Item

Topic

Presenter

Time

1.

Call Open Session to Order

B. Kahn

1:30 p.m.

2.

Election of Board Chair and Vice Chair* (Vote)

B. Kahn

3.

Committee Member Preference for 2009*

Chair

4.

Retreat Agenda Topic Discussion

Chair

5.

Confirmation of TAC Representatives* (Vote)

Chair

6.

Consent Agenda: Item 7, Item 12a (PRR770, PRR773, PRR774, PRR775)

Chair

7.

Approval of November 17, 2008 Minutes* (Vote)

Chair

8.

CEO Report

B. Kahn

9.

Operating Reports

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a. Financial Summary Report*

S. Byone

b. Market Operations Report*

B. Day

c. IT Report*

D. Forfia

d. Grid Operations Report*

K. Saathoff

e. System Planning Report*

D. Woodfin

10.

Nodal Update*

R. Hinsley

11.

Special Nodal Program Committee Report

B. Helton

a. Utilicast Nodal Program Review including Report #8*

M. Cleary

12.

TAC Report

M. Bruce

a. Protocol Revision Requests (PRR770, PRR771, PRR773, PRR774, PRR775) and Urgent Protocol Revision Request (PRR776)* (Vote)

M. Bruce

b. Protocol Revision Request (PRR777)* (Vote)

M. Bruce

c. Operating Guide Revision Request (OGRR214 - Urgent)* (Vote)

M. Bruce

13.

Finance & Audit Committee Report

C. Karnei

a. Review & Approval of January 2009 Operating Budget* (Vote)

S. Byone

14.

H. R. & Governance Committee Report

J. Newton

15.

Other Business

Chair

16.

Future Agenda Items*

Chair

Convene to Executive Session

17.

Executive Session

Chair

a. Approval of November 17, 2008 Minutes* (Voting Item)

Chair

b. Personnel

Chair

(1) Ratify Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer* (Voting Item)

Chair

c. Litigation*

Chair

d. Contracts* (Voting Item)

Chair

e. Security

Chair

f. Other Business

Chair

Reconvene to Open Session

18.

Vote on Matters from Executive Session (Vote)

Chair

19.

Adjourn

Chair