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
December 14, 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 5:11 p.m.
Director McCann (Chula Vista) attended virtually.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego) (arrived at 5:17 p.m.), Director McCann (Chula Vista), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Parent (La Mesa), Director Yamane (National City) ABSENT: Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach)
Also Present: Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) Burns, Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) Clark, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)/Treasurer Washington, General Counsel Baron
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair LaCava led the Pledge of Allegiance.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS
MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 2 Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) acknowledged the Kumeyaay Nation and all the original stewards of the land.
Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) introduced the following new SDCP staff members:
Kiran Singh, Director of Data Analytics and IT
Patrick Welch, Senior Legislative Manager
ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN, OR REORDERED ON THE AGENDA Item 15, Approve Pattern Resource Adequacy Benefits Purchase and Sale Agreement was removed from the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR
(Items 1 through 7)
ACTION: Motioned by Director McCann (Chula Vista) and seconded by Director Yamane (National City) to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 7. The motion carried by the following vote:
Vote: 5-0-2
Yes: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Director McCann (Chula Vista), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Parent (La Mesa), Director Yamane (National City) No: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Director Aguiree, (Imperial Beach), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego)
1. Approval of November 16, 2023 Meeting Minutes
2. Receive and File Update on Programs
3. Receive and File Update on Power Services
4. Receive and File Update on Human Resources
5. Receive and File Update on Customer Operations
6. Receive and File Update on Marketing and Public Relations
7. Receive and File Update on Community Advisory Committee
REGULAR AGENDA
8. Appointment of General Counsel and Approval of Employment Agreement Chair LaCava provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Appointment of General Counsel and Approval of Employment Agreement.
Comments by Veera Tyagi, proposed General Counsel.
Board questions and comments ensued.
MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 3 ACTION: Motioned by Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) and seconded by Director Parent (La Mesa) to approve Appoint Veera Tyagi as General Counsel effective February 1, 2024, and approve execution of an Employment Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto, with non-substantive revisions approved by the Chair and reviewed and approved as to form by General Counsel, and subject to successful completion of the employee onboarding process. The motion carried by the following vote:
Vote: 6-0-1
Yes: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Parent, Director Yamane (National City), Director McCann (Chula Vista)
No: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Director Aguirre (Imperial Beach)
9. Receive and File Treasurer’s Report for Period Ending October 31, 2023 Eric Washington, Chief Financial Officer, provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Treasurer’s Report for Period ending October 31, 2023.
Following Board questions and comments, no action was taken.
10. Approve Conflict of Interest and Ethical Conduct Policy Jen Lebron, Director of Public Affairs, provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Conflict of Interest and Ethical Conduct Policy.
Board questions and comments ensued.
ACTION: Motioned LaCava (City of San Diego) and seconded by Director Yamane (National City) to approve the Conflict of Interest and Ethical Conduct Policy. The motion carried by the following vote:
Vote: 6-0-1
Yes: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Parent (La Mesa), Director Yamane (National City), Director McCann (Chula Vista)
No: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Director Aguirre
11. Request Approval of Regional Energy Network (REN) Application to California Public Utilities Commission CPUC
Colin Santulli, Director of Programs and Sheena Tran, Senior Program Manager, provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Regional Energy Network (REN) application to CPUC.
MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 4 Serena Pelka spoke in support of the San Diego Regional Energy Network.
Board questions and comments ensued.
ACTION: Motioned by Director Hinzee (Encinitas) and seconded by Director Yamane (National City) to approve the Regional Energy Network (REN) Application to CPUC. The motion carried by the following vote:
Vote: 6-0-1
Yes: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Parent (La Mesa), Director Yamane (National City), Director McCann (Chula Vista)
No: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Director Aguirre
12. Receive Update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs Laura Fernandez, Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs, Aisha Cervantes-Cissna, Senior Policy Manager, and Stephen Gunther, Senior Regulatory Analyst, provided a PowerPoint presentation on the update on Regulatory and Legislative Affairs.
Following Board questions and comments, no action was taken.
13. Receive Update on 2024 Rate/Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) Projected Changes
Aaron Lu, Senior Rates and Strategy Analyst and Lucas Utouh, Senior Director of Data Analytics and Customer Operations, provided a PowerPoint presentation on the Update on 2024 Rate/Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) Projected Changes.
Following Board questions and comments, no action was taken.
14. Approve CDH VIDAL LLC Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Byron Vosburg, Managing Director Power Services, provided a PowerPoint presentation on the CDH VIDAL LLC Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
Board questions and comments ensued.
ACTION: Motioned by Director Parent (La Mesa) and seconded by Director Hinze (Encinitas) to approve a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with CDH VIDAL LLC for a 160 M@/160 MWh (4-hour) battery storage project. The motion carried by the following vote:
Vote: 6-0-1
Yes: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director Hinze (Encinitas), Director Parent (La Mesa), Director Yamane (National City), Director McCann (Chula Vista)
No: None
Abstained: None
Absent: Director Aguirre
MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER 5 15. Approve Pattern Resource Adequacy Benefits Purchase and Sale Agreement This item was removed from the Agenda.
REPORTS BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL
CEO Burns reported on SDCP’s ongoing efforts and recent activities and events.
DIRECTOR COMMENTS
Directors shared upcoming events and thanked SDCP employees for their great work.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) adjourned the meeting at 6:40 p.m.
Deborah Harrington, Interim Clerk of the Board