MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY
Monday, May 12, 2025
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Sonne called to order the Regular Meeting of the Orange County Authority Board of Directors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Director Go led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Director William Go City of Irvine
Director Glenn Grandis City of Fountain Valley
Director Fred Jung City of Fullerton
Vice Chair James Mai City of Irvine
Chair Susan Sonne City of Buena Park
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS
Tomas Castro
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Vicki Johnson
Mike Rough
6. DIRECTOR ANNOUNCEMENTS & REPORTS ON CONFERENCES/EVENTS
ATTENDED
Director Go thanked OCPA staff for making second annual CicloIrvine a great event. He was looking forward to next year’s event.
Director Grandis thanked Director Henderson and her team for going to the Fountain Valley Community Foundation Volunteer Event. She gave a presentation on OCPA, which was very well received by everyone in attendance.
Chair Sonne congratulated the Clerk of the Board Jacquez-Nares, on successfully defending her doctoral dissertation and becoming a doctor. It was quite an accomplishment while she was working hard for us, so thank you.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
Director Grandis removed Item No. 7 for a separate discussion.
Director Jung made the motion, seconded by Director Grandis to:
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Approve consent calendar 7.1 – 7.6 and 7.8.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Sonne, Vice Chair Mai, Director Jung,
Director Grandis, Director Go
Noes: None
Absent: None
1. MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 14, 2025 Action Taken:
Approved as submitted.
2. COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC) REPORT
Action Taken:
Received and file.
3. LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY UPDATE
Action Taken:
Receive and file.
4. RISK OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE UPDATE
Action Taken:
Receive and file.
5. TREASURER’S REPORT – FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025 AND Q1 2025 CHECK REGISTER
Action Taken:
Receive and file.
6. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH AMPERON
FOR LOAD FORECAST RISK ANALYSIS SERVICES
Action Taken:
Authorize the CEO to execute an amendment to the agreement with Amperon for the provision of short-term and long-term load forecast risk analysis services, effective May 12, 2025, through May 11, 2026. The amendment builds on the initial contract with a not-to-exceed (NTE) amount of $60,000 and includes an option to extend the agreement for one additional year, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement, for a total contract amount not to exceed $187,100.
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ITEM 7.7 WAS REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION
7. APPROVE SECOND AMENDMENT WITH REVEILLE, INC
Director Grandis stated he favored this item but would like to discuss the marketing dollars' strategy and purpose in the future. He was aware that the current focus was on the existing member cities, and he would like the focus to be on potential new member cities.
Director of Communications and External Affairs Henderson provided a brief summary of the presentation.
Director Grandis suggested that OCPA staff contact other cities and other special districts they are disparate for content and OCPA can share videos on their outreach sites.
CEO Mosca stated that this contract has been reduced from 1.5 to 1 million because staff was doing more work in-house. OCPA has slowly extended outreach to non-member cities.
Director Jung stated that the new cities do not contribute revenues. OCPA should focus on member cities. He asked who created these marketing objectives; was it Reveille? Director Henderson answered that it was Reveille working with our staff.
Director Jung asked what would happen if Reveille did not meet the first three deliverables. Director Henderson stated that they had already exceeded that number now and was not worried that they could not deliver. Director Jung stated that these deliverables were for 2026. He further asked how OCPA was going to hold Reveille accountable. He could not support this item until his questions were answered.
Director Henderson explained to him the accountability process she follows in managing this contract.
Vice Chair Mai asked if this item had gone to the Marketing and Communications Committee for their input. Director Henderson answered it had not gone to the committee prior to this meeting. Vice Chair Mai was skeptical on the level of marketing being done by Reveille for the amount OCPA was paying.
Director Jung made the motion, seconded by Vice Chair Mai to:
To continue this item, bring it back to the June Board meeting, and present it to the Marketing and Communications Committee before the June Board meeting.
The motion carried unanimously by the following 5-0 vote:
Ayes: Chair Sonne, Vice Chair Mai, Director Jung,
Director Grandis, Director Go
Noes: None
Absent: None
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8. 2025 CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE AMENDMENT
Action Taken:
Adopted Resolution No. 2025-04 approving the amended Conflict of Interest Code pursuant to the Political Reform Act of 1974, establishing broader applicability for the Analyst position for future similar positions. The amended code shall be submitted to the Orange County Board of Supervisors for approval.
8. REGULAR CALENDAR
1. FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026 BUDGET FRAMEWORK
Chief Financial Officer Law provided a brief summary of the presentation.
Action Taken:
Received and filed.
2. SUSTAINABLE WORKFORCE GUIDELINES DISCUSSION
Director of Power Resources Ting provided a brief summary of the presentation.
Regulatory and Legislative Manager Halligan assisted with this presentation.
Please note that Director Jung left the meeting at 5:21 p.m.
Director Go thanked the staff for the detailed presentation. He has introduced several union representatives to staff and wants the Orange County Labor Federation to be comfortable with these guidelines.
Director Grandis supports this item.
Vice Chair Mai thanked the staff for the presentation. The City of Irvine does not have an issue retaining talent. The involvement of students is also essential for the City of Irvine and should be a priority for OCPA.
Chair Sonne stated that Buena Park has a community workforce agreement, and she supports this line of thought. However, she needs clarity on how they work with CCAs and how other CCAs have written their policies on this item.
Regulatory and Legislative Manager Halligan provided examples of how CCAs use these guidelines within their communities.
Power Resources Director Ting also provided examples of how CCAs use these guidelines.
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Action Taken:
Reviewed and provided staff direction.
3. 2025-26 STRATEGIC PLAN DRAFT REVIEW AND PRESENTATION Chief Executive Officer Mosca provided a brief summary of the presentation.
Director Grandis requested monthly updates be reviewed at the Board meetings.
Chair Sonne stated that at Buena Park they tie the agenda item to their corresponding strategic plan goals and objectives.
Director Grandis confirmed that Fountain Valley also does that in the staff reports.
Fountain Valley has strategic planning sessions with all the executive directors and managers every six months, and they set six-month objectives.
Director Grandis made the motion, seconded by Chair Sonne to:
Approve the 2025-26 Strategic Plan and bring back monthly updates at every Board meeting on the consent calendar.
The motion carried by the following 4-0-1 vote:
Ayes: Chair Sonne, Vice Chair Mai, Director Grandis, Director Go Noes: None
Absent: Director Jung
9. STAFF REPORT
CEO Mosca provided his full report in the agenda packet. He highlighted the CalCCA Annual Conference held here in Irvine.
Chair Sonne shared how other CalCCA board members helped her when she first started on the OCPA Board.
10. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Board, Chair Sonne adjourned the May 12, 2025, Orange County Power Authority Board Regular meeting at 6:10 p.m.
Submitted by:
Pat Jacquez-Nares, Authority Secretary