The list of expert panelists for the City of Sarasota FPL franchise agreement town hall has been officially announced.
Here they are:
Former Mayor of Gainesville, Florida, Pegeen Hanrahan – she will talk about her city’s experiences with a municipal utility.
Executive Director of the Florida Electric Municipal Association, Barry Moline – he will talk about the process of taking a city from an Investor Owned Utility (IOU), such as FPL, to a Municipal Utility.
City Manager of Winter Park, Florida, Randy Knight – he will talk about why his city decided to start their own utility.
Tallahassee Attorney, Schef Wright from the Law Firm of Young Van Assenderp, PA – Mr. Wright is representing the City of Sarasota in their negotiations with FPL and their franchise agreement.
FPL Reps: TBA
It is rumored, but not confirmed, that FPL will be bringing in some “heavy hitters”. Someone has said that representatives from FPL are coming from the headquarters in Juno Beach, Florida. Another says it could be Sarasota Attorney, Nick Gladding from the firm Ruden McCloskey. Nick Gladding was appointed by Governor Crist to the Florida Energy and Climate Commission and has been retained by FPL to represent them in their negotiations with the City of Sarasota. I will be updating as soon as I can confirm the FPL reps.
The audience will be packed with other business people and local citizens who have a very good knowledge base on the issues of renewable energy. It will be worth your while to attend.
Remember it this coming Wednesday,
June 16th, 2010
Sarasota City Hall
1565 1st Street, Room 101
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: (941) 954-4115
Hours are 2p.m.- 5p.m.
