Operations Board of Directors
August 9, 2023, 10:30 am
Central Coast Community Energy
70 Garden Court, Suite 300
Monterey, CA 93940
County of Santa Cruz
701 Ocean Street, Third Floor Training Room Santa Cruz, CA 95060 City of San Luis Obispo
City Hall
990 Palm Street, Council Chambers San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 City of Santa Maria
City Hall
110 East Cook Street, Council Chambers Santa Maria, CA 93454 City of Goleta
City Hall
130 Cremona Drive,
Conference Room 1
Goleta, CA 93117
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 10:38 AM with 13 members attending in 5 locations and a quorum established.
Directors Present: County of Santa Cruz: Acting Chair Palacios, Huffaker, McCloud 3CE Headquarters: Espinosa, Guertin, Hannah, Pia, Reynolds, Wood City of San Luis Obispo: Lewis
City of Santa Maria: Hackelman
City of Goleta: Chapjian, Imhof
Directors Absent: Campbell, De La Rosa (arrived at 10:40am – 3CE HQ), Garcia, Murphy, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson Corrections or Additions
Clerk announced that there were no corrections or additions to the agenda.
The Chair opened the public comment period for the consent calendar and items not listed on the agenda.
No public comments received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Moved by Director Chapjian, seconded by Director Pia to approve the Consent Agenda.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 14/0/5 AYES: De La Rosa, Espinosa, Guertin, Hannah, Huffaker, Imhof, Lewis, McCloud, Chapjian, Pia, Reynolds, Hackelman, Wood, Acting Chair Palacios NOES: None
ABSENT: Campbell, Garcia, Murphy, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson Approved Minutes from the May 10, 2023 meeting of the Operations Board of Directors as submitted Authorized the CEO to execute a broker agreement to enable procurement of Resource Adequacy (RA) Products with a transaction fee not to exceed 1.0% of the notional value of the RA transaction ICAP Energy LLC Inc finds for 3CE
Authorized the CEO to execute broker agreement to enable procurement of Resource Adequacy (RA) Products with a transaction fee not to exceed 1.0% of the notional of the RA transaction Karbone Inc finds for 3CE
Received update on recent changes to the Energy Risk Management Policy approved by the Risk Management Committee in July 2023
Authorized the CEO to execute Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with TRC Engineers Inc. to provide technical assistance services in support of Member Agency reach code adoption to increase the total not to exceed amount to $321,935 and extend the term to September 30, 2025 Authorized the CEO to execute Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Cohen Ventures Inc. doing business as (DBA) Energy Solutions to provide implementation services in support if the Electrify Your Home Program, extending term of the agreement by one (1) year to September 30, 2024, and reflecting adjustments to incentives
Authorized CEO to execute Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Bruan, Blaising & Wynne, P.C. to increase contractual not to exceed amount from $130,000 to $145,000 for additional regulatory services support for the 2022-2023 fiscal year
Approved an amendment to the Agreement with Hall Energy Law, PC (“Hall Energy”) for specialized legal services to add $60,000, increasing the not to exceed from $150,000 to $210,000 for the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Received FY 2022-23 Energy Programs update
Received Regulatory update
Treasurer's Report
REGULAR AGENDA
Community Advisory Council Report
The Chair opened the public comment period.
No Public Comments Received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
ACTION: Discussion Item; no action required
CEO Report
Staffing Updates
Policy Board Approves Project Selection Criteria
Market Outlook
Yellow Pine Energy Center Begins Operations
Resource Adequacy Rule Changes and CCA Expansion
Demand Response
Budget Update
The Chair opened the public comment period.
No Public Comments Received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
ACTION: Discussion Item; no action required
Authorized CEO to execute the small generator interconnection agreement between Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Central Coast Community Energy in an amount not to exceed $120,000 for the interconnection cost associated with theinstallation of an energy storage facility at the Emeline project site The Chair opened the public comment period.
No Public Comments Received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
MOTION: Moved by Director Hackelman, seconded by Director Huffaker to approve.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 14/0/5 AYES: De La Rosa, Espinosa, Guertin, Hannah, Huffaker, Imhof, Lewis, McCloud, Chapjian, Pia, Reynolds, Hackelman, Wood, Acting Chair Palacios NOES: None
ABSENT: Campbell, Garcia, Murphy, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson Authorized CEO to execute the small generator interconnection agreement between Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Central Coast Community Energy in an amount not to exceed $120,000 for the interconnection cost associated with the installation of an energy storage facility at the Roy Wilson Project site
The Chair opened the public comment period.
No public comments received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
MOTION: Moved by Director Pia, seconded by Director Espinosa to approve.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 14/0/5 AYES: De La Rosa, Espinosa, Guertin, Hannah, Huffaker, Imhof, Lewis, McCloud, Chapjian, Pia, Reynolds, Hackleman, Wood, Acting Chair Palacios NOES: None
ABSENT: Campbell, Garcia, Murphy, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson The Board approved and adopted a revised Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) Purchasing Policy – Financial Policy 8 (FP8) with an effective date of September 1, 2023.
The Chair opened the public comment period.
No public comments received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
MOTION: Moved by Director Imhof, seconded by De La Rosa to approve.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 13/1/5 AYES: De La Rosa, Espinosa, Guertin, Hannah, Huffaker, Imhof, Lewis, McCloud, Pia, Reynolds, Hackleman, Wood, Acting Chair Palacios NOES: Chapjian
ABSENT: Campbell, Garcia, Murphy, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson The Board approved and adopted a revised Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) Purchase Card Policy – Financial Policy 6 (FP6) with an effective date of September 1, 2023.
The Chair opened the public comment period.
No public comments received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
MOTION: Moved by Director De La Rosa, seconded by Guertin to approve.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 14/0/5 AYES: De La Rosa, Espinosa, Guertin, Hannah, Huffaker, Imhof, Lewis, McCloud, Chapjian, Pia, Reynolds, Hackleman, Wood, Acting Chair Palacios NOES: None
ABSENT: Campbell, Garcia, Murphy, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson The Board approved and adopted a revised Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) Travel Policy – Financial Policy 9 (FP9) with an effective date of September 1, 2023.
The Chair opened the public comment period.
No public comments received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
MOTION: Moved by Director De La Rosa, seconded by Pia to approve.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 13/1/5 AYES: De La Rosa, Espinosa, Guertin, Hannah, Huffaker, Imhof, Lewis, McCloud, Pia, Reynolds, Hackleman, Wood, Acting Chair Palacios NOES: Chapjian
ABSENT: Campbell, Garcia, Murphy, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson Adjourned at 11:34 am