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PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
GOVERNING BOARD
July 21, 2022
Minutes
Heard General Administration Functions, Part I.
Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board met in open session at 3:00 PM on July 21, 2022. Pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e) and other applicable provisions of the Brown Act, the meeting was conducted via live streamed teleconference accessed and viewed at the following web link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89967227073.
Roll Call
p A Title Name
X Chair Alice Dowdin Calvillo
X Vice Chair Jeff Duncan
X Director Wes Heathcock
X Director John Hidahl
X Director Jim Holmes
X Director Greg Janda
X Director Suzanne Jones
X Director Dan Karleskint
X Director Dennis Thomas
Chair Dowdin Calvillo presided over the meeting.
Public Report of Closed Session
Agency
City of Auburn
Town of Loomis
City of Colfax
County of El Dorado
County of Placer
City of Rocklin
County of Placer
City of Lincoln
City of Placerville
General Counsel Khalsa reported that the Board met in Closed Session at a special meeting convened on July 13, 2022, and immediately prior to regular session on July 21, 2022. No members of the public were present.
in the matter of Government Code section 54957.6, a Conference with Labor Negotiators was convened.
There is no action to report.
Agenda Review
Reviewed and revised the meeting agenda for July 21, 2022 as follows:
Removed Item le, Adopt Resolution adjusting the Salary Schedule, from the Consent Agenda for separate consideration.
Public Comment
There were no comments from members of the public on items not listed on this agenda.
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Acted on the Consent Agenda as follows:
Approved minutes of the June 16, 2022 regular meeting.
1) Determined pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)(1) that, as a result of the COVID-19 state of emergency, conducting in-person public meetings would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees at the meetings of the Board of Directors and all other legislative bodies of Pioneer Community Energy (PCE), including all of the Board-appointed Committees; and 2) Directed that the meetings of the Government Code Section 54953(e), with an option for in-person attendance of up to five Directors.
Governing Board Minutes
July 21, 2022
Received Draft Financial Reports for May 2022.
Adopted Resolution 2022-15 authorizing the Executive Director to execute a fourth amendment increasing the contract with JSR Strategies LLC, by $471,142.00 to a not-to-exceed dollar amount of $955,052.00 and extend the termination date to June 30, 2022, for Marketing and Communication Services.
Adopted Resolution 2022-17 to approve the Job Descriptions for the Internal Operations Coordinator, Program Manager, Senior Manager-Quantitative Analysis and Modeling, Senior Commercial Coordinator, and Senior Residential Coordinator, and Residential Coordinator.
MOTION: Holmes/Duncan. Vote: 9:0:0
ROLL CALL: Dowdin Calvillo, Duncan, Heathcock, Hidahl, Holmes, Janda, Jones, Karleskint, Thomas.
No/Abstain: None.
Absent: None.
Adopted revised Resolution 2022-16 adjusting the Salary Schedule for the Legislative and Regulatory Manager, Senior Financial Analyst, and Senior Manager-Quantitative Analysis and Modeling as amended.
MOTION: Holmes/Heathcock. Vote: 9:0:0.
ROLL CALL: Dowdin Calvillo, Duncan, Heathcock, Hidahl, Holmes, Janda, Jones, Karleskint, Thomas.
No/Abstain: None.
Absent: None.
Board Chair Dowdin Calvillo reported that the remaining three proposed salary adjustments would be brought back to the Board for future consideration.
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Adopted Resolution 2022-18 authorizing the execution of a Joint Powers Agreement providing Pioneer Community Energy associate membership to the California Community Choice Financing Authority to issue municipal bonds for energy prepay transactions. There is a one-time $50,000 membership fee to join CCCFA.
MOTION: Holmes/Janda. Vote: 9:0:0.
ROLL CALL: Dowdin Calvillo, Duncan, Heathcock, Hidahl, Holmes, Janda, Jones, Karleskint, Thomas.
No/Abstain: None.
Absent: None.
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Received an update on Pioneer Community Energy's biomass activity.
Board Chair Dowdin Calvillo requested that the letter addressed to the CPUC be signed by the Board Chair; and directed staff to prepare the letter from Pioneer for the Board Chair to sign and to circulate the letter among its Members.
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Received an overview of the Non-Residential Customer Engagement Plan, including recent successes and pending activities.
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Heard General Administration Functions, Part II.
A. Board Member Communications
Board Chair Dowd in Calvillo reported that the Expansion ad hoc Committee met on June 30, 2022, to receive an update on expansion efforts; and will be meeting again in early September to review the results from the Impact Assessment Study for Nevada County and City of Grass Valley.
Governing Board Minutes
July 21, 2022
B. Executive Director Communications
Executive Director Eckert welcomed and introduced Cianan Mauk, who recently joined the Pioneer team as Power Supply Contracts Manager; and reminded the Board that there will be no scheduled Board or Committee meetings during the month of August and will resume on September 15, 2022 in City of Auburn.
General Counsel Khalsa reported on pending legislative activities related to the Brown Act; informed the Board that if the proposed legislation is passed as currently amended, then a quorum of Members must attend public meetings in person and Members not attending are limited to specific just cause for an emergency if not doing so. General Counsel Khalsa encouraged Members and staff to prepare for in-person meetings but able to continue with AB 361 findings as long as the State of Emergency is in place; and notified the Board that she would continue to report any further outcomes.
Executive Director continued to report that eventhough there have been no Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) events this season, there have been many unannounced Enhanced Powerline Safety Shutoffs (EPSS).
Pioneer will be requesting Letters of Support to the CPUC for a motion against the EPSS as it stands and request the same criteria for initiating a PSPS event be required.
Mark Riffey, Director of Public Affairs, Marketing, and Programs, introduced JSR Strategies who unveiled a draft video, How to Read My Bill, proposed for the Pioneer website; received feedback from the Board and expect to have the finalized video posted to the Pioneer website within 7-10 days.
C. Informational Items
Received the Glossary of Terms.
D. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:30 PM
ATTEST:
Minutes approved as presented by a majority vote of
the Governing Board on September 15, 2022.
~~~ Teresa Willock, Board Secretary