MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 1 SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER (SDCP)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
City of San Diego Metropolitan Operations Complex (MOC II) Auditorium 9192 Topaz Way, San Diego, CA 92123
MINUTES
July 27, 2023
The Board minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the Board Agenda. Agenda Items can be taken out of order during the meeting.
The Agenda Items were considered in the order presented.
WELCOME
CALL TO ORDER
Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) called the SDCP Board of Directors meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Director McCann (Chula Vista), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Aguirre (Imperial Beach), and Director Parent (La Mesa) ABSENT: Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director Yamane (National City) Also Present: Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) Burns, General Counsel Norvell, Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer/ Board Clerk Isley
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) led the Pledge of Allegiance followed by a Land Acknowledgment honoring the original inhabitants of this land—the Kumeyaay.
MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 2 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS
Chair LaCava (San Diego) introduced the following new SDCP staff members:
Aisha Cissna, Senior Policy Manager
Renata Halls-Gordon, Temporary Administrative Assistant Chair LaCava (San Diego) thanked the following outgoing Community Advisory Committee members:
Eddie Price, Chair
Aida Castañeda, Vice-Chair
Anna Webb, Secretary
Lea Nepomuceno, CAC Member
Chair LaCava (San Diego) welcomed the following new Community Advisory Committee members:
Matthew Vasilakis, Chair
David Harris, Vice-Chair
Lauren Cazares, Secretary
ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN, OR REORDERED ON THE AGENDA There were no items added, withdrawn, or reordered on the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Dr. Peterson Anderson, Community Advisory Committee Member inquired about Power 100, mentioned his own transfer difficulty, and requested staff to investigate its accuracy.
Sonja Robinson spoke in support of the energy equity center at Valencia Park.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(Items 1 through 10)
1. Approval of April 21, 2023, April 27, 2023, May 25, 2023, June 22, 2023, Meeting Minutes Approved.
2. Receive and File Treasurer’s Report for Period Ending May 31, 2023 Received and filed.
MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 3 3. Receive and File Update on Power Services
Received and filed.
4. Receive and File Update on Human Resources
Received and filed.
5. Receive and File Update on Customer Operations
Received and filed.
6. Receive and File Update on Marketing and Public Relations Received and filed.
7. Receive and File Update on Community Advisory Committee Received and filed.
8. Approval of Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Pisenti and Brinker for up to $80,400 for financial audit services in FY 2023-24 Approved.
9. Approval of Amended and Restated Engagement Letter with Keyes and Fox LLP for up to $400,000 for Legal Services for Power Procurement.
Approved.
10. Approval of Member Agency Grant Program Policy
Approved.
ACTION: Motioned by Director McCann (Chula Vista) and seconded by Director Hinze (Encinitas), to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 10. The motion carried by the following vote:
Vote: 5-0
Yes: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Director McCann (Chula Vista), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Aguirre (Imperial Beach), and Director Parent (La Mesa) No: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director Yamane (National City) MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 4 REGULAR AGENDA
11. Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs
Tim Lindl, Partner-Keys & Fox gave a presentation on SDG&E Regulatory Matter and gave an overview on how ratemaking impacts the PCIA.
Public Comments:
Lane Sharman spoke in support of thermal energy batteries versus electro-chemical batteries.
Following Board questions and comments, no action was taken.
12. Approval of First Amendment to Data Management Agreement with Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC for up to $300,000 for Peak Load Reduction Pilot Services Jack Clark, Chief Operating Officer provided a PowerPoint presentation on Peak Load Reduction Pilot Background.
Board questions and comments ensued.
ACTION: Motioned by Director McCann (Chula Vista) and seconded by Director Parent (La Mesa) for approval of the First Amendment to Data Management Agreement with Calpine Energy Solutions, LLC for up to $300,000 for Peak Load Reduction Pilot Services. The motion carried by the following vote:
Vote: 5-0
Yes: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Director McCann (Chula Vista), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Aguirre (Imperial Beach), and Director Parent (La Mesa) No: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director Yamane (National City) MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 5 13. Approval of the Language Access Policy
Carly Newman, Senior Account Services Analyst provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Language Access Program Policy’s purpose and background.
Board questions and comments ensued.
ACTION: Motioned by Director Hinze (Encinitas) and seconded by Director Aguirre (Imperial Beach) to approve the Language Access Policy with the following two amendment suggestions by Director Hinze:
1.) Rewording the following sentence on page 1 under A. PURPOSE of the policy from “To establish organizational-wide procedures for providing information and services directly to San Diego Community Power’s (SDCP) communities in a way that makes them accessible to persons who are not proficient in the English language” to change the last part of the sentence to “to persons who are proficient in a language other than English” 2.) On page 2, under 2. Verbal Interpretation (Section D.2.b.), the highlighted section was included to accommodate Director Hinze’s suggestion: b. During regularly scheduled Board of Directors and other publicly noticed meetings, verbal interpretation services may be made available upon request to the Clerk of the Board within at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting. SDCP will attempt to accommodate any requests made less than 5 days. The motion carried by the following vote:
Vote: 5-0
Yes: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Director McCann (Chula Vista), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Aguirre (Imperial Beach), Director Parent (La Mesa) No: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director Yamane (National City)
14. Approval of Default Service Change Policy
Lucas Utouh, Director of Data Analytics & Account services provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Default Service Change Policy’s purpose, objectives, and highlights.
Board questions and comments ensued.
ACTION: Motioned by Director McCann (Chula Vista) and seconded by Director Parent (La Mesa) to approve the Default Services Change Policy. The motion carried by the following vote:
Vote: 5-0
Yes: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Director McCann (Chula Vista), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Aguirre (Imperial Beach), and Director Parent (La Mesa) No: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director Yamane (National City) MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 6 15. Update on Quarterly Report for Community Advisory Committee Xiomalys Crespo, Community Engagement Manager provided an update on the quarterly report for April through June 2023 for the CAC.
Following Board questions and comments, no action was taken.
REPORTS BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL
CEO Burns reported on SDCP’s ongoing efforts and recent activities and events.
DIRECTOR COMMENTS
Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) gave updates on upcoming items scheduled for the August board meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) adjourned the meeting at 6:14 p.m.
Kimberly Isley, Clerk of the Board
Prepared by:
Sandra Vences, Deputy Clerk