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Home My WebLink About2026-03-31 Utilities Advisory Commission Draft Action Minutes Utilities Advisory Commission Draft Action Minutes – March 31, 2026 Page 1 of 3 UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING DRAFT ACTION MINUTES OF MARCH 31, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING CALL TO ORDER Chair Scharff called the meeting of the Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC) to order at 6:00 p.m. Present: Chair Scharff, Vice Chair Mauter, Commissioners Croft, Gupta, Metz, Phillips, and Tucher Absent: AGENDA REVIEW AND REVISIONS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ITEM 1: ACTION: Approval of the Minutes of the Utilities Advisory Commission Meeting Held on March 4, 2026 MOTION: Commissioner Phillips moved, seconded by Commissioner Metz, to approve the minutes of the March 4, 2026 meeting. MOTION PASSED: 7-0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS Utilities Advisory Commission Draft Action Minutes – March 31, 2026 Page 2 of 3 UTILITIES DIRECTOR REPORT NEW BUSINESS ITEM 2: ACTION: Staff Recommends the Utilities Advisory Commission Recommend that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Gas Utility Financial Forecast, Reserve Transfer, General Fund Transfer, and Amending Rate Schedules G-1 (Residential Gas Service), G- 2 (Residential Master-Metered and Commercial Gas Service), and G-3 (Large Commercial Gas Service) ; CEQA Status: Not a project under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) MOTION: Commissioner Phillips moved, seconded by Vice Chair Mauter, to recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment A): 1. Approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Gas Utility Financial Forecast shown in this staff report and attachments, which includes amending the Gas Utility Reserve Management Practices; and 2. Approving the transfer of up to $1.5 million from the Gas Utility Operations Reserve to the Distribution Rate Stabilization Reserve at the end of FY 2026; and 3. Maintain a rate increase of no more than 7% through a combination of reducing the General Fund Transfer and potentially using other levers such as reserve levels; and 4. Amending Rate Schedules (Attachment A, Exhibit 1) effective July 1, 2026 (FY2027) by 7%. a. G-1 (Residential Gas Service) b. G-2 (Residential Master-Metered and Commercial Gas Service) c. G-3 (Large Commercial Gas Service) MOTION PASSED: 4-3, Croft, Gupta, Tucher no ITEM 3: ACTION: Staff Recommends the Utilities Advisory Commission Recommend that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Approving the FY 2027 Electric Financial Forecast, including Approving a Reserve Transfers, and Amending Electric Rate Schedules E-1 (Residential Electric Service), E-1 TOU (Residential Time of Use Electric Service), E-2 (Residential Master-Metered and Small Non- Residential Electric Service), E-2-G (Residential Master-Metered and Small Non-Residential Green Power Electric Service), E-4 (Medium Non-Residential Electric Service), E-4-G (Medium Non- Residential Green Power Electric Service), E-4 TOU (Medium Non-Residential Time of Use Electric Service), E-7 (Large Non-Residential Electric Service), E-7-G (Large Non-Residential Green Power Electric Service), E-7 TOU (Large Non-Residential Time of Use Electric Service), E-14 (Street Lights), E-16 (Unmetered Electric Service), E-EEC-1 (Export Electricity Compensation), and E-NSE- 1 (Net Metering Net Surplus Electricity Compensation); CEQA Status: Not a project. under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) Utilities Advisory Commission Draft Action Minutes – March 31, 2026 Page 3 of 3 MOTION: Vice Chair Mauter moved, seconded by Commissioner Croft, to recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment A): 1. Approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Electric Utility Financial Forecast shown in this staff report and attachments,; and 2. Approving the transfer at the end of FY 2026 of up to $5 million from the Electric Utility Distribution Operations Reserve to the Electric Utility Capital Reserve; and Amending Electric Rate Schedules (Attachment A, Exhibit 1) effective July 1, 2026 (FY 2027): a. E-1 (Residential Electric Service) b. E-1 TOU (Residential Time of Use Electric Service) c. E-2 (Residential Master-Metered and Small Non-Residential Electric Service) d. E-2-G (Residential Master-Metered and Small Non-Residential Green Power Electric Service e. E-4 (Medium Non-Residential Electric Service) f. E-4-G (Medium Non-Residential Green Power Electric Service) g. E-4 TOU (Medium Non-Residential Time of Use Electric Service) h. E-7 (Large Non-Residential Electric Service) i. E-7-G (Large Non-Residential Green Power Electric Service) j. E-7 TOU (Large Non-Residential Time of Use Electric Service) k. E-14 (Street Lights) l. E-EEC-1 (Export Electricity Compensation) to reflect forecasted avoided cost for FY 2027, and m. E-NSE-1 (Net Metering Net Surplus Electricity Compensation) to reflect avoided cost for CY 2025. MOTION PASSED: 6-1, Metz no ITEM 4: DISCUSSION: Preliminary Information on the City of Palo Alto's (City) 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (2025 UWMP) NO ACTION COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM MEETINGS/EVENTS ADJOURNMENT Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:06 p.m.