Public Utilities Advisory Board
Regular MeetingNaperville, IL · November 6, 2025
Minutes
City of Naperville
400 S. Eagle Street
Naperville, IL 60540
http://www.naperville.il.us/
Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday, November 6, 2025
5:00 PM
Meeting Room C
Public Utilities Advisory Board
Public Utilities Advisory Board Meeting Minutes - Final November 6, 2025
PUBLIC COMMENT:
A. CALL TO ORDER:
Chairman Halkias called the November 6, 2025 Public Utility Advisory Board
meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL:
Present 9- Michelle Ackmann, Abbas Bhikhapurawala, Louis Halkias, Russell Paluch, Philip
Schrieber, Nate Wilson, James Fillar, Roger Blomquist, and Rupa Natarajan
Also Present: Director of Public Utilities-Electric Brian Groth; Director of Public
Utilities-Water Darrell Blenniss; Deputy Director of Public Utilities-Electric Olga
Geynisman; Customer Connections Manager-Electric Maher Diab; Sustainability
Manager Ben Mjolsness; Student Representative Zain Photowala; Student
Representative Magaranth Rajkumap
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
No speakers.
D. OLD BUSINESS:
1.
Attachments: 1-Approve Meeting Minutes August-28-2025
A motion was made by Blomquist and seconded by Fillar to approve the August
28, 2025 minutes. The motion passed with Ackmann and Bhikhapurawala
abstaining.
E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Receive Electricity Modeling Team Update
Attachments: ModelingTeamPUABupdate11.6
Presentation by Richard Stark
2. Receive Update on the Renewable Energy Program and Proposed Program Changes
for 2026
Attachments: Update on the Renewable Energy Program
Presented by Mjolsness
Sustainability's Department first recommendation is from staff, verified with NEST
that we will remove, "in the same calendar year" component of the eligibility
requirement from the Renewable Energy Program incentive applications. This
will now just be one hundred twenty days limit from the final inspection or
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installation for those programs.
The second recommendation is from NEST that we roll any unspent budgeted
renewable energy funds in the following program year
A motion was made by Schrieber, seconded by Ackmann
Unanimous
3. Receive PUAB 2025 Annual Report
Attachments: PUAB 2025 Annual Report
A motion was made by Schrieber, seconded by Ackmann. Motion passed.
4. Approve PUAB Meeting Schedule for CY2026
Attachments: PUAB Meeting Schedule for CY2026
6:45 p.m.-7:02 p.m. recess
Approve Public Utility Advisory Board Meeting Schedule for current year 2026:
2/19/2026, 4/9/2026, 5/28/2026, 8/27/2026, 10/22/2026 and 12/3/2026
A motion was made by Schrieber, seconded by Bhikhapurawala
Motion passed with Fillar dissenting.
F. REPORTS:
1. Receive The Electric Utilities Preliminary P09 2025 Financial Summary
Attachments: Electric Utilities Preliminary P09 2025 Financial Summary
2. Receive The Electric Utilities Preliminary P09 2025 Financial Details
Attachments: Electric Utilities Preliminary P09 2025 Financial Details
3. Receive The Electric Utilities P09- 2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Attachments: Electric Utilities P09- 2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
4. Receive The Electric Utilities P09-2025 SAIDI Report
Attachments: Electric Utilities P09-2025 SAIDI Report
5. Receive The Electric Utilities 2025 P09- EE & REP Dashboard Report
Attachments: Electric Utilities 2025 P09- EE & REP Dashboard Report
6. Receive IMEA Board and Executive Board Meeting Minutes for Aug 2025
Attachments: IMEA Board and Executive Board Meeting Minutes for Aug 2025
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7. Receive PJM Transmission Billing to IMEA-June-Aug-2025
Attachments: PJM Transmission Billing to IMEA-June-Aug-2025
Approve the Electric utility reports 25-1443 through 25-1449
Motion by Schrieber seconded by Ackmann
Unanimous
8. Receive the PUAB Water Financial Packet
Attachments: Department Financial Summary
Expense Overview
Revenue Overview
Financial Report
9. Receive the PUAB Water SAIDI Report
Attachments: Dashboard - CCTV
Dashboard - Hydrant
Dashboard - Lead
Leak Summary
Leaks
SAIDI
10. Receive the PUAB Water Supply Report
Attachments: Supply PAS Daily Usage
Supply PAS Gallons
Supply PAS Percentage
11. Receive the PUAB Springbrook Effluent Report
Attachments: Springbrook Effluent
Approve the Water utility reports 25-1395 through 25-1398
Motion by Bhikhapurawala seconded by Ackmann
Unanimous
12. Receive the PUAB Year to Date CIP Report
Attachments: YTD CIP Report
G. ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Blomquist, seconded by Bhikhapurawala, to adjourn the
regular Public Utilities Advisory Board Meeting of November 6, 2025, at 8:49 p.m.
Unanimous
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Agenda
400 S. Eagle Street
City of Naperville Naperville, IL 60540
http://www.naperville.il.us/
Meeting Agenda
Public Utilities Advisory Board
Thursday, November 6, 2025 5:00 PM Meeting Room C
PUBLIC COMMENT:
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE MEETING: To address the
Commission in person during the meeting, members of the public should sign up in
person at the meeting location on the day of the meeting. Signup is available for 30
minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
TO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS OR A POSITION OF SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION:
You may submit written comments and position statements to the commission at
www.naperville.il.us/bc-comment in advance of the meeting. Comments will be received
from the time the agenda is published until 24 hours before the meeting start time.
Comments and position statements received during this timeframe will be shared with the
commission and posted in the Meeting Details section on the City’s meeting
management system in the day of the meeting. Comments received outside this time
frame will not be transmitted or posted. Written comments will not be read aloud during
the meeting.
PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES: The citizen participation guidelines are outlined in:
2-1-16 - CITIZEN PARTICIPATION of the Naperville Municipal Code.
ALL VIEWPOINTS AND OPINIONS WELCOME: All viewpoints are welcome, positive
comments and constructive criticism are encouraged. Speakers must refrain from
harassing or directing threats or personal attacks at Commission members, staff, other
speakers or members of the public. Comments made to intentionally disrupt the meeting
may be managed as necessary to maintain appropriate decorum and allow for city
business to be accomplished.
IF YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK: The Chairman will call your name at the appropriate time
during the Commission meeting. Once your name is called you may identify yourself for
the public record. Speak clearly and try to limit remarks directly to the matter under
discussion. Speakers are limited to three minutes and are called in the order they sign
up.
A. CALL TO ORDER:
B. ROLL CALL:
C. PUBLIC FORUM:
D. OLD BUSINESS:
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1. 25-1440 Approve Meeting Minutes August-28-2025
E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. 25-1452 Receive Electricity Modeling Team Update
2. 25-1450 Receive Update on the Renewable Energy Program and Proposed
Program Changes for 2026
3. 25-1442 Receive PUAB 2025 Annual Report
4. 25-1441 Approve PUAB Meeting Schedule for CY2026
F. REPORTS:
1. 25-1443 Receive The Electric Utilities Preliminary P09 2025 Financial Summary
2. 25-1444 Receive The Electric Utilities Preliminary P09 2025 Financial Details
3. 25-1445 Receive The Electric Utilities P09- 2025 Capital Improvement Program
(CIP)
4. 25-1446 Receive The Electric Utilities P09-2025 SAIDI Report
5. 25-1447 Receive The Electric Utilities 2025 P09- EE & REP Dashboard Report
6. 25-1448 Receive IMEA Board and Executive Board Meeting Minutes for Aug 2025
7. 25-1449 Receive PJM Transmission Billing to IMEA-June-Aug-2025
8. 25-1395 Receive the PUAB Water Financial Packet
9. 25-1396 Receive the PUAB Water SAIDI Report
10. 25-1397 Receive the PUAB Water Supply Report
11. 25-1398 Receive the PUAB Springbrook Effluent Report
12. 25-1399 Receive the PUAB Year to Date CIP Report
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G. ADJOURNMENT:
Any individual with a disability requesting a reasonable accommodation in order to
participate in a public meeting should contact the Community Services Department at
least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. The Community Services
Department can be reached in person at 400 S. Eagle Street, Naperville, IL., via
telephone at 630-305-5300 or via e-mail at napervilleclerks@naperville.il.us. Every effort
will be made to allow for meeting participation.
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