President John Theotonio called the meeting to order at 15:30.
ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS
National President: John Theotonio
National Vice President: Absent
National Treasurer: Weldon Perkins
National Secretary: Allison McDaniel
SW Area Trustee: Bill Grant
SE Area Trustee: Frank Harris for Dile Brooks
NW Area Trustee: Absent
NE Area Trustee: Absent
UMW Area Trustee: Sharon Cox
MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
Allison McDaniel read the minutes of the spring 2001 meeting held in San Diego, California. A correction to the minutes was made. On page 3, the last item under New Business should read the Personnel Subcommittee instead of the Control Area Criteria Task Force. Sharon Cox made a motion to accept the minutes as amended. Bill Grant offered the second and the motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE
None.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
None.
TREASURER'S REPORT
Weldon Perkins read his report (attached). The balances are
as follows:
General Fund $15,685.38
APDA Promotional Fund $ 6,513.06
Nick Nicholson Fund $50,842.51
Frank Harris made a motion to approve the Treasurer's report. Bill Grant offered the second and the motion carried.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
John Theotonio read his report (attached), which addresses issues, both personal and professional, which are the result of the attack on September 11th.
VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
None.
TRUSTEE'S REPORTS
UMW Area: Sharon Cox read her report (attached). The UMW Area has held two Area meetings since the last National meeting. Their DTEC committee is working with NERC to ensure that future meeting technical presentations will meet NERC standards for Continuing Education credits required to maintain NERC certification.
SW Area: Bill Grant read his report. Conditions in the West are constantly changing. FERC is asking for a single RTO to control the Western United States and Desert Star seems to be a thing of the past. NERC and WSCC criteria are always subject to change. The one constant is the need for ongoing dispatcher training. This is a void, which can and should be filled by the APDA.
SE Area: Frank Harris read his report (attached). At their fall meeting the SE Area also resolved to submit the technical portions of future meeting to NERC for approval as CEU for NERC re-certification.
REPORT OF MEMBERS
None.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES
National Log Editor:
Larry Bellnap was unable to attend. Weldon reported
that Robert Williams would distribute the LOGS for the NW Area.
Scholarship Committee:
The 2001 scholarship has been awarded to Nicole Belt, daughter
of Richard Belt from Puget Sound Power and Light. Nicole is attending
Pepperdine University with a major in public relations.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Sharon Cox announced that Don Herrly of Montana-Dakota Utilities
in the UMW Area has accepted the job of National Log editor.
Don wishes to begin his duties when the National offices move
to the UMW Area in the fall of 2002. John Theotonio explained
that Larry Bellnap would like to work with the new editor prior
to turning over the job. Sharon will have Don contact Larry to
discuss the transition.
Sharon Cox announced that Bruce Glorvigen of Ottertail Power
in the UMW Area would assume the job of National Scholarship chairman
in 2002.
The UMW Area DTEC committee has completed a set of guidelines
on how to host a meeting. This is an excellent tool for anyone,
in any Area, who is in charge of planning a meeting. Copies are
available from Sharon Cox (slcox@midamerican.com)
Bismarck State College in North Dakota is developing an on-line
course for system operators. General program information is available
on their website at www.bsc.nodak.edu.
At the last trustees meeting a discussion on Area membership
for Marketers was tabled due to a lack of time. After a short
discussion it was concluded that an employee of any National Marketing
entity might join any Area of the APDA regardless of the physical
locality of their workplace. It is felt that most marketers would
prefer to join the Area in which they do business.
NEW BUSINESS
Frank Harris presented a letter from the SE Area, attached,
nominating James Ford for the National Outstanding Service award.
Sharon Cox also presented a letter, attached, from the UMW Area
nominating Bruce Glorvigen for the National Outstanding Service
award. The presentation of two awards at the same meeting was
discussed. The consensus of those present was that there is no
reason why two awards should not be given. Allison McDaniel made
a motion to present James Ford with the National Outstanding Service
award. Sharon Cox offered the second and the motion carried.
Allison McDaniel made a motion to present Bruce Glorvigen with
the National Outstanding Service award. Weldon Perkins offered
the second and the motion carried. Both recipients will receive
their award at the 2002 Spring National meeting in Las Vegas.
Terry Sasser, Southern Company Services, has volunteered to be
the Webmaster for the National APDA website. Terry currently
maintains the SE Area website. In light of the ongoing problems
with Daniel Zamani and dissatisfaction with the National website
in general, it was decided that we should replace Daniel Zamini
as Webmaster. Allison McDaniel made a motion to replace Daniel
Zamani with Terry Sasser as Webmaster for the National APDA website.
Sharon Cox offered the second and the motion carried. John Theotonio
will notify Daniel of this change.
Frank Harris presented a proposal (attached) from the SE Area
membership to develop an on-line system operator certification
training program. John Theotonio is also working towards this
goal at NERC. He will be forming a training work group comprised
of at least one representative from each region and technical
experts with transmission, generation, marketing or scheduling
backgrounds. John suggested that the SE Area form their own DTEC
committee to address regional issues and or volunteer to help
NERC on the National level.
NEXT MEETING
The spring 2002 meeting will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Date and time to be announced at a later date.
ADJOURNMENT
Allison McDaniel made a motion to adjourn, Weldon Perkins offered a second and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 16:50.
Respectfully submitted,
Allison McDaniel
National Secretary
President John Theotonio called the meeting to order at 8:10 AM.
ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS
National President: John Theotonio
National Vice President: Absent
National Treasurer: Weldon Perkins
National Secretary: Allison McDaniel
SW Area Trustee: Bill Grant
SE Area Trustee: Frank Harris for Dile Brooks
NW Area Trustee: Bob Wesselink for Wanda Yates
NE Area Trustee: Absent
UMW Area Trustee: Sharon Cox
National Log Editor: Larry Bellnap
A stand up roll call of members was held. The attendance sheet is attached.
MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
Allison McDaniel read the minutes of the spring 2001 meeting held in San Diego, California. Frank Harris made a motion to accept the minutes as read. Sharon Cox offered the second and the motion carried.
CORRESPONDENCE
None.
SECRETARY'S REPORT
None.
TREASURER'S REPORT
Weldon Perkins read his report (attached). The balances are
as follows:
General Fund $15,685.38
APDA Promotional Fund $ 6,513.06
Nick Nicholson Fund $50,842.51
Larry Bellnap made a motion to approve the Treasurer's report. Al Dysktra offered the second and the motion carried.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
John Theotonio read his report (attached), which addresses issues, both personal and professional, which are the result of the attack on September 11th.
VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
None.
TRUSTEE'S REPORTS
UMW Area: Sharon Cox read her report (attached). The UMW Area has held two Area meetings since the last National meeting. Their DTEC committee is working with NERC to ensure that future meeting technical presentations will meet NERC standards for Continuing Education credits required to maintain NERC certification. The temporary consolidation of the WUMS Area with the UMW Area has been approved by both Areas.
SW Area: Bill Grant read his report. Conditions in the West are constantly changing. FERC is asking for a single RTO to control the Western United States and Desert Star seems to be a thing of the past. NERC and WSCC criteria are always subject to change. The one constant is the need for ongoing dispatcher training. This is a void, which can and should be filled by the APDA.
SE Area: Frank Harris read his report (attached). At their fall meeting the SE Area also resolved to submit the technical portions of future meeting to NERC for approval as CEU for NERC re-certification.
NW Area: Bob Wesselink read his report (attached) on the NW Area fall meeting in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
REPORT OF MEMBERS
None.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES
Scholarship Committee:
The 2001 $2000 National scholarship has been awarded
to Nicole Belt, daughter of Richard Belt from Puget Sound Power
and Light. Nicole is attending Pepperdine University with a major
in public relations.
:
National Log Editor:
Larry Bellnap reported that he is nearly completed with the
2001 LOG. It should be out around the first of the year.
Larry hopes to have a new Log editor to work with in preparing
the 2002 edition.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Sharon Cox announced that Don Herrly of Montana-Dakota Utilities
in the UMW Area might be interested in the job of National Log
editor. Sharon will have Don contact Larry to discuss the position.
Sharon Cox announced that Bruce Glorvigen of Ottertail Power
in the UMW Area would assume the job of National Scholarship chairman
in 2002.
At the last meeting a discussion on Area membership for Marketers
was tabled due to a lack of time. After a short discussion it
was concluded that an employee of any National Marketing entity
might join any Area of the APDA regardless of the physical locality
of their workplace. It is felt that most marketers would prefer
to join the Area in which they do business.
NEW BUSINESS
The Board of Trustees voted on Thursday to present Outstanding
Service awards to Bruce Glovigen from Ottertail Power in the UMW
Area and James Ford from Southern Company in the SE Area. Both
nominees will receive their award at the spring National meeting
in Las Vegas.
Terry Sasser, Southern Company Services, has volunteered to be
the Webmaster for the National APDA website. Terry currently
maintains the SE Area website. In light of the ongoing problems
with Daniel Zamani and dissatisfaction with the National website
in general, it was decided that we should replace Daniel Zamini
as Webmaster. The question was posed as to whether Terry, as
an APDA member, should be paid the $100/month salary that we are
currently paying Daniel. The job of Webmaster is very time consuming
but members have never been paid for volunteer work. Frank Harris
has not discussed this issue with Terry but will do so and report
back.
Frank Harris presented a proposal (attached) to the Board of
Trustees, from the SE Area membership, to develop an on-line system
operator certification training program. John Theotonio is also
working towards this goal at NERC. He will be forming a training
work group comprised of at least one representative from each
region and technical experts with transmission, generation, marketing
or scheduling backgrounds. John suggested that the SE Area form
their own DTEC committee to address regional issues and or volunteer
to help NERC on the National level.
Many members were interested in the status, within NERC, of CEUs
in lieu of re-testing for dispatcher certification. John Theotonio
reported that the Personnel Subcommittee has decided to rewrite
the white paper on continuing education and post it for public
comment. He felt that the white paper should be posted on the
NERC website by the end of this year. The public comment period
is 45 days and comments will be the defining factor in determining
the fate of continuing education. It is important for those of
us in support of CEUs to make detailed comments in response to
the white paper.
Larry Bellnap expressed concerns about the fact that none of
the Southwest Area officers were in attendance at this meeting,
nor did they arrange for other members to conduct a Southwest
Area business meeting in their absence. This prompted a discussion
on the decline in the quality of Southwest Area meetings and the
lack of support and dedication of the Area's officers and members.
The Southwest Area has always been one of the largest and strongest
areas in this organization and it is distressing to see the lack
of enthusiasm and declining participation within this Area.
The UMW Area has excellent attendance and provides quality training
at their meetings. Sharon Cox (slcox@midamerican.com) will provide
their guidelines on how to host a meeting to anyone who requests
a copy. The UMW Area DTEC committee ensures quality technical
presentations by overseeing this part of the meeting's agenda.
Officers and meeting hosts generate enthusiasm by talking about
the upcoming meeting with co-workers, supervisors and members
at neighboring utilities. The message is reinforced using email
as well as mailing brochures to member's homes if requested.
They plan the meetings well in advance and make sure that everyone
hears about it more than once!
The SE Area is also very successful at holding quality meetings
that are well attended. The meeting host in this Area arranges
the hotel and banquet facility but the Offices have a core group
of people that help the host company to ensure that the meeting
is a success. This core group ensures continuity from meeting
to meeting and provides a basis for communications and support.
The NW Area holds its meetings in conjunction with the Northwest
Power Pool meetings, which adds an incentive for attending.
John Theotonio will send a letter to each of the Southwest Area
officers expressing the dissatisfactions and concerns expressed
by the Southwest area members in attendance.
REPORT OF ACCIDENT, SICKNESS OR DEATH
Johnnie Holmes from Los Alamos passed away on July 31st. Danny Bucklin, SE Area President elect had a stroke but is recovering nicely. Tom Stearns, PG&E retired, passed away on May 29th. Guy Smith's daughter Misty passed away in October at the age of 30. Guy works for EXCEL Energy. Mike Oshe from Puget Sound Power and Light passed away. All members stood for a moment of silence.
GOOD 0F THE ASSOCIATION
Sharon Cox thanked Larry Bellnap and the entire group from the CAISO for hosting an excellent meeting.
NEXT MEETING
The spring 2002 meeting will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 14th through April 17th.
ADJOURNMENT
Chuck Howell made a motion to adjourn; Larry Bellnap offered the second and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 AM.
Respectfully submitted,
Allison McDaniel
National Secretary
ATTENDANCE
2001 FALL NATIONAL MEETING
FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA
Ron Goodman AEPCO
Larry Bellnap CAISO
Kirk Gakle CAISO
Ed Fresquez City of Burbank
Glen Hoisington City of Farmington
Al Dysktra City of Riverside
Allison McDaniel City of Riverside
Vaughn Lavergne Entergy
Bill Grant EXCEL Energy
Weldon Perkins EXCEL Energy
Michelle Wynne Grid Services
Chuck Howell Howell Consulting
D. McDowell Johnson Controls
Sharon Cox MidAmerican Energy Company
Tina Sweeney NCPA
John Theotonio NERC
Bob Francque PG&E retired
Bob Wesselink Portland General Electric
Frank A. Harris Southern Company Services
R.J. Miller Southwest Transmission Corp.
John Shaver Southwest Transmission Corp.