Board meetings

If you're interested in learning more about us, we encourage you to attend our Board and Board Committee meetings.

Board of Director meetings are generally held on the third Thursday of each month
Board Committee meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each month
All meetings are held in the Rubicon Room on the first floor of SMUD's Customer Service Center building at 6301 S Street, Sacramento, CA

If you want to address the Board, just complete a sign-up slip at the lobby information center. Statements are limited to three minutes unless the Board President grants special permission.

Accommodations are available for the disabled public. If you need a hearing assistance device or other aid, call 1-916-732-7143 in advance of the Board meeting you plan to attend.

Meeting Procedures of the SMUD Board of Directors

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January 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Jan 17	Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Board Compensation for the period December 16-31, 2018 Board Compensation for the period January 1-15, 2019	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board of Directors Special Meeting
Jan 22	Agenda	Marriott Rancho Cordova, 11211 Point East Dr, Rancho Cordova	4 p.m.
Jan 28	Agenda Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 2	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board Committee Meetings
Jan 8	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Authorize contract to Siemens Industry, Inc. and Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc Item 5 – Summary of SMUD’s Power Supply Costs through November 30, 2018	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Jan 9	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee	Cancelled	Notice of Cancellation
Jan 15	Strategic Development Committee	Cancelled	Notice of Cancellation
Jan 16	Policy Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – SD-16, Information Management and Security Board Monitoring Report Item 1b – SD-16, Information Management and Security Possible Language Changes Item 2 – Board Monitoring: GP-1, GP-3, and GP-7 Item 3 – Board Work Plan	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.

February 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Feb 21	Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 8 - Revised Draft Resolution Board Compensation for the period of January 16 - 31, 2019 Board Compensation for the period of February 1 - 15, 2019	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board Committee Meetings
Feb 5	Board Strategic Development Committee	Cancelled	Notice of cancellation
Feb 6	Policy Committee	Cancelled	Notice of cancellation
Feb 19	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Authorize contract with Bank of America Item 2A – Accept the monitoring report for Strategic Direction SD-3, Access to Credit Markets Item 2B – Discuss with possible amendment, Strategic Direction SD-3, Access to Credit Markets Item 3A – Accept the monitoring report for Strategic Direction SD-2, Competitive Rates Item 3B – Discuss with possible amendment, Strategic Direction SD-2, Competitive Rates Item 4 – Quarterly procurement report – Q4 2018 Item 5 – 2019 Audit and Quality Services Plan Item 7 – Summary of SMUD’s Power Supply Costs through December 31, 2018	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Feb 20	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Amend SMUD's Energy Risk Management and Energy Trading Standards Item 2 – Update on Power Markets and Grid Operations	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Special Event Notice
Feb 13	Notice	Capitol Plaza Halls 1025 Ninth Street, 3rd Floor Sacramento, California	8 a.m.

5:30 p.m.

Agenda
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March 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Mar 21	Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 12 Board compensation for the period of February 16 - 28, 2019 Board compensation for the period of March 1 - 15, 2019	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board Committee Meetings
Mar 5	Strategic Development Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Pricing Roadmap	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Mar 6	Policy Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – 2018 Financial Statements External Audit Report Item 2 – Financial results for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2018 Item 3 – Strategic Direction SD-19, Diversified Business Item 4 – Sustainable Communities Plan Item 6 – Board Work Plan	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Mar 19	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Authorize Power Purchase Agreement and Large Generator Interconnection Agreement with Rancho Seco Solar II LLC Item 2 – Authorize contract with Wilson Utility Construction Company Item 3 – Authorize contracts with Arrow Construction, Sierra National Construction, Inc., and Pacific Gold Marketing, Inc. Item 4 – Approve contract change No. 3 with Motorola Solutions, Inc. Item 5 – Approve June 4, 2019 as the date for the Public Hearing for considering the CEO & GM Report and Recommendation on Rates and Services Item 6 – Discuss possible changes to the Board and Committee meeting calendar Item 8 – Enterprise Risk Management update Item 10 – Summary of SMUD’s Power Supply Costs through January 31, 2019	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Mar 20	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee Agenda	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Special Meetings
Mar 21	Central Valley Financing Authority Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following Board Meeting scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Mar 21	Northern California Gas Authority Number 1 Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following Board Meeting scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Mar 21	Sacramento Cogeneration Authority Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following Board Meeting scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Mar 21	Sacramento Municipal Utility District Financing Authority Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following Board Meeting scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Mar 21	Sacramento Power Authority Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following Board Meeting scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Mar 21	Northern California Energy Authority Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following Board Meeting scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

Customer Service Center Rubicon Room

April 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Apr 25	Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Board Member compensation March 16-31 Board Member compensation April 1-15	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	9 a.m.
Board Committee Meetings
Apr 30	Strategic Development Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1a - Panelist James Bushnell – Davis Energy Economics Program (DEEP), UC Davis Item 1b - Panelist Ahmad Faruqui – The Brattle Group Item 1c - Panelist Scott Murtishaw, California Solar & Storage Association Item 1 background information – Recovery of Utility Fixed Costs Report by Ralph Cavanagh Item 1 background information – Rate Design 3.0 Article by Ahmad Faruqui Item 1 background information – NET Metering FAQ Article by Ahmad Faruqui Item 1 background information – Public Service Commission Prefiled Direct Testimony by Ahmad Faruqui	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Apr 25	Northern California Energy Authority (NCEA) Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following 9 a.m. Board meeting
Apr 25	Sacramento Power Authority (SPA) Agenda Information	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following 9 a.m. Board meeting
Apr 25	Sacramento Cogeneration Authority (SCA) Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following 9 a.m. Board meeting
Apr 25	SMUD Financing Authority Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following 9 a.m. Board meeting
Apr 25	Northern California Gas Authority #1 Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following 9 a.m. Board meeting
Apr 25	Central Valley Financing Authority (CVFA) Agenda Information Packet	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following 9 a.m. Board meeting
Apr 17	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1a – Accept Monitoring Report for Strategic Direction SD-13, Economic Development Policy Item 1b – Discuss, with possible amendment SD-13, Economic Development Policy Item 2a – Accept Monitoring Report for Strategic Direction SD-14, System Enhancement Item 2b – Discuss, with possible amendment SD-14, System Enhancement Item 3 – Energy Assistance Program Rate update	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Apr 16	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Authorize contract to Efficiency First California for SMUD’s Home Performance Program Item 2 – Hydro Rate Stabilization Fund Item 3 – Underwiring team selection Item 4 – 2019 Northern California Energy Authority budget Item 7 – Enterprise Risk Management Update Item 9 – Power Supply Costs	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Apr 3	Policy Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Renewable Energy Resources Procurement Plan Item 2 – Board Monitoring – GP-2; GP-4; GP-13 Item 3 – Wildfire Mitigation Plan Item 4 – Board Work Plan	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Apr 2	Strategic Development Committee	Cancelled	Notice of Cancellation

5:30 p.m.

May 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
May 16	Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Exhibit to Agenda Item #10 Board Member compensation April 16-30 Board Member compensation May 1-15	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board Committee Meetings
May 14	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Authorize SMUD as a founding member in the California Mobility Center Item 2 – Approve petition for modification of Bargaining Unit 3 CMC Letter of Support – City of Sacramento CMC Letter of Support – Los Rios CMC Letter of Support – Sac State CMC Letter of Support – UC Davis CMC Letter of Support – Mayor Darrell Steinberg	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
May 14	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Authorize contracts for temporary staffing services Item 3 – Power Supply costs	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following the Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee
May 1	Policy Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 - SD-8, Employee Relations Board Monitoring Report Item 2 - SD-12, Ethics Board Monitoring Report Item 3 - SD-6, Safety Board Monitoring Report Item 3b - Possible Policy Language Change to SD-6, Safety Item 4 - Board Monitoring: GP-8, Board Committee Principles; and GP-12, Board Compensation and Benefits Item 5 - Board Work Plan	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.

June 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Jun 24	Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted: Exhibit to Item 11 - SMUD Presentation Exhibit to Item 12 - SMUD Presentation Board Member Compensation May 16-31 Board Member Compensation June 1-15	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board of Directors Special Meeting
Jun 4	Special Board Meeting Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Exhibit to Item 2 – SMUD Presentation Exhibit to Item 2 - Presentation by Mark Graham Exhibit to Item 2 - Presentation by Steve Uhler	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board Committee Meetings
Jun 19	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Authorize SMUD to enter into contracts with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) Item 2 – Update on transition to TOD	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Jun 18	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Approve contract changes with Mowbray’s Tree Services and Wright Tree Service Item 2 – Authorize contract negotiation and award to Sacramento Occupational Medical Center (OMC) Item 3 – Approve issuance of the SMUD 2019 Series G Revenue Bonds and Series A & B Subordinate Revenue Bonds Item 4 – Approve and adopt the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Item 5 – Designate SMUD Authorized Agents to engage with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). Item 6 – Quarterly Procurement Update – Q1 2019 Item 7 – Financial results for the four-month period ended April 30, 2019 Item 9 – Summary of SMUD’s Power Supply Costs	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Jun 5	Policy Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 - Valley Vision Environmental Poll Item 2 - SD-4, Reliability Board Monitoring Report Item 2B - Possible Policy Changes to SD-4, Reliability Item 3 - Board Monitoring: GP-10, Board Training; and GP-15, Board Travel and Training Reimbursement Item 4 - Board Work Plan	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.

Customer Service Center Rubicon Room

July 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
July 18	Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Exhibit to Agenda item 6 Board Member Compensation June 16-30, 2019 Board Member Compensation July 1-15, 2019	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	9 a.m.
Board Committee Meetings
July 17	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Energy Delivery Options	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
July 16	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Environmental Compliance & Program Development Services contracts Item 4 – Summary of SMUD’s Power Supply Costs	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
July 16	Policy Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Approve the appointment of Bruce Oliver as a retired annuitant Item 2 – Board Monitoring: GP-11, Board Review of Internal Records; GP-14, External Auditor Relationship; and BL-5, Unity of Control Item 3 – Board Work Plan	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	Immediately following the Finance & Audit Committee

August 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Aug 15	Amended Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Exhibit to Agenda item 10 Board Member Compensation July 16-31, 2019 Board Member Compensation August 1-15, 2019	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board Committee Meetings
Aug 14	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Lambert Substation Project Item 2 – Chili Bar Purchase and Sale Agreement Item 4 – Downtown Grid and Development Briefing	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Aug 13	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Authorize contracts to Clark Bros, Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, and Syblon Reid to provide time and material construction services. Item 2 – Authorize contract to Drill Tech Drilling and Shoring, Inc. to provide Bolt Augmentation service Item 3 – 59th Street Reuse Project update Item 4 – Quarterly Procurement update – Q2 2019 Item 6 – Summary of SMUD’s Power Supply Costs	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Aug 7	Policy Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 - 2019 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Survey Item 2 - SD-5, Customer Relations Board Monitoring Report Item 2b - SD-5, Customer Relations Possible Policy Changes Item 3 - SD-15, Outreach & Communication Board Monitoring Report Item 4 - GP-5, GP-6, GP-9 Board Monitoring Item 5 - Board Work Plan	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Aug 6	Strategic Development Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 - Future Ready Workforce	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.

September 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Sep 19	Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Board Member Compensation Aug. 16-31, 2019 Board Member Compensation Sept. 1-15, 2019	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board Committee Meetings
Sep 18	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee Agenda Information Packet Items distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 - 2020 Census Item 2 - Workforce Optimization	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Sep 17	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Electric Services Agreement between Messer LLC and SMUD Item 2 – Contracts to Clark Bros., Inc. and Arrow Construction for civil construction services Item 4 – Enterprise Risk Management Update Item 6 – Power Supply Costs	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Sep 11	Policy Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 - Wildfire Mitigation Plan Item 2 - SD-7, Environmental Leadership Board Monitoring Report Item 3 - SD-9, Resource Planning Board Monitoring Report Item 4 - SD-10, Innovation Board Monitoring Report Item 5 - Board Work Plan	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Sep 10	Strategic Development Committee Agenda Information Packet Items Distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 - DER & Grid Integration	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Sep 3	Board of Directors Workshop Agenda	Yea Room of the Citizen Hotel, 926 J Street, Sacramento, California 95814	6:00 p.m.

October 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Oct 17	Agenda Information Packet Items distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Exhibit to Agenda item 10 Exhibit to Agenda item 11	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	9 a.m.
Board Committee Meetings
Oct 16	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee Agenda Information Packet Items distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – Panel Discussion on Reducing Green House Gases (Scott Martin) Item 1 – Panel Discussion on Reducing Green House Gases (Ed Smeloff)	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Oct 15	Finance & Audit Committee Agenda Information Packet Items distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 – MOU between SMUD and the SMUD Public Safety Officers’ Association Item 2 – Contract change with Hot Line Construction, Inc. Item 3a & b – Contract changes with United Health Care Insurance Company and Kaiser Permanente Item 4 – Pocket/Greenhaven 69kV Underground Cable Reliability Project Item 5 – Regulatory Accounting for LCFS Credits Item 8 – Power Supply Costs	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Oct 9	Policy Committee Agenda Information Packet Items distributed to the Board after the Agenda was posted Item 1 - SD-6, Safety Board Monitoring Report Item 4 - Board Work Plan	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Oct 8	Strategic Development Committee	Cancelled	Notice of cancellation

November 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Nov 21		Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Nov 12	Special Board of Directors	Cancelled	Notice of cancellation
Board Committee Meetings
Nov 20	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Nov 19	Finance & Audit Committee	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Nov 13	Policy Committee	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Nov 7	Finance & Audit Committee	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:00 p.m.
Nov 6	Finance & Audit Committee	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:00 p.m.

December 2019
Board of Directors Meetings
Dec 12		Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	6 p.m.
Board Committee Meetings
Dec 11	Energy Resources & Customer Services Committee	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Dec 10	Finance & Audit Committee	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Dec 4	Policy Committee	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.
Dec 3	Strategic Development Committee	Customer Service Center Rubicon Room	5:30 p.m.

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Board Committee members

Committee	Chair	Vice Chair	Committee Member
Finance and Audit	Rosanna Herber	Rob Kerth	Nancy Bui-Thompson
ERCS	Brandon Rose	Rosanna Herber	Rob Kerth
Policy	Heidi Sanborn	Brandon Rose	Gregg Fishman
Strategic Development	Nancy Bui-Thompson	Gregg Fishman	Heidi Sanborn

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