HomeMy Public PortalAboutMay 9, 2019 - Meeting MinutesMINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE RATE COMMISSION
OF THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT
The Members of the Rate Commission of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District met on May
9, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. for a technical conference at the District's Administrative Offices at 2350
Market Street, Room 109, in St. Louis, Missouri. Commissioners Beckmann, Bresnan„
Brockmann, Croyle, Goss, Hawes, Palans, Schoedel, Stein, and Toenjes were present in person.
Commissioner Ziegler attended via teleconference. Commissioners Bo dry, Mahanta, Mahfood,
and Ratzki were absent.
Also present were Lisa O. Stump and Brian J. Malone of Lashly & Baer, P.C., Counsel for the
Rate Commission; Pamela Lemoine and Prabha Kumar of Black & Veatch, and Nicole Young of
Lion CSG, Rate Consultants to the Rate Commission.
Agenda Item 1 — Call to Order
Chairman Toenjes called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Secretary Schoedel called the roll and
declared that a quorum was present.
Agenda Item 2 — Approval of Minutes
Ms. Stump presented the Rate Commission with draft minutes from the Rate Commission's first
technical conference on April 8-9, 2019. Commissioner Brockmann moved to approve the
minutes as submitted. Commissioner Bresnan seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken. All
Commissioners present voted Aye. No Commissioners voted Nay. No abstentions. The minutes
from the April 8-9 technical conference were approved and signed by Secretary Schoedel.
Agenda Item 3 — Technical Conference for Rebuttal Testimony
A technical conference was held to receive testimony from the consultants for the Rate
Commission and from Intervenor Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers, and for examination of
such witnesses by the Rate Commissioners, counsel for Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers,
and the Rate Commission's legal counsel.
The Rate Commission heard testimony on the record from Mr. Michael Gorman on behalf of
Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers, and from Ms. Pamela Lemoine, Ms. Prabha Kumar, and
Ms. Nicole Young, consultants to the Rate Commission.
Agenda Item 4 — Other Business
There was no other business before the Rate Commission.
Agenda Item 5 — Adjournment
A motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Stein. Commissioner Brockmann seconded the
motion. A voice vote was taken. All Commissioners present voted Aye. No Commissioners
voted Nay. No abstentions.
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There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion duly made, seconded and
carried by unanimous vote, the meeting was adjourned at 12:15 p.m. The Rate Commission will
reconvene for a technical conference for surrebuttal testimony at 9:00 a.m. on June 20, 2019.
MARK SCHOEDEL
Secretary of the Rate Commission of the
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
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