Entry No. 1
PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
GOVERNING BOARD
MINUTES
October 24, 2024
Heard General Administrative Functions - Part I
Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board met in regular session at 2: 30 PM on October 24, 2024. The Members convened in person and the meeting was accessible to the public at Pioneer Community Energy, 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, California 95677; the meeting was accessible for viewer participation on the Zoom platform at the following link: httos://us06web.zoom.us/i/89020017279 ; and, was live streamed for viewing on the Pioneer website at: httos://oioneercommunityenergy.orq/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/.
Roll Call
Present: City of Auburn (Dowdin Calvillo), City of Colfax (Douglass), County of El Dorado (Hidahl), City of Grass Valley (Ivy), City of Lincoln (Karleskint), Nevada City (Petersen), County of Placer (Holmes), County of Placer (Jones), City of Placerville (Yarbrough).
Absent: Town of Loomis (Ring), City of Rocklin (Janda).
Closed Session
Adjourned to Closed Session at 2:32 PM with expected time of 3:00 PM to reconvene Regular Session. 1) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation (GC §54956.9(d)(2)) A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the local agency.
Number of Cases: 1
Reconvened in Regular Session at 3:00 PM.
Chair Dowd in Calvillo presided over the meeting.
Public Report of Closed Session
In the matter of Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation (GC §54956.9(d)(2)) regarding one case, no reportable action was taken.
Agenda Review
Reviewed and made no revision to the meeting agenda for October 24, 2024.
Public Comment
There were no comments from members of the public on items not listed on this agenda.
Entry No. 2
Acted on the Consent Agenda as follows:
Approved the minutes of the September 19, 2024, regular meeting.
Received Fiscal Year 2024-25 Draft Financial Reports through August 2024.
October 24, 2024 - page 2
(1) Adopted Resolution 2024-28 approving an attestation regarding the veracity of information reflected in Pioneer's 2023 Power Source Disclosure Report for Pioneer Standard ("Base Service") and the associated Power Content Label; (2) Adopted Resolution 2024-29 approving an attestation regarding the veracity of information reflected in Pioneer's 2023 Power Source Disclosure Report for Green100 and the associated Power Content Label; and, (3) Approved the attached Pioneer Power Content Label for distribution per Public Utilities Code Sections 398.4 and 398.5.
Adopted Resolution 2024-30 authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with cQuant.IO Inc. to Increase the Not-to-Exceed Amount by $32,500 to $230,000 and to Expand the Scope of Work to include Additional Services through July 18, 2025.
MOTION: Holmes/ Yarbrough. Vote: 9:0:2
ROLL CALL: Douglass, Dowdin Calvillo, Hidahl, Holmes, Ivy, Jones, Karleskint, Petersen, Yarbrough.
Absent: Janda, Ring.
Entry No. 3
Application of Revenues from the GridGen Program
Provided direction to staff on the application of revenues Pioneer Community Energy receives from the GridGen Program.
With no objection, the Board directed staff to bring this item back as an action item on the November consent agenda per the Board recommendation to apply the revenues from this program to the General Fund to help mitigate any potential rate increases, and use of funds would be subject to annual budget review.
Entry No. 4
End of Legislative Session and Regulatory Successes Update (1) Received an update on the end of session legislative activities including the following bills that Pioneer Community Energy had a position on: SB 867 (Becker), SB 1014 (Dodd), SB 1062 (Dahle), AB 2750 (Gallagher), AB 2787 (Patterson), AB 2902 (Wood); and, (2) Received an update on the regulatory successes and their associated cost savings secured by Pioneer, in collaboration with partners including Joint Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) Group, California Community Choice Association (CalCCA), Keyes and Fox, and Newgen.
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Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program (LCFS)
Provided direction to staff on interest in a Low Carbon Fuel Standard program that could be beneficial to Pioneer Community Energy's Member Agencies.
The Board expressed interest in exploring this further; inquired as to how much staff time in data collection would this take/cost; and if this program could be expanded to special districts and schools in the future.
Entry No. 6
Heard General Administrative Function - Part II
Board Member Communications
Committee Vice Chair Petersen reported that on October 9, 2024, Greg Janda, Alice Dowdin Calvillo, John Hidahl, and he attended the Ad Hoc Energy Procurement Review Committee. Pioneer staff and support including Commercial Counsel and General Counsel were also in attendance. The Committee reviewed, October 24, 2024 - page 3
discussed, asked questions, and approved the Chief Executive Officer's execution of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Participate Energy; Recommended for the Board to approve an Amendment to Resolution 2021-1 Providing Greater Efficiency and Flexibility for staff to execute long-term PPAs not exceeding 3 MWs in capacity and 20 years in tenor and directed staff to bring to the Board for approval,
1.5% of Pioneer's annual procurement budget as a maximum annual notional amount, together with a maximum 20-year term; Reviewed potential supplier concentration risk from expansion procurement; and Received an update on Biomass projects.
Chief Executive Officer Communications
Chief Executive Officer Eckert welcomed and introduced Chau Pham, Pioneer's Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
Chief Executive Officer Eckert also expressed his appreciation for Member Agencies which have supported the Revised Second Amended and Restated JPA and informed the Board that it is on hold and may be brought back to the Board in November.
Lastly, Chief Executive Officer Eckert wished everyone a Happy Halloween.
Items for Information
Received the Glossary of Terms.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:28 PM.
ATTEST:
Minutes approved as presented by a majority vote
of the Governing Board on November 21, 2024.
Teresa Willock, Board Secretary