Operations Board of Directors
March 13, 2024 10:30am
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
County of Santa Barbara
County Administration Building 105 East Anapamu Street, Suite 406 Santa Barbra, CA 93101
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 10:30 AM with 15 members attending in 5 locations and a quorum established.
Directors Present: 3CE Headquarters: De La Rosa, Espinosa, Guertin, Pia, Reynolds County of Santa Cruz: Huffaker, Palacios, Vice Chair Goldstein City of San Luis Obispo: Campbell, Downing, Chair Johnson City of Santa Maria: Posada, Wolfe
County of Santa Barbara: Miyasato, Ramirez
Directors Absent: Hunter (arrived at 10:46am HQ), Lewis, Mendez, Perrault 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 Vice Chair Goldstein, seconded by Director Wolfe to approve the Consent Calendar.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 15/0/4 AYES: Campbell, De La Rosa, Downing, Espinosa, Guertin, Huffaker, Hunter, Lewis, Mendez, Miyasato, Palacios, Pia, Posada, Ramirez, Reynolds, Wolfe, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson NOES: None
ABSENT: Hunter, Lewis, Mendez, Perrault
Approved Minutes from the January 10, 2024 meeting of the Operations Board Authorized the CEO to execute the Edison Electric Institute Master Power Purchase Agreement and Sale Agreement with J.Aron & Company LLC Authorized the CEO to execute the Edison Electric Institute Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement with Citigroup Energy Inc.
Confirmed February 20, 2024 agreement between 3CE and Stem US Operations Inc. for battery optimization services for an initial 3-year term with optional successive one (1) year terms Received Policy Board Accepted 3CE FY 2022-23 Audited Financial Statements Received Regulatory Update
Received Update on FY 2023-24 Energy Programs
Received the Quarterly Investment Report
Received a Financial Report for the period October 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023
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 Report
3CE Rate Setting
California Climate Credit
Expansion of System Reliability Pilots- AgFIT
California Community Power Owned Asset Evaluation
Property Acquisition
The Chair opened the public comment period.
No public comments received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
ACTION: Discussion Item; no action required
Presentation on the challenges and impacts of the 2025 Compliance Year implementation of the 24-Hour Slice of Day Resource Adequacy Paradigm The Chair opened the public comment period.
No public comments received.
The Chair closed public comment period.
ACTION: Discussion Item; no action required
Authorized the CEO to: (1) execute a Scheduling Coordination Agreement between 3CE and Tenaska Power Services Co., to provide scheduling services for operational 3CE clean and renewable projects, and any necessary ancillary agreements and documents, for an initial 33-month term through December 2026; and (2) extend the term for successive one (1) year terms The Chair opened the public comment period.
There were no public comments.
The Chair closed public comment period.
MOTION: Moved by Director Miyasato, seconded by Espinosa to approve.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 16/0/3 AYES: Campbell, De La Rosa, Downing, Espinosa, Guertin, Huffaker, Hunter, Miyasato, Palacios, Pia, Posada, Ramirez, Reynolds, Downing, Wolfe, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson NOES: None
ABSENT: Lewis, Mendez, Perrault
Authorized the CEO to execute an Energy Storage Agreement with San Gabriel Project I LLC, as well as any necessary ancillary documents, for a 125MW storage facility in an amount not to exceed $295,000,000 with a delivery term of 15 years The Chair opened the public comment period.
There were no public comments.
The Chair closed public comment period.
MOTION: Moved by Director Palacios , seconded by Director Pia to approve.
ACTION: The Motion Carried with a roll call vote: 16/0/3 AYES: Campbell, De La Rosa, Downing, Espinosa, Guertin, Huffaker, Hunter, Miyasato, Palacios, Pia, Posada, Ramirez, Reynolds, Downing, Wolfe, Vice Chair Goldstein, Chair Johnson NOES: None
ABSENT: Lewis, Mendez, Perrault
Board member reports and comments
Adjourned at 11:35 A.M.