Public Utilities Advisory Board
Regular MeetingNaperville, IL · March 18, 2021
Minutes
City of Naperville
400 S. Eagle Street
Naperville, IL 60540
Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday, March 18, 2021
5:00 PM
Electric Service Center
Public Utilities Advisory Board
Public Utilities Advisory Board Meeting Minutes - Final March 18, 2021
On Friday, June 12, 2020, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act was signed into law. This
new law replaces the gubernatorial executive order concerning the Open Meetings Act and allows
public bodies to temporarily conduct meetings remotely during a state of emergency, subject to
certain requirements, including a determination by the head of the public body that an in-person
meeting is not practical or prudent.
On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Mayor Chirico issued an executive order determining that in-person
meetings of the City Council and the City’s boards and commissions are not currently practical or
prudent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A. CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Knotter called the meeting to order at 5:03pm
B. ROLL CALL:
Board Members Present:
Dan Knotter, Chairman
Arvind Aggarwal
Dan Bulley
Amit Shukla
Michelle Ackmann
Nathra Ramrajvel, Student Rep; present
Board Members Absent:
John Krummen
Staff Present:
Darrell Blenniss, Director; present
Brian Groth, Director, Electric
Amy Ries, Deputy Director, Water
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Maher Diab, Manager, Electric
Olga Geynisman, Deputy Director, Electric
Doug Splitt, Project Manager, Water
Rachel Pruneda, Administrative Assistant, CMO
Marge Schlueter, Senior Administrative Assistant, Water
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
Public Present: Marilyn Schweitzer, Greg Hubert
Ms. Schweitzer presented her support for the Clean Energy Act.
Mr. Hubert submitted a citizen's perspective of RMI report regarding the Prairie
State Energy Campus recently released statement, along with submitting links
and websites.
Chairman Knotter proposed that the board members read the information
provided and conduct their own research to be presented and discussed at the
May 20, 2021 meeting in preparation to present to City Council.
D. OLD BUSINESS:
N/A
E. NEW BUSINESS:
Approve minutes from the January 21, 2021 PUAB meeting.
Attachments: PUAB Minutes 01-21-2021
Chairman Knotter made a motion to approve the PUAB minutes from the January
21, 2021 Meeting
Ayes (4): Aggarwal, Bulley, Knotter, Shukla
Board Member Ackmann abstained
Approve minutes from August 25, 2020 Special PUAB Meeting
Attachments: PUAB SPL Minutes 08-25-2020
Chairman Knotter made a motion to approve the PUAB minutes from the August
25, 2021 meeting.
Ayes (4): Aggarwal, Bulley, Knotter, Shukla
Board Member Ackmann abstained
Approve minutes from the July 16, 2020 PUAB Meeting
Attachments: PUAB Minutes 07-16-2020
Chairman Knotter made a motion to approve the PUAB minutes from the July 16,
2021 meeting.
Ayes (5): Aggarwal, Bulley, Knotter, Shukla, Ackmann
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F. REPORTS:
Chairman Knotter motioned for the agenda to be modified to allow Electric
Reports be presented first, followed by Water reports due to the Water Utilities
Capital Improvement Program Presentation; motion was approved by Mr. Bulley
and seconded by Mr. Aggarwal.
Electric Utility reports were received.
Roll Call: Ayes (5): Aggarwal, Bulley, Knotter, Shukla, Ackmann
Water Utility reports were received.
Roll Call: Ayes (5): Aggarwal, Bulley, Knotter, Shukla, Ackmann
Receive the Water Utilities SAIDI Report
Attachments: Receive PUAB Water SAIDI Historical_MS (3-4-2021).pdf
This Report was received.
Receive the Water Utilities 2021 YTD Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Report
Attachments: Receive PUAB 2021 YTD CIP Worksheet for CIP Report_JS
(3-8-21).pdf
This Report was received.
Receive the Plant Flow Report for Springbrook Water Reclamation Center
Attachments: Receive PUAB Water 2021 SPRINGBROOK PLANT FLOWS.pdf
This Report was received.
Receive the Water Supply Report
Attachments: Receive PUAB 2021 YTD Water Supply Reports_LA (3-10-21).pdf
This Report was received.
Receive the Water Utilities Capital Improvement Program Presentation
Attachments: Water Distribution CIP Mar 2021_PUAB
Mr. Blenniss, Ms. Ries, Mr. Splitt presented; this Report was received.
Receive the Electric Utilities Preliminary YTD 2021 Financial Summary
Attachments: Electric Utilities Preliminary 2021 Financial Summary
This Report was received.
Receive the Electric Utilities 2021Detail Financial Summary
Attachments: Electric Utilities 2021Detail Financial Summary
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This Report was received.
Receive the Electric Utilities 2021 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Attachments: Electric Utilities 2021 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
This Report was received.
Receive the Electric Utilities SAIDI Report
Attachments: Electric Utilities SAIDI Report
This Report was received.
Receive EE & RE Dashboard-2-28-21
Attachments: Receiev EE & RE Dashboard-2-28-21
This Report was received.
Receive the Water Utilities 2021 YTD Financial Report
Attachments: PUAB Water 2021 Financial Reports_KM (3-12-21)
This Report was received.
Receive the Water Utilities Financial Summary Report
Attachments: Receive PUAB Water Financial Summary Report Template_JS3_as of
February 28 2021 (3-15-21)
This Report was received.
G. ADJOURNMENT:
Chairman Knotter made a motion to adjourn the Regular Public Utilities Advisory
Board Meeting of March 18, 2021 at 6:20 pm; motion was approved by Mr. Bulley
and seconded by Ms. Ackmann.
Ayes (5): Knotter, Aggarwal, Bulley, Shukla, Ackmann
/S/ Marge Schlueter
Marge Schlueter, Sr. Admin. Assistant
Public Utilites - Water
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Agenda
400 S. Eagle Street
City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
Meeting Agenda
Public Utilities Advisory Board
Thursday, March 18, 2021 5:00 PM Electric Service Center
On Friday, June 12, 2020, an amendment to the Open Meetings Act was signed into law. This
new law replaces the gubernatorial executive order concerning the Open Meetings Act and
allows public bodies to temporarily conduct meetings remotely during a state of emergency,
subject to certain requirements, including a determination by the head of the public body that an
in-person meeting is not practical or prudent.
On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, Mayor Chirico issued an executive order determining that in-person
meetings of the City Council and the City’s boards and commissions are not currently practical or
prudent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A. CALL TO ORDER:
B. ROLL CALL:
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
D. OLD BUSINESS:
E. NEW BUSINESS:
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21-0392 Approve minutes from the January 21, 2021 PUAB meeting.
21-0393 Approve minutes from August 25, 2020 Special PUAB Meeting
21-0390 Approve minutes from the July 16, 2020 PUAB Meeting
F. REPORTS:
21-0344 Receive the Water Utilities SAIDI Report
21-0345 Receive the Water Utilities 2021 YTD Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Report
21-0346 Receive the Plant Flow Report for Springbrook Water Reclamation Center
21-0375 Receive the Water Supply Report
21-0382 Receive the Water Utilities Capital Improvement Program Presentation
21-0383 Receive the Electric Utilities Preliminary YTD 2021 Financial Summary
21-0384 Receive the Electric Utilities 2021Detail Financial Summary
21-0385 Receive the Electric Utilities 2021 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
21-0386 Receive the Electric Utilities SAIDI Report
21-0387 Receive EE & RE Dashboard-2-28-21
21-0397 Receive the Water Utilities 2021 YTD Financial Report
21-0403 Receive the Water Utilities Financial Summary Report
G. ADJOURNMENT:
Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
participate in a public meeting should contact the Communications Department at least
48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Communications Department can
be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via telephone at
630-420-6707 or 630-305-5205 (TDD) or via e-mail at info@naperville.il.us. Every effort
will be made to allow for meeting participation.
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