Minutes
Northwest Area APDA
2005 Spring Meeting Vancouver, BC

May 19, 2005
Hilton Metrotown
Host Utility BC Hydro & Power Authority

****Northwest Area Officers Present****
President: Al Gulutzen - AESO
Vice President: Robert Williams - PCW
Treasurer: Arlen Simon - DCPUD
Trustee: Bob Wesselink - PGE

****APDA Members Present****

Gary D Hardman-PCW (Retired)	Allan Radcliff-Fortis, BC	David Bennett-BCTC
Don Moore-Fortis, BC	Erica Simpson-BCTC	Jim Edger-AESO
Bobbie Roberts-NWE	Nora Judd-SPPC	Larry Wride-AVA
Curtis Holland-BPA	Greg Grissom-BPA	Martie Markey_CHPD
Gregory Campbell-PNSC	Mark Glover-BCTC	Rick Krumpeck-BPA
Warren Maxwell-AVA	Rod Bynell-BCTC	Mike Bucy-BCTC
Kevin Conway-GCPD	Richard Belt-PSE	Shelby Burchett-DCPD
Steve Pope-PSE	Denise Hale-GCPD	Ken Noggles-GCPD
	Ron Knecke-TPWR

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Minutes of the Fall 2004 meeting were read by Robert Williams (acting in place of Doug Krust, who was on vacation).

Minutes were approved with the necessary corrections.

Correspondence

Email correspondence from Doug Krust to the officers, requesting that Gayle Taylor receive some compensation for the work that she has done and for materials that she has purchased to complete required work on the NW Area Website. It was acknowledged that Gayle has done a great job as Log Editor and that she should be compensated.

 It was decided that Gayle should submit expenses that she has incurred for re-imbursement. The group acknowledged the work that she has done on the website and agreed that she should receive some form of recognition. A motion was made and seconded to solicit from Gayle the total of cost incurred and provide her with a re-imbursement. The motion passed. It was noted that we should offer our thanks to Gayle at the fall meeting in Wenatchee, as she was unable to attend this meeting.

Report of Area Treasurer

Submitted by Arlen Simon NW Area Treasurer

Report of Area Trustee

Submitted by Bob Wesselink, NW Area Trustee

The Spring National Meeting was held in conjunction with the Upper Midwest Area Meeting on May 13 -14, 2004 in Des Moines, Iowa and hosted by MidAmerican Energy and Muscatine Power.

Highlights of the meeting were technical sessions including a review of the August 14, 2003 Black Out and the NERC response, a presentation by John Theontonio on the NERC CE Program and the offering of NERC CE hours on phasors and on wind generation in the Midwest.

At the business meeting there was discussion on making additional ambassadors at large, deciding where to store the original National Banner, making a new national banner that is more portable, tax write offs for credits received, allowing students taking power system operations courses to become members, prior to working as dispatchers, the scholarship fund and other related topics that may be reviewed in the national minutes.

It was announced that the fall National Meeting will be held in conjunction with the NW Area Meeting in Wenatchee, WA, on September 14 – 16, 2005, hosted by Chelan, Douglas and Grant County PUDs

Report of Area President

Submitted by Al Gulutzan NW Area President

Al read the APDA Motto as a reminder of the basis for the establishment of this professional association –

A superior dispatcher is best defined as one who uses his/her excellent judgment to keep out of situations requiring the use of his/her superior skills!!!!

President Al Gulutzan announced that the NW Area will begin holding the national offices, beginning at the fall meeting in Wenatchee. The new national officers will be:

Bob Wesselink	President
Bobbie Roberts	Vice President
Kevin Conway	Treasurer
Robert Williams	Secretary

Report from the Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee reported on the selection of officers for the upcoming year. Motions were made and seconded to nominate Rick Krumpeck as Vice President and Dave Bennett as Trustee. The motions carried. They will assume their responsibilities at the next fall meeting in Wenatchee.  Al Gulutzan, Arlen Simon, Doug Krust and Gayle Taylor will remain in their current offices. The NW Area officers will be:

Al Gulutzan	President
Rick Krumpeck	Vice President
Arlen Simon	Treasurer
Doug Krust	Secretary
Dave Bennett	Trustee
Gayle Taylor	Log Editor

Motions were made and seconded to nominate Rick Krumpeck as Vice President and Dave Bennett as Trustee. The motions carried. They will assume their responsibilities at the next fall meeting in Wenatchee.

Unfinished Business

None

New Business

• There was a great deal of discussion about establishing a Scholarship Fund much like the ones in other areas and on the national level. Rick Krumpeck, Bob Wesselink and Richard Belt were elected to the Scholarship Fund Committee. There were many suggestions on how the rules for applying, the amount of the scholarship, whether we should transfer dollars from the general fund to start it up and how it should be sustained. It was decided by the group to allow the committee to formulate a plan and report back at the fall meeting. Michelle Wynne volunteered to help with getting them started. She is Vice President of the Southwest Area. She has some experience in dealing with the fund.
  
  
• Richard Belt announced that his daughter received a scholarship from the National APDA Scholarship Fund and she is now a graduate of Pepperdine University. She sends her thanks for the support of the organization.
  
  
• A motion was made and seconded to establish a scholarship fund by transferring $1000.00 from the General Fund to the Scholarship Fund. The motion carried.
  
  
•   Discussion about the scholarship fund led to discussion about how to sustain the fund. It was mentioned that the other areas and the national have a Promotional Committee that may put on raffles and sold promotional items to raise money for the fund. As a result, a committee was elected. Bobbie Roberts, Kevin Conway, Nora Judd and Robert Williams will be on the committee. It was suggested that the funds earned by the committee be kept separate from the general fund and used solely as capital for purchasing goods and sustaining the scholarship fund. It was also suggested that promotional items be displayed from the beginning of the meeting to the end to allow an opportunity for more purchases to be made.
  
  
•  A motion was made and seconded to have the Membership Book rebound.  The motion carried. Arlen Simon knows of a resource for doing this and will take care of it, before the next meeting.
  
  
•  A motion was made and seconded that new NW Area APDA shirts be made for the officers. The motion carried. Robert Williams will check with the officers on their sizes and order the shirts for the fall meeting. 
  
  
• The same request for shirts was made for the national officers. It was decided that the request for shirts should go to the National APDA and not the Area.
  
  
•  A question was raised whether the PNSC could submit their dues as an entity separate from BPA. It was agreed that they could set up their own membership and be added to the database as such. There was also a question about the status of a member who has retired and gone to non-pay status for membership, then later begin working for someone in the industry. Does he/she pay dues or are they exempt due to the previous retirement? There was no resolution. We will have to inquire as to how other areas handle situation.
  
  
•  After a great deal of discussion about the combined meeting between the NWPP and APDA, it was decided that it was in both parties best interest to continue the affiliation. There were some dissenting views, but it was overwhelming that the meetings have been going very well. It was emphasized that there is an opportunity at the fall meetings to show more involvement and that it was up to the membership to present a higher profile in the spring meeting. This could be done by submitting learning activities that carry NERC CE hours and other means of involvement. It was noted that the NWPP does a good job and that we should think about extending the meeting to two days with more APDA involvement. Perhaps facilitating part of the meeting. The bottom line was that the group as a whole felt that it was a good relationship and that it should be continued.

Report of Accident and Sickness

Randy Roberts of AESO (Alberta Electric System Operator) is on short term disability, following surgery. Flowers will be sent to him on behalf of the NW Area APDA.

Bob Wesselink reported the passing of two former PGE (Portland General Electric) members Jerry Lilly and Doug McIntosh. A moment of silence was held in their memory.

Good of the Association

There was a motion to lower the Canadian dues to $30.00, in light of the increase in value of the Canadian Dollar. It was seconded and carried.

 It was suggested that we have a NW Area APDA Banner made to display at the meetings. The motion was made, seconded and carried on the floor. There were some questions whether the banner could be displayed along with the NWPP Banner. It was decided that this will have to be discussed with the NWPP Staff, prior to the next joint meeting.

 BCTC was acknowledged for putting on a great meeting. The group expressed its appreciation for the continued support of  the sponsors Tesla Forecasting and Powerex.

 The fall meeting will be held in Wenatchee, Washington on September 14 – 16, 2005, hosted by Chelan, Douglas and Grant County PUDs.