MINUTES
Board of Directors of the
Clean Power Alliance of Southern California
Regular Meeting
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
Meeting videos are available on CPA's YouTube Channel.
http://www.youtube.com/@CPApublicmeetings
Board members participated from the following locations:
Calabasas City Hall
Conference Room 3
100 Civic Center Way
Calabasas, CA 91301
Clean Power Alliance
Diana Mahmud Board Room
801 S. Grand Ave., Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90017
South Bay Cities Council of Governments
Conference Room
357 Van Ness Way, Suite 90
Torrance, CA 90501
Ventura County Government Center
Rincon Meeting Room, Hall of Administration
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
West Hollywood City Hall
3rd Floor Conference Room
8300 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Whittier City Hall
Admin Conference Room
13230 Penn Street
Whittier, CA 90602
CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair Klein Lopez called the meeting to order at 2:02 p.m. and Director Rhodes led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call
1 Agoura Hills Deborah Klein Lopez Chair Present
2 Alhambra Jeff Maloney Director Present
3 Arcadia Paul Cheng Director Remote
4 Beverly Hills Julian Gold Alternate Present
5 Calabasas Ed Albrecht Director Remote
6 Camarillo Susan Santangelo Director Remote
7 Carson Cedric Hicks Director Remote
8 Claremont Corey Calaycay Director Present
9 Culver City Yasmine-Imani McMorrin Director Present
10 Downey Absent
11 Hawaiian Gardens Absent
12 Hawthorne Alex Monteiro Director Present
13 Hermosa Beach Doug Krauss Alternate Remote
14 La Cañada Flintridge Stephanie Fossan Director Present 15 Los Angeles County Rita Kampalath Alternate Present
16 Lynwood Absent
17 Malibu Marianne Riggins Director Present
18 Manhattan Beach David Lesser Director Remote
19 Monrovia Edward Belden Director Present
20 Moorpark Chris Barrett Director Remote
21 Ojai Michelle Ellison Alternate Remote
22 Oxnard Absent
23 Paramount Michelle Muller Alternate Remote
24 Port Hueneme Laura Hernandez Director Present
25 Redondo Beach Brad Waller Director Present
26 Rolling Hills Estates Debby Stegura Director Remote
27 Santa Monica Gleam Davis Alternate Present
28 Santa Paula Jenny Crosswhite Director Present
29 Sierra Madre Absent
30 Simi Valley Rocky Rhodes Director Present
31 South Pasadena Omari Ferguson Director Present
32 Temple City Ed Chen Director Present
33 Thousand Oaks C. Tie Gutierrez Alternate Remote
34 City of Ventura Ryyn Schumacher Director Remote
35 Ventura County Vianey Lopez Vice Chair Present
36 West Hollywood John Erickson Director Remote
37 Westlake Village Kristopher Galvez Alternate Remote
38 Whittier Mary Ann Pacheco Director Remote
All votes are unanimous unless otherwise stated.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approve Minutes from January 15, 2026, Board of Directors Meeting
2. Approve Professional Services Agreement with MG Advisory Corp with a Per-Transaction Fee of $281,500 and a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $844,500, to be Paid from Bond Proceeds, for Municipal Financial Advisory and Guaranteed Investment Contract Broker Services for up to Three Future Energy Prepayment Bond Transactions
3. Adopt Resolution No. 26-02-100 Approving the Dynamic Rate Pilot Enrollment Cap Increase and Delegation of Authority to the Chief Executive Officer to Increase Cap
4. Adopt Resolution No. 26-02-101 Amending the Clean Power Alliance Net Energy Metering Tariff and Net Billing Tariff Effective February 5, 2026
5. Receive and File Monthly Community Advisory Committee Report Motion: Director Erickson, West Hollywood
Second: Director Rhodes, Simi Valley
Vote: The consent agenda was approved by roll call vote, with an abstention from Director Gutierrez on Item 1.
REGULAR AGENDA
6. Receive Customer Programs Quarterly Reporting Presentation Joanne O’Neill, Senior Director of Customer Programs, described the new customer programs quarterly reporting system. The content includes program definitions, portfolio impacts, highlights, and challenges and risks. A metrics report will provide detailed participation and impacts by program. Ms. O’Neill encouraged Board members to let her know what additional information would be useful.
Director Crosswhite suggested the reports show when a program has room for more participants or if it is at capacity; asked if there’s a way to show how CPA benefits when kilowatt hours are saved. In response to Director Gold’s comment about the GHG reporting, staff clarified that the reporting includes results of participation in specific customer programs.
7. Receive Communications and Marketing Quarterly Update and 2026 Look Ahead Presentation
Cara Rene, Director of Communications and Marketing, described CPA’s areas of strength and areas of growth. The former includes its growth in brand awareness and strong cultural relevancy in communications; the latter includes the need to include more visual, rather than narrative, content, and the need to build relationships with the news media. She described the focus areas of awareness, engagement, and education to deepen the relationship with customers and enhance CPA’s storytelling. Building CPA’s visibility will include creating content specific to social media and developing a roster of go-to experts to be CPA voices, among other efforts. Ms. Rene explained the re-launch of a brand awareness campaign, resources available to customers such as wildfire recovery, and ongoing program marketing.
Director Waller inquired about customer communication methods and goals. Ms.
Rene responded that regulatory notices are delivered by direct mail, and some communication by email at the customer’s request. Brand awareness is meant to connect CPA to the customer, and targeted marketing aims to encourage customers to enroll in programs. CPA tracks data related to outcome and success of outreach efforts, such as social media campaigns, and can be found in the quarterly reports. Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer, added that when customers know the CPA brand, they are more receptive to marketing outreach related to programs.
Ms. Rene clarified for Director Ferguson the purpose of the member agency portal, and noted Board members and agency staff can request additional information as needed. Director Davis remarked that Santa Monica would like to encourage commercial customers to enroll in the 100% Green rate and suggested that CPA provide more recognition for those customers who participate in renewable energy and sustainability practices. Staff clarified that CPA has its Green Leader program with a promotional toolkit. Director Belden encouraged staff to keep track of customers leaving CPA for SCE, and whether brand awareness plays a part in opting out and if alternative methods should be used in marketing.
MANAGEMENT REPORT
Mr. Bardacke reminded Board members that CPA’s annual GHG emission reduction figures are now available, including individual city calculations. He discussed legislative activity and noted that member agencies and Board members will be asked to engage with state representatives on a bill which would allow CPA to engage in transmission ownership. Mr. Bardacke reported the completion of the first 15 installations of solar plus battery systems on homes of low-income customers under the Solar + Battery Access Program, with more installations planned in coming months.
Two additional Power Share local solar projects have reached commercial operation. Mr.
Bardacke thanked Congresswoman Brownley, who secured $250,000 in federal funds for CPA’s Power Ready projects. Mr. Bardacke invited Board members to attend the CalCCA annual conference in May 2026. Lastly, Mr. Bardacke reported that CPA, for the third straight year, has been named the nation’s largest provider of green energy.
COMMITTEE CHAIR UPDATES
Director Hicks, Legislative & Regulatory Committee Chair, reported that the Committee received an update on transmission financing bills and two other bills relating to PCIA transparency and Resource Adequacy transactability. It also received a presentation on zero-emission standard rulemakings at SCAQMD and the CARB.
Director Santangelo, Finance Committee Chair, reported that the Committee approved a two-year budget process and discussed bad debt collection.
Director Parkhurst, Energy Committee, and calling in from a remote location to provide an update, reported that the Committee approved reviewed and approved project negotiations from the Innovation Solicitation RFO. He also shared that renewables have surpassed coal as the world’s largest generator of electricity in 2025.
REPORT FROM THE CHAIR
Chair Klein Lopez expressed pride in CPA’s achievements on its 8th anniversary, including being a national leader in the renewable energy industry, having strong financial reserves, and creating effective community programs.
ADJOURN
Chair Klein Lopez adjourned the meeting at 3:15 p.m.