Exhibit 2 RESOLUTION NO. 1786 .
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
REJECTING ALL PROPOSALS FOR THE MAERKLE RESERVOIR SITE SOLAR
FEASIBILITY STUDY
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors, or CMWD Board, of the City of Carlsbad desires to explore the feasibility of a solar energy generation and battery energy storage system project at the site of the Maerkle Reservoir, which is part of the city’s Five-Year Strategic Plan 2023-2027; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad’s Climate Action Plan identifies the potential for a solar project at the Maerkle Reservoir site to assist in achieving renewable energy production goals; and WHEREAS, the Maerkle Reservoir site is owned by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, or CMWD, a subsidiary district of the City of Carlsbad; and WHEREAS, on March 25, 2025, the CMWD Board adopted Resolution No. 1766, approving issuance of a request for proposals from solar energy consulting firms to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study for the Maerkle Reservoir Site Solar Feasibility Project, Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, Project No. 4722; and
WHEREAS, on April 17, 2025, staff issued a request for proposals in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code, or CMC, Sections 3.28.050 and 3.28.060 for professional services to conduct a solar energy generation and battery energy storage system feasibility study at the Maerkle Reservoir site; and
WHEREAS, on May 29, 2025, staff received proposals from two qualified solar industry consulting firms and reviewed the proposals based on best-value criteria consistent with CMC Sections
3.28.050(D)(2) and 3.28.060; and
WHEREAS, staff negotiated with ForeFront Licensing, LLC for Phase 1 services in an amount not to exceed $470,904, Phase 2 in an amount not to exceed $828,307, and the total of both phases in an amount not to exceed $1,299,211; and
WHEREAS, on Sept. 30, 2025, staff presented two options to the CMWD Board to either award an agreement to ForeFront Licensing, LLC in an amount not to exceed $470,904 for Phase 1 of the feasibility study or reject all proposals; and
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WHEREAS, the CMWD Board selected Option 2 to reject all proposals received for the Maerkle Reservoir Site Solar Feasibility Study, CIP Project No. 4722.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the CMWD Board of Directors of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the CMWD Board has determined that the proposed action to authorize a professional services agreement for a feasibility study for the Maerkle Reservoir Site Solar Feasibility Study is statutorily exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15262 as it involves only feasibility or planning studies, including consideration of environmental factors, for possible future actions that have not been approved, adopted or funded. The proposed action does not have a legally binding effect on any possible future discretionary action. The work to evaluate project feasibility and prepare conceptual designs does not have a legally binding effect on future discretionary actions to approve a project. Public input received and technical information prepared will be used during the project evaluation and planning.
3.That the proposals received for the Maerkle Reservoir Site Solar Feasibility Study, CIP Project No. 4722, are rejected.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad on the 30th day of September, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, President
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SHERRY FREISINGER, Secretary
(SEAL)
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