Draft Minutes
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
6:00 pm
In Person:
The Lake Merritt Room
Cal State East Bay – the Oakland Center
in the Transpacific Center
1000 Broadway, Suite 109
Oakland CA 94607
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1. Welcome & Roll Call
Present: Directors: Tiedemann (Albany), Harrison (Berkeley), Kumagai (Dublin), Cox (Fremont), Marquez (Hayward), Munro (Livermore), Hannon (Newark), Kalb (Oakland), Cavenaugh (Piedmont), Narum (Pleasanton), Arriola (Tracy), Patino (Union City), Eldred (Community Advisory Committee), Vice-Chair Lopez (San Leandro) and Chair Martinez (Emeryville)
Excused: Directors: Valle (Alameda County)
Director Cox served as an Alternate for Director Mei (Fremont).
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Public Comment
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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.
Blair Beekman spoke regarding the IRP report.
Alan Marling spoke in favor of nuclear energy as part of a green energy portfolio with wind and solar. Alan Marling spoke in opposition to pitting one renewable source of energy against another.
Tom Kelly (read by the clerk into the record) spoke regarding carbon emissions from Bright Choice as compared to a chart of 2021 power content labels furnished by the California Energy Commission. Tom Kelly described EBCE’s power mix as dirty, and stated that it is time for the Board to direct staff to reduce Bright Choice’s carbon emissions.
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 Blair Beekman spoke in support of technologies that facilitate hybrid meetings and access to public meetings and processes.
Vice Chair Lopez motioned to approve the Consent Agenda. Director Munro seconded the motion, which passed 14/0. Excused: Valle (Alameda County)
REGULAR AGENDA
9. CEO REPORT
A. Executive Committee Report
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B. New Staff
C. Health-E Communities Partnership Update
Jessica Tovar spoke regarding the Health-E Communities Partnership, stating that it is moving in the right direction and addressing the needs of the community. Jessica Tovar spoke regarding concerns around the Air Pollution and Indoor Air Quality Research Program, the home electrification retrofit and renter displacement prevention.
Blair Beekman spoke regarding the Heathy E Homes Partnership, stating that EBCE should implement projects rather than conduct studies, leverage its name to create relationships, and focus on preventing renter displacement.
The Board Discussed:
• Monitoring and accountability
• Origins of Healthy-E Communities initiative
• Air Quality Board grants for local monitoring.
• Research objectives and timetable for results.
• CAC feedback and recommendations.
• Concerns around Benioff Children's Hospital grant proposal procedure • Preventing renter displacement
• Low-income asthma patients focused program design
• Public ratepayer funds disbursement strategies
• Bright Choice carbon emissions reduction effort
10.Community Advisory Committee Report
• Chair Eldred reported that Alec Ward will submit a report on the number of jobs that EBCE has created.
• Chair Eldred reported that the CAC will receive an update on the call center.
11.Legislative Update (Informational Item)
Informational update on the 2022 state and federal legislative process Blair Beekman spoke regarding concerns about how EBCE communicates about its power content label.
Jessica Tovar spoke regarding the Inflation Reduction Act, stating that EBCE should be able to facilitate access to, and distribution of, federal monies to local communities.
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
Blair Beekman spoke regarding nuclear power and EBCE’s power content label.
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Director Kalb motioned to approve EBCE’s IRP compliance filing. Director Cavenaugh seconded the motion, which passed 13/0. Excused: Directors Valle (Alameda County). Excused: Director Harrison (Berkeley).
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
Blair Beekman made comments regarding the call-in center.
Chair Martinez motioned to approve staff recommendation. Director Hannon seconded the motion, which passed 14/0. Excused: Directors Valle (Alameda County).
14.Update to New Energy Metering (NEM) Policy (Action Item) Seek approval for proposed changes to the Net Energy Metering Policy to include an annual true-up option
Blair Beekman spoke regarding concerns about how EBCE communicates about nuclear energy and fossil fuels in its power content label.
Director Munro motioned to approve the staff recommendation. Director Harrison seconded the motion, which passed 14/0. Excused: Directors Valle (Alameda County)
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