Board of Directors Meeting
With CAC Annotations
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
6:00pm
In person:
The Lake Merritt Room
Cal State East Bay - the Oakland Center
In the Transpacific Centre
1000 Broadway, Suite 109
Oakland, CA 94607
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1. Welcome & Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Public Comment
This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board 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 Board are customarily limited to two minutes per speaker and must complete an electronic speaker slip. The Board Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.
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CONSENT AGENDA
4. Approval of Minutes from September 21, 2022
5. AB 361 - Finding for Continued Remote Meetings
Find that conducting in person meetings of the Board would present imminent risks to attendees’ health and authorize the Board to continue meeting via teleconferencing pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e).
6. Contracts entered into (Informational Item)
7. Treasurer’s Report
Present EBCE’s cash position as of September 30, 2022
8. Printing and Mailing Services
Seek approval to amend contract with Pacific Printers, for printing and mailing services
REGULAR AGENDA
9. CEO REPORT
A. Executive Committee Report
B. New Staff
C. Heath-E Communities Partnership Update
The CAC recognizes and commends the direction the proposal is heading. Staff heard direction from the public, the Board, and the CAC and came back with a different proposal that incorporates much of that feedback. This proposal where EBCE money is spent in areas of our core competency, including fuel switching, was received well.
Feedback areas included that of public process regarding selection of program partners, technical assistance, equity, target population, and existing research, along with some concerts regarding the unknown parameters outlined in this program sketch. • There should be a process, it should be clear and follow similar guidelines as other proposals that happen within the County and our cities. RFPs should be put out, and responses should have a proper review process that includes at least one representative from the board and the CAC to determine who our partners are. We should also draw on internal resources to inform this process and establish program parameters.
• Technical assistance has been offered in a number of relevant areas including in-home audits, building electrification, efficiency standards, and connections with public health agencies. The level of experience and expertise on the CAC alone highlights the need for a clear and inclusive process. The new timeline that is laid out allows for this input
• The Board should instruct staff to include equity measures, specifically including anti-displacement measures and renter protections as a result of building improvements, as well as seeking a multitude of collaboration partners where East Bay Community Energy
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incentives are stacked, and we may be able to coordinate on identifying households that may benefit from these projects.
• Focus on disadvantaged communities and environmental justice priority areas when identifying participating households. Some communities may not fall within the “disadvantaged” definition but are low-income constituents in pollution corridors. This may apply strongly in some of our new member cities. • Existing research: Take advantage of existing studies that look at indoor air quality and build on any identified gaps. Several existing studies were offered during the CAC meeting and are being submitted to staff, the CAC and the Board. • Study parameters: There does not appear to be a budget, a control group, or several other components that are essential to valid research studies. We would want to see these details before approving or moving too far forward.
10.Community Advisory Committee Report
• Staff is working on delivering jobs information, including a tally of the number of jobs that EBCE has created, including union jobs. Thank you to Alex for that. • The issue of an in-house call center is becoming a heated issue again. Staff stated that they do not intend to bring the call center in house, citing the reasons this body approved the temporary use of SMUD ass an external call center services provider, with a clear promise this would be moved in house. W we look forward to hearing an update on the timeline that was laid out by staff to the Board and the CAC.
11. Legislative Update (Informational Item)
Informational update on the 2022 state and federal legislative process
12.Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) Analysis & Approval of CPUC Filing (Action Item) Review of IRP compliance filing and overview of EBCE-focused additional analysis. Board must review and approve EBCE’s compliance filing before its submittal on November 1 CAC recommends approval of staff’s recommendation
13. Long Term Energy and Resource Adequacy Contracts for Approval (Action Item) Review of long-term power purchase agreements and energy storage agreements prior to execution
CAC recommends approval of staff’s recommendation for the first two contracts and would like to see more focus on resources being developed in our service territory.
14.Update to NEM Policy (Action Item)
Seek approval for proposed changes to the Net Energy Metering Policy to include an annual true-up option
15.Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board agendas
16.Adjournment to Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 6:00pm.
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