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Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA)
Minutes
Thursday, April 28, 2022
6:30 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference and Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. in virtual teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Participating Remotely:
Dave Pine, San Mateo County
Rick DeGolia, Atherton, Chair
Julia Mates, Belmont
Coleen Mackin, Brisbane
Donna Colson, Burlingame, Vice Chair
Carlos Romero, East Palo Alto
Sam Hindi, Foster City, arrived at 6:43 p.m.
Harvey Rarback, Half Moon Bay
Laurence May, Hillsborough
Jen Wolosin, Menlo Park
Tygarjas Bigstyck, Pacifica
Giselle Hale, Redwood City
Laura Parmer-Lohan, San Carlos
Rick Bonilla, San Mateo
James Coleman, South San Francisco
Pradeep Gupta, Director Emeritus
John Keener, Director Emeritus
Absent:
Warren Slocum, San Mateo County
Raquel Gonzalez, Colma
Roderick Daus-Magbual, Daly City
Tom Faria, Los Banos
Anders Fung, Millbrae
Marty Medina, San Bruno
Jeff Aalfs, Portola Valley
Jennifer Wall, Woodside
A quorum was established.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Nelly Wogberg, Board Clerk, announced one public comment submitted via email which can be found on the Board of Directors Agenda Page.
Jeremy Sarnecky
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ACTION TO SET THE AGENDA AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Director Mackin asked a clarifying question, for a section of Agenda Item Number 5, “Staff expects that another CCA would become the Responsible Party if the Joint CCAs later decide to execute another consulting agreement under the Cost-Sharing Agreement for a different service.” Director Mackin asked staff to identify if “another consulting agreement” means a different agreement or an additional agreement, and if “different service” means a different vendor or a different service. in the statement. Chelsea Keys, Senior Power Resources Manager, explained that this statement allows other cost-sharing Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) to become the responsible party to manage contracts and invoicing, and that the different service alludes to a future contract.
MOTION: Director Bonilla moved, seconded by Director Romero to set the Agenda, and approve Agenda Item Numbers 1-7.
1. Adopt Findings Pursuant to AB 361 to Continue Fully Teleconferenced Committee Meetings Due to Health Risks Posed by In-Person Meetings
2. Approval of the Minutes for the March 24, 2022 Board of Director’s Meeting
3. Approval of an Amendment to the Agreement with Darren Goode to Provide Professional Services Through May 31, 2023, Increasing the Amount by $112,000 for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $442,000
4. Authorize Chief Executive Officer to Execute Cost-Sharing and Reimbursement Agreement Between The Peninsula Clean Energy Authority, City of San Jose, Administrator of San Jose Clean Energy, The East Bay Community Energy Authority, and Central Coast Community Energy
5. Authorize Chief Executive Officer to Execute an Addendum to the Cost-Sharing and Reimbursement Agreement Between The Peninsula Clean Energy Authority, City of San Jose, Administrator of San Jose Clean Energy (SJCE), The East Bay Community Energy Authority (EBCE), and Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) for Resource Adequacy Services with The Energy Authority, Inc.
6. Authorize Chief Executive Officer to Execute a Consulting Agreement for Resource Adequacy Services with The Energy Authority, Inc., for a term of June 17, 2022 to June 16, 2025, and in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $650,000
7. Approval of Renewal of Insurance Package Coverage for the Period From May 1, 2022 Through April 30, 2023 at an Annual Cost Not-to-Exceed $180,184 MOTION PASSED: 15-0 (Absent: San Mateo County, Colma, Daly City, Los Banos, Millbrae, Portola Valley, San Bruno, Woodside)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Pine X
San Mateo County Director Slocum X
Atherton Director DeGolia X
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Belmont Director Mates X
Brisbane Director Mackin X
Burlingame Director Colson X
Colma Director Gonzalez X
Daly City Director Daus-Magbual X
East Palo Alto Director Romero X
Foster City Director Hindi X
Half Moon Bay Director Rarback X
Hillsborough Director May X
Los Banos Director Faria X
Menlo Park Director Wolosin X
Millbrae Director Fung X
Pacifica Director Bigstyck X
Portola Valley Director Aalfs X
Redwood City Director Hale X
San Bruno Director Medina X
San Carlos Director Parmer-Lohan X
San Mateo Director Bonilla X
South San Francisco Director Coleman X
Woodside Director Wall X
Totals 15 8
REGULAR AGENDA
8. CHAIR REPORT
None
9. CEO REPORT
Jan Pepper, CEO, gave a report including welcoming Peninsula Clean Energy’s new COO, Shawn Marshall, a recruiting update, an update on California Public Utilities Commissioner and California Energy Commissioner meetings, an update on California Community Power’s (CC Power) Firm Clean Resource RFO timeline, a legislation update, and an update on 24/7 and Decarbonization presentations.
Chair DeGolia asked if there was any consideration for the Peninsula Clean Energy Board meeting in person. Jan explained that Peninsula Clean Energy is not set up to host Board Meetings in the office due to space limitations and offered to bring this item to the Executive Committee to explore hybrid options.
Director Hale suggested to let other meeting groups be first to troubleshoot the technology upgrades needed to conduct a hybrid meeting.
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Public Comment: Jeremy Sarnecky, Mark Roest
10. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT
Morgan Chaknova, Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) Chair, gave an update on changes to the 2022 CAC Work Plan, an update on the Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion project, an overview of the discussion on survey results and the role of the CAC. Morgan explained that two main interest areas were formed from that discussion: educators and advocates in the community, and strategic advising.
11. Update on Customer Arrearage Programs - CAPP and AMP (Discussion) Leslie Brown, Director of Account Services, gave a presentation on customer arrearage programs:
California Arrearage Payment Program (CAPP) and Arrears Management Plan (AMP). Leslie covered CAPP background information, detailed program information, customer priority groups, application and allocation timeline. For AMP, Leslie covered detailed program information, eligibility, and AMP eligible Peninsula Clean Energy customers.
Chair DeGolia asked how outstanding balances would impact Peninsula Clean Energy financials.
Leslie explained that there is a policy to retain a certain percentage for bad debts, but that in general Peninsula Clean Energy has not come near that number. Leslie also explained that these programs allow a reset for many customers and provides compensation for what could have ended up as bad debt.
12. Update on Los Banos Enrollment
Leslie Brown, Director of Account Services, gave a presentation with an update on the Los Banos enrollment. Leslie shared that enrollment notices were sent out in February and March, with the enrollment process beginning in April. May will be the first time that Los Banos residents will receive a bill from PG&E with the Peninsula Clean Energy line item. Opt-outs are currently sitting at 258 total opt-outs of approximately 12,700 notices. Leslie explained that most opt-outs occurred because of a dislike of being automatically enrolled, and that most of these enrollments happen without speaking to a Customer Service Representative.
Director Bonilla asked the percent of the opt-out rate. Leslie explained that currently there is approximately a 2% opt-out rate.
13. BOARD MEMBERS’ REPORTS
Vice Chair Colson shared her gratitude for the Sustainable Commercial Building Award for Burlingame’s Net-Zero Energy Community Center. The grand opening will be around June 15th and all are welcome.
Chair DeGolia announced that the new Atherton Town Center Library will be opening at the end of May 2022. On June 4th there will be a grand opening where all are welcome.
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ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:28 p.m.