REGULAR MEETING of the Board of Directors of the
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Thursday, January 6, 2022
2:00 p.m.
SPECIAL NOTICE: Pursuant to the Proclamation of the State of Emergency by Governor Newsom on March 4, 2020, AB 361, and enacting Resolutions, and as a response to mitigating the spread of COVID-19, the Board of Directors will conduct this meeting remotely.
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Adopt Resolution 22-01-023 Finding the Continuing Need to Meet by Teleconference Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)
MANAGEMENT REPORT
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
ADJOURN – NEXT REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 3, 2022
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Staff Report – Agenda Item 1
To: Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Board of Directors
From: Nancy Whang, General Counsel
Approved by: Ted Bardacke, Executive Director
Subject: Adopt Resolution 22-01-023 Finding the Continuing Need to Meet By Teleconference Pursuant To Government Code Section 54953 (e) Date: January 6, 2022
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution 22-01-023 finding the continuing need to meet by teleconference pursuant to Government Code Section 54953 (e).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
This Resolution is required pursuant to AB 361, which signed by Governor Newsom on September 20, 2021 in order that CPA may continue to meet under the modified teleconferencing rules.
The State of Emergency declared by Gov. Newsom remains in effect and COVID-19 continues to pose a threat to the health and lives of the public as discussed more fully in Resolution 22-01-023. For these reasons, the recommended action is for the Board to adopt the attached Resolution 22-01-023 Finding the Continuing Need to Meet by Teleconference Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e).
This Resolution will authorize the Board to hold teleconference meetings within the requirements of AB 361 but does not prohibit the Board from holding in person meetings in the future.
ATTACHMENT
1. Resolution 22-01-023 Finding the Continuing Need to Meet by Teleconference.
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1 RESOLUTION NO. 22-01-023
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CLEAN
POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FINDING
THE CONTINUING NEED TO MEET BY
TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54953(e)
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, all meetings of the Board Of Directors, the Executive Committee, the Energy, Finance, and Legislative and Regulatory Committee (“Three Standing Committees”), and the Community Advisory Committee (“CAC”) of Clean Power Alliance Of Southern California (“CPA”) are subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Cal. Gov. Code §§54950 – 54963) (“Brown Act”); and
WHEREAS, Government Code section 54953(e) of the Brown Act makes provisions for remote teleconferencing participation in meetings by members of a legislative body, without compliance with the requirements of Government Code section 54953(b)(3), subject to the existence of certain conditions; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom declared a State of Emergency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, such State of Emergency due to COVID-19 remains in effect; and WHEREAS, COVID-19 continues to threaten the health and lives of the public; and WHEREAS, the Delta variant is highly transmissible in indoor settings and breakthrough cases of COVID-19 remain common and the Omicron variant has emerged as a variant of concern.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED BY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT:
IT IS DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED that due to COVID-19, holding in-person meetings of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Three Standing Committees, and CAC of CPA will present imminent risk to the health and safety to attendees.
IT IS FURTHER DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED that meetings of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Three Standing Committees, and CAC of the CPA may continue to meet by teleconference in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e).
IT IS FURTHER DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED that this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall be effective until the Agenda Page 4
2 earlier of (1) 30 days from the date of adoption of this Resolution, or (2) such time the Board of Directors of the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California adopts a subsequent resolution in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e)(3) to extend the time during which the Board may continue to teleconference without compliance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of section 54953, or (3) the Board of Directors of the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California adopts a Resolution rescinding this Resolution.
IT IS FURTHER DETERMINED, AFFIRMED, AND ORDERED that the approval of this Resolution is not a “project” under Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code and under California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines Sections 15378(a) and is exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this ____ day of __________ 2022.
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Diana Mahmud, Chair
ATTEST:
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Susan Caputo, Secretary
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