Council Highlights December 5, 2024

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City Council received staff’s recommendation from Rochelle Pancoast, Managing Director of Energy, Land and Environment, on how to proceed with the KPMG advice from the Energy Business Strategic Review. Following discussion, Council approved a motion to:

1. Direct Administration to develop a Rate Review Committee (‘RRC’) Implementation Plan, such that the resulting RRC Implementation Plan can later be used to inform Council decision(s) of whether to trigger establishing the RRC. The RRC Implementation plan will, at a minimum, include articulation of a mandate, a detailed implementation plan, and identification of a related budget estimate; 
2. Direct Administration to develop a Municipally Controlled Corporation (‘MCC’) Implementation Plan, such that the resulting MCC Implementation Plan can later be used to inform current or future Council decision(s) of whether to trigger establishing the MCC. The MCC Implementation Plan will, at a minimum, include the articulation of a future state governance and operating model, a detailed implementation plan, and identification of a related budget estimate; and 
3. Receive for information Administration’s intent to revisit its current state natural gas production business plan with an aim to further minimize losses and optimize value, and if appropriate, to accelerate retirement or sale of its natural gas assets.

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