Introduction
This meeting of the Board of Directors will be held at the Peninsula Clean Energy Lobby: 2075 Woodside Road, Redwood City, CA 94061 and Los Banos City Hall, Conference Room A, 520 J Street, Los Banos, CA 93635 and by teleconference pursuant to California Assembly Bill 2449 and the Ralph M. Brown Act, CA Gov’t Code. Section 54950, et seq.
Members of the Board are expected to attend the meeting in person and should reach out to Assistant General Counsel for Peninsula Clean Energy, Jennifer Stalzer, with questions or accommodation information ([email protected]). For information regarding how to participate in the meeting remotely, please refer to the instructions at the end of the agenda. In addition, a video broadcast of the meeting can be viewed at https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com/board-of-directors following the meeting.
Public Participation
The PCEA Board meeting may be accessed through Zoom online at https://pencleanenergy.zoom.us/j/87496649657
. The webinar ID is: 874-9664-9657 and the passcode is 2075. The meeting may also be accessed via telephone by dialing +1(669) 444-9171. Enter the webinar ID: 874-9664-9657, then press #. (Find your local number:
https://pencleanenergy.zoom.us/u/kTlH1Ocod
). Peninsula Clean Energy uses best efforts to ensure audio and visual clarity and connectivity. However, it cannot guarantee the connection quality.
Members of the public can also attend this meeting physically at the Peninsula Clean Energy Lobby
at 2075 Woodside Road, Redwood City, CA 94061 or
Los Banos City Hall
, Conference Room A, 520 J Street, Los Banos, CA 93635.
Written public comments may be emailed to PCEA Board Clerk, Nelly Wogberg ( [email protected]
) and such written comments should indicate the specific agenda item on which the member of the public is commenting.
Spoken public comments will be accepted during the meeting in the Board Room(s) or remotely through Zoom at the option of the speaker. Please use the “Raise Your Hand” function in the Zoom platform, or press *6 if you phoned into the meeting, to indicate that you would like to provide comment.
Please note that Peninsula Clean Energy Board of Directors meetings are a limited public forum, and all public comment must relate to something that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. If comments do not relate to the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, we will stop the comment and move on to the next speaker. General Counsel will assist in identifying comments that are not related to the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.
ADA Requests
Individuals who require special assistance or a disability related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the meeting, should contact Nelly Wogberg, Board Clerk, by 10:00 a.m. on the day before the meeting at ( [email protected]
). Notification in advance of the meeting will enable PCEA to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting, the materials related to it, and your ability to comment.
Closed Captioning is available for all PCEA Board meetings. While watching the video broadcast in Zoom, please enable captioning.
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / APPROVE TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 This item is reserved to approve teleconference participation request for this meeting by Director pursuant to Brown Act revisions of AB 2449 due to an emergency circumstance to be briefly described.
PUBLIC COMMENT
This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any PCEA-related matters that are not otherwise on this meeting agenda. Public comments on matters listed on the agenda shall be heard at the time the matter is called. Members of the public who wish to address the Committee are customarily limited to two minutes per speaker. The Board Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.
ACTION TO SET AGENDA AND TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
1. Authorization of Peninsula Clean Energy's General Counsel to Execute with the Law Firm of Clean Energy Counsel, an Engagement Agreement Allowing for a Term from March 1, 2024 Through February 28, 2026 in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $500,000
2. Authorization of Peninsula Clean Energy's General Counsel to Execute with the Law Firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, an Engagement Agreement Allowing for a Term from January 1, 2024 Through December 31, 2025 in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,700,000
3. Approval of One EV Ready Program Fund Reservation Agreement, Providing Approximately $100,000 in Customer Incentives to San Mateo Union High School District
4. Approval of Contract Amendment with Optony for the GovEV Program for an increase of $410,000 to a total of $800,000 and 16-Month Extension to a Total Contract Term of Approximately 4-years
5. Approval of Minutes from the July 27, August 24, and September 28, 2023 Board Meetings
REGULAR AGENDA
6. Chair Report (Discussion)
7. CEO Report (Discussion)
8. CAC Report (Discussion)
9. Selection of Board of Directors Chair and Vice Chair (Action)
10. Approval of Revisions to the Net Energy Metering (NEM) Annual Cash Out Policy (Action)
11. Approval of Hybrid Approach Rate Setting Methodology (Action)
12. Discussion of Draft Load Management Standard (LMS) Plan for submission to California Energy Commission (CEC) (Discussion)
13. Approval of Revisions to Peninsula Clean Energy's Organizational Priority Number 1 of the Strategic Plan from "Delivering 100% Renewable Energy Annually by 2025" to "Delivering 100% Renewable Energy Annually by 2030 Through Strategic Procurement of Resources to Maximize Peninsula Clean Energy's 24/7 Hourly Renewable Matching Goal" (Action)
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
14. Data and Technology Department Quarterly Report
15. Update on Legislative Activities
16. Account Services Quarterly Update
17. Report on California Community Power (CCP) Joint Powers Authority
ADJOURNMENT
Public records that relate to any item on the open session agenda are available for public inspection. The records are available at the Peninsula Clean Energy offices or on PCEA Website at:
https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com.
JOINING INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions for Joining a Zoom Meeting via Computer or Phone Best Practices:
Please mute your microphone when you are not speaking to minimize audio feedback If possible, utilize headphones or ear buds to minimize audio feedback If participating via videoconference, audio quality is often better if you use the dial-in option (option 2 below) rather than your computer audio Options for Joining
Videoconference with Computer Audio - see Option 1 below Videoconference with Phone Call Audio - see Option 2 below Calling in via Telephone/Landline - see Option 3 below
Videoconference Options:
Prior to the meeting, we recommend that you install the Zoom Meetings application on your computer by clicking here https://zoom.us/download.
If you want full capabilities for videoconferencing (audio, video, screensharing) you must download the Zoom application.
Option 1 Videoconference with Computer Audio:
From your computer, click on the following link that is also included in the meeting calendar invitation:
https://pencleanenergy.zoom.us/j/87496649657
The Zoom application will open on its own or you will be instructed to open Zoom.
After the application opens, the pop-up screen below will appear asking you to choose ONE of the audio conference options. Click on the Computer Audio option at the top of the pop-up screen.
Click the blue, "Join with Computer Audio" button.
In order to enable video, click on "Start Video" in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. This menu bar is also where you can mute/unmute your audio.
Option 2 Videoconference with Phone Call Audio
From your computer, click on the following link that is also included in the meeting calendar invitation:
https://pencleanenergy.zoom.us/j/87496649657
The Zoom Application will open on its own or you will be instructed to Open Zoom.
After the application opens, the pop-up screen below will appear asking you to choose ONE of the audio conference options. Click on the Phone Call option at the top of the pop-up screen.
Please dial +1 (669) 444-9171.
You will be instructed to enter the meeting ID:
874-9664-9657 followed by #
.
You will be instructed to enter in your participant ID. Your participant ID is unique to you and is what connects your phone number to your Zoom account.
After a few seconds, your phone audio should be connected to the Zoom application on your computer.
In order to enable video, click on "Start Video" in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. This menu bar is also where you can mute/unmute your audio.
Audio Only Options:
Please note that if you call in/use the audio only option, you will not be able to see the speakers or any presentation materials in real time.
Option 3: Calling in via Telephone/Landline:
Please dial +1 (669) 444-9171.
You will be instructed to enter the meeting ID:
874-9664-9657 followed by #
.
You will be instructed to enter your
Participant ID
followed by #. If you do not have a participant ID or do not know it, you can press # to stay on the line.
You will be instructed to enter the meeting passcode
2075 followed by #.