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MAR 14 2022
CITY CLERK
Safety Moment
Consent Agenda
Contract for
Repair of Fuel
Control Valve
rry 14, 2022
The Electric Plant Board of the City of Paducah, Kentucky d/b/a Paducah
System ("PPS") held a regular Board Meeting on February 14, 2022, in the
ence Room at the offices of Paducah Power System.
The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. by Vice -Chairman Mark
fan who presided. Members of the Electric Plant Board present in addition to
Workman were Hardy Roberts, Sandra Wilson, and Darryl Pea. PPS
present were Dave Carroll, Rick Windhorst, Andrea Underwood, Doug
Miller, Brian Thomasson and Sarah Durbin. David Snow (Paducah
Plant Board attorney, Kent Price (McMurry & Livingston) also attended the
Vice -Chairman Workman first called on Brian Thomasson who presented this
Moment on "Heart Health Awareness"
Member Wilson then offered a motion, seconded by Member Roberts, to
the Consent Agenda which consisted ofthe following: (i) minutes of a regular
of Electric Plant Board held on. January 10, 2022; (ii) policy regarding
loans to PPS employees for heat pumps and home generators; (iii) Market -Based
between the Electric Plant Board and GDP, LLC; (iv)
Based Interruptible Service Agreement between Electric Plant Board and
Blockchain Services, Inc.; and (v) Power Contract between Electric Plant
and Amtrol, Inc. The motion was adopted unanimously with all members
saying aye.
The next item of business was a motion offered by Member Roberts and
seconded by. Member Wilson that the Electric Plant Board approve the proposal of
Governor Control Systems, LLC for repair of the Unit 2B fuel control valve at a cost
of $23,725.00. Mr. Windhorst explained that anew fuel control valve would cost
$40,688.00 and that PPS had previous good results from repairing such valves rather
than replacing them. After discussion, the motion was adopted unanimously with all
members saying aye.
The next item of business was a motion offered by Member Pea and seconded
by Member Wilson that the Electric Plant Board receive and file the re -appointment
by the Mayor of the City of Paducah of Mak Workman as a member of the Electric
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Kant Board for term expiring on February 6, 2026, which re -appointment was
Re -Appointment
of Mark
hereafter approved by the Paducah City Commission. The motion was adopted
Workman to
Electric Plant
nanimously with all members saying aye. Kent Price noted that Mr. Workman has
Board
ubmitted a signed and duly -sworn oath of office.
Vice -Chairman Workman then called on Doug Handley, the PPS Director of
inance, Power Supply and Rates, who gave a brief update on conditions in the power
Power Market
market. Mr. Handley presented a comparison of market prices at the Prairie State and
Update
LGEE nodes over the past several years and explained how the recent increases in
prices at both nodes affect Paducah Power System's operations and finances. He
discussed how transmission congestion affects the delivered price of Prairie State
power and the measures relied on by PPS to manage the congestion. Mr. Handley also
reported on recent generation by the PPS peaking plant and how rising prices in the
electric power market impacts utilization of the peaking plant by PPS.
The next item of business was a motion offered by Member Wilson and
seconded by Member Roberts that the Electric PlantBoard enter into executive session
for a discussion of matters pertaining to a specific proposal by a business entity where
Execrative Session
public discussion of the subject matterwould jeopardize the location, retention,
expansion or upgrading of a business entity, as permitted by KRS 61.510(1)(g). The
motion was adopted unanimously with all members saying aye, afterwhich all persons
vacated the meeting room other than the Board members, Andrea Underwood, Rick
Windhorst, Doug Handley and Kent Price.
Adjournment Member Wilson then offered a motion seconded by Member Pea that the
Electric Plant Board return from execution session into open session. After unanimous
approval of the motion, Member Wilson offered a motion, seconded by Member Pea,
that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was adopted with all members saying aye,
whereupon the meeting was adjourned.
CHAIRMAN
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