Unknown: Shout out from contingent.
Unknown: Thank you.
Unknown: Good evening.
SPEAKER_14: I will call to order the SMUD Board of Directors meeting of November 20, 2025.
SPEAKER_14: Would you please join me in the pledge to the flag.
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SPEAKER_14: address the board on other agenda items and items not on the agenda but within our jurisdiction
SPEAKER_14: during the general comment period.
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SPEAKER_14: Deputy General Counsel, would you please conduct a roll call?
SPEAKER_02: Director Rose.
SPEAKER_02: I'm here.
SPEAKER_02: Director Buett-Thompson.
SPEAKER_06: Present.
SPEAKER_02: Director Herber.
Unknown: Here.
Unknown: Director Curf.
SPEAKER_02: Here.
SPEAKER_02: Director Sanborn.
SPEAKER_02: Vice President Tamayo.
SPEAKER_02: Here.
SPEAKER_02: President Fishman.
Unknown: I am here.
SPEAKER_02: Directors Rose, Buett-Thompson, Herber, Curf, and Vice President Tamayo and President Fishman
SPEAKER_02: are present.
SPEAKER_14: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: We've got the 2030 Climate Action Tip and I believe Director Curf is going to deliver
SPEAKER_14: that for us today.
Unknown: Thank you.
Unknown: Now there's a lot you can do to join the charge to help us lead the global Clean Power
SPEAKER_10: City movement right here at home.
SPEAKER_10: The season is changing and it's time to prepare for colder weather months by insulating water
SPEAKER_10: pipes, water heaters, and exposed areas like attics, crawl spaces, or basements.
SPEAKER_10: I'm sorry, good insulation helps reduce heat loss and keeps your home warmer with less
SPEAKER_10: energy.
SPEAKER_10: Let's get to zero carbon together and join the charge.
SPEAKER_10: Visit cleanpowercity.org.
SPEAKER_10: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: If there are no corrections, changes, or additions, I'll entertain a motion to approve the agenda
SPEAKER_14: tonight.
SPEAKER_13: So moved.
SPEAKER_13: Second.
Unknown: Moved.
SPEAKER_14: Director Herber.
SPEAKER_14: Second.
SPEAKER_14: Director Tamayo.
SPEAKER_14: Directors, please vote.
Unknown: Motion passes with all present directors voting yes.
SPEAKER_14: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: And we will move on to our committee chair reports.
SPEAKER_14: Item number two on the agenda and we'll start with Director Bowie-Thompson, Chair of the Strategic
SPEAKER_14: Development Committee, with a report from November 11th.
SPEAKER_06: Thank you.
SPEAKER_06: We had one informational item and one discussion item.
SPEAKER_06: The informational item was a briefing on state of electric transportation industry
SPEAKER_06: and SMUD's EV strategy.
SPEAKER_06: The presentation featured external experts who provided a national utility perspective
SPEAKER_06: on major industry trends, challenges, and best practices.
SPEAKER_06: The panel highlighted how electricity's role has evolved beyond lighting to now power communications,
SPEAKER_06: environmental controls, and transportation.
SPEAKER_06: These are increasingly expected to address barriers to EV adoption, such as charging
SPEAKER_06: availability, cost, and customer experience by acting as trusted advisors and ecosystem
SPEAKER_06: conveners.
SPEAKER_06: Key lessons from leading utilities, including the importance of centralizing EV program
SPEAKER_06: leadership, developing active partnerships, and tailoring programs to local needs.
SPEAKER_06: Rachel Huang, Director of Distributed Energy Solutions, presented an update on SMUD's EV
SPEAKER_06: strategy in light of recent federal funding changes.
SPEAKER_06: This update covered both environmental and financial benefits of transportation electrification,
SPEAKER_06: including future bill savings and new utility revenue.
SPEAKER_06: While recent policy changes, such as reductions in federal tax credits and grant programs,
SPEAKER_06: present headwinds, most notably for light, medium, and heavy duty vehicle segments, California's
SPEAKER_06: remaining incentives and SMUD's durable strategy continue to support progress.
SPEAKER_06: SMUD's approach focuses on four pillars, expanding cost-effective charging infrastructure, supporting
SPEAKER_06: affordability, including for low-income and multifamily customers, grid optimization
SPEAKER_06: through managed charging, and workforce readiness.
SPEAKER_06: Key new initiatives include expanding the SMUD's charging network, launching an enhanced
SPEAKER_06: EV app, streamlining grid connections, and partnering our workforce programs.
SPEAKER_06: The update concluded by noting the importance of collaboration with partners to ensure EV
SPEAKER_06: adoption remains affordable, scalable, and supportive of grid reliability.
SPEAKER_06: The discussion item was related to authorizing the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager
SPEAKER_06: to negotiate an award contract to CloudGen, Inc. for field service management software
SPEAKER_06: associated with implementation services.
SPEAKER_06: The five-year contract, not to exceed 5.7 million, will replace SMUD's current CLIC
SPEAKER_06: platform, which is being discontinued by the vendor at the end of 2026.
SPEAKER_06: CloudGen was selected through a competitive RFP process, scoring highest on technical
SPEAKER_06: and price.
SPEAKER_06: The contract includes both software implementation and a five-year subscription, and reflects
SPEAKER_06: and negotiates savings of nearly 13 percent.
SPEAKER_06: This is item number six on tonight's consent calendar.
SPEAKER_06: This concludes my report.
SPEAKER_14: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: And we'll move on to Director Herber, the Vice Chair of the Policy Committee, with a
SPEAKER_14: report from the November 12, 2025 meeting.
SPEAKER_01: Thank you, Mr. President.
SPEAKER_01: The Policy Committee met on Wednesday, November the 12th, 2025, and there were four discussion
SPEAKER_01: items and one informational item.
SPEAKER_01: The first discussion item was to discuss the monitoring report for Strategic Direction
SPEAKER_01: 16, which is related to information management and security.
SPEAKER_01: Proper management of cyber and physical information, as well as physical security, is a core value.
SPEAKER_01: SMUD enhanced physical security with a computer-aided dispatch system, situational awareness for
SPEAKER_01: filled crews, see something, say something internal campaign, a risk, threat, and vulnerability
SPEAKER_01: assessment of SMUD facilities, and enhanced security at substations and in the CSC lobby,
SPEAKER_01: among other things.
SPEAKER_01: SMUD continues to uphold robust standards for cybersecurity and customer privacy.
SPEAKER_01: SMUD is in compliance with Strategic Directive 16, information management and security policy.
SPEAKER_01: This is item number seven on tonight's consent calendar.
SPEAKER_01: The second discussion item was to discuss the monitoring report for Strategic Direction 17, which is
SPEAKER_01: enterprise risk management.
SPEAKER_01: Effectively balancing and managing risk to further SMUD's policies and business goals is a core value of SMUD.
SPEAKER_01: Overall, SMUD's residual risk exposure has remained steady at medium to high.
SPEAKER_01: SMUD leveraged its risk framework successfully to introduce controls that mitigate any potential risk to SMUD
SPEAKER_01: across all categories, including safety and security, people, reliability, environmental, financial, customers and
SPEAKER_01: community, and process and technology.
SPEAKER_01: Looking ahead to 2026, the enterprise risk management team will continue to build a risk intelligence culture
SPEAKER_01: with improved tools and internal reporting.
SPEAKER_01: They'll also identify and track leading indicators and risk tolerances.
SPEAKER_01: SMUD is in compliance with Strategic Directive 17, enterprise risk management.
SPEAKER_01: This is item number eight on tonight's consent calendar.
SPEAKER_01: The third discussion item was to discuss the election of the president and vice president for the SMUD Board of Directors for 2026.
SPEAKER_01: This is item number 10 on tonight's calendar.
SPEAKER_01: The fourth discussion item was an annual review of the standing committees.
SPEAKER_01: This informational item was a review of the board's work plan.
SPEAKER_01: This concludes my report.
SPEAKER_14: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: And we will move on to Director Kurth, chair of the Strategic Development Committee, with a report from the meeting of November 18th.
SPEAKER_10: Thank you.
SPEAKER_10: The Finance and Audit Committee met on Tuesday, November 18th.
SPEAKER_10: There were two discussion items.
SPEAKER_10: The first item was discussion on the proposed 2026 SMUD budget, including debt service, pay schedule, and special compensation.
SPEAKER_10: The second item was a discussion on the proposed 2026 Joint Powers Authority budget.
SPEAKER_10: And with that, let me offer a special thanks to the staff who managed to condense a two-hour meeting into 49 words.
SPEAKER_10: And this concludes my report.
Unknown: Thank you.
Unknown: And I misspoke.
SPEAKER_14: I said Strategic Development.
SPEAKER_14: It was Finance Committee.
SPEAKER_14: My apologies.
SPEAKER_14: And Director Rose, with the final report, committee report of the night, chair of the Energy Resources and Customer Services Committee, with a report from the November 19th meeting.
SPEAKER_14: All right.
SPEAKER_07: Thank you, President Fishman.
SPEAKER_07: So the ERCS Committee met on Thursday, November 20th.
SPEAKER_07: There were two discussion items and one informational item.
SPEAKER_07: The first discussion item was authorization for the CEO and general manager to execute an amended and restated power purchase agreement consisting of two confirmations with the Geyser's Power Company, which is owned by CalPine, for up to 150 megawatts of geothermal energy.
SPEAKER_07: In 2022, SMUD executed a 10-year, 100 megawatt power purchase agreement.
SPEAKER_07: And in 2023, SMUD approached CalPine's team to extend and expand the contract.
SPEAKER_07: The 2030 Zero Carbon Plan specifically identifies the need to incorporate this geothermal resource into SMUD's portfolio.
SPEAKER_07: SMUD will purchase the energy, capacity, and environmental attributes, including the portfolio content category one, PCC1, renewable energy credits, or RECS, through 2042.
SPEAKER_07: This is item number 9A on tonight's consent calendar.
SPEAKER_07: The second discussion item was to approve the California Energy Commission's emission performance standard EPS compliance filing and authorize the CEO, general manager, to sign the compliance filing attestation for the project.
SPEAKER_07: This is item number 9B on the consent calendar.
SPEAKER_07: And then the informational item was a series of presentations on nature-based carbon solutions and SMUD's plan analysis to inform our efforts.
SPEAKER_07: Representatives from the Nature Conservancy, Ascent Environmental, GEI Consultants, and Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Conservancy presented their projects and research.
SPEAKER_07: This includes the report.
SPEAKER_07: Thank you.
Unknown: Thank you, Director Rose.
SPEAKER_14: At this point, we will take comments from the public on the consent calendar.
SPEAKER_14: I do not have any cards from people in the audience.
SPEAKER_14: Do you have, Deputy General Counsel, do we have any requests to speak from virtual attendees?
SPEAKER_14: We do not.
Unknown: All right, then we will move on to the consent calendar.
SPEAKER_14: Item number 3 is to approve the revised Board Member Compensation for service rendered at the request of the Board for the period of September 16th through October 15th of this year.
SPEAKER_14: Item 4 is to approve Board Member Compensation for service rendered at the request of the Board for October 16th through November 15th of this year.
SPEAKER_14: Item 5 is the approval of the minutes of the meeting of October 16th.
SPEAKER_14: Item number 6 was reviewed at the Strategic Development Committee of November 11th.
SPEAKER_14: Items 7 and 8 were reviewed at the Policy Committee of November 12th.
SPEAKER_14: Item 9 was reviewed at the Energy Resources and Customer Services Committee meeting of November 19th.
SPEAKER_14: And if there are no corrections, changes, or additions, I will entertain a motion to approve the consent calendar.
SPEAKER_07: So moved.
SPEAKER_07: Second.
SPEAKER_14: Move, Director Kurth, second, Director Rose.
SPEAKER_14: Directors, please vote.
Unknown: The motion carries with all present directors voting yes.
Unknown: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: And moving on to the discussion calendar and agenda item number 10.
SPEAKER_14: This is to discuss with possible action election of officers for 2026, President and Vice President for the SMUD Board of Directors.
SPEAKER_14: I will, well, do we have any people wishing to speak on this item from the audience?
SPEAKER_14: We do not.
SPEAKER_14: Okay, and I do not have any cards from people here in the auditorium.
SPEAKER_14: At this time, I will open nominations for Board President for 2026.
SPEAKER_14: Director Herber.
SPEAKER_14: Yes, Mr. President, I would like to nominate Dave Tamayo to be the President of the United States.
SPEAKER_01: I'm sorry.
SPEAKER_01: To be the President of the SMUD.
SPEAKER_01: So moved.
SPEAKER_01: To be the President of SMUD's Board of Directors.
SPEAKER_01: Unless there are further nominations, I will close the nominations.
SPEAKER_14: Hearing none, Director Dave Tamayo has been nominated for Board President.
SPEAKER_14: Is there any discussion on this matter?
SPEAKER_14: I think you'd be a fine choice.
SPEAKER_14: I do too.
SPEAKER_00: Directors, please vote.
Unknown: The motion carries with all present directors voting yes.
Unknown: And at this time, I will open nominations for Board Vice President for 2026.
Unknown: I nominate Rob Kurth for Vice President.
Unknown: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: Director Kurth has been nominated.
SPEAKER_14: Are there any further nominations?
SPEAKER_14: Seeing none, I will close the nominations.
Unknown: And Director Kurth has been nominated for Board Vice President for next year.
SPEAKER_14: Is there any discussion on this matter?
Unknown: Seeing none, Directors, please vote.
Unknown: The motion carries with all present directors voting yes.
SPEAKER_02: Glad we got that out of the way.
Unknown: Okay, at this time, we will allow the public to comment on items not on the agenda, but within our jurisdiction.
SPEAKER_14: I do not know.
SPEAKER_14: I do have one card coming.
SPEAKER_14: Okay.
Unknown: So please come to the podium and state your name for the record.
SPEAKER_14: Please do not move the microphone as it is designed to pick up your voice at a distance.
SPEAKER_14: Please remember to direct your comments to the Board.
SPEAKER_14: If you have written materials you wish to provide to the Board, please hand them to a SMUD Security Officer to distribute.
SPEAKER_14: Also, since your matter has not been placed on the agenda, the Board may not engage in any active discussion of the matter and is limited to briefly responding to statements, asking clarifying questions, and directing staff to follow up on the matter.
SPEAKER_14: And we have one request to speak from Kim Kamadi of IBEW.
SPEAKER_14: Before the speaker approaches the podium, I wanted to point out that the negotiating ground rules between SMUD and the IBEW for the negotiation of our current MOU state,
SPEAKER_02: both sides agreed to keep the negotiations confidential.
SPEAKER_02: Each side may inform its own members and or personnel and their consultants on issues related to the negotiations or the progress of the negotiations,
SPEAKER_02: but will not discuss issues on the table with any other party.
SPEAKER_02: If there are any breaches, each party will bring it to the attention of the other who may take reasonable remedial measures to prevent further breaches and to mitigate any prior breach.
Unknown: The floor is yours.
Unknown: Duly noted. Thank you.
Unknown: Good evening.
Unknown: My name is Kim Kamadi, business representative for IBEW Local 1245.
Unknown: We represent the workforce that powers Sacramento.
Unknown: I'm here tonight with Contract Negotiation Committee members, your employees, to my left here.
Unknown: Since 1946, SMUD has provided safe, reliable electricity to this community.
Unknown: The reliability doesn't happen by chance.
SPEAKER_09: It's because of the men and women of IBEW at SMUD.
Unknown: SMUD is recognized as a leader in clean energy, innovation, and community service.
SPEAKER_09: That leadership is possible because of this workforce who keep the lights on day and night through storms, outages, and emergencies.
SPEAKER_09: These are the people who climb poles in the rain, restore power during winter storms and summer heat waves,
SPEAKER_09: and maintain the systems that keep the lights on for every home and every business in Sacramento, making SMUD's success possible.
Unknown: Their work isn't just a job.
Unknown: It's the backbone of SMUD's reputation.
Unknown: It's a lifeline for this community.
Unknown: We're here tonight to remind you that investing in your IBEW workforce is investing in SMUD's future.
Unknown: We want a contract that reflects the value these men and women bring and ensures stability for the customers they serve.
Unknown: Fair wages aren't just about numbers.
Unknown: They're about safety, reliability, and honoring the commitment of this workforce that powers Sacramento.
Unknown: We stand united, ready to work toward an agreement that respects both SMUD's mission and the employees who deliver it every day.
Unknown: Thank you.
Unknown: Thank you, Kim.
SPEAKER_14: Based on the ground rules as described by our Deputy General Counsel, there's really not much we can say except that we appreciate the work you do.
Unknown: All right.
Unknown: We will move on to Director's Reports, Agenda Item 12.
SPEAKER_14: At this point in the agenda, we provide directors an opportunity to report on SMUD activity.
SPEAKER_14: We will begin with a report from Director Rose in Ward 1 and continue in Ward order with the President's report as the final item.
SPEAKER_14: Director Rose, you are up.
SPEAKER_07: Perfect. Thank you.
SPEAKER_07: I'll try to be brief as always.
SPEAKER_07: I had an opportunity that's hard to believe.
SPEAKER_07: I had not been out to tour or consume this power plant.
SPEAKER_07: I had been out to several of our other facilities, but I finally had the chance to get out there and meet some of the fantastic staff who were doing the turn down project.
SPEAKER_07: So it was offline, which is specifically why I went, but we were replacing the injectors and being able to run it at a much lower level in support of our 2030 goals.
SPEAKER_07: So I just wanted to thank the staff for that opportunity and really appreciate just the size, how well it's maintained.
SPEAKER_07: It's a beautiful facility out there.
SPEAKER_07: I wanted to point that out.
SPEAKER_07: There's several other things I went to that I know the rest of you will touch on.
SPEAKER_07: In Ward 1, we had our neighborhood walk.
SPEAKER_07: It was right off of Auburn Boulevard and Dewey right in there.
SPEAKER_07: I went out with the SMUD staff, and we knocked on doors for several hours on a Saturday morning.
SPEAKER_07: Just talking to people about energy and what their experiences were with SMUD and how we could help them.
SPEAKER_07: So I wanted to thank the staff for spending their weekend and taking the time with me to go out and do that work, really hitting the ground.
SPEAKER_07: It really is like where the rubber meets the ground, is talking to people in person.
SPEAKER_07: I also had the opportunity to go out with our staff.
SPEAKER_07: We had a good contingent this year.
SPEAKER_07: We were at the Veterans Day Parade in Folsom this year.
SPEAKER_07: We alternate around the region.
SPEAKER_07: But they had both the large bucket truck out, which was great to see with an enormously large flag on it.
SPEAKER_07: But they also had our snow cat out that they brought down from the UARP as well.
SPEAKER_07: So that was fun.
SPEAKER_07: That was fun to have two big things.
SPEAKER_07: So I appreciate our Military Employee Resource Group for helping organize that and getting the shirts and having everything just really professionally and well done.
Unknown: And the last thing I will mention, and I know President Fishman, you were there along with me.
SPEAKER_07: In Ward 1 in Folsom we had the house dedication, home dedication ceremony for Habitat for Humanity.
SPEAKER_07: SMUD is of course a big supporter of Habitat for Humanity and their goals, as well as we have our staff.
SPEAKER_07: One of our staff is their board chair.
SPEAKER_07: So it's just great interaction.
SPEAKER_07: And what's special about this is we have the opportunity to meet the really deserving families that were ten homes in this development.
SPEAKER_07: But I had the opportunity to actually hand the family their key in a ceremony.
SPEAKER_07: And so it's just a very meaningful, enriching experience.
SPEAKER_07: And I always appreciate to get that opportunity to have just a little tiny piece of participation and something that's changing these families' lives for the better.
SPEAKER_07: So with that I will turn it over to Director Bowie-Thompson.
Unknown: Director Bowie-Thompson?
SPEAKER_06: Great. Thank you so much.
SPEAKER_06: I attended also several events this last period.
SPEAKER_06: I was able to attend some both fun and educational events.
Unknown: I want to recognize WEAVE for all their work throughout the year to help women escaping the Domestic Violence Fund as a big supporter.
SPEAKER_06: We had representatives at the Feast for WEAVE.
SPEAKER_06: I also, along with many of our SMUD colleagues here, Brandy Bolden, Frankie McDermott, and several others from SMUD and Suresh Kota, also presented at WEA3, which is a water and energy summit presented by Smart Energy and Water, SEW.
SPEAKER_06: Many of us spoke on various panels.
SPEAKER_06: We came home with lots of hardware and awards.
SPEAKER_06: Paul Lau, our CEO, received the Innovator of the Year Award from SDW, along with Brandy Bolden, and Oliver for their efforts.
SPEAKER_06: Also, we're honored at the event.
SPEAKER_06: It was a great few days of presenting and meeting with other people in the water and energy field.
SPEAKER_06: That concludes my report for the last period.
SPEAKER_06: Thank you.
Unknown: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: And Director Herber and Ward Four.
Unknown: Thank you, Mr. President.
SPEAKER_01: For me, there was a lot of stuff going on this month.
Unknown: I attended the Behavior Energy and Climate Change Conference, which was held downtown.
SPEAKER_01: And it was really fascinating to me.
SPEAKER_01: You had people from all over the country and what they're doing to try to help customers engage in being more energy efficient and using less carbon.
SPEAKER_01: And it was just fascinating.
SPEAKER_01: And my highlight was telling them about the fact that there's a new product on the market that can help 100 amp panels handle more electricity.
SPEAKER_01: So we'll see what becomes of that.
SPEAKER_01: But it was really a great conference, and many of our staff were presenting at it.
SPEAKER_01: I also had the opportunity to go to the Three Sisters Garden in West Sacramento that our emerging leaders from the Energy Summit are involved with.
SPEAKER_01: And for those who might not know, SMUD puts on an Emerging Leaders Energy Summit, and they do different projects as part of that.
SPEAKER_01: And so these young people are learning how to grow different crops, and especially the Three Sisters.
SPEAKER_01: And those sisters are corn, beans, and squash, which I didn't know.
SPEAKER_01: So that was a really good lesson.
SPEAKER_01: And they're doing some great things in that garden.
SPEAKER_01: I also had the opportunity to speak at the MOSA Apartments Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting.
SPEAKER_01: And this was a magnificent project.
SPEAKER_01: It was 753 homes.
SPEAKER_01: Our SMUD people were very involved in the design, making sure that all of the units are electricity only.
SPEAKER_01: And these houses are for low-income folks.
SPEAKER_01: So it was just beautiful, just beautiful.
SPEAKER_01: And SMUD contributed about $750,000 to help with the upgrades and going electric.
SPEAKER_01: And everybody there was just very pleased to see this happening in Elk Grove.
SPEAKER_01: And the mayor was there, along with some other people.
SPEAKER_01: So kudos to Elk Grove for that development.
SPEAKER_01: And then last but not least, I have some buddies who love to plant trees.
SPEAKER_01: Joe Flores, Devin Lavelle, and Will Cannaday, they all live in the pocket area.
SPEAKER_01: And they put on a tree planting in Redfri Park, and I was part of it.
SPEAKER_01: And we named our tree Bob.
Unknown: Yeah, not exactly my choice.
SPEAKER_01: But nonetheless, it's going to be a beautiful tree as it grows.
SPEAKER_01: And so those were some of the things that I did this month.
SPEAKER_01: I'll turn it back over to you, Mr. President.
SPEAKER_01: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: And we'll go to Director Kurz and Ward 5.
SPEAKER_14: Thank you very much.
SPEAKER_10: One of the great privileges of being an elected official is that you get to go out into the community
SPEAKER_10: and see all the wonderful things that are going on all at once.
SPEAKER_10: It's a perspective that very few people get.
SPEAKER_10: And it's just completely exciting to know all the stuff that's happening out there.
SPEAKER_10: Three things here that SMUD was a sponsor of.
SPEAKER_10: First was a meeting with the Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce at the Sacramento History Museum.
Unknown: Just a great chance to get out and talk about the zero carbon goals and to sign up the businesses
SPEAKER_10: and the business people who were there attending.
SPEAKER_10: The second was a moving event for me.
SPEAKER_10: It was a capital storytelling immigrant stories.
SPEAKER_10: And there were six young people, I guess.
SPEAKER_10: Now most people are young to me.
SPEAKER_10: But there's telling their story of being immigrants to the United States and what it's meant for them.
SPEAKER_10: The third event I want to point out was the Sakura Groundbreaking,
SPEAKER_10: which is a large housing development that's going into Midtown Sacramento.
SPEAKER_10: And I'm happy to report that I got there a little bit early and searched all around
SPEAKER_10: and I could not find a gas pipe going on to the project.
SPEAKER_10: And they confirmed that it's another all-electric apartment building for us in the Midtown area.
SPEAKER_10: So very exciting there.
SPEAKER_10: And then lastly, I also attended with Director Herber,
Unknown: the Behavior Energy and Climate Change Conference in downtown Sacramento,
Unknown: and found it just fascinating to see what people across the entire country are trying to do
SPEAKER_10: to convince folks to go all-electric.
SPEAKER_10: And with that, back to you.
SPEAKER_10: Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: And we'll go to Director Tamayo on Ward 6.
Unknown: Thank you.
SPEAKER_13: I had the pleasure of attending a couple more Filipino-American History Month events.
SPEAKER_13: One was put on by Filipino community of Sacramento and vicinity.
SPEAKER_13: The other was Filipino-American National Historical Society.
SPEAKER_13: And those are both very interesting and a great way to learn even more about the heritage of Filipinos
SPEAKER_13: and part of my ancestry.
SPEAKER_13: And then I attended the celebration of Sacramento area creeks association
SPEAKER_13: and learned a lot about the role of rivers and streams in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
SPEAKER_13: And then also a very engaging presentation or actually storytelling by a Native American woman
SPEAKER_13: who's part of the Kacimnes Miwok tribe.
SPEAKER_13: And it was just an amazing way of relating how her people relate to the rivers
SPEAKER_13: and see them as really part of their life and a real strong connection.
SPEAKER_13: So that was incredibly powerful.
SPEAKER_13: I met with the Chief Operating Officer of Calusa Indian Energy.
SPEAKER_13: And I expected to just hear about what they did to form a microgrid for their community up in Calusa County
SPEAKER_13: centered around actually a fairly small reservation and serving their casino.
SPEAKER_13: But they very interestingly they leveraged their experience and expertise in developing their own power supply.
SPEAKER_13: And now they're helping tribes throughout the country to develop their own electricity generation and distribution systems.
SPEAKER_13: And really they're a very strong part of working towards achieving energy sovereignty for all of these tribes.
SPEAKER_13: And being a tribe themselves they're in a unique position to come as a trusted advisor and really actually develop earth.
SPEAKER_13: So they're not just providing consulting services, they're actually developing some of these large projects around the country.
SPEAKER_13: Fascinating thing.
SPEAKER_13: I attended the Hollywood Park annual tree planning event, which of course we help the tree foundation supply the trees for that.
SPEAKER_13: Nice to connect with some of my neighbors and constituents in Hollywood Park.
SPEAKER_13: It's always good to get down there in the dirt and just help give those trees a nice healthy start and meet some new folks.
SPEAKER_13: I attended the Urban Land Institute panel discussion about emerging developers and the challenges that they face.
SPEAKER_13: It was mostly about challenges but it was also about some of the advantages of having new developers coming up and some of the niches that they provide.
SPEAKER_13: And plus you've got to have new people coming up so it's good to learn more about that.
SPEAKER_13: Certainly there's a lot of things that make it very difficult to get into the development market even on a very small scale.
SPEAKER_13: I had a great time participating in several hour long programs at the American River College Culinary Arts program.
Unknown: They have this incredible building that helps young people, well not just young people, people who may be wanting to change their careers or just up their cooking skills.
SPEAKER_13: There's one part of it that we're going to be converting to all-electric so that people that are learning that particular trade are going to get really good training in how to use all-electric professional cooking equipment.
SPEAKER_13: I wanted to thank ARC for actually being a partner in educating the community about induction cooking and all the advantages that go with that.
SPEAKER_13: And then while I was there I had an opportunity to tour the Career and Technical Education Center at ARC.
SPEAKER_13: And so they have a bunch of trades there that they're a centerpiece of getting people ready to enter a variety of vocations whether it's auto or electronics and solar and a number of other fields.
SPEAKER_13: And that was a very impressive center and I'm glad that we're part of supporting that.
SPEAKER_13: And then finally I attended a pitch contest that was put on by Clean Start and there were a number of energy-oriented companies that put on very good presentations.
SPEAKER_13: The winner was Lycap, which is a company that we've been in contact with. They're in Rancho Cordova, or they started in Rancho Cordova and they're expanding into the power-in area now with a much larger manufacturing center.
SPEAKER_13: And they create what they call dry electrodes. And it's incredible. I've done a tour of their facility and it's super clean.
SPEAKER_13: It's not what you expect for a battery manufacturing facility.
SPEAKER_13: And I know that a lot of manufacturing now is not like giant overhead vats of molten metal spraying sparks around, but it was enlightening going there.
SPEAKER_13: And it's great to see a company that started out locally successfully expanding and hoping for great things from them. I'll end it there. Thank you.
SPEAKER_14: All right. I guess it's my turn. I want to thank Gama Ortiz for inviting me to speak to a group of utility communicators that EPRI put together.
SPEAKER_14: And we hosted them here, EPRI, the Electric Power Research Institute. Got to speak to a group of maybe 20 or so public information officers from around the country about the value of communicating what we do.
SPEAKER_14: I have a little bit of experience in that and it was fun to talk to them and trade some stories.
SPEAKER_14: Paul Lau and Laura Angue and I spent a week in Portugal a couple weeks ago with the Smart Electric Power Alliance.
SPEAKER_14: And they set up a series of meetings with different utilities and other organizations in Portugal, talking about a lot of things.
SPEAKER_14: They have a 70 plus percent penetration of wind and solar on the Iberian Peninsula. They also suffered a significant blackout back in April.
SPEAKER_14: They took out all of Spain and Portugal and sort of threatened to propagate into France, except they cut off the one transmission line that connects them.
SPEAKER_14: And it's far too simplistic to say that the high penetration of wind and solar caused the event. That's not what happened.
SPEAKER_14: But it was a factor and it was a factor in how they recovered from it.
SPEAKER_14: And so learning, actually what was really fascinating is hearing from these different organizations and their different perspectives on what caused the outage and how they recovered from it.
SPEAKER_14: But it is a cautionary tale and in my layman's language, it's important for us to remember that not every megawatt is created equal.
SPEAKER_14: And that as much as we value wind and solar, battery storage and these other relatively new technologies, there's something to be said for good old spinning mass.
SPEAKER_14: And I know we have some people here from our hydro system. The UARP is such an incredible resource and makes so much, it's so valuable for us in so many different ways.
SPEAKER_14: As our gas fired plants that also have that spinning mass, but certainly the hydro system has black star capability.
SPEAKER_14: It doesn't pollute, it doesn't create emissions in other ways. So incredibly valuable resource and I'm so glad that we have it.
SPEAKER_14: There are still more lessons to be learned from that event on the Iberian Peninsula.
SPEAKER_14: And so there's more coming out about it all the time as they dig deeper into that. But it's a cautionary tale for all of us.
SPEAKER_14: It's been a busy few weeks and I'm not going to talk about everything, but I do want to speak briefly.
SPEAKER_14: I got to say a few words at the downtown Sacramento partnership lighting up K Street.
SPEAKER_14: There's new lighting along K Street from 7th Street all the way up to the convention center.
SPEAKER_14: Our friend Michael Sestak put that together. Actually designed the lighting.
SPEAKER_14: Smud's obviously providing the power. It's all LEDs. It's programmable.
SPEAKER_14: They can do different colors and different schemes.
SPEAKER_14: And my day job, SACRT, had a role because most of the lighting is on their poles that provide the catenary system for the light rail system.
SPEAKER_14: So it's just a great partnership and it looks great and it was really fun to be part of that.
SPEAKER_14: And anytime you get to see the Zamboni down on the ice rink, that's a good thing too.
SPEAKER_14: That's Mr. Ice rink over there.
SPEAKER_14: And then earlier this week I also got to go to, was it this week? It was on the 13th. I can't keep track of it.
SPEAKER_14: I guess it was late last week.
SPEAKER_14: I got to go to an event at the Smud Museum of Science and Curiosity, MOSAC, the President's reception.
SPEAKER_14: And we get questions sometimes, why is Smud spending money on a museum?
SPEAKER_14: What's the reason behind that? Why'd you have to spend so much to get your naming rights on it?
SPEAKER_14: And you look at the programs that they offer there, the number of school kids that run through that program,
SPEAKER_14: many of them for free or very low cost because of sponsorships that Smud provides and other organizations as well.
SPEAKER_14: And the quality of that museum, the quality of the exhibits and of the planetarium and the programs that they offer, that is exactly where we want to be.
SPEAKER_14: We are sparking imagination and curiosity. We're sparking interest in the STEM, science, technology, engineering and math that we need so badly now and in the future.
SPEAKER_14: And so that is, it's just a wonderful amenity, but it is way more than that as well.
SPEAKER_14: And I'll stop there and turn it over to Paul Lau, our CEO for his report.
SPEAKER_14: Thank you so much, President Fishman. Before I start, I do want to thank actually employee who are IBW members for the great work they do day in and day out.
SPEAKER_08: We'll be keeping the lights on for secondals. I just wanted to say thank you.
SPEAKER_08: Now, this month we recognize Native American heroes this month, Diwali and Veterans Day.
SPEAKER_08: Now, throughout November, we're recognizing the rich ancestry and vibrant traditions of Native Americans.
SPEAKER_08: Now, we honor the legacy that indigenous history makers have left and those who continue to shape our society, leading the communities and impact on our culture today.
SPEAKER_08: Now, also this month, our group reaching out across international networks, or GRAAAN, employee resource group, organized a gathering to celebrate Diwali, which is the Hindu festival of lights.
SPEAKER_08: Employees got to learn about the history and enjoy traditional Diwali food.
SPEAKER_08: Now, finally, we're proud to celebrate Veterans Day.
SPEAKER_08: SMUD's military employee resource group and many other SMUD employees participated in the Folsom 2025 Veterans Day parade.
SPEAKER_08: Thank you, Director Rose and those of you who are actually there, along with Exexa and all the employees for participating in such a wonderful parade.
SPEAKER_08: And it was really, really great to say the thanks really to many of the veterans.
SPEAKER_08: And thank you for your services.
SPEAKER_08: Now, with the turn of the season here, winter storm on far away.
SPEAKER_08: Now, throughout the year, teams across SMUD has continued with a coordinated effort to enhance our storm restoration process and procedure.
SPEAKER_08: Now, we recently held a mock storm event to make sure that we're ready for what's ahead.
SPEAKER_08: And team learns about what's new and improved this year related to our storm restoration efforts.
SPEAKER_08: Now, there's a few new things this year.
Unknown: There's an improved estimated restoration time, a prioritization tool that will help us provide an even better customer experience for our whole community.
SPEAKER_08: A new virtual hold feature that means customers don't have to sit on hold waiting to report an outage.
SPEAKER_08: And a few new trackers that help employees manage time reporting.
SPEAKER_08: We know how difficult it is when we have big storms rolling through and we have hundreds of customers out.
SPEAKER_08: So I want to thank Frankie, Susanai, and his team to really, really stepping up in terms of looking at how we can actually get better and faster and more accurate information to our customer when those trying times actually happens.
SPEAKER_08: Now, this month's SMUD was featured on an exclusive television story highlighting ongoing infrastructure investments as the regions continue to grow.
SPEAKER_08: Chief operating officer, Frankie McDermott, led KCRA on an exclusive tour of Station E and a downtown network underneath the convention center.
SPEAKER_08: Now, the behind the scenes access showcase the complex work happening 24-7 to Power Sacramento and how we are investing $600 million in infrastructure upgrade to support the rail yard, the soccer stadium, and Kaiser expansion.
SPEAKER_08: So thank you so much, Frankie.
SPEAKER_08: And I hope I from what I saw, he was very full of jinnick and got all the calls from people asking for his autograph.
SPEAKER_08: So also last month, Sacramento hosted the view of Farms to Fork at Terra Madre Americas, which brought together slow food advocates from more than 17 countries.
SPEAKER_08: More than 165,000 visitors celebrated all things food at the event downtown.
Unknown: Now, as the sponsor of the Terra Madre indoor bistro, we used opportunity to share our commitment to a zero carbon future holding induction cooking demos and connecting with visitors about sustainability.
SPEAKER_08: Now, in the awards space, there was much to celebrate this month.
SPEAKER_08: SMUD was thrilled to accept two awards from PR daily, one for our social media campaigning people behind the promise, and one of our press events with Doris Matsui celebrating the electrification of 300 homes.
SPEAKER_08: And also at the W3 summit, Chief Customer Officer Brandy Bolton received the digital customer champion of the year.
SPEAKER_08: Congratulations to Brandy.
SPEAKER_08: And lastly, I was honored to receive the industry visionary of the year award from SEW and thank you, Director Bowie Thompson, for accepting the award and saying some nice words about SMUD.
SPEAKER_08: Thank you so much.
SPEAKER_08: Now, for this month's video, we are focused on students' energy and education.
SPEAKER_08: Every year, we work with more than 20,000 students to inspire them to grow and pursue their dreams, particular in the area of STEM and clean energy.
SPEAKER_08: Now, it's all part of our purpose to improve the life of our and all our customers and our community leaders, even the little ones.
SPEAKER_08: So let's check it out.
Unknown: SMUD's programs definitely changed the trajectory of my future and just where I want to go in general.
SPEAKER_04: I've been so lucky to be able to participate in so much of SMUD's initiatives over the years.
SPEAKER_04: It's just been very, very encouraging for me as a student.
Unknown: SMUD is more than just a utility.
SPEAKER_11: We are a partner in the community.
SPEAKER_11: We see our students, our young people, as our future.
SPEAKER_11: We have the honor to serve over 23,000 students a year and reach them and inspire them to do great things in this region.
SPEAKER_05: Education is really the heart of our mission.
SPEAKER_05: We really want to empower students to pursue a career in STEM, especially when it comes to clean energy.
SPEAKER_05: A partnership with companies like SMUD, it means everything.
SPEAKER_12: SMUD's programs bring real world experience into the classroom.
SPEAKER_12: Students, they get out of their shell, they get out of their bubble, and they start to look at the world through a different lens.
SPEAKER_12: That brings relevance to what we're doing as teachers.
SPEAKER_12: And for students, it makes their dreams more obtainable.
SPEAKER_12: One project that I was so excited to do here through SMUD was the Solar Regatta.
SPEAKER_04: Specifically, my team last year did something new with this clean-up buoy vessel.
SPEAKER_04: It was just so exciting for us to be able to come up with something new and develop this in the competition,
SPEAKER_04: inspire new teams to kind of up their game, and also to be so supported by SMUD throughout the entire process.
SPEAKER_04: We went to a church in South Sacramento and talked about wind turbines.
SPEAKER_11: When I tell you, the kids scream like Taylor Swift was there.
SPEAKER_11: That's what our education program does.
SPEAKER_11: It gets folks excited, it leads them on a pathway to opportunities they may have never even known existed.
SPEAKER_11: What makes SMUD really unique is we really try to get to know our community on a personal level
SPEAKER_05: so that we can identify their needs and we can build some programming that's inclusive for all students in our region.
SPEAKER_05: It makes me feel inspired to see them thrive when it comes to STEM education.
SPEAKER_05: The work that we're doing today makes me very optimistic about the future that we have at SMUD for this region.
SPEAKER_11: There is so much talent in this region that's being reached by our staff, that's being inspired by our staff,
SPEAKER_11: and that's impacting our work right now.
SPEAKER_11: I can't even imagine the great innovation that's going to come this way through the work this program does.
Unknown: And that concludes my report. Thank you, President Fishman.
SPEAKER_08: Jose Taylor Swift, am I supposed to know who that is?
SPEAKER_14: Thank you, Paul. Thank you for that report and great video.
SPEAKER_14: Deputy General Counsel, do we have any summary of note for the record?
SPEAKER_14: There's none for tonight.
SPEAKER_02: I do not believe we do.
SPEAKER_14: Seeing no further business, this meeting is adjourned.
Unknown: Thank you.