CT Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative CMEEC

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE JOINT STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF CONNECTICUT MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ENERGY COOPERATIVE AND CONNECTICUT TRANSMISSION MUNICIPAL ELECTRICT ENERGY COOPERATIVE August 18, 2020 A Special Meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee of the Boards of Directors of Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (“CMEEC”) and Connecticut Transmission Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (“CTMEEC” and “Transco”) was held via Zoom, telephonically and in person at 1240 Poquonnock Road, Groton, CT on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting was legally noticed in compliance with Connecticut General Statues and all proceedings and all actions hereafter recorded occurred during the publicly open portions of the meeting. The following Committee Members participated via Zoom or telephonically: Jewett City Department of Public Utilities: Louis Demicco Norwich Public Utilities: Christopher LaRose, Robert Staley South Norwalk Electric & Water: David Westmoreland Third Taxing District: Kevin Barber The following Committee Members participated in person: Groton Utilities: Ronald Gaudet, Jeffrey Godley Groton Municipal Representative: Mark Oefinger The following Non-Voting Board Members participated via Zoom or telephonically: Jewett City Department of Public Utilities: Richard Throwe South Norwalk Municipal Representative: Dawn DelGreco The following CMEEC Staff participated in person: Dave Meisinger, CMEEC CEO Margaret Job, CMEEC Executive Assistant / Paralegal The following invited guest participated in person: Timothy Blodgett, Hometown Connections Others participating via Zoom or telephonically: David Silverstone, Esquire, Municipal Electric Consumer Advocate Ms. Job recorded. Committee Chair Mark Oefinger called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. He explained that today’s meeting is being held via Zoom, telephonically and in person. He provided instructions for the conduct of today’s meeting asking that participants keep their devices on mute and announce their name when speaking for clarity of the record. Specific Action Item: A Public Comment No public comment was made. B Roll Call Ms. Job conducted roll call with each participant responding individually as their names were called. Upon completion, Chair Oefinger confirmed a quorum was present. C Approve Minutes of the July 14, 2020 Special Meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee A motion was made by Committee Member Jeffrey Godley, seconded by Committee Member Ronald Gaudet to approve the Minutes of the July 14, 2020 Special Meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Committee. Motion approved unanimously. D Continue Discussion of Strategic Planning for CMEEC Dave Meisinger, CMEEC CEO, provided a brief overview of tasks completed during previous strategic planning sessions with this Committee and CMEEC staff. He added that the slides before this Committee today are the result of the staff meetings held in weeks prior. He explained that staff met in six separate meeting groups each addressing one of the six strategic priorities developed by the Board and created end statements and goals for those strategic priorities. Tim Blodgett, Hometown Connections, walked the Committee through today’s meeting schedule and provided a brief refresher of the strategic planning process. He stated that the Committee will spend most of its time reviewing the goals developed by staff. He added that the objective today is to garner Committee feedback and approval of the goals so that staff will then be able to finalize those goals. He further added the staff created some suggested strategic goals for the Board to consider under one of the strategic priorities. Mr. Blodgett explained that once this process is complete, the next step is for staff to develop the action plan reminding the Committee that the action plan is not a part of the strategic plan. Finally, the last step will be to wrap up the timeline and deliverables. He noted that CMEEC staff met many times since the last meeting of this Committee. He emphasized that the strategic plan needs to be the Board’s plan and that they feel confident their input has been included. Mr. Meisinger provided a brief refresher of the Vision, Values and Mission and Needs slides as these slides had been reviewed in detail at this Committee’s meeting in July. In depth discussion followed focused on the slides containing the end statements and goals that staff have been working on over the past three weeks. Mr. Meisinger highlighted the work performed by staff  including items that were removed or added since this Committee previously reviewed the slide deck. After lengthy discussion, relevant suggested edits offered by the Committee and Attorney Silverstone were incorporated for review and further work by CMEEC staff at and after its meeting on August 20, 2020. Discussion followed with respect to the readiness of the Strategic Plan being brought before the Board at its meeting on September 24, 2020. After discussion, the Committee determined that it would suggest that the September Board meeting be a working session to review the draft Strategic Plan as a full Board. The Committee agreed that Mr. Meisinger will send the modified slide deck to the Committee for their further review and comment. Any further revisions made as a result of that review will be incorporated into the slide deck and provided to the Board for discussion at its meeting on September 24, 2020. This Committee will hold a special meeting following the September Board meeting to incorporate and review any further revisions with the final Strategic Plan being brought to the October 22, 2020 Board meeting for approval. E Other Business There being no further business to come before this Committee, Committee Chair Oefinger entertained a motion to adjourn. A motion was made by Committee Member Godley, seconded by Committee Member Kevin Barber to adjourn. Motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m.