MEETING MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SD COMMUNITY POWER – JUNE 27, 2024 1 SD COMMUNITY POWER (SDCP)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
City of San Diego Metropolitan Operations Complex (MOC II) Auditorium 9192 Topaz Way
San Diego, CA 92123
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
June 27, 2024
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 regular meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Director McCann (City of Chula Vista), Director Hinze (City of Encinitas), Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach), Director Parent (City of La Mesa), Director Yamane (City of National City), and Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego) via Zoom Teleconference, AB 2449 exemption.
ABSENT: None
Staff Present: Chief Executive Officer Burns; Chief Financial Officer Dr. Washington; Chief Operating Officer Clark; General Counsel Tyagi; Director of Data Analytics and IT Singh; IT Manager Robertson; Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs Fernandez; Senior Legislative Manager Welch (via Zoom; Regulatory Manager Gunther; Senior Policy Manager Cissna (via Zoom); Director of Finance Manglicmot; Clerk of the Board Clerk Hernandez; and Assistant Clerk of the Board Vences
Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego) reported that she was participating in today’s meeting via Zoom Teleconference under one of the exemptions allowed by AB 2449 and there were no individuals over the age of 18 present in the room with her.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) led the Pledge of Allegiance.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS
Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) acknowledged the Kumeyaay Nation and all the original stewards of the land.
MEETING MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SD COMMUNITY POWER – JUNE 27, 2024 2 Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) introduced Michelle Soto, Finance Intern. Lee Friedman, Senior Manager Strategic Partnerships, spoke on behalf of Kathleen Cramer, Public Affairs Intern.
ITEMS TO BE ADDED, WITHDRAWN, OR REORDERED ON THE AGENDA There were no items added, withdrawn, or reordered on the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approve May 23 and May 30, 2024, Meeting Minutes
2. Receive and File Treasurer’s Report for Period Ending April 30, 2024
3. Receive and File Update on Programs
4. Receive and File Update on Power Services
5. Receive and File Update on Human Resources
6. Receive and File Update on Customer Operations
7. Receive and File Update on Marketing, Public Relations, and Local Government Affairs
8. Receive and File Update on Community Advisory Committee There were no public comments on Consent Item Nos. 1-8.
Motioned by Director McCann (City of Chula Vista) and seconded by Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach) to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 8. The motion carried 7/0 by Roll Call Vote as follows:
AYES: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director McCann (City of Chula Vista), Director Hinze (City of Encinitas), Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach), Director Parent (City of La Mesa), and Director Yamane (City of National City) NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
REGULAR AGENDA
9. Approval of IT Managed Services Contract with Tech Mahindra in the not-to-Exceed Amount of $300,000 over Twelve Months with Options for two, One-Year Extensions with not-to-exceed Amounts of $300,000 for each Subsequent Year
Director of Data Analytics and IT Singh and IT Manager Robertson provided an overview of IT Managed Services Contract.
Board questions and comments ensued.
There were no public comments on Item No. 9.
MEETING MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SD COMMUNITY POWER – JUNE 27, 2024 3 Motioned by Director McCann (City of Chula Vista) and seconded by Director Hinze (City of Encinitas) to approve a contract in substantially similar form to Attachment A for Managed IT Services and Support with Tech Mahindra in the not-to-exceed amount of $300,000 over twelve months with options for two, one-year extensions with not-to-exceed amounts of $300,000 for each subsequent year. The motion carried 7/0 by Roll Call Vote as follows:
AYES: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director McCann (City of Chula Vista), Director Hinze (City of Encinitas), Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach), Director Parent (City of La Mesa), and Director Yamane (City of National City) NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
10. Regulatory and Legislative Affairs Update
Director of Regulatory & Legislative Affairs Fernandez, Senior Legislative Manager Welch, Regulatory Manager Gunther, and Senior Policy Manager Cissna provided an update on Legislative Affairs.
There were no public comments on Item No. 10.
Following Board questions and comments, no action was taken.
11. Approval of Second Revision of Reserves Policy
Director of Finance Manglicmot provided an overview of the Second Revision of Reserve Policy.
Director Parent expressed concerns on the language in the proposed Reserves Policy on page 2 under “Conditions for Use of Reserves.”
Director McCann concurred with Director Parent’s concerns and asked staff to work on an updated version to bring back for approval.
There were no public comments on Item No. 11.
Motioned by Director McCann (City of Chula Vista) and seconded by Director Parent (City of La Mesa) to exclude No. 2, “Provide necessary funds to make up for unanticipated revenue shortfalls;” from the policy and approve the rest of the Second Revision to the Financial Reserves Policy. The motion carried 7/0 by Roll Call Vote as follows:
AYES: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director McCann (City of Chula Vista), Director Hinze (City of Encinitas), Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach), Director Parent (City of La Mesa), and Director Yamane (City of National City) NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
12. Approve Investment Policy Revision
CFO/Treasurer Dr. Washington and Director of Finance Manglicmot provided an overview of the Investment Policy Revision.
There were no public comments on Item No. 12.
Board questions and comments ensued.
MEETING MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SD COMMUNITY POWER – JUNE 27, 2024 4 Motioned by Director McCann (City of Chula Vista) and seconded by Director Aguirre (City Imperial Beach) to approve the Investment Policy Revision. The motion carried 7/0 by Roll Call Vote as follows:
AYES: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director McCann (City of Chula Vista), Director Hinze (City of Encinitas), Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach), Director Parent (City of La Mesa), and Director Yamane NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
13. Approval of the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget, the FY 2024-25 Capital Budget, and the FY 2025-29 Capital Investment Plan
CFO/Treasurer Dr. Washington provided an overview of the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget, the FY 2024-25 Capital Budget, and the FY 2025-29 Capital Investment Plan, including budget development, budget principles, budget highlights, budget summary, budget changes by category, and budget Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) Comparison.
Board questions and comments ensued.
There were no public comments on Item No. 13.
Motioned by Director McCann (City of Chula Vista) and seconded by Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach) to approve Resolution No. 2024-03, adopting the FY 2024-2025 Operating Budget, the FY 2024-2025 Capital Budget, and the FY 2025-2029 Capital Investment Plan. The motion carried 7/0 by Roll Call Vote as follows:
AYES: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego), Director McCann (City of Chula Vista), Director Hinze (City of Encinitas), Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach), Director Parent (City of La Mesa), and Director Yamane (City of National City) NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT
CEO Burns reported on Community Power’s ongoing efforts and recent activities and events.
DIRECTOR COMMENTS
Director Hinze shared that she will be on maternity leave and is expected to return in October. Her alternate, Mr.
Kranz, will be attending Board meetings in her absence.
Director Parent congratulated SD Community Power on hiring Patrick Welch.
Director Yamane thanked all staff, the CEO, the Executive Team, and the Directors and expressed looking forward to a successful 2025.
CLOSED SESSION
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957
Title: Chief Executive Officer
MEETING MINUTES – BOARD OF DIRECTORS – SD COMMUNITY POWER – JUNE 27, 2024 5 2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
Agency designated representative(s): General Counsel
Unrepresented employee: Chief Executive Officer
There were no public comment on the Closed Session Item Nos 1 and 2.
The meeting recessed to Closed Session at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting reconvened to Open Session at 7:27 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Chair LaCava (City of San Diego), Director McCann (City of Chula Vista), Director Hinze (City of Encinitas), Director Aguirre (City of Imperial Beach), Director Parent (City of La Mesa), and Director Yamane (City of National City)
ABSENT: Vice Chair Lawson-Remer (County of San Diego)
Staff Present: General Counsel Tyagi, Clerk of the Board Clerk Hernandez, and Assistant Clerk of the Board Vences
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
General Counsel Tyagi announced that were no reportable actions from the Closed session.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair LaCava (City of San Diego) adjourned the meeting at 7:28 p.m. to the next regular Board meeting scheduled on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.
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Maricela Hernandez, MMC, CPMC
Clerk of the Board