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 B, 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 B, 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.
PRESENTATIONS and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
1. Informational Briefing from Caltrain representative, Brent Tietjen, External Affairs Manager
ACTION TO SET AGENDA AND TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
2. Approval of a Resolution Appointing a Los Banos Representative to the Community Advisory Committee
3. Approval of Contract Renewal with Maher Accountancy
4. Approval of an EV Ready Program Fund Reservation Agreements, Providing Approximately $308,000 in Customer Incentives
5. Approval of Member Agency Energy Grant Agreements
6. Approval of Second Amendment to Second Agreement with the Law Firm of Braun Blaising & Wynne, P.C., in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $150,000 for a Total Contract Not-to-Exceed Amount of $600,000.
7. Approval of Minutes from November 16, 2023, June 27, 2024, and Correction of April 25, 2024 Board of Directors Meetings
REGULAR AGENDA
8. Chair Report (Discussion)
9. CEO Report (Discussion)
10. CAC Report (Discussion)
11. Approval of a Resolution to Delegate Authority to the Chief Executive Officer to Finalize and Execute a Contract with the San Mateo County Office of Education for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $210,000 in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (Action)
12. Approval of a Resolution to Delegate Authority to the Chief Executive Officer to Finalize and Execute a Contract with the County of San Mateo Sustainability Division for the Youth Climate Ambassadors Program for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $50,000 in Fiscal Year Ends 2025 and 2026 (Action)
13. Approval of Proposed Administrative Updates to the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement (Action)
14. Approval of the First Amendment to the Agreement with Shawn E. Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, for the term of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026, increasing the annual salary amount to $393,750 and awarding a bonus of $25,000 (Action)
15. Discussion of Program Innovation and Funding Opportunities (Discussion)
16. Discussion of Peninsula Clean Energy's Brand Strategy Update (Discussion)
17. Board Members’ Reports (Discussion)
INFORMATIONAL REPORTS
18. Update on Legislative Activities
19. Energy Supply Procurement Quarterly Report
20. Community Programs Quarterly Report
21. Regulatory Policy Team Quarterly Report
22. Report on California Community Power (CCP) Joint Powers Authority
23. Acronym List
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 #.