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Past Board Meetings and Guest Speakers

Field Trip

Location: Headworks Reservoir Site

Guest Speaker: Rafael Villegas | Operation Next Project Manager | LADWP

Topic: Plans for Operation Next 

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

Board Meeting Minutes

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Guest Speaker: Fred Pickel | Rate Payer Advocate | LADWP

Topic: Rate Payer Advocate 10-year History, DWP’s Current Financial Position, and an Update on Search for His Replacement

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

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Guest Speaker: Aram Benyamin | Chief Operating Officer | LADWP

Topic: Retrofit of JFB and other Items

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

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Guest Speaker: Nury Katz | Commissioner | Board of Water and Power Commissioners

Topic: Challenges Facing LADWP

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

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Guest Speaker: Ben Wong | Water Resources Division | LADWP

Topic: 2024 Water Supply Situation for Los Angeles

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

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Guest Speaker: Denis Obiang | Director of Power System Planning | LADWP

Topic: Update on Power System Resources, Transmission, and Distribution Plans

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

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Guest Speaker: Bill Hasencamp | MWD

Topic: Update on California and Colorado River Issues

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

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W&PA Annual Meeting

Guest Speaker: Marty Adams | General Manager | LADWP

Location: JFOB

Guest Speaker: Dawn Lindell | BWP General Manager | City of Burbank

Topic: Issues Affecting Burbank Water and Power

Location: JFOB (Rm 1458) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

Guest Speaker: Dr. Fred Pickel | Ratepayer Advocate | City of Los Angeles

Topic: Accomplishments and Challenges of the last 10-Years

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

Guest Speaker: Anselmo Collins | Assistant General Manager - Water | LADWP

Topic: Current Issues Facing the Water System

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

Guest Speaker: Matthew Hale | Director of Legislative and Govermental Affairs | LADWP

Topic: How to Support Sound Water and Energy Policies

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

Field Trip to Castaic Lake and Power Plant

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Guest Speaker: Simon Zewdu | Sr. AGM | LADWP

Topic: Equity Issues Being Evaluated by LADWP

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

Guest Speaker: TBD | LADWP

Topic: Advocacy on Issuess Affecting Water and Energy in Los Angeles

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

Guest Speaker: Marty Adams | General Manager | LADWP

Topic: Current Issues and Future Vision for LADWP

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

•  Presentation of the Mulholland Service Award to Jeff Kightlinger (MWD GM 2006-2021)

•  Water System presentation on the year's snowpack, the impact on our water supplies, and what is being done to control the runoff to minimize damage to the Owens Lake dust control facilities. 

•  Sabrina Tsui, Manager of Resource Development, update us on the long-term water issues facing LADWP on the Colorado River and other challenges.

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

Guest Speaker: Jason Rondou | Director of Power Resource Planning | LADWP

Topic: Changes Planned for the Distribution System

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting

Guest Speaker: Simon Zewdu | Director of Power Transmission Planning | LADWP

Guest Speaker: Denis Obiang | Transmission Planning Manager | LADWP

Topic: The Future of LADWP's Transmission System to meet the goals of the Strategic Long Term Resources Plan

Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid In-Person/Zoom Meeting

Guest Speakers

- Aram Benyamin | LADWP Chief Operating Officer | State of the Department

- Paul Lie | Mono Basin Issues

- Rafael Villegas | Operation Next

- Location: JFOB

Guest Speaker: Winifred Yancy | Director of Electric Vehicle Strategy & Implementation | LADWP

Topic: Future Plans & Programs for Electric Vehicles

Guest Speaker: Brad Coffee | Manager of Water Resources | MWD

Topic: Bay Delta, Colorado River Issues, and Reliability for Northern MWD Agencies

Guest Speaker: Delon Kwan | Asst Director of Water Resources | LADWP

Topic: Water Supply Reliability for the Future

Guest Speaker: Jason Rondou | Director of Power Resource Planning | LADWP

Topic: Long Term Strategic Resource Plan Update

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Guest Speaker: Stephen Kwok | Manager of Enterprise Cybersecurity Systems | LADWP

Topic: Cybersecurity Issues (53:50 minute mark)

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Guest Speaker: Anselmo Collins | Asst. General Manager - Water | LADWP

Topic: Update on LADWP Water Issues

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Guest Speaker: Jay Lim | Manager of Resource Planning | LADWP

Topic: Update on LADWP's Long Term Strategic Resource Plan (51:49 minute mark)

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Guest Speaker 1: Sabrina Tsui | Water Resource Division | LADWP

Topic: Update on the Water Supply Situation for Los Angeles for this Summer (32:24 minute mark)

Guest Speaker 2: Fred Pickle | Rate Payer Advocate | City of Los Angeles

Topic: Challenges for DWP's Proposed Power Programs (1:19:40 minute mark)

Guest Speaker: Randy Howard | General Manager | Northern California Power Agency (NCPA)

Topic: NCPA Response to Green Power Initiatives

Guest Speaker: Raphael Villegas and Ben Tanimoto | Program Managers | LADWP

Topic: Operation NEXT Water Supply Program (51:22 minute mark)

Guest Speaker: Andrew Linard and Sabrina Tsui | Director and Program Manager | LADWP

Topic: Water Supply Updates and LADWP Actions (1:40:50 minute mark)

Guest Speaker: Randy Howard | General Manager | Northern California Power Agency (NCPA)   RESCHEDULE TO MARCH 2022 DUE TO FAMILY ILLNESS

Topic: NCPA Response to Green Power Initiatives

Presentation of the Tom McCarthy Service Award

Guest Speaker: Jason Rondou | Director of Resource Planning, Development, & Program

Topic: LADWP Long Term Strategic Resources Plan

Guest Speaker: Mike Webster | Executive Director | Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA)

Topic: Green Energy Intitiatives for SCPPA

Guest Speaker: Andrew Linard | Director of Engineering & Technical Services | LADWP

Topic: Update on San Fernando Basin Groundwater Clean-up

Guest Speaker: Kelly Nguyen | Pasadena Water & Power | AGM for Power Supply

Topic: How Pasadena is dealing with Green Power issues

Guest Speaker: Jack Feldman | Webmaster and Virtual Museum Curator | Water and Power Associates

Topic: Presentation on the History of Water in Early LA 

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Guest Speaker: Delon Kwan | Assistant Director of Water Resources | DWP

Topic: 2021 Urban Water Plan and MWD Issues   

Guest Speakers: Reiko Kerr & Andrew Kendall | Sr. Power System AGM's | DWP

Topic: Update on Power Issues 

·       Bill Barlak talked about the recent power outages in Texas. His talk starts at the 9:00 minute mark of the video.

·       Our main speaker was Deven Upadhyay of MWD who talked about Statewide Water Issues: His talk starts at the 1:00:00 hour mark of the video.

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