MEETING NOTICES & AGENDAS
The next MMLD Municipal Light Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 29, 2022 @ 4:00pm.
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Click any date below to view the last 12 months of Meeting Agenda PDFs. See past Meeting Minutes, Meeting Notices, and Annual Reports on our Meetings & Annual Reports Page.
November 29, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve the minutes of October 25th.
- 2. 2022 year to date financials.
- 3. 2023 Budget plan.
- 4. Rate Restructuring and Winter Electric Reliability Concerns (Need to prepare for rolling blackouts) Public information session December 6th, 7pm, Marblehead High School Auditorium.
- 5. Low income Household Residential rate.
- 6. Sustainable Committee update.
- 7. Strategy Committee update.
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October 25, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1.Approve the minutes of September 27th
- 2. General manager’s report: Battery update. Tree trimming update. Ludlow solar commissioning.
- 3. Financial update.
- 4. Strategy committee update.
- 5.Sustainability committee update.
- 6. Public comments.
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September 27, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve the minutes of September 8th and September 14th.
- 2. Update on utility scale battery project.
- 3. Battery safety discussion with Fire Chief Gilliland.
- 4. Financial update.
- 5. Strategy committee update.
- 6. Sustainability committee update.
- 7. Motion to go to Executive
Session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining or litigation if an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body and the chair so declares. Not to return to open Session.
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September 8, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Vote on Village 13 Switchgear Purchase agreement.
- 2. Vote on Nexgrid software upgrade and migration to Google Cloud.
- 3. Approve the revised UFS (Utility Financial Solutions) utility rates.
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August 30, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of July 26th.
- 2. Discuss rate restructuring with UFS (Utility Financial Solutions).
- 3. Update on utility scale battery.
- 4. Motion to got to Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information regarding activities by a government body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an Open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or distributing energy. MMWEC (Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company) Special Project 2021A update.
- 5. Not to return to Open Session
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Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of July 12th
- 2.
Discuss Village 13 switchgear bids, vote to approve funding. Discuss delivery logistics of equipment.
- 3.
Discuss: Rate change timeline and implementation, Decarbonization timeline, Sustainability fund, Interconnection permits.
- 4.Procedure for filling vacant Board seat.
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July 12, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of June 7th.
- 2. Board officer’s vote.
- 3. Discuss 2022/2023 to include Goals and objectives for the Department. Rate change timeline and implementation, Decarbonization timeline, Discuss sustainability fund, interconnection permits.
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June 7, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1.Approve minutes of April 26th and May 17th.
- 2. Vote to approve Payment in Lieu of Taxes of $330,000.00 to the Town for fiscal Year 2021
- 3. Update on Offshore wind Project 2021A.
- 4. Discuss Goals and Strategies for 2022 and 2023.
- 5. Discuss possible sustainable fund.
- 6. Motion to go to Executive Session to conduct negotiation with non-union personnel, General Manager Joe Kowalik.
- 7. Not to return to Open Session
Not to return to open Session.
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May 17, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of April 26thM
- 2. Motion to go to Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or distributing energy.
To conduct contract negotiations with non-union personnel, General Manager Joe Kowalik.
- 3. Return to Open Session.
Not to return to open Session.
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April 26, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of March 29th and April 14th.
- 2. Manager’s report; Union contract update, Village 13 update.
- 3. Motion to go to Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or distributing energy. To conduct contract negotiations with non-union personnel, General Manager Joe Kowalik.
Not to return to open Session.
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April 14, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
1. Discuss and vote on Project 2022A.
Not to return to open Session.
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March 29, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of February 22nd
- 2. Discuss possible Assistant General Manager position.
- 3. Union negotiation update.
- 4. Rate change schedule discussion.
- 5. Year to date expense review and forecast.
- 6. Public comments.
- 7. Motion to go to Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if in Open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or distributing energy.
Not to return to open Session.
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February 22, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of February 1st.
- 2. Laura McCormack, Marblehead Museum regarding Hammond Park.
- 3.Village 13 update.
- 4.Trees trimming contract update.
- 5. Update on policy outline.
- 6.Public Comments.
THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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February 1, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of December 28th.
- 2. Update on policy outline.
- 3. Discuss and vote on optional green rate for customers.
- 4. Public Comments.
- 5. Motion to go to Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or distributing energy. Not to return to Open Session.
THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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January 4, 2022
Agenda or Topics to be discussed listed below (That the chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed)
- 1. Approve minutes of November 30th.
- 2. Discuss Rate Structure study with Dawn Lund of Utility Financial Services.
- 3. Covid 19 update.
- 4. Public Comments.
- 5. Motion to go to Executive Session to discuss trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information regarding activities by a governmental body as energy supplier, municipal aggregator or energy cooperative, if an open Session will adversely affect conducting business relative to other entities making, selling or distributing energy.
Not to return to Open Session.
THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Hybrid Meeting Notice: Members of the public are welcome to attend this in-person at 80 Commercial St. Marblehead MA 01945 or by the remote GotoMeeting connection provided. Please note that the in-person meeting will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the remote connection.
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