Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Executive Committee Meeting
Friday, June 24, 2022
10:00 a.m.
Pursuant to State of California Gov’t Code Section 54953 (e) the meeting was conducted via teleconference.
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order
Vice Chair Fligor called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m.
Roll Call
Present:
Vice Chair Neysa Fligor, City of Los Altos
Director Liz Gibbons, City of Campbell
Director Javed Ellahie, City of Monte Sereno
Director Yvonne Martinez Beltran, City of Morgan Hill
Absent:
Chair George Tyson, Town of Los Altos Hills
All present committee members participated via teleconference.
Public Comment on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda
No speakers.
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Director Gibbons moved and Director Martinez Beltran seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar.
Vice Chair Fligor opened public comment.
No speakers.
Vice Chair Fligor closed public comment.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote with Chair Tyson absent. 1) Approve Minutes of the May 27, 2022, Executive Committee Meeting Regular Calendar
2) CEO Report (Discussion)
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CEO Girish Balachandran noted the Board of Directors would not be meeting again until August 10, 2022, but a special meeting would be called if needed. CEO Balachandran reported on the following:
• An announcement of a ribbon cutting event on July 21, 2022 to celebrate the Mountain View project in Palm Springs;
• A thank you to Directors who attended the SVCE workshop on June 10, 2022; and • An introduction on the Strategic Plan, which will be brought back in the August/September timeframe.
Vice Chair Fligor opened public comment.
No speakers.
Vice Chair Fligor closed public comment.
3) EV Charging Infrastructure Support at Affordable Housing Developments (Action) Tony Eulo, Senior Manager of Public Sector Services, presented a PowerPoint with a request for the Executive Committee to discuss and approve the staff recommendation on a policy statement and budgetary commitment to support electric vehicle charging in new affordable housing developments.
Senior Manager of Public Sector Services Eulo responded to committee member questions clarifying the request and details on the SVCE Recommended Reach Code for EVI at multi-family developments. Committee members provided suggestions to the implementation of the program, and feedback on the item being brought to the Board of Directors.
Vice Chair Fligor opened public comment.
No speakers.
Vice Chair Fligor closed public comment.
CEO Balachandran summarized next steps to take feedback from the Executive Committee, and include the item on Consent at the August Board of Directors meeting; there were no objections from the committee. CEO Balachandran noted if legislation or regulations change during the three-year period of this building code cycle that would impact the program, staff would return to the Board of Directors to recommend any changes.
Director Martinez Beltran inquired if the Board of Directors would be able to expand the budget in the event it exceeds the additional $1.5M; Senior Manager of Public Sector Services Eulo noted if that were to happen, it would be brought to the Board of Directors for approval of additional funds.
MOTION: Director Martinez Beltran moved to recommend that the Executive Committee recommend the Board of Directors authorize staff to re-allocate unspent or future programs dollars up to $6M to cover the impact of the EVI model code on affordable housing – dollars would be added above the currently budgeted $1.5M as needed. Depending on how many jurisdictions adopt the code and construction that actually occurs. Additional funds from future programs allocations will be incorporated into the recommended budget presented to the Board.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Director Gibbons requested a friendly amendment to include staff’s recommendation on a policy statement; Director Martinez Beltran accepted the friendly amendment.
AMENDED MOTION: Director Martinez Beltran moved and Director Gibbons seconded the motion to recommend that the Executive Committee recommend to the Board of Directors the following approach for EVI Support:
• Consistent with our Equity Framework, SVCE states it is committed to ensuring that residents in new affordable housing developments have equal access to EV charging opportunities by
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funding the incremental costs of EVI associated with the SVCE recommended model code for this cycle; and
• Authorize staff to re-allocate unspent or future programs dollars up to $6M to cover the impact of the EVI model code on affordable housing – dollars would be added above the currently budgeted $1.5M as needed. Depending on how many jurisdictions adopt the code and construction that actually occurs. Additional funds from future programs allocations will be incorporated into the recommended budget presented to the Board.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote with Chair Tyson absent. 4) FY 22-23 Budget Framework (Discussion)
Amrit Singh, CFO and Director of Administrative Services, presented a PowerPoint presentation on the budget framework for FY 22-23. The main areas of discussion were: revenue modeling, reserve targets, customer discount rate and funding for programs, power supply costs, and information on other cost drivers.
CFO and Director of Administrative Services Singh responded to questions from the committee on the proposed methodology and forecasted rates, reserves and operating expenses, load, revenue, proposed benefit improvements, and overhead costs.
Director Ellahie requested information on the data for revenue per employee pre-pandemic, versus what is being forecasted.
Vice Chair Fligor opened public comment.
No speakers.
Vice Chair Fligor closed public comment.
Director Gibbons provided feedback on the presentation, and encouraged ensuring a sufficient staffing contingency be considered. Director Gibbons requested information on staffing compared to the energy being provided and revenue produced.
CFO and Director of Administrative Services Singh thanked the committee for their feedback and noted the item would be presented at the August Board of Directors meeting. 5) Program Snapshot: FutureFit EV Charging Installation Incentive Program (Discussion) Justin Zagunis, Director of Decarbonization Programs and Policy, and Hannah Gustafson, Senior Community Programs Specialist, presented a PowerPoint presentation on the FutureFit EV Charging Installation Incentive Program, which provides up to $45k rebates for multifamily properties to install EV charging for residents on-site.
Senior Community Programs Specialist Gustafson responded to committee member questions.
Vice Chair Fligor opened public comment.
No speakers.
Vice Chair Fligor closed public comment.
Committee/Staff Remarks
CEO Balachandran wished everyone a great summer.
Adjournment
Vice Chair Fligor adjourned the meeting at 12:13 p.m.
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ATTEST:
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Andrea Pizano, Board Secretary
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