MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Jung called to order the Regular Meeting of the Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors at 10:02 a.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Vice Chair Sonne led the Pledge of Allegiance
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Director Tammy Kim City of Irvine
Director Kathleen Treseder City of Irvine (Arrived at 10:10 a.m.) Vice Chair Susan Sonne City of Buena Park
Chair Fred Jung City of Fullerton
Absent: Director Casey McKeon City of Huntington Beach
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS – None.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS – None.
6. DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS & REPORTS ON CONFERENCES/EVENTS ATTENDED – None.
7. COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE
Community Engagement Manager Kraemer provided the report from their May 13, 2024, Committee Meeting as follows:
• On Monday, May 13th, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., a quorum of seven Community Advisory Committee (“CAC”) members (Chair Ziemer, Vice Chair Masri, Second Vice Chair Nanda and Committee Members Elliot and Futch, Neal, and Figueroa) were present and held their monthly meeting with the OCPA team.
The Oath of Office was provided by Board Clerk Jacquez-Nares to the new Committee Member, Nayeli Figueroa of Buena Park.
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• The CAC received an update on Youth and School Outreach. Community Engagement Manager Linda Kraemer shared outreach efforts to K-12 schools as well as community college and college/university students. Efforts are being made to reach customer students who attend other districts in neighboring cities of Anaheim, La Palma, Tustin and Cypress. The CAC suggested reaching youth through environmental STEAM programs, science and art fairs, and learning centers such as the Discovery Cube.
• The Committee received a report on the CalCCA
• Annual Conference. The CAC received a thorough report from Chair Ziemer and Committee Member Futch on their recent attendance at the annual CalCCA conference. The two shared briefings from workshops which included topics of resilience, technologies in communities, transmissions challenges and solutions, scaling battery storage, virtual power plants, and managing load in warmer summers and winters.
• The Committee voted to reschedule the June 10th 2024 Regular CAC Meeting to a regular CAC meeting on June 13, 2024 in order to accommodate a special presentation by Pacific Energy Advisors, Energy 101.
• The Committee received a staff update which included updates on the community power plan, CicloIrvine, the OCPA E-Bike Safety Incentive Pilot Program, SCAG Conference attendance and Earth Month updates.
COMMITTEE MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS & COMMENTS
• Committee Member Elliot shared about the new IShuttle in Irvine and encouraged ridership and support.
• Vice Chair Masri shared about a program with “National Core” that combined affordable housing and quick access to public transportation. • As a future agenda Item, Second Vice Chair Nanda requested an update on staffing and budget considerations following Huntington Beach's departure. • CAC members were provided with the list of events that OCPA would be participating in for the months of March and April. CAC members were invited to join staff at the events.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION
Vice Chair Sonne made the motion, seconded by Director Kim to:
Approve consent calendar items 8.1 – 8.5.
The motion carried by the following 3-0-2 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne, Director Kim
Noes: None
Absent: Director Treseder, Director McKeon
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1. MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 30, 2024 Action Taken:
Approved as submitted.
2. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE FOR MARCH –
APRIL 2024
Action Taken:
Received and filed the Marketing & Communication update for March-April 2024.
3. APPROVE UPDATE TO BOARD AND COMMITTEE COMPENSATION
& REIMBURSEMENT POLICY
Action Taken:
Approved Amendments to Policy No. 5, Board of Directors, and Community Advisory Committee Members’ Compensation and Expense Reimbursement Policy to update provisions related to reimbursement for meals.
4. REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
5. TREASURER’S REPORT – FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2024 AND Q1 2024 CHECK REGISTER
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
9. REGULAR CALENDAR
1. APPROVAL OF REVISED OCPA SALARY GRADES AND EMPLOYEE
SALARY RANGES
Chair Jung thanked Vice Chair Sonne and Director Kim for their work on the Budget Ad Hoc Committee and this item. He further thanked staff for taking their inputs and make the revisions.
Director Kim stated was pleased with the revisions. She believed that OCPA would now set the benchmark for the other CCAs with this approach to structuring salary grades.
Director Kim made the motion, seconded by Director Treseder to:
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Approve the revised OCPA Salary Grades and Employee Salary Ranges as proposed in Attachment 1.
The motion carried by the following 4-0-1 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne,
Director Kim, Director Treseder
Noes: None
Absent: Director McKeon
10. STAFF REPORT
CEO Mosca highlighted OCPA receiving an honorary mention award from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) at their 2024 Sustainability Awards for their green initiative. He presented the Award to the Board.
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Chair Jung recessed the meeting at 10:21 a.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:26 a.m.
11. STRATEGIC PLAN PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION
Chair Jung stated that the vision statement needed to include a statement on being competitive in terms of rates. CEO Mosca clarified this as competitive rates, affordability, and consumer-centric.
Director Kim requested that staff work with the regional chambers that cover our service areas and potential new cities.
Vice Chair Sonne asked if an annual event was listed in the Enriching and Expanding the OCPA Community goal.
Management Analyst Viramontes stated it was not but would add a couple for Board consideration.
Director Treseder stated that objective number five from the Move Toward a More Sustainable Electric Grid goal is the main reason that OCPA was founded and requested that it be moved up on the list to highlight its importance. She also questioned the use of the phrase “a roadmap toward.” Chair Jung asked Director Treseder if she preferred that “a roadmap toward” be removed from objective five. She affirmed that suggestion.
Chair Jung further requested that a different term be used instead of “feed-in tariff” in objective one. CEO Mosca suggested using “local generation,” which Chair Jung affirmed.
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Chair Jung recommended to CEO Mosca that he, as the organization's leader, should know that customers will demand technical accountability from staff. He thanked the previous Directors for the work on the previous plan created last year and the current Directors and staff for their continued input.
Vice Chair Sonne thanked staff for being mindful of keeping this an organic process and in a ready state. She was very proud of the document.
Director Treseder was pleased with the document and proud of all the objectives accomplished. She thanked staff and CEO Mosca.
Regulatory and Legislative Manager Halligan stated it was a group effort.
Action Taken:
1. Reviewed 2023-26 Strategic Plan and additional considerations presented by staff.
2. Provided guidance and direction to staff regarding 2024 priorities.
12. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chair Jung adjourned the May 21, 2024, Orange County Power Authority Board Regular meeting at 11:12 a.m.
Submitted by:
Pat Jacquez-Nares, Authority Secretary