ITEM 6B
Desert Community Energy Board
Meeting Minutes
June 29, 2022
3:30 pm
Held via Zoom videoconference
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting of the DCE Board was called to order by Chair Geoff Kors, City of Palm Springs, at 3:34 p.m. via Zoom videoconferencing, pursuant to Assembly Bill 361.
2. ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken, and it was determined that a quorum was present.
Members Present Agency
Councilmember Geoff Kors, Chair City of Palm Springs
Councilmember Karina Quintanilla City of Palm Desert
DCE Staff & Consultants
Tom Kirk
Katie Barrows
David Freedman
Liz Barnwell
Erica Felci
Claude Kilgore
Jennifer Nelson
Janice Reitman
Kevin Broadie
Jaclyn Harr
Don Dame
Others Present
Kim Floyd
Daniel Paris
The Energy Authority
Donald Dame Consulting
Sierra Club
3. AGENDA MODIFICATIONS (IF ANY)
None.
The audio file for this meeting can be found at: http://www.desertcommunityenergy.org Desert Community Energy Board of Directors
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4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
None.
5. BOARD MEMBER / DIRECTOR COMMENTS
Chair Kors discussed a new battery storage facility in the City of Palm Springs and provided feedback from a recent conference he attended.
Katie Barrows gave an update on items of interest in the State budget and announced that the procurement policy item would be on the July agenda as Vice Chair Jonathan had requested.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER KORS AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER QUINTANILLA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 6A TO:
A. Approve Minutes from Board Meeting of April 11, 2022 (This item will be brought back to a future meeting for approval as Councilmember Quintanilla had to abstain) B. Reaffirm that findings still exist, pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and authorize continuation of remote teleconference/virtual meetings of Desert Community Energy
C. Adopt Resolution 2022-03, approving the 2021 Power Source Disclosure (PSD) Annual Report and associated 2021 Power Content Labels for Desert Saver and Carbon Free products, and attest to their veracity
D. Authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute a 10-year Western Systems Power Pool Resource Adequacy Confirmation with Resi Station, LLC for resource adequacy benefits from a demand response project THE MOTION CARRIED WITH 2 AYES.
Councilmember Quintanilla Aye
Councilmember Kors Aye
7. DISCUSSION / ACTION
A. DCE Fiscal Year 2022/23 Budget – Don Dame and Claude Kilgore Claude Kilgore introduced Janice Reitman, Accounting Manager, and Don Dame, consultant. The team provided a brief budget overview followed by a detailed presentation on the financials.
Member discussion ensued.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER QUINTANILLA AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KORS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2022-04 APPROVING DESERT COMMUNITY ENERGY’S FISCAL YEAR 2022/23 BUDGET
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Meeting Minutes – June 29, 2022
THE MOTION CARRIED WITH 2 AYES.
Councilmember Quintanilla Aye
Councilmember Kors Aye
B. First Amendment to Credit Agreement with River City Bank – David Freedman David Freedman presented the staff report. Brief member discussion ensued.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER QUINTANILLA AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KORS TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2022-05, APPROVING THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH RIVER CITY BANK FOR AN INCREASED TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $13,000,000, AND AUTHORIZE THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, TO TAKE THE
NECESSARY STEPS TO FINALIZE AND EXECUTE THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
THE MOTION CARRIED WITH 2 AYES.
Councilmember Quintanilla Aye
Councilmember Kors Aye
C. DCE Renewable Energy Procurement and SCE’s PCIA Voluntary Allocation – David Freedman
Mr. Freedman presented the staff report and discussed next steps. Member discussion ensued.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER QUINTANILLA AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER KORS TO APPROVE A VOLUNTARY ALLOCATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON’S POWER CHARGE INDIFFERENCE
ADJUSTMENT LONG-TERM RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO AND AUTHORIZE
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE THE VOLUNTARY ALLOCATION
ELECTION FORM
THE MOTION CARRIED WITH 2 AYES.
Councilmember Quintanilla Aye
Councilmember Kors Aye
8. INFORMATION
The following items were included in the agenda packet for members’ information :
A. Attendance Record
B. Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Meeting Calendar for DCE and the Coachella Valley Association of Governments
C. Unaudited Financial Report for July 1, 2021 to April 30, 2022 Desert Community Energy Board of Directors
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D. Unaudited Year-to-Year Financial Report as of April 30, 2022 E. DCE’s 2022 Summer Readiness Outreach Strategy
9. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
None.
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next DCE meeting will be held July 18, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom webinar.
The Coachella Valley Association of Governments’ General Assembly meeting will be held June 27, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom webinar.
Chair Kors noted that the time of the next Board meeting may be in conflict with a City meeting and staff indicated they would seek an alternative time.
11. ADJOURNMENT – Chair Kors adjourned the meeting at 4:33 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Nelson,
Executive Assistant/Clerk