MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING of the Board of Directors of the
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Thursday, January 6, 2022, 2:00 p.m.
The Board of Directors conducted this meeting remotely, pursuant to the Proclamation of the State of Emergency by Governor Newsom on March 4, 2020, AB 361, and enacting CPA Resolutions, and as a response to mitigating the spread of COVID-19
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Chair Diana Mahmud called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. and Raynette Tom, Interim Clerk of the Board, conducted roll call.
Roll Call
1 Agoura Hills Deborah Klein Lopez Director Remote
2 Alhambra Jeff Maloney Director Remote
3 Arcadia Sho Tay Director Remote
4 Beverly Hills Julian Gold Director Remote
5 Calabasas Michael McConville Alternate Remote
6 Camarillo Susan Santangelo Director Remote
7 Carson Reata Kulcsar Alternate Remote
8 Claremont Corey Calaycay Director Remote
9 Culver City Daniel Lee Director Remote
10 Downey Absent
11 Hawaiian Gardens Ramie L. Torres Alternate Remote
12 Hawthorne Alex Monteiro Director Remote
13 Los Angeles County Sheila Kuehl Vice Chair Remote
14 Malibu Christine Shen Alternate Remote
15 Manhattan Beach Hildy Stern Director Remote
16 Moorpark Janice Parvin Director Remote
17 Ojai Betsy Stix
Michelle Ellison
Director
Alternate Remote
18 Oxnard Bert Perello Director Remote
19 Paramount Vilma Cuellar Stallings Director Remote
20 Redondo Beach Ted Seeman Alternate Remote
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21 Rolling Hills Estates Absent
22 Santa Monica Absent
23 Sierra Madre Robert Parkhurst Director Remote
24 Simi Valley Ruth Luevanos Director Remote
25 South Pasadena Diana Mahmud Chair Remote
26 Temple City Fernando Vizcarra Director Remote
27 Thousand Oaks Bob Engler Director Remote
28 City of Ventura Joe Yahner Alternate Remote
29 Ventura County Linda Parks Vice Chair Remote
30 West Hollywood Absent
31 Westlake Village Absent
32 Whittier Vicki Smith Alternate Remote
All votes are unanimous unless otherwise stated.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
No general public comment was made.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Adopt Resolution 22-01-023 Finding the Continuing Need to Meet by Teleconference Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953 (e) Motion: Director Gold, Beverly Hills
Second: Director Parkhurst, Sierra Madre
Vote: Item 1 was approved by a roll call vote.
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer, discussed recent default changes; unincorporated Los Angeles County, Beverly Hills, and Redondo Beach, voted to change their default rate to 100% Green beginning October 2022. These decisions bring the number of entities at the 100% Green default rate to 18 of 32 member agencies. This solidifies CPA as the number one provider of 100% renewable energy in the country. Mr. Bardacke noted that opt-out levels were approximately 50% higher than normal in December as a result of customer activity in response to the annual Joint Rate Comparison (JRC) mailer.
In response to Director’s questions, Mr. Bardacke clarified that CPA does track return of customers who previously opted-out, but generally, residential customers don’t tend to come back to CPA for service. However, some commercial customers, or those on direct access, have recently returned. Director Ellison congratulated LA County, Beverly Hills, and Redondo Beach for changing their default rates and offered advocacy assistance to other cities that might need it.
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Director Monteiro thanked Director Ellison and Mr. Bardacke for their assistance in presenting CPA’s value to the Hawthorne City Council.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
None.
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
None.
ADJOURN
Chair Mahmud adjourned the meeting 2:22 pm.