City of Waterloo Gas Committee met April 1.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
The meeting was called to order by Alderman Notheisen at 6:30pm. In attendance were committee members Aldermen Darter, Thomas, Hopkins and Heller. Also in attendance from the City were Shawn Kennedy, Tim Birk, and Mayor Tom Smith. CenterPoint Energy Blake Bastien was a guest.
Minutes from the January 7th meeting were previously approved at the January Utility Meeting.
Blake presented information and an opportunity to move our purchasing capacity to the MRT Line due to the reduction in capacity from Spire Gas Company (Laclede).Chairman Notheisen distributed the planned purchase of Natural Gas Futures and led a discussion about said purchase. A motion was made by Alderman Thomas and seconded by Alderman Hopkins. The purchase recommendation was approved with a vote of 4-1, with Alderman Darter voting no.
Tim also updated the committee on the progress of installing automated metering for our gas customers. We now have installed 1,448 electronic dials to existing meters and will continue to work toward completion by the end of summer.
Motion to adjourn was made by Alderman Thomas and seconded by Alderman Heller. Motion passed 5-0. Meeting was adjourned at 7:12.
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