Policy Board of Directors
February 21, 2024
1:30PM
Central Coast Community Energy
70 Garden Court, Suite 300
Monterey, CA 93940
County of Santa Cruz
701 Ocean Street,
Fifth floor, Redwood Room
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
City of Gonzales
City Hall
147 Fourth Street, Conference Room
Gonzales, CA 93926
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 County of Santa Barbara
County Administration Building
105 E. Anapamu Street, Fourth Floor
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 1:32 PM with 15 members attending from six noticed locations and a quorum established.
Directors Present:
3CE HQ: Baron, Donaldson, Dutra, Freeman, Newsome, Kosmicki County of Santa Cruz: McPherson, Vice Chair Brooks
City of Gonzales: Rios
City of San Luis Obispo: Guthrie, Hamon, Marx, Ortiz-Legg (arrived at 1:36pm) City of Santa Maria: Patino, Silva, Chair Williams
Directors Absent: Adams, McShane, Richards
Chair opened public comment period on the consent calendar and items not listed on the agenda.
There were no public comments.
Chair closed the public comment period.
CONSENT CALENDAR
MOTION: Moved by Director Hamon, seconded by Director Cordero to approve without Item 6.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 15/0/4 AYES: Baron, Donaldson, Dutra, Freeman, Guthrie, Hamon, Newsome, Kosmicki, Marx, McPherson, Cordero, Rios, Silva, Vice Chair Brooks, Chair Williams NOES: None
Absent: Adams, McShane, Ortiz-Legg, Richards
Approved minutes from the September 14, 2023 meeting of the Policy Board of Directors Approved minutes from the December 13, 2023 meeting of the Policy Board of Directors Adopted Resolution PB-2024-01 Setting the Regular Meeting Schedule of the Policy Board Received a Report on 3CE's Investment Returns and Diversification Approved 3CE's Load Management Standards ("LMS") Plan and authorize the CEO to submit the LMS Plan to the California Energy Commission ("CEC") with subsequent updates as may be required by the CEC.
Received Update on FY 2023-24 Energy Programs
Received a Financial Report for the periods October 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 Received Regulatory and Legislative Quarterly Update (pulled by Director Marx).
MOTION: Moved by Director Marx, seconded by Director Cordero to approve with the request that website links be included in the report.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 15/0/3/1 AYES: Baron, Donaldson, Dutra, Freeman, Guthrie, Hamon, Newsome, Kosmicki, Marx, McPherson, Cordero, Rios, Silva, Vice Chair Brooks, Chair Williams NOES: None
ABSENT: Adams, McShane, Richards
ABSTAIN: Ortiz-Legg
REGULAR AGENDA
CEO Report
Staffing update
Implementation date for City of Atascadero and County of San Luis Obispo Confirmed Front of the Meter Energy Storage program redesign
3CE review of the Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage focused demand response proposals Expansion of system reliability pilots - AgFIT
Property acquisition
Chair opened public comment period.
There were no public comments.
Chair closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Discussion Item; no action required
Received a presentation on the challenges and impacts of the 2025 Compliance Year implementation of the 24-hour Slice of Day Resource Adequacy Paradigm Chair opened public comment period.
There were no public comments.
Chair closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Discussion Item; no action required
Adopted Resolution No. PB-2024-02 establishing a 3CE Net Billing Tariff (NBT), with an implementation date of June 1, 2024 Chair opened public comment period.
The following individual(s) addressed the Board.
Michael Boyd
Beverly DesChaux
John Smigelski
Chair closed the public comment period.
MOTION: Moved by Director Ortiz-Legg, seconded by Director Kosmicki to approve.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 14/0/5 AYES: Baron, Donaldson, Freeman, Guthrie, Hamon, Newsome, Ortiz-Legg, Kosmicki, Marx, McPherson, Cordero, Rios, Silva, Chair Williams NOES: None
ABSENT: Adams, Dutra (left at 3:08 PM, McShane, Richards, Vice Chair Brooks Received a Report on Efforts for Setting Rates Beginning FY 2024-25 Chair opened public comment period.
The following individual(s) addressed the Board.
John Smigelski
Chair closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Discussion Item; no action required
Receive a Presentation 3CE’s FY 2022-23 Audited Financial Statements Chair opened public comment period.
The following individual(s) addressed the Board.
Beverly DesChaux
Chair closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Discussion Item; no action required
Community Advisory Council Report
The following individual(s) addressed the Board.
Beverly DesChaux
Chair closed the public comment period.
PRESENTATION
Received the 2023 Annual Impact Report
Chair opened public comment period.
There were no public comments.
Chair closed the public comment period.
ACTION: Discussion Item; no action required
CLOSED SESSION
Closed session under Government Code 54950 et. seq. relating to the following item:
a. Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b), the Board will confer regarding evaluation of performance for the Chief Executive Officer.
Chair opened public comment period on the closed session item.
There were no public comments.
Chair closed the public comment period.
Counsel announced that no reportable action would be taken.
Recessed into closed session at 3:55PM
Adjourned at 4:35PM