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Executive Committee Meeting
Draft Minutes
Friday, March 25, 2022
12:00 pm
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1. Welcome & Roll Call
Present: Directors: Arriola (Tracy), Kalb (Oakland), Chair Lopez (San Leandro), Martinez (Emeryville), and Mei (Fremont)
Excused: None.
Director Arriola joined the meeting at 12:11pm
Director Mei joined the meeting at 12:48pm.
Chair Lopez announced a change in the agenda order with Closed Session being heard after Public Comment, and then Regular Agenda.
Chair Lopez announced she would allow two minutes for Public Comment for the Regular Agenda and the Closed Session.
2. Public Comment
This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Executive Committee on any EBCE-related matters that are not otherwise on this meeting agenda. Public comments on matters listed on the agenda shall be heard at the time the matter is called. As with all public comment, members of the public who wish to address the Committee are customarily limited to three minutes per speaker and must complete an East Bay Community Energy
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electronic speaker slip. The Executive Committee Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.
Blair Beekman stated that by 2023 there could possibly be a large upsurge in fossil fuel use and less use of solar and storage. Blair Beekman said preparations must be made for a new onslaught of U.S. backed oil and nuclear concerns to be pushed on the west coast even though they have forged a renewable energy path, which could be a peaceful solution for the future of the Ukraine area.
Audrey Ichinose, East Bay Clean Power Alliance, followed up on a written public comment she sent to the Financial Administration and Procurement Subcommittee regarding EBCE’s support of shifting public purpose programs, such as energy efficiency programs and CARE/FERA plans, from ratepayers to the state taxpayers. Audrey Ichinose stated that such a shift of cost needs to be fully explained, examined, and discussed by the BOD and CAC, as it would be very far reaching in terms of EBCE’s finances, scope of work, and legislative strategy.
Director Arriola joined the meeting at 12:11pm
Director Mei joined the meeting at 12:48pm
Chris Gilbert from Berkeley has been with EBCE’s Renewable 100 since the beginning and Berkeley has just made Renewable 100 their default product. Chris Gilbert reported that MCE has two 100% renewable products and one that is 60% renewal, and all three have an average monthly generation cost lower than PG&E and EBCE. Chris Gilbert hopes that in ongoing rate setting discussions PG&E is used as a comparison, and other CCAs as well, as they are more directly comparable than an IOU.
Tom Kelly stated he has been talking about Bright Choice’s emissions intensity for the past five months, but all he has gotten was a presentation focusing on how EBCE would get to 100% clean energy by 2030 that completely sidestepped the issue of how dirty Bright Choice is, 3.5 times worse than PG&E and hundreds of times worse than other California CCAs. Tom Kelly also advocated for EBCE to agendize a discussion regarding rates now that PCIA charges have dropped substantially.
CLOSED SESSION
6. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATIONS
Pursuant to Government Code 544957.6
REGULAR AGENDA
3. Approval of Minutes from October 1, 2021 and January 28, 2022:
Chair Martinez motioned to approve the minutes of October 1, 2021 and January 28, 2022 as presented. Director Kalb seconded the motion, which passed 4/0/1.
Abstained: Director Mei.
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4. Review a Potential Second Energy Prepay Transaction
The Committee discussed:
• Targeting a specific range of savings against the anticipated expenditure or cost of $500M to $1B.
5. Committee Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board Agendas
There were no announcements or agenda requests.
7. Report Out of Closed Session
There was no report out from closed session.
8. Adjourned at 1:04pm to April 22, 2022, Noon.
EBCE is committed to protecting our environment and is proud to be a Certified California Green Business
Executive Committee Special Meeting
Draft Minutes
Friday, April 15, 2022
1:00 pm
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1. Welcome & Roll Call
Present: Directors: Arriola (Tracy) (Present in closed session), Kalb (Oakland), Martinez (Emeryville), Mei (Fremont) (1:50pm), and Chair Lopez (San Leandro) Excused:
Director Mei joined the meeting at 1:50pm.
Member Arriola was present in closed session.
2. Public Comment
This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Executive Committee on any EBCE-related matters that are not otherwise on this meeting agenda. Public comments on matters listed on the agenda shall be heard at the time the matter is called. As with all public comment, members of the public who wish to address the Committee are customarily limited to three minutes per speaker and must complete an electronic speaker slip. The Executive Committee Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.
There were no speakers for public comment.
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REGULAR AGENDA
3. Closed Session
a) Conference with Labor Negotiations pursuant to Government Code 54957.6 (Labor negotiators: Dianne Martinez, Board Chair; Corina Lopez, Executive Committee Chair) (Unrepresented employees)
4. General Counsel Report Out of Closed Session
No reportable actions were taken in closed session.
5. Committee Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Committee Agendas
There were no announcements or future Committee agenda requests.
6. Adjourned to Friday, April 29, 2022.