MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Tuesday, September 17, 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 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Director Kim led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Director Tammy Kim City of Irvine
Director Kathleen Treseder City of Irvine
Vice Chair Susan Sonne City of Buena Park
Chair Fred Jung City of Fullerton
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS – None
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Vicki Johnson, Laguna Woods resident.
Jose Trinidad Castañeda
6. DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS & REPORTS ON CONFERENCES/EVENTS
ATTENDED
Vice Chair Sonne reported that on September 3, 2024, as a member of the CivicWell Board, she attended an all-day strategy session.
Chair Jung reported that he and Vice Chair Sonne attended the Risk Oversight Committee Meeting. They gained more insight into the energy markets, renewable energy trends, and the SCE bundled generation rates expected for the next year or two. It would benefit the Board to review its ongoing power procurement strategy. Therefore, he recommended and formed an Ad Hoc Committee to discuss this strategy. The committee, in collaboration with OCPA staff, would report to the Board before the end of the year with any recommended additions or changes to ensure that OCPA has the most effective power procurement plan for future years. Chair Jung appointed himself and Director Treseder to this Ad Hoc Committee.
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7. CLOSED SESSION
Recess to Closed Session
At 10:13 a.m., Chair Jung called on Interim General Counsel Norvell to recess the Board to closed session to discuss Item 7.1 on the agenda. Interim General Counsel Norvell announced the Board was recessing to closed session. The following Board Members were present: Kim, Treseder, Sonne, and Jung. Also present was Board Counsel Norvell.
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957(b)(1)
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Reconvene
At 10:26 a.m., the regular meeting of the Orange County Power Authority Board of Directors reconvened with the following present: Directors Kim, Treseder, Sonne, and Jung.
General Counsel Norvell reported out of closed session that the Board met in Closed Session and discussed Item 7.1 as listed on the agenda, and there was no reportable action taken.
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS – None
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION
Vice Chair Sonne made the motion, seconded by Director Treseder to:
Approve consent calendar items 9.1 – 9.7.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 4-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne, Director Treseder, Director Kim, Noes: None
Absent: None
1. MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF JULY 16, 2024 Action Taken:
Approved as submitted.
2. MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF JULY 30, 2024 Action Taken:
Approved as submitted.
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3. REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
4. COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING (CAC) REPORT
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
5. RISK OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE UPDATE
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
6. RESCHEDULE THE NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING
Action Taken:
1. Canceled the November 19, 2024, Regular Board Meeting and scheduled a Regular Board Meeting on November 25, 2024.
2. Adopted Resolution No. 2023-06, amending the Board’s 2024 regular meeting schedule to reschedule the November regular Board meeting.
7. 2024 BIENNIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE REVIEW
Action Taken:
Adopted Resolution No. 2024-07 adopting the amended Conflict of Interest Code pursuant to the Political Reform Act of 1974 and directing submittal to the Authority’s code-reviewing body for approval.
10. REGULAR CALENDAR
1. MARKETING AND PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE
Director of Communications and External Affairs Henderson summarized the presentation for this item.
Chair Jung thanked Director Henderson for the informative presentation. He stated that there were 3.2 million residents in Orange County, and about half a million of those are OCPA Customers. Of that, we had multimillion impressions, which was impressive. He saw the Flip the Switch commercial as he was fast-forwarding a recorded Bravo program. He suggested that the Board Members receive a copy of said commercial.
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
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2. APPROVE COMMUNITY POWER PLAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
AND PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE
ENERGY COALITION
Director of Communications and External Affairs Henderson briefly summarized this item.
Chair Jung expressed concerns about the lack of clarity in the evaluation process.
In every matrix, we had vendors who scored higher, yet they were not the ones recommended. Why did we not go with those vendors?
Director of Communications and External Affairs Henderson stated the cost, and The Energy Coalition (TEC) being a local vendor were the determining factors.
Chair Jung requested clarification on the cost matrix to determine whether it costs less or more to use the recommended vendor.
Energy Programs Analyst Morales Sandoval provided additional information to clarify the factors used for the staff’s recommended vendor.
Vice Chair Sonne also had similar concerns about the recommended vendor and in the areas where no points were awarded, why did that happen? Analyst Morales Sandoval stated that those vendors had not submit pricing for that scope of work in their proposals.
CEO Mosca stated that TEC had Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) experience and have successfully completed several projects for other Southern California CCAs.
Vice Chair Sonne stated that she would have liked to have those other factors that were used listed in the staff report to help support staff’s recommendation.
Director Treseder made the motion, seconded by Director Kim to:
Authorize the CEO to execute a two-year Agreement with The Energy Coalition for Community Power Plan Technical Assistance and Program Support, effective September 18, 2024, through September 17, 2026, including the option for the CEO to extend the Agreement for three additional one-year terms, subject to satisfactory performance. The not-to-exceed amount for developing the Community Power Plan is $250,000, plus $250,000 for as-needed technical assistance, program implementation support, and grant management, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $500,000.
OCPA Board Regular Meeting of September 17, 2024 Page 5 The motion carried unanimously by the following 4-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne, Director Treseder, Director Kim, Noes: None
Absent: None
3. INTRODUCTION AND DISCUSSION OF 2024 JOINT RATE
COMPARISON MAILER
CEO Mosca provided a brief summary of this item.
Chair Jung expressed that this item was presented after it had already been sent out.
In the future, he would like to have this item brought to the attention of Board before it was sent out to the customers.
Director Treseder requested that staff address the discrepancies of the renewable percentages on the tables presented.
Kirby Dusel, representative of Pacific Energy Advisors, provided the clarification, one table has the current year and the other has 2023 retrospective data.
CEO Mosca further clarified the information provided in the two tables and footnotes.
Vice Chair Sonne requested that the website have short videos that people can zoom into the mailer areas to get these explanations.
Director Kim restated that it was critical that the Board Members needed to have this information before it went out. They could not be blindsided; they needed the information to help explain the mailer.
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
4. OCPA 2024 STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRESS UPDATE (This item was moved to the October 15, 2024 meeting)
5. APPOINTMENT OF TWO AT-LARGE MEMBERS TO THE
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Community Engagement Manager Kraemer provided a brief summary of this item.
Chair Jung made the motion, seconded by Vice Chair Sonne to:
Appoint the two at-large members, Faisal Qazi and Dominic Bendinelli, to the Community Advisory Committee (CAC).
OCPA Board Regular Meeting of September 17, 2024 Page 6 The motion carried unanimously by the following 4-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Jung, Vice Chair Sonne, Director Treseder, Director Kim, Noes: None
Absent: None
11. STAFF REPORT
CEO Mosca provided several highlights from his staff report and emphasized that the meeting was in the new boardroom in the new office space. This new OCPA office space fully met the Agency’s needs now and in the future. He thanked the Board Members and the staff for making this happen.
12. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chair Jung adjourned the September 17, 2024, Orange County Power Authority Board Regular meeting at 11:16 a.m.
Submitted by:
Pat Jacquez-Nares, Authority Secretary