Past Board Meetings and Guest Speakers |
List of Past Board Meetings:
◆ Sept 11, 2024
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 |
◆ August 14, 2024
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 |
◆ July 10, 2024
Guest Speaker: Aram Benyamin | Chief Operating Officer | LADWP Topic: Retrofit of JFB and other Items Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting |
◆ June 12, 2024
Guest Speaker: Nury Katz | Commissioner | Board of Water and Power Commissioners Topic: Challenges Facing LADWP Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting Speaker Summary |
◆ May 8, 2024
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 |
◆ April 10, 2024
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 |
◆ Mar 13, 2024
Guest Speaker: Bill Hasencamp | MWD Topic: Update on California and Colorado River Issues Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting |
◆ Feb 10, 2024
W&PA Annual Meeting Guest Speaker: Marty Adams | General Manager | LADWP Location: JFOB |
◆ Jan 10, 2024
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 |
◆ Dec 13, 2023
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 |
◆ Nov 8, 2023
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 |
◆ Oct 11, 2023
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 |
◆ Sept 13, 2023
Field Trip to Castaic Lake and Power Plant No Meeting |
◆ Aug 9, 2023
Guest Speaker: Simon Zewdu | Sr. AGM | LADWP Topic: Equity Issues Being Evaluated by LADWP Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting |
◆ July 12, 2023
Guest Speaker: TBD | LADWP Topic: Advocacy on Issuess Affecting Water and Energy in Los Angeles Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting |
◆ June 14, 2023
Guest Speaker: Marty Adams | General Manager | LADWP Topic: Current Issues and Future Vision for LADWP Location: JFOB (Rm 1471) Hybrid / In-Person Zoom Meeting |
◆ May 10, 2023
• 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 |
◆ April 12, 2023
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 |
◆ March 8, 2023
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 |
◆ Feb 11, 2023 (Annual Meeting)
Guest Speakers - Aram Benyamin | LADWP Chief Operating Officer | State of the Department - Paul Lie | Mono Basin Issues - Rafael Villegas | Operation Next - Location: JFOB |
◆ January 11, 2023
Guest Speaker: Winifred Yancy | Director of Electric Vehicle Strategy & Implementation | LADWP Topic: Future Plans & Programs for Electric Vehicles |
◆ December 14, 2022
Guest Speaker: Brad Coffee | Manager of Water Resources | MWD Topic: Bay Delta, Colorado River Issues, and Reliability for Northern MWD Agencies |
◆ October 12, 2022
Guest Speaker: Delon Kwan | Asst Director of Water Resources | LADWP Topic: Water Supply Reliability for the Future |
◆ September 14, 2022
Guest Speaker: Jason Rondou | Director of Power Resource Planning | LADWP Topic: Long Term Strategic Resource Plan Update |
◆ August 10, 2022 (Hybrid Zoom Meeting - Taix Restaurant)
Click HERE for Recorded Zoom Meeting Guest Speaker: Stephen Kwok | Manager of Enterprise Cybersecurity Systems | LADWP Topic: Cybersecurity Issues (53:50 minute mark) |
◆ June 9, 2022
Click HERE for Recorded Zoom Meeting Guest Speaker: Anselmo Collins | Asst. General Manager - Water | LADWP Topic: Update on LADWP Water Issues |
◆ May 11, 2022
Click HERE for Recorded Zoom Meeting Guest Speaker: Jay Lim | Manager of Resource Planning | LADWP Topic: Update on LADWP's Long Term Strategic Resource Plan (51:49 minute mark) |
◆ April 13, 2022 (Hybrid Zoom Meeting - Taix Restaurant)
Click HERE for Recorded Zoom Meeting 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) |
◆ Mar 9, 2022
Guest Speaker: Randy Howard | General Manager | Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) Topic: NCPA Response to Green Power Initiatives |
◆ Jan 12, 2022
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) |
◆ Nov 11, 2021
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 |
◆ Oct 13, 2021
Guest Speaker: Jason Rondou | Director of Resource Planning, Development, & Program Topic: LADWP Long Term Strategic Resources Plan |
◆ Sept 8, 2021
Guest Speaker: Mike Webster | Executive Director | Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) Topic: Green Energy Intitiatives for SCPPA |
◆ August 11, 2021
Guest Speaker: Andrew Linard | Director of Engineering & Technical Services | LADWP Topic: Update on San Fernando Basin Groundwater Clean-up |
◆ July 14, 2021
Guest Speaker: Kelly Nguyen | Pasadena Water & Power | AGM for Power Supply Topic: How Pasadena is dealing with Green Power issues |
◆ June 9, 2021
Guest Speaker: Jack Feldman | Webmaster and Virtual Museum Curator | Water and Power Associates Topic: Presentation on the History of Water in Early LA Click HERE for Recorded Zoom Meeting |
◆ May 12, 2021
Guest Speaker: Delon Kwan | Assistant Director of Water Resources | DWP Topic: 2021 Urban Water Plan and MWD Issues |
◆ April 14, 2021
Guest Speakers: Reiko Kerr & Andrew Kendall | Sr. Power System AGM's | DWP Topic: Update on Power Issues |
◆ March 10, 2021
· 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. Click HERE for recorded Zoom Meeting |
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