Planning Coordinator Gap Resolution Team (PC-GRT) Minutes 1
1.Welcome, Call to Order, Introductions
Lorissa Jones,Planning Coordinator Gap Resolution Team (PC-GRT)Chair, called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. on June 30, 2016. A quorum was present for the conducting of business. A list of attendees is attached as Exhibit A. Attendees were asked to introduce themselves.
2.Antitrust Policy
Steve Rueckert, WECC,read aloud the WECC Antitrust Policy statement.
3.What is the Gap Resolution Team
Ms. Jones and those in attendance discussed the purpose and goals of the PC-GRT and how the goals will be accomplished.
4.PC-GRT Charter Review and Discussion
Ms. Jones reviewed and revised the draft PC-GRT Charter with the group.
Action Item: Michael Dalebout, WECC, will providewritten endorsement and concurrence from WECC on the charter and implementation plan prior to the October 2016,Compliance Workshop.
Action Item: Mr. Rueckert and Mr. Daleboutwill create a member and correspondence distribution list for the PC-GRT.
Action Item: Mr. Rueckert and Chris Albrecht, WECC, will revise the PC-GRT Charter to include closed session language and scope of confidential information for business case to present to the WECC Board of Directors.
Action item:Mr. Albrechtwill provide a legal review of the PC-GRT Charter. Mr. Rueckert will send it back to PC-GRT. The goal for completion of this is two weeks.
5.Overall Schedule
Ms. Jones discussed the meeting schedule for future PC-GRT meetings. The group was tasked with identifying and creating initial project due dates.
Action item:BrittanyPower, WECC, will schedule meetings prior to PC-GRT meetings each month between Mr. Rueckert, Mr. Dalebout, Ms. Power, Ms. Jones, and the PC-GRT vice chair.
Action Item:Ms. Jones will revise the project schedule and distribute to the members of PC-GRT.
Action Item:Ms. Jones will send a list of future meeting dates, times,and locations to the members of PC-GRT.
Action Item:Mr. Rueckert will request a PC-GRT page be created on the WECC website to outline the members of the PC-GRT.
6.Communication and Outreach Efforts
Ms. Jones stated that the PC-GRT will report to the Planning Coordination Committee and at the Board meetings for the next six months. Planning efforts will be made to discuss items during the October 2016, Compliance Workshop.
The PC-GRT will review all presentations before they are given.
After presenting in the meetings noted above, the information will be summarized in the WECC Weekly Update.
7.PC-GRT Leadership
Ms. Jones requested volunteers for the vacant vice chair position.
8.Process Outline and Matrix—All
The group discussed and revised the Process Outline.
The PC-GRT Matrix template will be posted on the website for all to access.
Action Item: Ms. Jones will send an updated PC-GRT Matrix by July 8, 2016.
Action Item:Mr. Dalebout and Mr. Albrechtwill find out if and how the PC-GRT will report to NERC and FERC.
9.Adjourn
Ms. Jones adjourned the meetingat 3:40 p.m. without objection.
Exhibit A: Attendance List
Those in Attendance
Chris Albrecht...... Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Emily Bernath...... Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Craig Cameron...... Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Michael Dalebout...... Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Bill Dearing...... Northwest Public Power Association
Tom Green...... Xcel Energy
Jack Henry...... Siemens PT
Linda Jacobsen-Quinn...... Farmington Electric Utility System
Chris Janick...... Salt River Project
Lorissa Jones...... Bonneville Power Administration
Pete Jones...... Puget Sound Energy
Peter Mackin...... Utility System Efficiencies, Inc.
Leland McMillan...... Talen Montana, LLC
Israel Perez...... Salt River Project
Chris Pink...... Tri-State Generation and Transmission
Brittany Power...... Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Steve Rueckert...... Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Joseph Wilson...... Tacoma Power
Western Electricity Coordinating Council