEAKER_05: is increasing both the range and the speed of variability which raises operational complexity, 00:22:10.299 --> 00:22:14.059 SPEAKER_05: risk and the need for flexibility across our system. 00:22:14.059 --> 00:22:20.339 SPEAKER_05: Key findings from the upper American River project climate vulnerability study were shared 00:22:20.339 --> 00:22:26.379 SPEAKER_05: as were ways for us to improve our long term policy, strategy, planning and risk management 00:22:26.379 --> 00:22:29.619 SPEAKER_05: to adapt to more extreme conditions. 00:22:29.619 --> 00:22:34.059 SPEAKER_05: This included new research and tools to support operations and collaboration. 00:22:34.059 --> 00:22:39.259 SPEAKER_05: This concludes my report. 00:22:39.259 --> 00:22:40.259 SPEAKER_11: Thank you. 00:22:40.259 --> 00:22:44.940 SPEAKER_11: Now Director Herber, chair of the Policy Committee, will give you the report of the 00:22:44.940 --> 00:22:48.460 SPEAKER_11: May 13, 2026 meeting. 00:22:48.460 --> 00:22:50.339 SPEAKER_01: Thank you Mr. President. 00:22:50.339 --> 00:22:55.960 SPEAKER_01: The Policy Committee met on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. 00:22:55.960 --> 00:22:58.700 SPEAKER_01: There were four discussion items. 00:22:58.700 --> 00:23:05.339 SPEAKER_01: The first discussion item was a review of the monitoring report for a Strategic Direction 00:23:05.339 --> 00:23:10.619 SPEAKER_01: 8, which deals with employee relations. 00:23:10.619 --> 00:23:17.939 SPEAKER_01: The presentation highlighted SMUD's many programs supporting employees from onboarding 00:23:17.939 --> 00:23:27.339 SPEAKER_01: to separation, emphasizing a strong commitment to attracting top talent, diversity initiatives 00:23:27.339 --> 00:23:32.259 SPEAKER_01: and effective internal and external communication. 00:23:32.259 --> 00:23:39.019 SPEAKER_01: Key efforts include community engagement, education outreach and the career ambassador 00:23:39.019 --> 00:23:40.019 SPEAKER_01: program. 00:23:40.019 --> 00:23:48.640 SPEAKER_01: The pipeline development includes over 5,300 internship applications with a 10% increase 00:23:48.640 --> 00:23:58.180 SPEAKER_01: in hires and regional workforce development placed more than 830 individuals into new 00:23:58.180 --> 00:24:00.140 SPEAKER_01: careers. 00:24:00.140 --> 00:24:05.380 SPEAKER_01: SMUD remains fully compliant with SD8. 00:24:05.380 --> 00:24:09.580 SPEAKER_01: This is item number seven on tonight's consent calendar. 00:24:09.580 --> 00:24:17.340 SPEAKER_01: The second discussion item covered the monitoring report for a Strategic Direction 12, which 00:24:17.340 --> 00:24:19.380 SPEAKER_01: is about ethics. 00:24:19.380 --> 00:24:27.860 SPEAKER_01: SMUD prioritizes maintaining public trust and confidence through comprehensive policies 00:24:27.859 --> 00:24:34.459 Unknown: and oversight involving legal and union collaboration. 00:24:34.459 --> 00:24:44.979 SPEAKER_01: All employees acknowledge the code of conduct with a 99.37% compliance rate for the 2025 00:24:44.979 --> 00:24:46.619 SPEAKER_01: training. 00:24:46.619 --> 00:24:56.299 SPEAKER_01: SMUD effectively manages conflicts of interest with 99% of annual statements received. 00:24:56.299 --> 00:25:02.379 SPEAKER_01: Training channels for policy violations are multifaceted. 00:25:02.379 --> 00:25:07.299 SPEAKER_01: Discipline reporting has decreased in 2025. 00:25:07.299 --> 00:25:16.159 SPEAKER_01: And SMUD demonstrated full compliance with Strategic Direction 12 on ethics. 00:25:16.159 --> 00:25:22.899 SPEAKER_01: This is item number eight on the calendar that is the consent calendar tonight. 00:25:22.900 --> 00:25:29.060 SPEAKER_01: The third discussion item addressed proposed revisions to the meeting procedures of the 00:25:29.060 --> 00:25:35.500 SPEAKER_01: SMUD Board of Directors driven by Senate Bill 707. 00:25:35.500 --> 00:25:43.620 SPEAKER_01: These revisions modernized public access requirements, teleconferencing protocols and procedures 00:25:43.620 --> 00:25:48.540 SPEAKER_01: for handling service disruptions during meetings. 00:25:48.539 --> 00:25:54.240 SPEAKER_01: This is item number 11 on tonight's discussion calendar. 00:25:54.240 --> 00:26:04.279 SPEAKER_01: The fourth discussion item was on board monitoring regarding governance process 11, which deals 00:26:04.279 --> 00:26:10.519 SPEAKER_01: with the board review of internal records. 00:26:10.519 --> 00:26:21.379 SPEAKER_01: Finance process 14, external audit relationship was discussed and BL5, unity of control was 00:26:21.379 --> 00:26:22.980 SPEAKER_01: discussed. 00:26:22.980 --> 00:26:26.700 SPEAKER_01: This concludes my report. 00:26:26.700 --> 00:26:27.859 SPEAKER_11: Thank you, Director Herber. 00:26:27.859 --> 00:26:33.940 SPEAKER_11: Now Director Rose, chair of the Finance and Audit Committee will give the report of the 00:26:33.940 --> 00:26:37.460 SPEAKER_11: May 19, 2026 meeting. 00:26:37.460 --> 00:26:38.460 SPEAKER_10: Thank you, President Tumayo. 00:26:38.460 --> 00:26:40.139 SPEAKER_10: We have a short one tonight. 00:26:40.140 --> 00:26:43.580 SPEAKER_10: So Finance and Audit Committee we met on Tuesday, May 19. 00:26:43.580 --> 00:26:46.560 SPEAKER_10: There were two discussion items and one informational item. 00:26:46.560 --> 00:26:51.660 SPEAKER_10: The first discussion item was on approval of SMUD's amended 2026 pay schedule and other 00:26:51.660 --> 00:26:55.900 SPEAKER_10: pay compensation policy in accordance with CalPERS requirements. 00:26:55.900 --> 00:26:59.140 SPEAKER_10: This is item number nine on tonight's consent calendar. 00:26:59.140 --> 00:27:03.240 SPEAKER_10: The second discussion item was on adopting a resolution calling for the election of directors 00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:08.880 SPEAKER_10: for wards three, four, six and seven and requesting Sacramento County to consolidate that election 00:27:08.880 --> 00:27:12.340 SPEAKER_10: with the November 3rd, 2026 general election. 00:27:12.340 --> 00:27:15.440 SPEAKER_10: This is item number 10 on tonight's consent calendar. 00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:19.300 SPEAKER_10: The informational item was provided the board with a summary of SMUD's financial results 00:27:19.300 --> 00:27:24.380 SPEAKER_10: for the three month period ending March 31st, 2026 and a summary of SMUD's current power 00:27:24.380 --> 00:27:25.820 SPEAKER_10: supply costs. 00:27:25.820 --> 00:27:27.000 SPEAKER_10: This includes the report. 00:27:27.000 --> 00:27:28.000 SPEAKER_10: Thank you. 00:27:28.000 --> 00:27:29.000 Unknown: All right. 00:27:29.000 --> 00:27:30.000 Unknown: Thank you. 00:27:30.000 --> 00:27:36.800 SPEAKER_11: At this time, we will take comments from the public on the consent calendar. 00:27:37.419 --> 00:27:39.419 SPEAKER_11: Have we received any cards or requests? 00:27:39.419 --> 00:27:41.419 SPEAKER_03: We have received none. 00:27:41.419 --> 00:27:47.059 Unknown: Mr. President, now I believe it's the right time for me to ask to pull the board compensation 00:27:47.059 --> 00:27:48.059 SPEAKER_14: from the consent calendar. 00:27:48.059 --> 00:27:51.859 SPEAKER_14: There's an item on my compensation that shouldn't be there, so I want to amend that and then 00:27:51.859 --> 00:27:53.379 SPEAKER_14: we can vote on it separately. 00:27:53.379 --> 00:27:54.379 Unknown: Yes. 00:27:54.379 --> 00:27:55.779 SPEAKER_11: We'll go ahead and do that. 00:27:55.779 --> 00:28:02.059 SPEAKER_11: And I just noticed that I have something that shouldn't be on my sheet either, so we'll 00:28:02.059 --> 00:28:04.539 SPEAKER_11: be making a couple of amendments there. 00:28:04.539 --> 00:28:05.539 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:28:05.799 --> 00:28:06.799 Unknown: All right. 00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:14.680 Unknown: So the rest of the consent calendar that we're not pulling is item number three is to approve 00:28:14.680 --> 00:28:20.319 SPEAKER_11: board member compensation for service rendered at the request of the board for the period 00:28:20.319 --> 00:28:22.519 SPEAKER_11: – oh, well, that's what we're pulling. 00:28:22.519 --> 00:28:23.519 SPEAKER_11: Excuse me. 00:28:23.519 --> 00:28:30.119 SPEAKER_11: Item number four is the approval of the minutes of the special meeting of April 7, 2026. 00:28:30.179 --> 00:28:37.559 SPEAKER_11: Item number five is the approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of April 21, 2026. 00:28:37.559 --> 00:28:42.979 SPEAKER_11: Items number six through – number eight were reviewed at the policy committee of May 00:28:42.979 --> 00:28:45.219 SPEAKER_11: 13, 2026. 00:28:45.219 --> 00:28:51.659 SPEAKER_11: Item number nine and number 10 were reviewed at the Finance and Audit Committee of May 00:28:51.659 --> 00:28:55.099 SPEAKER_11: 19, 2026. 00:28:55.099 --> 00:29:02.679 SPEAKER_11: So other than pulling the board member compensation, if there are no other corrections, changes, 00:29:02.679 --> 00:29:07.959 SPEAKER_11: or additions, I'll entertain a motion to approve the consent calendar. 00:29:07.959 --> 00:29:08.959 SPEAKER_13: So moved. 00:29:08.959 --> 00:29:09.959 SPEAKER_13: Second. 00:29:09.959 --> 00:29:10.959 SPEAKER_11: So moved. 00:29:10.959 --> 00:29:11.959 SPEAKER_11: Okay. 00:29:11.959 --> 00:29:14.159 SPEAKER_11: Moved by Director Fishman, seconded by Director Rose. 00:29:14.159 --> 00:29:16.159 SPEAKER_11: Directors, please vote. 00:29:16.160 --> 00:29:23.700 Unknown: The carries with all directors voting yes. 00:29:23.700 --> 00:29:25.700 Unknown: All right. 00:29:25.700 --> 00:29:33.779 SPEAKER_11: So we will circle back to item number three, which is board member compensation for April 00:29:33.779 --> 00:29:37.660 SPEAKER_11: 16 through May 15 of this year. 00:29:37.660 --> 00:29:38.660 SPEAKER_11: Director Fishman? 00:29:38.660 --> 00:29:39.660 SPEAKER_14: Yeah. 00:29:39.660 --> 00:29:46.140 SPEAKER_14: The item on my compensation, a personal meeting on May 15, somehow found its way onto my compensation 00:29:46.140 --> 00:29:48.560 SPEAKER_14: – it should not be there – I've already discussed this with board staff. 00:29:48.560 --> 00:29:53.520 SPEAKER_14: They're going to make the appropriate adjustments to my actual compensation, but I just need 00:29:53.520 --> 00:29:57.320 SPEAKER_14: to pull that off the compensation record. 00:29:57.320 --> 00:29:58.320 Unknown: All right. 00:29:58.320 --> 00:29:59.320 SPEAKER_11: Thank you. 00:29:59.320 --> 00:30:05.640 SPEAKER_11: And the item for mine – and I have not discussed this with board staff, but I will take full 00:30:05.640 --> 00:30:15.259 SPEAKER_11: responsibility for not getting it pulled off – is there's an item for April 19th. 00:30:15.259 --> 00:30:20.700 SPEAKER_11: It says Dave and Chris check in, and that should not be on there. 00:30:20.700 --> 00:30:28.740 SPEAKER_11: So we'll pull that, and then we'll vote on that now. 00:30:28.740 --> 00:30:30.360 SPEAKER_11: Is that – okay. 00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:35.639 SPEAKER_11: If there are no other corrections or additions, I'll accept a motion to approve the board 00:30:35.639 --> 00:30:37.039 SPEAKER_11: member compensation. 00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:38.039 SPEAKER_01: So moved. 00:30:38.039 --> 00:30:39.039 Unknown: Second. 00:30:39.039 --> 00:30:40.039 Unknown: Okay. 00:30:40.039 --> 00:30:44.379 SPEAKER_11: Moved by Director Herber and seconded by Director Fishman. 00:30:44.379 --> 00:30:47.740 SPEAKER_11: Directors, please vote. 00:30:47.740 --> 00:30:49.879 SPEAKER_03: Motion carries with all directors voting yes. 00:30:49.879 --> 00:30:50.879 Unknown: All right. 00:30:50.879 --> 00:30:58.139 SPEAKER_11: Now that we're done with that exciting, unexpected change to the agenda, we'll move on to statements 00:30:58.140 --> 00:31:01.860 SPEAKER_11: from the – oh, excuse me. 00:31:01.860 --> 00:31:06.660 SPEAKER_11: I am in the wrong place. 00:31:06.660 --> 00:31:09.580 SPEAKER_11: We're moving on to our discussion calendar. 00:31:09.580 --> 00:31:15.460 SPEAKER_11: Item number 12 is to approve proposed revisions to the meeting procedures of the SMUD Board 00:31:15.460 --> 00:31:16.940 SPEAKER_11: of Directors. 00:31:16.940 --> 00:31:22.500 SPEAKER_11: And Joe Schofield, our deputy general counsel, will proceed with his presentation. 00:31:22.500 --> 00:31:24.340 SPEAKER_03: Thank you, President Tomayo. 00:31:24.339 --> 00:31:29.220 SPEAKER_03: If you were here for the May 13th policy committee, you already heard this presentation. 00:31:29.220 --> 00:31:34.299 SPEAKER_03: It would normally be on the consent calendar, but the statute says it cannot be approved 00:31:34.299 --> 00:31:35.500 Unknown: by – on the consent calendar. 00:31:35.500 --> 00:31:39.740 SPEAKER_03: So here we are, getting the same presentation a second time. 00:31:39.740 --> 00:31:44.099 SPEAKER_03: I will first note that I made a misstatement at the prior meeting. 00:31:44.099 --> 00:31:50.740 SPEAKER_03: I said to the board that there was one time and one time only when the Zoom platform had 00:31:50.740 --> 00:31:55.180 SPEAKER_03: been interrupted, interfering with the ability of the public to participate, and I was informed 00:31:55.180 --> 00:31:56.940 SPEAKER_03: that was actually incorrect. 00:31:56.940 --> 00:31:59.819 SPEAKER_03: There were no times when the Zoom platform went down. 00:31:59.819 --> 00:32:04.099 SPEAKER_03: There was one time when the Zoom platform was congested, and it was kind of annoying 00:32:04.099 --> 00:32:07.140 SPEAKER_03: for the public to have to wait until they could make their public comment. 00:32:07.140 --> 00:32:15.259 SPEAKER_03: So this is a policy requirement of the state that requires this board to adopt a policy 00:32:15.259 --> 00:32:21.379 SPEAKER_03: that in essence handles what would happen in the event of a Zoom platform disruption 00:32:21.379 --> 00:32:23.299 SPEAKER_03: during the board meeting. 00:32:23.299 --> 00:32:25.420 SPEAKER_03: And it's never happened before. 00:32:25.420 --> 00:32:29.539 SPEAKER_03: It may never happen to this board, but just in case, we will have a policy to address 00:32:29.539 --> 00:32:30.700 SPEAKER_03: it. 00:32:30.700 --> 00:32:33.480 SPEAKER_03: And it does essentially one thing. 00:32:33.480 --> 00:32:39.500 SPEAKER_03: If the Zoom platform goes down, this meeting has to be promptly adjourned. 00:32:39.500 --> 00:32:45.299 SPEAKER_03: The committee or president will immediately direct staff to begin working on resuming 00:32:45.299 --> 00:32:47.660 SPEAKER_03: the Zoom platform connectivity. 00:32:47.660 --> 00:32:50.859 SPEAKER_03: And in the meantime, the board may resume to closed session. 00:32:50.859 --> 00:32:55.140 SPEAKER_03: And the meeting cannot resume unless one of two things happens. 00:32:55.140 --> 00:32:59.380 SPEAKER_03: The first thing is that the Zoom connectivity is regained, in which case the meeting is 00:32:59.380 --> 00:33:01.220 SPEAKER_03: gabbled back into order and life goes on. 00:33:01.220 --> 00:33:05.900 SPEAKER_03: And the second one is that the board is sitting in the closed session room for an hour and 00:33:05.900 --> 00:33:09.680 SPEAKER_03: at which time efforts have been made unsuccessful. 00:33:09.680 --> 00:33:15.220 SPEAKER_03: And the board has the opportunity to gather back into session long enough to hold a vote 00:33:15.220 --> 00:33:16.220 SPEAKER_03: of finding. 00:33:16.220 --> 00:33:21.340 SPEAKER_03: And whether or not the board finds that reasonable efforts have been made to restore connectivity 00:33:21.340 --> 00:33:26.940 SPEAKER_03: and the public interest requires or outweighs the interference of the public's ability to 00:33:26.940 --> 00:33:29.940 SPEAKER_03: participate and therefore they should resume the meeting. 00:33:29.940 --> 00:33:33.840 SPEAKER_03: Or conversely, they might decide not to make that finding. 00:33:33.839 --> 00:33:38.119 SPEAKER_03: So that is essentially the entire presentation. 00:33:38.119 --> 00:33:42.799 SPEAKER_03: And the recommendation is that the board adopt this policy. 00:33:42.799 --> 00:33:45.799 Unknown: Oh, okay. 00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:48.319 SPEAKER_11: So do we have any discussion? 00:33:48.319 --> 00:33:53.599 Unknown: I can just say I've missed that meeting, but that sounds very reasonable to me. 00:33:53.599 --> 00:33:58.439 SPEAKER_05: So I would support it. 00:33:58.439 --> 00:33:59.839 SPEAKER_09: Just a quick comment. 00:33:59.839 --> 00:34:04.159 SPEAKER_09: I intend to support the issue apparently because it's required of us. 00:34:04.159 --> 00:34:10.840 SPEAKER_09: But as is often the case when the state legislates things that affect other governments, they 00:34:10.840 --> 00:34:15.360 SPEAKER_09: ignore the needs of a great many people involved in this. 00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:18.840 SPEAKER_09: We're talking here about the folks who are unable to attend by Zoom. 00:34:18.840 --> 00:34:24.719 SPEAKER_09: But we're not actually even considering the concerns of the people who do attend in person. 00:34:24.719 --> 00:34:29.000 SPEAKER_09: Because what we're going to be saying to them is, well, sorry, meetings probably over. 00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:32.000 SPEAKER_09: You can wait around and see if we want to go on. 00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:35.119 SPEAKER_09: It's much harder to attend a meeting in person. 00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:42.519 SPEAKER_09: And this is completely disrespectful of those folks. 00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:43.519 SPEAKER_11: Anything else? 00:34:43.519 --> 00:34:44.519 SPEAKER_11: That's it. 00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:45.519 SPEAKER_11: Thanks. 00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:46.519 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:48.480 SPEAKER_11: Do we have any requests from the public to speak on this item? 00:34:48.480 --> 00:34:49.480 SPEAKER_03: We do not. 00:34:49.480 --> 00:34:50.880 Unknown: All right. 00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:52.119 SPEAKER_11: Okay. 00:34:52.119 --> 00:34:59.559 SPEAKER_11: So if there's no further discussion, I'll entertain a motion to approve this item, number 00:34:59.559 --> 00:35:00.559 SPEAKER_11: 11. 00:35:00.559 --> 00:35:02.559 Unknown: Motion to approve. 00:35:02.559 --> 00:35:03.559 Unknown: Second. 00:35:03.559 --> 00:35:04.559 Unknown: All right. 00:35:04.559 --> 00:35:08.119 SPEAKER_11: Moved by Director Sanborn, seconded by Director Fishman. 00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:12.599 SPEAKER_11: Directors, please vote. 00:35:12.599 --> 00:35:13.599 SPEAKER_03: The motion carries. 00:35:13.599 --> 00:35:17.559 SPEAKER_03: All directors, voting yes. 00:35:17.559 --> 00:35:19.559 Unknown: I sure hope that never happens. 00:35:20.559 --> 00:35:23.759 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:35:23.759 --> 00:35:25.320 SPEAKER_11: Probably just jinxed us. 00:35:25.320 --> 00:35:26.400 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:35:26.400 --> 00:35:31.039 SPEAKER_11: So at this time, we allow the public to comment on items not on the agenda, but within our 00:35:31.039 --> 00:35:32.039 SPEAKER_11: jurisdiction. 00:35:32.039 --> 00:35:33.719 SPEAKER_11: I do have one card. 00:35:33.719 --> 00:35:36.860 SPEAKER_11: Do we have any others or any other requests? 00:35:36.860 --> 00:35:38.679 SPEAKER_11: Those are all the cards that I've received. 00:35:38.679 --> 00:35:39.679 SPEAKER_11: Okay. 00:35:39.679 --> 00:35:45.159 SPEAKER_11: So the one person wishes to speak on this is Scott Slatterbeck. 00:35:45.159 --> 00:35:47.679 SPEAKER_11: Come on up to the microphone. 00:35:47.679 --> 00:35:49.440 SPEAKER_11: Don't move the microphone. 00:35:49.960 --> 00:35:50.960 SPEAKER_11: We'll pick you up. 00:35:50.960 --> 00:35:51.960 SPEAKER_11: Go ahead. 00:35:51.960 --> 00:36:02.880 SPEAKER_11: I know that the SMUD Board has an ambitious goal of having clean energy, zero carbon by 00:36:02.880 --> 00:36:04.480 SPEAKER_00: 2030. 00:36:04.480 --> 00:36:09.920 Unknown: I want to address beyond 2030, which is less than four years away. 00:36:09.920 --> 00:36:16.559 SPEAKER_00: First of all, I want to talk about energy per se. 00:36:16.559 --> 00:36:20.559 SPEAKER_00: These are not my thoughts, but these are thoughts from people who have looked at the 00:36:20.559 --> 00:36:22.559 SPEAKER_00: use of energy. 00:36:22.559 --> 00:36:30.599 SPEAKER_00: From a fundamental perspective, human evolution can be seen as a quest for more forms of energy, 00:36:30.599 --> 00:36:36.440 SPEAKER_00: more affordable, and more versatile forms of energy. 00:36:36.440 --> 00:36:44.199 SPEAKER_00: Energy consumption is a measure of civilization, more, cheaper, and faster. 00:36:44.199 --> 00:36:47.919 SPEAKER_00: Energy is the lifeblood of civilization. 00:36:47.919 --> 00:36:57.079 SPEAKER_00: So looking beyond 2030 and these limited goals of having just zero carbon, the board and 00:36:57.079 --> 00:37:02.719 SPEAKER_00: the SMUD itself needs to look at future forms of energy. 00:37:02.719 --> 00:37:13.879 SPEAKER_00: I know this board has looked primarily at solar and wind energy, so-called renewable 00:37:13.880 --> 00:37:14.880 SPEAKER_00: energy. 00:37:14.880 --> 00:37:22.920 Unknown: They've ignored the real energy of the future, which is nuclear energy, both fission and 00:37:22.920 --> 00:37:27.039 SPEAKER_00: fusion energy, if it ever comes to pass. 00:37:27.039 --> 00:37:41.039 SPEAKER_00: I would ask the board itself to consider looking at years beyond 2030 and considering lobbying 00:37:41.039 --> 00:38:00.440 SPEAKER_00: the legislature to repeal the outdated and, I guess, limited look at this restriction 00:38:00.440 --> 00:38:08.079 SPEAKER_00: of using nuclear power because of the supposed problems with nuclear waste. 00:38:08.079 --> 00:38:14.759 Unknown: I'd ask the board to consider lobbying the legislature to eliminate that. 00:38:14.759 --> 00:38:22.119 SPEAKER_00: Solar is fine, but it takes up a lot of land, as this board has been confronted with recently. 00:38:22.119 --> 00:38:29.759 SPEAKER_00: Wind is something that I think must be eliminated, wind energy, unless it can be developed where 00:38:29.759 --> 00:38:33.440 SPEAKER_00: it doesn't kill more than a million birds a year. 00:38:33.440 --> 00:38:37.960 SPEAKER_00: In the United States alone, it just can't continue this way. 00:38:37.960 --> 00:38:45.199 SPEAKER_00: Nuclear power is the only form of energy that is efficient, clean, safe, and always 00:38:45.199 --> 00:38:52.760 SPEAKER_00: on and carbon free. 00:38:52.760 --> 00:38:54.240 SPEAKER_11: Thank you, Mr. Slatterbeck. 00:38:54.240 --> 00:38:57.840 SPEAKER_11: I will make one brief comment. 00:38:57.840 --> 00:38:59.159 SPEAKER_11: We have not ignored it. 00:38:59.159 --> 00:39:06.759 SPEAKER_11: We've actually had several presentations, both on fusion and fission, over the last 00:39:06.759 --> 00:39:09.879 SPEAKER_11: few years just to see where those are at. 00:39:09.879 --> 00:39:11.879 SPEAKER_11: So it's definitely not being ignored. 00:39:11.879 --> 00:39:14.839 Unknown: Anyway, I'll just end with that. 00:39:14.839 --> 00:39:15.839 SPEAKER_11: Thank you. 00:39:15.839 --> 00:39:20.559 Unknown: I'm sorry, can we direct staff to get information to respond to some of his comments to make 00:39:20.559 --> 00:39:22.960 SPEAKER_05: sure he has the full information about what we have been working on? 00:39:22.960 --> 00:39:24.639 SPEAKER_05: Because it's been quite a bit, I think. 00:39:24.639 --> 00:39:26.480 Unknown: Yeah, certainly we can do that. 00:39:26.480 --> 00:39:31.000 Unknown: I just want to make sure everybody has the information. 00:39:31.000 --> 00:39:37.240 SPEAKER_01: If it's okay, I just would put in my two cents that we are working on an integrated resource 00:39:37.240 --> 00:39:44.800 SPEAKER_01: plan, actually, the staff is, which will be looking much more into the future. 00:39:44.800 --> 00:39:47.840 SPEAKER_01: So we're not just looking at 2030. 00:39:47.840 --> 00:39:55.639 SPEAKER_01: Thank you. 00:39:55.639 --> 00:39:56.639 SPEAKER_11: Thank you. 00:39:56.639 --> 00:40:04.639 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:40:04.639 --> 00:40:06.879 SPEAKER_11: So now we're moving on to our director's report. 00:40:06.879 --> 00:40:12.839 SPEAKER_11: At this point, we provide directors an opportunity to report on SMUD activity. 00:40:12.839 --> 00:40:18.159 SPEAKER_11: We'll begin with the report from Director Rose and Ward 1 and continue in ward order 00:40:18.159 --> 00:40:21.920 SPEAKER_11: with my report as the final item. 00:40:21.920 --> 00:40:22.920 SPEAKER_11: Director. 00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:23.920 Unknown: Great. 00:40:23.920 --> 00:40:24.920 SPEAKER_10: Thank you. 00:40:25.680 --> 00:40:29.039 SPEAKER_10: I'll sort of run through quickly some of the key highlights. 00:40:29.039 --> 00:40:34.599 SPEAKER_10: One of the things I did, I think I mentioned this, but maybe we haven't got to it, was 00:40:34.599 --> 00:40:39.240 SPEAKER_10: our building leadership team did the bike distribution last month. 00:40:39.240 --> 00:40:43.960 SPEAKER_10: I got out there with them and that was a lot of fun, helping some little kids learn how 00:40:43.960 --> 00:40:45.960 SPEAKER_10: to ride a bike. 00:40:45.960 --> 00:40:47.599 SPEAKER_10: It was fun. 00:40:47.599 --> 00:40:53.320 SPEAKER_10: We both got scratched up, but she was riding by the end, which was great. 00:40:53.320 --> 00:40:58.960 SPEAKER_10: Then also got out with many of the board members out to the cap to cap event in Washington, 00:40:58.960 --> 00:41:00.920 SPEAKER_10: D.C., which was awesome as always. 00:41:00.920 --> 00:41:08.440 SPEAKER_10: Had an opportunity to stop by the CAPS 10-year anniversary gala and also the Midtown Association, 00:41:08.440 --> 00:41:13.640 SPEAKER_10: their Midtown Love Event, which was an opening of this great art installation they have done 00:41:13.640 --> 00:41:15.240 SPEAKER_10: in Fremont Park. 00:41:15.240 --> 00:41:22.200 SPEAKER_10: They have about eight foot tall light-up glowing poppies throughout the park. 00:41:22.199 --> 00:41:26.439 SPEAKER_10: I was running for 40 days, so if anybody has an opportunity, I would highly encourage 00:41:26.439 --> 00:41:30.559 SPEAKER_10: folks to get out to Fremont Park and take a peek at that. 00:41:30.559 --> 00:41:34.119 SPEAKER_10: I thought it was particularly cool, completely free, of course. 00:41:34.119 --> 00:41:38.119 SPEAKER_10: I would thank Kaiser for sponsoring that. 00:41:38.119 --> 00:41:44.399 SPEAKER_10: Also made it out to the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, their annual celebration. 00:41:44.399 --> 00:41:50.319 SPEAKER_10: Got to the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services 50th anniversary event as well, which 00:41:50.320 --> 00:41:56.200 SPEAKER_10: was great to see them celebrating, helping so many people for so many years. 00:41:56.200 --> 00:42:01.080 SPEAKER_10: Then not on my schedule, but I also got a little bit of time, just an hour or two at 00:42:01.080 --> 00:42:07.120 SPEAKER_10: the CCA conference, I was able to walk and talk to some of their vendors and have some 00:42:07.120 --> 00:42:09.800 SPEAKER_10: really good discussions with our staff. 00:42:09.800 --> 00:42:11.760 SPEAKER_10: That will conclude my report. 00:42:11.760 --> 00:42:12.760 Unknown: Thanks. 00:42:12.760 --> 00:42:13.760 Unknown: Thank you. 00:42:13.760 --> 00:42:14.760 Unknown: Thank you. 00:42:14.760 --> 00:42:15.760 SPEAKER_11: Director Buichon. 00:42:15.760 --> 00:42:16.760 SPEAKER_06: Okay, great. 00:42:16.760 --> 00:42:17.760 SPEAKER_06: Thank you. 00:42:17.760 --> 00:42:23.120 SPEAKER_06: I attended CAPTCCAP, which is always, for those that people don't know, we have over 00:42:23.120 --> 00:42:29.520 SPEAKER_06: 600 elected and business leaders from across the region, lobby, and DC on various issues 00:42:29.520 --> 00:42:30.520 SPEAKER_06: of note. 00:42:30.520 --> 00:42:37.640 SPEAKER_06: I was part of the business climate team, where we advocated, obviously, for more favorable 00:42:37.640 --> 00:42:44.400 SPEAKER_06: grant making and tax structures to help grow business in our region. 00:42:45.039 --> 00:42:51.559 SPEAKER_06: We meet with members of our legislature, but also members of various government agencies. 00:42:51.559 --> 00:42:58.639 SPEAKER_06: It's a busy week to be able to connect with both people from Sacramento and people in 00:42:58.639 --> 00:43:00.160 SPEAKER_06: DC, lobbying. 00:43:00.160 --> 00:43:06.519 SPEAKER_06: I also attended the annual Make-A-Wish event. 00:43:06.519 --> 00:43:10.280 SPEAKER_06: It's a really nice event for those of you that don't know Make-A-Wish, but all year 00:43:10.280 --> 00:43:16.800 SPEAKER_06: long, this organization provides opportunities for children experiencing severe health issues. 00:43:16.800 --> 00:43:20.040 SPEAKER_06: They were able to grant two significant wishes that evening. 00:43:20.040 --> 00:43:23.560 SPEAKER_06: It was really nice to hear from the grantees. 00:43:23.560 --> 00:43:30.360 SPEAKER_06: I also had the opportunity to speak at the Energy Thought Summit, which was held in San 00:43:30.360 --> 00:43:35.440 SPEAKER_06: Antonio, which is a small executive summit that brings together thought leaders from 00:43:35.440 --> 00:43:36.440 SPEAKER_06: across the country. 00:43:36.880 --> 00:43:40.720 SPEAKER_06: This year, we actually had several international members that came. 00:43:40.720 --> 00:43:47.119 SPEAKER_06: I was proud to support our fellow staff that also spoke, our CEO, Paul Lau, and Chief Carbon 00:43:47.119 --> 00:43:52.440 SPEAKER_06: Zero Officer, Laura Angway, who also spoke at that conference. 00:43:52.440 --> 00:43:58.039 SPEAKER_06: We also have various fun events, like Midtown Love, which are very on Laura Lewis, who is 00:43:58.039 --> 00:44:01.440 SPEAKER_06: on the board of directors of the Midtown Business Association. 00:44:01.440 --> 00:44:03.159 SPEAKER_06: So happy to support them. 00:44:03.279 --> 00:44:08.719 SPEAKER_06: I was the big ducky winner, which is great to support Midtown and one lovely piece of 00:44:08.719 --> 00:44:16.279 SPEAKER_06: art from Gina Rossi, who donated her time and efforts to support the Midtown Association. 00:44:16.279 --> 00:44:23.879 SPEAKER_06: I also attended the Greater Sacramento Council event, which is an annual celebration that 00:44:23.879 --> 00:44:29.879 SPEAKER_06: honors members of the community and their achievements to attracting and retaining businesses 00:44:29.879 --> 00:44:32.199 SPEAKER_06: to our region. 00:44:32.279 --> 00:44:37.279 SPEAKER_06: Then I played in two great golf tournaments, the Roseville Mayor's Cup, which was great 00:44:37.279 --> 00:44:44.159 SPEAKER_06: to connect with those in Roseville, our neighboring utility there. 00:44:44.159 --> 00:44:49.799 SPEAKER_06: Thank you to all the staff that worked so hard for the SMUD Cares golf tournament. 00:44:49.799 --> 00:44:50.799 SPEAKER_06: It's grown. 00:44:50.799 --> 00:44:52.679 SPEAKER_06: It's actually grown by leaps and bounds. 00:44:52.679 --> 00:44:57.439 SPEAKER_06: This year, they had two courses and raised a significant amount of money for our SMUD 00:44:57.439 --> 00:44:58.960 SPEAKER_06: Cares charity. 00:44:58.960 --> 00:45:03.360 SPEAKER_06: So thank you for all the staff who were involved in putting that on. 00:45:03.360 --> 00:45:05.440 SPEAKER_06: That concludes my report. 00:45:07.440 --> 00:45:10.480 SPEAKER_14: I think I'm up. 00:45:10.480 --> 00:45:12.360 SPEAKER_14: Let's see. 00:45:12.360 --> 00:45:15.079 SPEAKER_14: Sac Nav, the Lighthouse, I went to their office grand opening. 00:45:15.079 --> 00:45:19.400 SPEAKER_14: This is an organization that works with people experiencing homelessness. 00:45:19.400 --> 00:45:25.679 SPEAKER_14: It gives them jobs, job training, direction, and it's good to see that they have an actual 00:45:25.679 --> 00:45:29.879 SPEAKER_14: home office now, something they haven't had for a long time. 00:45:29.879 --> 00:45:34.440 SPEAKER_14: So they're now up and running in North Highlands. 00:45:34.440 --> 00:45:39.480 Unknown: I will mention only this is a monthly thing for me because I'm actually chairing the committee 00:45:39.480 --> 00:45:44.799 SPEAKER_14: for the American River Parkway Foundation summer solstice dinner that's coming up on 00:45:44.799 --> 00:45:46.079 SPEAKER_14: June 20th. 00:45:46.079 --> 00:45:48.039 SPEAKER_14: There are still some tickets available. 00:45:48.039 --> 00:45:53.079 SPEAKER_14: You can go to arpf.org if you're interested. 00:45:53.079 --> 00:45:54.079 SPEAKER_14: Let's see. 00:45:54.079 --> 00:45:59.360 SPEAKER_14: I speak at a SMUD sponsored event for the Carmichael Chamber, their business mixer, 00:45:59.360 --> 00:46:01.079 SPEAKER_14: a few days ago. 00:46:01.079 --> 00:46:02.079 SPEAKER_14: Always a fun event. 00:46:02.079 --> 00:46:06.559 SPEAKER_14: I believe I was filling in for Director Sanborn who was not available. 00:46:06.559 --> 00:46:09.840 SPEAKER_14: Always Carmichael there just right there. 00:46:09.840 --> 00:46:14.759 SPEAKER_14: And then I also went to the Rosemont Community Association, their annual meeting. 00:46:14.759 --> 00:46:22.159 SPEAKER_14: And I am forced to admit publicly that I have not been present enough in the Rosemont community, 00:46:22.159 --> 00:46:23.599 SPEAKER_14: which is part of my ward. 00:46:23.599 --> 00:46:26.559 SPEAKER_14: And I'm going to remedy that because they had a good meeting. 00:46:26.559 --> 00:46:31.239 SPEAKER_14: They had a big resource fair with a bunch of tables and the county was there. 00:46:31.239 --> 00:46:36.000 SPEAKER_14: SMUD was there, a bunch of other organizations, and I need to pay more attention to Roseville. 00:46:36.000 --> 00:46:39.639 SPEAKER_14: So that's my promise for the day. 00:46:39.639 --> 00:46:46.359 SPEAKER_14: And I think that's all I got. 00:46:46.359 --> 00:46:48.539 SPEAKER_01: Thank you, Mr. President. 00:46:48.539 --> 00:46:52.980 SPEAKER_01: With just a wave of your hand, we do it. 00:46:52.980 --> 00:46:56.019 SPEAKER_13: It's the presidential wave. 00:46:56.019 --> 00:46:57.019 SPEAKER_01: Yeah. 00:46:57.019 --> 00:47:01.259 SPEAKER_01: Well, this was, gosh, it was a really busy time. 00:47:01.259 --> 00:47:10.420 SPEAKER_01: One thing that I enjoyed immensely was going to the tree hero celebration put on by the 00:47:10.420 --> 00:47:13.139 SPEAKER_01: Sacramento Tree Foundation. 00:47:13.139 --> 00:47:19.859 SPEAKER_01: And it was at the Sophia and there was a nice balcony. 00:47:19.859 --> 00:47:22.579 SPEAKER_01: The weather was perfect. 00:47:22.579 --> 00:47:25.019 SPEAKER_01: And we celebrated trees. 00:47:25.019 --> 00:47:31.779 SPEAKER_01: And so I just want to say that was a magnificent gathering. 00:47:31.779 --> 00:47:42.339 SPEAKER_01: And Jessica, the executive director, did a really amazing job in putting that event together. 00:47:42.340 --> 00:47:48.940 SPEAKER_01: Also want to say that I went to Earth Day way back in April. 00:47:48.940 --> 00:47:56.220 SPEAKER_01: It was really exciting though, because there were so many people there and they were interested 00:47:56.220 --> 00:47:58.420 SPEAKER_01: in so many different things. 00:47:58.420 --> 00:48:07.900 SPEAKER_01: I walked around and looked at several of the different booths and every aspect of sustainability 00:48:07.900 --> 00:48:10.100 SPEAKER_01: was represented there. 00:48:10.099 --> 00:48:12.619 SPEAKER_01: And SMUD was well represented. 00:48:12.619 --> 00:48:21.019 SPEAKER_01: We had our electric cars and we had a couple of different booths on our different programs. 00:48:21.019 --> 00:48:24.059 SPEAKER_01: So that was just an excellent event. 00:48:24.059 --> 00:48:27.179 SPEAKER_01: Thank you, staff, for that. 00:48:27.179 --> 00:48:28.299 SPEAKER_01: Also let's see. 00:48:28.299 --> 00:48:38.500 SPEAKER_01: I got to speak at the Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center, their block party called Heartbeats. 00:48:38.500 --> 00:48:42.099 SPEAKER_01: And this was over at Sac City College. 00:48:42.099 --> 00:48:47.659 SPEAKER_01: And it was really playful. 00:48:47.659 --> 00:48:58.699 SPEAKER_01: A younger crowd, lots of music, Vice Mayor Katrina Corinna Telemantes was there. 00:48:58.699 --> 00:49:07.059 SPEAKER_01: And it was really neat to just see a lot of different young people learning about things 00:49:07.059 --> 00:49:11.219 SPEAKER_01: and enjoying the music and food. 00:49:11.219 --> 00:49:14.539 SPEAKER_01: It was a fun day. 00:49:14.539 --> 00:49:21.860 SPEAKER_01: Also got to speak at the Capital Region Small Business Awards. 00:49:21.860 --> 00:49:28.579 SPEAKER_01: And that is a really special event because a lot of times people just focus on the big 00:49:28.579 --> 00:49:30.139 SPEAKER_01: businesses. 00:49:30.139 --> 00:49:37.739 SPEAKER_01: But this was all about small businesses that are continuing to grow. 00:49:37.739 --> 00:49:45.420 SPEAKER_01: And I was very pleased to see SMUD there and all of our account managers. 00:49:45.420 --> 00:49:49.460 SPEAKER_01: It was really nice. 00:49:49.460 --> 00:49:52.219 SPEAKER_01: And then, oh boy, this was fun. 00:49:52.219 --> 00:50:02.779 SPEAKER_01: The Sacramento History Museum now has an exhibit on baseball. 00:50:02.779 --> 00:50:05.179 SPEAKER_01: And they had a grand opening. 00:50:05.179 --> 00:50:09.179 SPEAKER_01: The exhibit is called Play Ball. 00:50:09.179 --> 00:50:16.379 SPEAKER_01: And the people who attended the event, there were a lot of older gentlemen who used to 00:50:16.379 --> 00:50:20.539 SPEAKER_01: play in the different leagues here. 00:50:20.539 --> 00:50:28.300 SPEAKER_01: And boy, did they have stories about how they recruited people and what they did to 00:50:28.300 --> 00:50:37.099 SPEAKER_01: be able to get connected to the folks that they wanted to recruit and put on their teams. 00:50:37.099 --> 00:50:41.099 SPEAKER_01: And that is going to continue at the History Museum. 00:50:41.099 --> 00:50:46.500 SPEAKER_01: The exhibit goes through, I think it's September. 00:50:46.500 --> 00:50:48.739 SPEAKER_01: So check that one out. 00:50:48.739 --> 00:50:57.859 SPEAKER_01: And then last but not least, I went to the California Community Choice Association Conference. 00:50:57.859 --> 00:51:07.699 SPEAKER_01: And a lot of the people there are from community choice aggregators who aggregate the load 00:51:07.699 --> 00:51:17.979 SPEAKER_01: on different towns and cities who want to have clean energy and buy it from these community 00:51:17.980 --> 00:51:19.460 SPEAKER_01: choice aggregators. 00:51:19.460 --> 00:51:26.940 SPEAKER_01: So lots of discussion about what's coming in the future, concern about the increase 00:51:26.940 --> 00:51:30.740 SPEAKER_01: in cost for renewable energy. 00:51:30.740 --> 00:51:36.380 SPEAKER_01: And lots of very interesting activist people were there. 00:51:36.380 --> 00:51:40.460 SPEAKER_01: So I enjoyed that and talking to folks. 00:51:40.460 --> 00:51:44.960 SPEAKER_01: And with that, I'll turn it over to the next one. 00:51:44.960 --> 00:51:45.960 SPEAKER_11: Thank you, Director Herbert. 00:51:45.960 --> 00:51:49.480 SPEAKER_11: That was great enthusiasm for all the things that you did. 00:51:49.480 --> 00:51:50.480 SPEAKER_11: It's terrific. 00:51:50.480 --> 00:51:51.480 SPEAKER_11: Thank you. 00:51:51.480 --> 00:51:52.480 SPEAKER_11: All right, Director Kurth. 00:51:52.480 --> 00:51:53.480 SPEAKER_09: I don't get a wave. 00:51:53.480 --> 00:51:54.480 SPEAKER_09: Okay. 00:51:54.480 --> 00:51:55.480 SPEAKER_09: Thank you. 00:51:55.480 --> 00:51:58.599 SPEAKER_09: I'll get you a dismissive wave. 00:51:58.599 --> 00:51:59.599 SPEAKER_09: I expected it. 00:51:59.599 --> 00:52:01.639 SPEAKER_09: I'll do these in reverse order. 00:52:01.639 --> 00:52:05.599 SPEAKER_09: I checked in with the Downtown Sacramento Partnership doing a business walk. 00:52:05.599 --> 00:52:07.760 SPEAKER_09: It was, of course, a brief check-in. 00:52:07.760 --> 00:52:12.000 SPEAKER_09: But it's very interesting to hear what the people in the downtown are saying and the 00:52:12.000 --> 00:52:17.500 SPEAKER_09: changes in the evolution of the district management where they've actually retired 00:52:17.500 --> 00:52:24.639 SPEAKER_09: their downtown guide program and have moved now to a 24-hour security program. 00:52:24.639 --> 00:52:30.340 SPEAKER_09: Next up, attended the Energy Thought Summit and really just a wonderful experience to 00:52:30.340 --> 00:52:35.519 SPEAKER_09: hear from all these leaders in the utility world, both from Sacramento or I'm sorry, 00:52:35.519 --> 00:52:39.760 SPEAKER_09: both from the United States and from other countries. 00:52:39.760 --> 00:52:46.360 SPEAKER_09: Thinking about, of course, primarily how do we reduce the carbon footprint of our energy 00:52:46.360 --> 00:52:53.160 SPEAKER_09: systems, but also how do we expand options and keep rates low and not leave people behind? 00:52:53.160 --> 00:52:58.160 SPEAKER_09: It was a major event from all the aspects of the things that are important to us here 00:52:58.160 --> 00:53:01.120 SPEAKER_09: at SMUD and got some great ideas on that. 00:53:01.120 --> 00:53:03.440 SPEAKER_09: And lastly, attended the Cap2Cap trip. 00:53:03.440 --> 00:53:04.639 SPEAKER_09: I want to highlight that. 00:53:04.639 --> 00:53:14.599 SPEAKER_09: I was on the one of my civic amenities team, trying to find the right word there. 00:53:14.599 --> 00:53:17.840 SPEAKER_09: There's other names for that team. 00:53:17.840 --> 00:53:24.440 SPEAKER_09: And we toured several developments in the Washington, D.C. area looking for possibilities 00:53:24.440 --> 00:53:28.280 SPEAKER_09: of things that we could do here in California, Sacramento region. 00:53:28.280 --> 00:53:35.800 SPEAKER_09: One of the areas that we toured was the Union Market District, which 10 years ago was pretty 00:53:35.800 --> 00:53:39.680 SPEAKER_09: much an abandoned part of Washington, D.C., very close to the Capitol. 00:53:39.680 --> 00:53:43.080 SPEAKER_09: It's just on the far side of Union Station. 00:53:43.080 --> 00:53:49.240 SPEAKER_09: And in a very short 10 years, they've managed to maintain the industrial and commercial 00:53:49.240 --> 00:53:53.000 SPEAKER_09: backbone that's there while adding an art and entertainment district and a significant 00:53:53.000 --> 00:54:01.239 SPEAKER_09: amount of housing within this one, you know, by 40 or so square block area. 00:54:01.239 --> 00:54:05.559 SPEAKER_09: Beautiful combination of private financing, private leadership, but also public financing 00:54:05.559 --> 00:54:09.079 SPEAKER_09: and redevelopment money going in to make it all happen. 00:54:09.079 --> 00:54:11.960 SPEAKER_09: I, of course, had to ask the energy question. 00:54:11.960 --> 00:54:17.000 SPEAKER_09: They quadrupled the energy consumption of this 40 block area in the process of redeveloping 00:54:17.000 --> 00:54:18.000 SPEAKER_09: it. 00:54:18.000 --> 00:54:22.159 SPEAKER_09: So there's definitely an overlap there for what SMUD does. 00:54:22.159 --> 00:54:26.480 SPEAKER_09: But coming home, I have to admit, I've been thinking about it, the entire experience 00:54:26.480 --> 00:54:32.719 SPEAKER_09: was bittersweet because I can't imagine us ever pulling this off in California. 00:54:32.719 --> 00:54:39.000 SPEAKER_09: The regulation that we have, the loss of the redevelopment financing, the really strident 00:54:39.000 --> 00:54:44.940 SPEAKER_09: application of building codes and regulations, many of which, you know, know a little bit 00:54:44.940 --> 00:54:45.940 SPEAKER_09: about it. 00:54:45.940 --> 00:54:47.879 SPEAKER_09: In Texas, they don't worry about so much. 00:54:48.400 --> 00:54:52.680 SPEAKER_09: I'm sorry, in Washington, D.C., they don't worry about so much. 00:54:52.680 --> 00:54:55.920 SPEAKER_09: I just concluded that those things are almost impossible. 00:54:55.920 --> 00:55:01.160 SPEAKER_09: And I think one of the examples was when I was on the city council in 1992, I voted on 00:55:01.160 --> 00:55:03.880 SPEAKER_09: the first plan for the rail yards. 00:55:03.880 --> 00:55:07.160 SPEAKER_09: And there's still a long ways to go in the rail yards. 00:55:07.160 --> 00:55:11.519 SPEAKER_09: And I hate to say it, but that was many, many years ago now. 00:55:11.519 --> 00:55:18.679 SPEAKER_09: And so somehow just that ability to, you know, finish a community in a couple of generations 00:55:18.679 --> 00:55:20.320 SPEAKER_09: is pretty amazing. 00:55:20.320 --> 00:55:22.280 SPEAKER_09: And it is possible. 00:55:22.280 --> 00:55:23.559 SPEAKER_09: We should remind ourselves of that. 00:55:23.559 --> 00:55:26.119 SPEAKER_09: So with that, I will conclude my director's report. 00:55:26.119 --> 00:55:28.559 SPEAKER_09: Sorry, I had to soapbox a little bit. 00:55:28.559 --> 00:55:29.559 Unknown: All right. 00:55:29.559 --> 00:55:31.039 SPEAKER_11: Thank you very much. 00:55:31.039 --> 00:55:32.559 SPEAKER_11: All right. 00:55:32.559 --> 00:55:33.559 SPEAKER_11: Director Sanborn. 00:55:33.559 --> 00:55:36.280 Unknown: Thank you, President Tumayo. 00:55:36.280 --> 00:55:38.320 SPEAKER_05: So I had the great pleasure. 00:55:38.360 --> 00:55:45.280 SPEAKER_05: My friend actually did organize the tour of the Kalpine Geysers geothermal facility. 00:55:45.280 --> 00:55:47.120 SPEAKER_05: And I had never seen it before. 00:55:47.120 --> 00:55:52.920 SPEAKER_05: I do recall we expanded our procurement of the geothermal from that plant not long ago. 00:55:52.920 --> 00:55:57.640 SPEAKER_05: We had 100 megawatts and then we have 150 of the 700 that they generate. 00:55:57.640 --> 00:56:04.480 SPEAKER_05: But if the public can go and have free tours, they're four hours long, it was quite robust. 00:56:04.480 --> 00:56:12.800 SPEAKER_05: And they take you up into the mountains in northern Napa County, southern Lake County. 00:56:12.800 --> 00:56:18.079 SPEAKER_05: And you see just plant after plant after plant of geothermal. 00:56:18.079 --> 00:56:22.480 SPEAKER_05: They have a very unique, it's the largest complex of geothermal in the world. 00:56:22.480 --> 00:56:31.960 SPEAKER_05: They have a very large pool of warm molten rock very high below the surface. 00:56:31.960 --> 00:56:34.760 SPEAKER_05: And we actually, I did not know this until I read the wall. 00:56:34.760 --> 00:56:37.920 SPEAKER_05: We owned one of those plants until 1989. 00:56:37.920 --> 00:56:41.599 SPEAKER_05: So I took a picture and sent it to our CEO and I said, I didn't know we owned that because 00:56:41.599 --> 00:56:43.880 SPEAKER_05: now we're buying it back. 00:56:43.880 --> 00:56:47.480 SPEAKER_05: But we sold it at the time because it didn't make financial sense. 00:56:47.480 --> 00:56:49.039 SPEAKER_05: And so that's fine. 00:56:49.039 --> 00:56:51.240 SPEAKER_05: But again, that's renewable. 00:56:51.240 --> 00:56:52.240 SPEAKER_05: It's base load. 00:56:52.240 --> 00:56:53.559 SPEAKER_05: It's constant. 00:56:53.559 --> 00:56:54.559 SPEAKER_05: And it's earth. 00:56:54.559 --> 00:56:57.720 SPEAKER_05: It is as green as it gets. 00:56:57.720 --> 00:56:59.720 SPEAKER_05: And it's very cost effective. 00:56:59.719 --> 00:57:02.959 SPEAKER_05: So I've said this before and I'll say it again. 00:57:02.959 --> 00:57:07.639 SPEAKER_05: I think the state needs to really look and the DOE needs to really look at how to invest 00:57:07.639 --> 00:57:11.759 SPEAKER_05: in tapping and using some of the fracking technologies they developed for gas and oil 00:57:11.759 --> 00:57:17.159 Unknown: of how to go down and sideways and all the ways and deeper to get at earth's heat. 00:57:17.159 --> 00:57:22.519 SPEAKER_05: Because that's how we can generate power clean forever and base load without waste problems 00:57:22.519 --> 00:57:23.719 SPEAKER_05: without anything else. 00:57:23.719 --> 00:57:25.759 SPEAKER_05: So I hope we do that. 00:57:25.760 --> 00:57:30.040 SPEAKER_05: Because in this state I saw the map of where the geothermal resources are in the country 00:57:30.040 --> 00:57:33.600 SPEAKER_05: and we have a lot of them here in California. 00:57:33.600 --> 00:57:37.120 SPEAKER_05: So if you haven't taken the tour of the public into the fellow board members, I highly encourage 00:57:37.120 --> 00:57:38.120 SPEAKER_05: you. 00:57:38.120 --> 00:57:39.960 SPEAKER_05: It was wonderful. 00:57:39.960 --> 00:57:45.680 SPEAKER_05: Also I spoke at the Carmichael Improvement District, state of the Improvement District 00:57:45.680 --> 00:57:46.680 SPEAKER_05: in Carmichael. 00:57:46.680 --> 00:57:48.920 SPEAKER_05: And it's just wonderful to see the progress that they've made. 00:57:48.920 --> 00:57:51.440 SPEAKER_05: They hired a full-time director. 00:57:51.440 --> 00:57:52.440 SPEAKER_05: She's doing a great job. 00:57:52.440 --> 00:57:54.400 SPEAKER_05: A lot of cleaning up of the area. 00:57:54.400 --> 00:57:55.680 SPEAKER_05: A lot of business walks. 00:57:55.680 --> 00:57:57.440 SPEAKER_05: SMAUD's been involved in a lot of it. 00:57:57.440 --> 00:57:58.639 SPEAKER_05: But I want to congratulate them. 00:57:58.639 --> 00:58:01.280 SPEAKER_05: They've done a fantastic job. 00:58:01.280 --> 00:58:07.720 Unknown: I spoke at the opening, the groundbreaking of the prime data center in McClellan. 00:58:07.720 --> 00:58:11.119 SPEAKER_05: And I wanted to bring up, this is in the bigger picture of data centers. 00:58:11.119 --> 00:58:14.119 SPEAKER_05: A lot of people hear a lot of things in the news about data centers. 00:58:14.119 --> 00:58:18.240 SPEAKER_05: And I just want to say there's a lot of different types of data centers. 00:58:18.240 --> 00:58:21.639 SPEAKER_05: And they have different impacts. 00:58:21.639 --> 00:58:25.039 SPEAKER_05: This particular one, they already have one on site. 00:58:25.039 --> 00:58:26.420 SPEAKER_05: And they're adding another one. 00:58:26.420 --> 00:58:31.759 SPEAKER_05: It is an Energy Star building, which means it uses 35% less power than a non-Energy Star 00:58:31.759 --> 00:58:33.359 SPEAKER_05: building. 00:58:33.359 --> 00:58:34.359 SPEAKER_05: Closed loop. 00:58:34.359 --> 00:58:37.480 SPEAKER_05: But we at SMAUD are required to provide power. 00:58:37.480 --> 00:58:42.000 SPEAKER_05: And we ran not just for this location, but for the whole of McClellan Business Park, 00:58:42.000 --> 00:58:46.859 SPEAKER_05: which is growing very quickly and has robust business development there. 00:58:46.860 --> 00:58:52.740 SPEAKER_05: We did four miles of underground subterranean transmission line, which will provide much 00:58:52.740 --> 00:58:57.940 SPEAKER_05: more reliable and expanded service to the whole of McClellan, which is wonderful because 00:58:57.940 --> 00:59:00.140 SPEAKER_05: there's a lot of businesses there. 00:59:00.140 --> 00:59:01.460 SPEAKER_05: So I was thrilled to see it. 00:59:01.460 --> 00:59:03.599 SPEAKER_05: And I'm going to get a more detailed tour. 00:59:03.599 --> 00:59:07.920 SPEAKER_05: But I would encourage people, you know, I had some emails of folks that were concerned 00:59:07.920 --> 00:59:09.720 SPEAKER_05: about data centers. 00:59:09.720 --> 00:59:10.960 SPEAKER_05: I'm learning about them too. 00:59:10.960 --> 00:59:15.059 SPEAKER_05: I think the community, we're all getting, you know, hearing that there's requests for 00:59:15.059 --> 00:59:16.920 SPEAKER_05: data centers to site here. 00:59:16.920 --> 00:59:19.420 SPEAKER_05: And we've had discussions about them here at the board. 00:59:19.420 --> 00:59:23.259 SPEAKER_05: But I think, you know, we have to start getting information out or I don't know if it's us 00:59:23.259 --> 00:59:27.139 SPEAKER_05: or whomever, but the public is getting concerned and they don't understand it. 00:59:27.139 --> 00:59:32.059 SPEAKER_05: And maybe there's a way we can do more public education on this so that everybody is aware 00:59:32.059 --> 00:59:38.099 SPEAKER_05: of the different types of data centers and their impacts or not impacts. 00:59:38.099 --> 00:59:43.139 SPEAKER_05: I also spoke at the SACNAV Lighthouse Grand Opening in North Highlands. 00:59:43.139 --> 00:59:47.699 SPEAKER_05: And just want to thank Chris and Rebecca Evans for doing all the work that they do 00:59:47.699 --> 00:59:56.819 SPEAKER_05: to help people literally, they go into unhoused, you know, service providers and they find 00:59:56.819 --> 01:00:01.059 SPEAKER_05: people who are willing and wanting to get a job and they actually help train them, get 01:00:01.059 --> 01:00:05.420 SPEAKER_05: them jobs, get them the coaching they need, and then they're off. 01:00:05.420 --> 01:00:07.960 SPEAKER_05: And it's just wonderful. 01:00:07.960 --> 01:00:10.699 SPEAKER_05: So they're wonderful people. 01:00:10.699 --> 01:00:13.939 SPEAKER_05: And I want to thank and congratulate Chris and Rebecca Evans for their leadership on 01:00:13.939 --> 01:00:15.019 SPEAKER_05: that. 01:00:15.019 --> 01:00:17.379 SPEAKER_05: And then G-SIC was awesome. 01:00:17.379 --> 01:00:21.019 SPEAKER_05: They had an incredible event and just want to thank everybody at the Greater Sacramento 01:00:21.019 --> 01:00:24.619 SPEAKER_05: Economic Council for all the work they're doing for the community to bring jobs and 01:00:24.619 --> 01:00:26.779 SPEAKER_05: businesses here. 01:00:26.779 --> 01:00:31.819 SPEAKER_05: And lastly, on cap to cap, I was on the energy and innovation team and we were promoting 01:00:31.819 --> 01:00:32.819 SPEAKER_05: biomass. 01:00:32.819 --> 01:00:38.779 SPEAKER_05: Biomass is where you take literal biomass, whether it's trees or it's ag waste like rice 01:00:38.780 --> 01:00:43.300 SPEAKER_05: holes or something and you combust them and you create energy. 01:00:43.300 --> 01:00:47.100 SPEAKER_05: The reason that that's so important is that the state has an awful lot of it. 01:00:47.100 --> 01:00:52.019 SPEAKER_05: We used to just open burn and we still are open burning ag waste and that is a huge waste 01:00:52.019 --> 01:00:54.540 SPEAKER_05: of energy and a lot of carbon going in the atmosphere. 01:00:54.540 --> 01:00:59.300 Unknown: I've talked to farmers who had 70 acres of almond trees that they could not find a home 01:00:59.300 --> 01:01:00.300 SPEAKER_05: for. 01:01:00.300 --> 01:01:03.060 SPEAKER_05: We did not have enough biomass and they had to open burn it. 01:01:03.060 --> 01:01:04.180 SPEAKER_05: That is not good for anybody. 01:01:04.180 --> 01:01:05.840 SPEAKER_05: It's not good for our lungs. 01:01:05.920 --> 01:01:11.120 SPEAKER_05: If we can bust it in an internal plant and create energy with it, it would be a win-win. 01:01:11.120 --> 01:01:12.280 SPEAKER_05: The same with the forest. 01:01:12.280 --> 01:01:16.760 SPEAKER_05: We've got a lot of thick, thick forests that we'd rather not have another calder fire. 01:01:16.760 --> 01:01:24.880 SPEAKER_05: If we thin it, do or let it get it to a maintenance position, we could take all of that and burn 01:01:24.880 --> 01:01:26.880 SPEAKER_05: it in biomass plants. 01:01:26.880 --> 01:01:32.480 SPEAKER_05: That's something that we've promoted and we were thrilled to hear today that Secretary 01:01:32.639 --> 01:01:41.840 SPEAKER_05: Crowfoot sent a letter out to the departments that in his agency at Natural Resources asking 01:01:41.840 --> 01:01:43.880 SPEAKER_05: them to look again at biomass. 01:01:43.880 --> 01:01:48.519 SPEAKER_05: So hopefully the word's getting around that we had those meetings in D.C. 01:01:48.519 --> 01:01:51.440 SPEAKER_05: So with that, I will turn it back over to the President. 01:01:51.440 --> 01:01:52.440 SPEAKER_05: Thank you. 01:01:52.440 --> 01:01:53.440 SPEAKER_11: All right. 01:01:53.440 --> 01:01:56.139 SPEAKER_11: Thank you very much, Director Sanborn. 01:01:56.139 --> 01:02:00.639 SPEAKER_11: So I went to a few things the last month. 01:02:00.639 --> 01:02:02.799 SPEAKER_11: I'm going to try and be quick about this. 01:02:02.799 --> 01:02:11.039 SPEAKER_11: The solar regatta at Rancho Seiko Recreation Area went to both the high school and the 01:02:11.039 --> 01:02:13.759 SPEAKER_11: college one and they were just amazing. 01:02:13.759 --> 01:02:19.960 SPEAKER_11: The level of energy was incredible and I'm glad that we have a long history of doing 01:02:19.960 --> 01:02:29.000 SPEAKER_11: that and I encourage board members to go check it out because it's a lot of fun. 01:02:29.000 --> 01:02:36.420 SPEAKER_11: So I went to the 10th anniversary celebration of CAPS, the Conference of Asian American 01:02:36.420 --> 01:02:42.019 SPEAKER_11: Professionals and that was just a really, really great thing. 01:02:42.019 --> 01:02:45.260 SPEAKER_11: We were recognized for being a long time partner with them. 01:02:45.260 --> 01:02:50.579 SPEAKER_11: We've been sponsoring their work ever since they formed and they're an important part 01:02:50.579 --> 01:03:00.719 SPEAKER_11: of us reaching in particular the Asian American community with our SEED program and other 01:03:00.719 --> 01:03:08.739 SPEAKER_11: programs that we have to support small businesses in our area and also just the networking aspect 01:03:08.739 --> 01:03:09.739 SPEAKER_11: of it. 01:03:10.739 --> 01:03:11.739 Unknown: Let's see. 01:03:11.739 --> 01:03:23.979 SPEAKER_11: I attended a performance by a community folklore group called Calidanza and it was at the Sophia 01:03:23.979 --> 01:03:27.259 SPEAKER_11: Theater and it was just a marvelous thing. 01:03:27.259 --> 01:03:35.119 SPEAKER_11: They had a professional troupe that was performing but they have a lot of performances or a lot 01:03:35.119 --> 01:03:40.880 SPEAKER_11: of programs to introduce that to kids in our area. 01:03:40.880 --> 01:03:43.639 SPEAKER_11: So congratulations to them. 01:03:43.639 --> 01:03:49.000 SPEAKER_11: It's a growing program and an important cultural thing. 01:03:49.000 --> 01:03:50.719 SPEAKER_11: Tended the Watts Cooking. 01:03:50.719 --> 01:03:59.400 SPEAKER_11: I think there were eight or nine high schools that were competing to cooking on induction 01:03:59.400 --> 01:04:00.480 SPEAKER_11: cooktops. 01:04:00.480 --> 01:04:08.559 SPEAKER_11: This was hosted at Cosumnes River College and everybody cooked the same thing and there 01:04:08.559 --> 01:04:15.440 SPEAKER_11: was a lot of enthusiasm with that and you could tell they were all taking it very seriously. 01:04:15.440 --> 01:04:18.639 SPEAKER_11: So that was a lot of fun to watch that. 01:04:18.639 --> 01:04:24.599 SPEAKER_11: All of the kitchens were completely powered by our fleet of Ford Lightnings. 01:04:24.599 --> 01:04:32.360 SPEAKER_11: We had a staff of electricians, a crew of electricians there to keep an eye on all of that. 01:04:32.360 --> 01:04:33.599 SPEAKER_11: That's a great event. 01:04:33.599 --> 01:04:44.679 SPEAKER_11: It was amongst the celebrity judges were Randy Sellen, Patrick Mulvaney, Billy Ngo and Brad 01:04:44.679 --> 01:04:45.679 SPEAKER_11: Checkey. 01:04:45.679 --> 01:04:47.679 SPEAKER_11: There were a couple others. 01:04:47.679 --> 01:04:56.079 SPEAKER_11: I'm sorry I forgot their names but I was pretty impressed by us corralling those folks, 01:04:56.079 --> 01:05:00.359 SPEAKER_11: some of the best known chefs in our area to judge that. 01:05:00.359 --> 01:05:01.919 SPEAKER_11: That was a lot of fun. 01:05:01.919 --> 01:05:12.679 SPEAKER_11: I attended an event by the Salvation Army and their honoree was our friend Sateri Kolokotronis. 01:05:13.679 --> 01:05:19.679 SPEAKER_11: It was a community champion lifetime achievement type of award. 01:05:19.679 --> 01:05:28.119 SPEAKER_11: I've known a lot about things that he's done in our community but it goes way beyond what 01:05:28.119 --> 01:05:36.239 SPEAKER_11: I was aware of and it was just very touching to learn more about what Sateri is doing. 01:05:36.239 --> 01:05:42.119 SPEAKER_11: So Sincarateria to Sateri. 01:05:42.119 --> 01:05:45.599 SPEAKER_11: That's congratulations in Greek. 01:05:45.599 --> 01:05:54.239 SPEAKER_11: I went to the signing of the new Water Forum 2050 agreement and they've been working on 01:05:54.239 --> 01:05:57.439 SPEAKER_11: that for the last few years. 01:05:57.439 --> 01:06:02.599 SPEAKER_11: It was a lot of fun for me because I worked for the County Department of Water Resources 01:06:02.599 --> 01:06:07.799 SPEAKER_11: so there were a lot of people that I've known actually really since the beginning of the 01:06:07.799 --> 01:06:08.799 SPEAKER_11: Water Forum. 01:06:08.799 --> 01:06:12.559 SPEAKER_11: A lot of people from my department and other people that I've touched on professionally 01:06:12.559 --> 01:06:17.480 SPEAKER_11: over the years were there so that was actually a really meaningful thing. 01:06:17.480 --> 01:06:24.360 SPEAKER_11: SMUD was actually kind of a small player in the water world but it was really neat because 01:06:24.360 --> 01:06:31.039 SPEAKER_11: it's an important thing for the environment and for just the economic vitality of our 01:06:31.039 --> 01:06:36.880 SPEAKER_11: region that we're able to have that framework that talks about how we're going to utilize 01:06:36.880 --> 01:06:42.360 SPEAKER_11: water and how we're going to have co-equal goals of protecting the environment and using 01:06:42.360 --> 01:06:46.199 SPEAKER_11: water for economic purposes. 01:06:46.199 --> 01:06:53.159 SPEAKER_11: I attended the groundbreaking at the City of Refuge which is a shelter. 01:06:53.159 --> 01:06:54.320 SPEAKER_11: It's more than a shelter. 01:06:54.320 --> 01:07:02.720 SPEAKER_11: It's really a home for people who are escaping terrible circumstances in their life. 01:07:02.720 --> 01:07:06.400 SPEAKER_11: It's in Oak Park. 01:07:06.400 --> 01:07:12.559 SPEAKER_11: They're building a multi-story building. 01:07:12.559 --> 01:07:22.240 SPEAKER_11: It's currently an empty lot and we got a lot of thanks for our ability to move some high 01:07:22.239 --> 01:07:30.039 SPEAKER_11: voltage distribution lines out of the way or actually we raised them to make it so that 01:07:30.039 --> 01:07:39.079 SPEAKER_11: they could more fully utilize that land and had a discussion with the founders of that 01:07:39.079 --> 01:07:43.839 SPEAKER_11: and it just seems like a great organization. 01:07:43.840 --> 01:07:48.200 SPEAKER_11: I attended a BIA leadership forum. 01:07:48.200 --> 01:07:57.160 SPEAKER_11: There is a panel of I think five or six women who were executives in various segments of 01:07:57.160 --> 01:08:02.840 SPEAKER_11: the building industry and they really just talked about how they developed their careers. 01:08:02.840 --> 01:08:11.120 SPEAKER_11: It was actually very educational for me just to see how important it is to get support 01:08:11.119 --> 01:08:18.039 SPEAKER_11: from your peers and from the leaders in your organization and actually just to take an 01:08:18.039 --> 01:08:20.640 SPEAKER_11: active part in developing your career. 01:08:20.640 --> 01:08:27.119 SPEAKER_11: I thought it was actually a really valuable discussion. 01:08:27.119 --> 01:08:30.760 SPEAKER_11: I went to Energy Thought Summit as well. 01:08:30.760 --> 01:08:41.880 SPEAKER_11: I won't belabor that but I do want to say some kudos to Director Bowie Thompson who was 01:08:41.880 --> 01:08:50.840 SPEAKER_11: surprised that she was expected to speak when her friend Rudy Garza, the head of San Antonio, 01:08:50.840 --> 01:08:53.440 SPEAKER_11: what is it, CPE? 01:08:53.440 --> 01:08:54.440 Unknown: CPS. 01:08:54.440 --> 01:08:56.520 SPEAKER_11: CPS, yeah. 01:08:56.520 --> 01:09:02.320 SPEAKER_11: Air electric utility and you did a great job. 01:09:02.320 --> 01:09:05.720 SPEAKER_11: Just right out of the box, oh yeah, by the way, you're speaking. 01:09:05.720 --> 01:09:11.240 SPEAKER_11: You've got five or ten minutes and it was like she had worked on it for quite a while. 01:09:11.240 --> 01:09:13.400 SPEAKER_11: It was very impressive. 01:09:13.400 --> 01:09:15.800 SPEAKER_11: Thank you very much. 01:09:15.800 --> 01:09:24.720 SPEAKER_11: Then I did the swearing in ceremony for the newly constituted Filipino American Chamber 01:09:24.720 --> 01:09:28.400 SPEAKER_11: of Commerce of Sacramento. 01:09:28.400 --> 01:09:31.199 SPEAKER_11: That was nice. 01:09:31.199 --> 01:09:33.279 SPEAKER_11: Let's see, what else did I do? 01:09:33.279 --> 01:09:35.960 SPEAKER_11: Oh, the CCA conference. 01:09:35.960 --> 01:09:46.319 SPEAKER_11: I'm going to start out by saying the CCA conference was I was able to spend to attend 01:09:46.319 --> 01:09:48.239 SPEAKER_11: almost everything at that. 01:09:48.239 --> 01:09:53.159 SPEAKER_11: I was really very impressed with the level of discussion that they had. 01:09:53.159 --> 01:09:56.279 SPEAKER_11: The panels were very informative and very thoughtful. 01:09:56.279 --> 01:10:02.159 SPEAKER_11: You can tell that that's an industry where the people have come along and they're much 01:10:02.159 --> 01:10:08.319 SPEAKER_11: more, they've reached a pretty high level of sophistication of their understanding of 01:10:08.319 --> 01:10:19.559 SPEAKER_11: the challenges facing electric utility at large and then also CCAs in particular. 01:10:19.559 --> 01:10:27.079 SPEAKER_11: I happened to meet a number of the CEOs of the various organizations and other executives 01:10:27.079 --> 01:10:30.039 SPEAKER_11: and staff members. 01:10:30.039 --> 01:10:40.720 SPEAKER_11: During the very last panel, Jeff Cyphers, who's the CEO of Sonoma Clean Energy, he made 01:10:40.720 --> 01:10:43.439 SPEAKER_11: the comment that he gave us a shout out. 01:10:43.439 --> 01:10:47.479 SPEAKER_11: We got a lot of shout outs during the proceedings. 01:10:47.479 --> 01:10:53.920 SPEAKER_11: He said that it was really remarkable that when he went out onto the street and talked 01:10:53.920 --> 01:11:02.359 SPEAKER_11: to people about SMUD, that everybody that he talked to was very, very positive about 01:11:02.359 --> 01:11:03.359 SPEAKER_11: us. 01:11:03.359 --> 01:11:10.520 SPEAKER_11: He just made a point of talking about that and how that's just a really great thing for 01:11:10.520 --> 01:11:21.239 SPEAKER_11: an electric utility to achieve to have that level of relationship and satisfaction, a 01:11:21.239 --> 01:11:23.600 SPEAKER_11: respect from our community. 01:11:23.600 --> 01:11:27.480 SPEAKER_11: I thought that was pretty cool that he gave us that shout out. 01:11:27.480 --> 01:11:34.079 SPEAKER_11: I also happened to meet a geothermal developer and he told me a little bit more about how 01:11:34.079 --> 01:11:36.680 SPEAKER_11: geothermal is likely to expand. 01:11:36.680 --> 01:11:42.200 SPEAKER_11: I don't know if this is actually true, but apparently this technology is there to greatly 01:11:42.200 --> 01:11:50.880 SPEAKER_11: expand the capacity of geothermal by, I think he said it at least three or four times. 01:11:50.880 --> 01:11:52.240 SPEAKER_11: Maybe it was more than that. 01:11:52.319 --> 01:12:00.319 SPEAKER_11: There's a lot more energy that can be made available through more modern technology. 01:12:00.319 --> 01:12:06.599 SPEAKER_11: So I spent a lot of time there, but it was really time well spent and really happy to 01:12:06.599 --> 01:12:07.880 SPEAKER_11: have done that. 01:12:07.880 --> 01:12:11.079 SPEAKER_11: I got a surprise while I was at CCA. 01:12:11.079 --> 01:12:20.920 SPEAKER_11: Our very own Alcides Hernandez stopped me in the lobby and told me that the CCA world 01:12:20.920 --> 01:12:25.359 SPEAKER_11: is stealing him away and you're heading off to Marin Clean Energy. 01:12:32.760 --> 01:12:36.560 SPEAKER_11: It didn't seem like it was in confidence and plus I saw something on LinkedIn about it. 01:12:36.560 --> 01:12:38.480 SPEAKER_11: So I thought you're in the audience. 01:12:38.480 --> 01:12:40.039 SPEAKER_11: I'm going to say something about it. 01:12:40.279 --> 01:12:43.920 SPEAKER_11: I'm sorry to see you go, but I'm happy for you. 01:12:43.920 --> 01:12:46.279 SPEAKER_11: I know it's going to be a great opportunity for you. 01:12:46.520 --> 01:12:50.399 SPEAKER_11: I wanted to thank you for all of your great work over the years. 01:12:50.399 --> 01:12:51.920 SPEAKER_11: It's been very helpful. 01:12:51.920 --> 01:12:53.079 SPEAKER_11: You're very informative. 01:12:53.079 --> 01:13:00.159 SPEAKER_11: And when you go about working out the new rates and stuff, have a lot of confidence. 01:13:00.159 --> 01:13:07.039 SPEAKER_11: And I'm sure you have built a great team behind you to take up the slack once you leave. 01:13:07.039 --> 01:13:09.000 SPEAKER_11: Have you left us yet? 01:13:09.000 --> 01:13:09.920 SPEAKER_11: Or is it? 01:13:09.920 --> 01:13:10.960 SPEAKER_11: I can't remember what. 01:13:11.399 --> 01:13:14.799 SPEAKER_11: So anyway, but thank you very much. 01:13:14.799 --> 01:13:19.559 SPEAKER_11: So I'm glad you're here and I got an opportunity to give you that shout out. 01:13:19.560 --> 01:13:23.640 SPEAKER_11: So Claire, you're not leaving yet, right? 01:13:26.039 --> 01:13:26.800 Unknown: Three more months. 01:13:26.800 --> 01:13:27.120 SPEAKER_11: Okay. 01:13:27.120 --> 01:13:28.920 SPEAKER_11: We'll get you in three months. 01:13:28.920 --> 01:13:30.120 SPEAKER_11: So all right. 01:13:30.120 --> 01:13:32.320 SPEAKER_11: And I know where you live. 01:13:32.320 --> 01:13:36.640 SPEAKER_11: So all right. 01:13:36.640 --> 01:13:38.920 SPEAKER_11: So that's it for my report. 01:13:38.920 --> 01:13:46.960 SPEAKER_11: I know that was a lot, but I just want to say I got to tell a bunch of people at the CCA 01:13:46.960 --> 01:13:57.319 SPEAKER_11: conference and actually at ETS and at Cap2Cap about that as a group, we go last year, it 01:13:57.319 --> 01:14:01.520 SPEAKER_11: was over 800, might've been over 900 events that we went to. 01:14:01.520 --> 01:14:05.720 SPEAKER_11: And I'm sure that doesn't actually include all the different meetings and stuff that 01:14:05.720 --> 01:14:06.359 SPEAKER_11: we go to. 01:14:06.359 --> 01:14:12.439 SPEAKER_11: So when people say that SMUD is everywhere, I want to thank the board and actually a lot 01:14:12.439 --> 01:14:14.840 SPEAKER_11: of staff are out and a lot of things do. 01:14:15.159 --> 01:14:19.279 SPEAKER_11: So that 800 is just the board going out. 01:14:19.279 --> 01:14:23.720 SPEAKER_11: And so we really do have a big presence in the community. 01:14:23.720 --> 01:14:30.199 SPEAKER_11: And I think that helps boost the level of trust and our ability to work with the community. 01:14:30.199 --> 01:14:37.079 SPEAKER_11: So thank you to the rest of the board members and to all the staff who really are, we're 01:14:37.079 --> 01:14:37.720 SPEAKER_11: everywhere. 01:14:37.720 --> 01:14:39.039 SPEAKER_11: So SMUD is everywhere. 01:14:39.039 --> 01:14:46.960 SPEAKER_11: So with that, I'm close with that and we'll move on to the CEO's report. 01:14:46.960 --> 01:14:50.239 SPEAKER_11: And I assume that you're doing that. 01:14:50.239 --> 01:14:52.439 SPEAKER_11: Laura, go ahead. 01:14:52.439 --> 01:14:54.000 Unknown: Yes, thank you, President Tamayo. 01:14:54.000 --> 01:14:58.840 SPEAKER_04: I'd like to start tonight's report by recognizing May is both Asian American Pacific Islander 01:14:58.840 --> 01:15:01.439 SPEAKER_04: Month and Military Appreciation Month. 01:15:01.439 --> 01:15:05.920 SPEAKER_04: AAPI Month gives us an opportunity to learn about and honor the unique cultures, histories, 01:15:05.920 --> 01:15:10.159 SPEAKER_04: and achievements of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people in our 01:15:10.159 --> 01:15:11.520 SPEAKER_04: community. 01:15:11.520 --> 01:15:15.560 SPEAKER_04: And during Military Appreciation Month, we want to express our deepest gratitude to the 01:15:15.560 --> 01:15:18.960 SPEAKER_04: brave men and women who have served and continue to serve our country. 01:15:18.960 --> 01:15:24.159 SPEAKER_04: And a big thank you to our employee resource groups, the groups reaching across international 01:15:24.159 --> 01:15:29.760 SPEAKER_04: networks, which is our green ERG, and the Military Employee Resource Group for the work 01:15:29.760 --> 01:15:34.960 SPEAKER_04: you do to provide inclusive representation for our employees through offering support, 01:15:34.960 --> 01:15:38.239 SPEAKER_04: working opportunities, and a sense of community within SMUD. 01:15:38.239 --> 01:15:43.039 SPEAKER_04: It's also Bike Month, and for our customers and employees, we're promoting the many benefits 01:15:43.039 --> 01:15:48.239 SPEAKER_04: of cycling for the environment and for our health, including a day of free bike tune-ups 01:15:48.239 --> 01:15:50.840 SPEAKER_04: and e-bike test rides. 01:15:50.840 --> 01:15:55.560 SPEAKER_04: As some of you know, any reports were big on education this month at SMUD hosting three 01:15:55.560 --> 01:15:58.039 SPEAKER_04: big marquee events for local students. 01:15:58.039 --> 01:16:01.800 SPEAKER_04: The first was a Solar Regatta, which was a great success. 01:16:01.800 --> 01:16:03.920 SPEAKER_04: It's the 13th time we've had this. 01:16:03.920 --> 01:16:08.199 SPEAKER_04: So more than 500 high school and college students raced their handcrafted boats across 01:16:08.199 --> 01:16:13.319 SPEAKER_04: Rancho Seiko Lake over two days, and thank you, President Tamayo, for attending that. 01:16:13.319 --> 01:16:16.960 SPEAKER_04: Local students also gathered to participate in our solar car races. 01:16:16.960 --> 01:16:22.039 SPEAKER_04: We had 400 middle school and high school students from 22 local schools have fun racing their 01:16:22.039 --> 01:16:24.159 SPEAKER_04: own solar-powered cars. 01:16:24.159 --> 01:16:27.199 SPEAKER_04: And big thanks to Vice President Kurth for attending that event. 01:16:27.199 --> 01:16:31.680 SPEAKER_04: And then finally, Director Tamayo, President Tamayo, talked about the Watts cooking. 01:16:31.680 --> 01:16:38.960 SPEAKER_04: There's actually nearly 200 local high school students competed at that event using state-of-the-art 01:16:38.960 --> 01:16:43.880 SPEAKER_04: induction cooktops powered by some of our F-150 Lightning All-Electric trucks. 01:16:43.880 --> 01:16:47.280 SPEAKER_04: The event gave students a chance to sharpen their cooking skills in front of renowned 01:16:47.280 --> 01:16:52.200 SPEAKER_04: chefs while learning about the benefits of clean, energy-efficient induction cooking 01:16:52.200 --> 01:16:53.320 SPEAKER_04: technology. 01:16:53.320 --> 01:16:57.760 SPEAKER_04: And big thank you to all of our employees for creating these innovative activities that 01:16:57.760 --> 01:17:02.680 SPEAKER_04: are really truly engaging the next generation of our clean energy leaders. 01:17:02.680 --> 01:17:06.079 SPEAKER_04: And then finally, earlier this month, our Downtown Network crews and our public safety 01:17:06.079 --> 01:17:10.680 SPEAKER_04: team hosted a special underground tour of our Downtown Network for the Sacramento Fire 01:17:10.680 --> 01:17:12.140 SPEAKER_04: Department. 01:17:12.140 --> 01:17:16.880 SPEAKER_04: As you know, our Downtown Network is a series of vaults and manholes that includes transformers, 01:17:16.880 --> 01:17:19.119 SPEAKER_04: protectors, and other equipment. 01:17:19.119 --> 01:17:24.280 SPEAKER_04: This network provides power for about 2,500 customers in downtown Sacramento. 01:17:24.319 --> 01:17:28.319 SPEAKER_04: And by sharing how our good operates and stays reliable, we're collaborating to strengthen 01:17:28.319 --> 01:17:32.239 SPEAKER_04: our partnerships and ensure everyone is better prepared in case of an emergency. 01:17:32.239 --> 01:17:36.840 Unknown: And I just want to give a huge thank you to our Downtown Network team who really made 01:17:36.840 --> 01:17:41.859 SPEAKER_04: this exclusive event possible for the Sacramento Fire Department and really showcased the critical 01:17:41.859 --> 01:17:46.479 SPEAKER_04: safety and reliability work that we do every day. 01:17:46.479 --> 01:17:50.239 SPEAKER_04: As for awards, we continue to receive them. 01:17:50.239 --> 01:17:54.840 SPEAKER_04: We received a safety award from the Northwest Public Power Association and the State of 01:17:54.840 --> 01:17:58.880 SPEAKER_04: California Reciprocity Partner of the Year from the California Department of General 01:17:58.880 --> 01:18:00.800 SPEAKER_04: Services. 01:18:00.800 --> 01:18:06.199 SPEAKER_04: And then our own CEO, Paul Lau, was honored to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from 01:18:06.199 --> 01:18:08.479 SPEAKER_04: the Smart Electric Power Alliance. 01:18:08.479 --> 01:18:13.439 SPEAKER_04: He is actually in D.C. this week receiving that award, which is why he's not here. 01:18:13.439 --> 01:18:16.920 SPEAKER_04: Otherwise I'm sure he would have loved to see the students and recognize them for all 01:18:16.920 --> 01:18:22.039 SPEAKER_04: of their artwork, but congratulations to Paul Lau for a Lifetime Achievement Award. 01:18:22.039 --> 01:18:26.640 SPEAKER_04: And finally, tonight's video is about one of our Curtis Park Electric Store Families. 01:18:26.640 --> 01:18:30.319 SPEAKER_04: They're part of the Neighborhood Power Partners program where residents educate their neighbors 01:18:30.319 --> 01:18:33.440 SPEAKER_04: on the benefits of switching from gas to electricity. 01:18:33.440 --> 01:18:37.960 SPEAKER_04: And this customer's story about going all-electric in their home highlights how SMUD programs 01:18:37.960 --> 01:18:42.920 SPEAKER_04: help families make practical upgrades that reduce stress, improve health outcomes, lower 01:18:42.920 --> 01:18:46.359 SPEAKER_04: costs, and move us closer to our zero carbon goal. 01:18:46.359 --> 01:18:51.639 SPEAKER_04: Unfortunately, the family was unable to be here in person, but let's take a look at the video. 01:18:54.639 --> 01:18:59.039 SPEAKER_08: The rebates we got from SMUD have allowed us to have the type of home and life that 01:18:59.039 --> 01:19:05.279 SPEAKER_08: we want to leave for the environment and for safety and for quality of life. 01:19:05.279 --> 01:19:06.279 SPEAKER_07: We have a growing family. 01:19:06.279 --> 01:19:07.679 SPEAKER_07: We have two young kids. 01:19:07.679 --> 01:19:11.519 SPEAKER_07: So when we were looking for our home, we were looking for a place where we could bike around 01:19:11.519 --> 01:19:15.279 SPEAKER_07: as a family, where we could walk around. 01:19:15.359 --> 01:19:17.800 SPEAKER_07: We did a walkthrough of this home. 01:19:17.800 --> 01:19:22.159 SPEAKER_07: We really liked the bones that we saw, but it was also missing some really critical features. 01:19:22.159 --> 01:19:25.079 SPEAKER_07: It didn't have heat, didn't have working hot water. 01:19:25.079 --> 01:19:28.279 SPEAKER_07: So we knew it was going to be a really big project to take on. 01:19:28.279 --> 01:19:32.679 SPEAKER_07: When we started looking through the wide array of SMUD rebates that were available for us, 01:19:32.679 --> 01:19:36.519 SPEAKER_07: it started to seem a lot more doable that we could make this work financially. 01:19:36.519 --> 01:19:40.159 SPEAKER_08: We upgraded basically everything in the house, and our electric bill is still lower than 01:19:40.159 --> 01:19:42.199 SPEAKER_08: what we were paying for gas before. 01:19:42.199 --> 01:19:47.880 SPEAKER_07: Our costs are less than half of what they were before, and it's everything. 01:19:47.880 --> 01:19:52.679 SPEAKER_02: Our rebates help offset those additional costs to help customers make the decision to go 01:19:52.679 --> 01:19:53.679 SPEAKER_02: all electric. 01:19:53.679 --> 01:19:55.880 SPEAKER_02: The rebate process is really easy. 01:19:55.880 --> 01:19:59.479 SPEAKER_02: It's managed by our contractors in the SMUD contractor network. 01:19:59.479 --> 01:20:04.800 SPEAKER_08: Having the contractor be set up with SMUD already made everything so much easier. 01:20:04.800 --> 01:20:09.760 SPEAKER_07: Also we use SMUD's shade tree program, and somebody was able to give us recommendations 01:20:09.760 --> 01:20:14.640 SPEAKER_07: on what kind of trees would give us what we were looking for in terms of shade coverage, 01:20:14.640 --> 01:20:15.640 SPEAKER_07: privacy. 01:20:15.640 --> 01:20:19.560 SPEAKER_07: This really makes our house feel like a home, makes our backyard feel comfortable as our 01:20:19.560 --> 01:20:20.880 SPEAKER_07: kids grow up. 01:20:20.880 --> 01:20:25.400 SPEAKER_07: What I appreciate is that SMUD isn't just a utility, they're actually invested in our 01:20:25.400 --> 01:20:27.440 SPEAKER_07: community, and that means something to me. 01:20:27.440 --> 01:20:29.360 SPEAKER_07: I feel like they're on our side. 01:20:29.360 --> 01:20:31.199 SPEAKER_07: What color is that bird? 01:20:31.199 --> 01:20:32.199 SPEAKER_07: Black. 01:20:32.199 --> 01:20:33.199 Unknown: It is on red. 01:20:33.199 --> 01:20:36.039 SPEAKER_02: Kristin's story is such a great example of what we're trying to achieve with this program, 01:20:36.039 --> 01:20:40.519 SPEAKER_02: and that our goals are to help customers lower their energy bills and lead them towards 01:20:40.519 --> 01:20:42.000 SPEAKER_02: an all-electric future. 01:20:42.000 --> 01:20:46.560 Unknown: We love spreading the word about what having all these rebates meant for us. 01:20:46.560 --> 01:20:50.199 SPEAKER_08: We talk with friends who are interested in learning more about how they can do what we 01:20:50.199 --> 01:20:52.359 SPEAKER_08: did and people are excited about it. 01:20:52.359 --> 01:20:54.359 Unknown: What do you think? 01:20:54.359 --> 01:20:55.359 SPEAKER_02: A train? 01:20:55.359 --> 01:20:56.359 SPEAKER_07: A water? 01:20:56.359 --> 01:20:58.159 SPEAKER_07: We talk about it with our four-year-old. 01:20:58.159 --> 01:21:02.199 SPEAKER_07: He talks about smoggy smog, and we're like, our home doesn't have any smoggy smog, and 01:21:02.199 --> 01:21:03.680 SPEAKER_07: that makes sense to him. 01:21:03.680 --> 01:21:05.439 SPEAKER_07: And he's excited about that too. 01:21:05.439 --> 01:21:09.039 SPEAKER_07: We're thankful to all of the SMUD rebates for making it possible for us to contribute 01:21:09.039 --> 01:21:12.159 SPEAKER_07: to the broader climate solution. 01:21:12.159 --> 01:21:22.839 SPEAKER_07: Learn about rebates for your home at smud.org slash rebates. 01:21:22.839 --> 01:21:23.839 SPEAKER_01: Concludes my report. 01:21:23.839 --> 01:21:24.839 Unknown: All right. 01:21:24.839 --> 01:21:26.839 SPEAKER_11: Director Herbie, you had anything? 01:21:26.839 --> 01:21:27.839 SPEAKER_01: Yes. 01:21:27.840 --> 01:21:36.239 SPEAKER_01: I just wanted to thank staff for a great video and also give a little credit to Kathy 01:21:36.239 --> 01:21:42.279 SPEAKER_01: Les, who started the Curtis Park Electric Stars. 01:21:42.279 --> 01:21:50.680 SPEAKER_01: And there's about 75 of us now in the neighborhood, and this will go a long way to bring some 01:21:50.680 --> 01:21:52.159 SPEAKER_01: more on board. 01:21:52.159 --> 01:21:53.159 SPEAKER_01: So thank you. 01:21:53.159 --> 01:21:54.159 Unknown: All right. 01:21:54.159 --> 01:21:55.159 Unknown: Thank you. 01:21:55.159 --> 01:21:56.159 SPEAKER_11: All right. 01:21:56.319 --> 01:21:57.319 SPEAKER_11: All right. 01:21:57.319 --> 01:22:01.359 SPEAKER_11: So do we have any summary to note for the record? 01:22:01.359 --> 01:22:06.039 Unknown: A report to Mr. Slauternik about SMUD's ongoing evaluation of the potential to incorporate 01:22:06.039 --> 01:22:10.000 SPEAKER_03: nuclear energy into SMUD's generation portfolio and related information. 01:22:10.000 --> 01:22:11.639 Unknown: All right. 01:22:11.639 --> 01:22:15.199 SPEAKER_11: I'm seeing no further business. 01:22:15.199 --> 01:22:16.720 SPEAKER_11: This meeting is adjourned. 01:22:16.720 --> 01:22:17.479 SPEAKER_11: Thank you very much.