Agenda Item No. 9
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council DATE: January 8, 2024 FROM: Matthew Bronson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Wendi Sims, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Appointment of an Alternate Board Member to Serve on the Central Coast Community Energy Policy Board for 2023-2025
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint a Council Member to serve as the alternate representative on the Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE) Policy Board for a two-year term beginning on December 1, 2023, and ending November 30, 2025.
BACKGROUND
On May 20, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution 19-15 requesting membership in the Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) joint powers authority. On June 3, 2019 the Council adopted Ordinance 19-03 authorizing the implementation of a community choice aggregation program through participation in MBCP. In November 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the cities of Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, and Pismo Beach regarding participation in Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) was fully executed and implemented.
In September 2020, MBCP rebranded and changed its name to Central Coast Community Energy (CCCE). The MOU lays out a foundation for how the cities will share seats on governing boards of the JPA as follows:
• The Policy Board is comprised of elected officials and meets quarterly to decide high level policy decisions.
• The Operations Board is comprised of City Managers or their designees and meets approximately eight times per year to decide finer-detailed operational decisions. • The Community Advisory Council is comprised of community members and serves in an advisory role to the Policy Board and Operations Board.
The Cities of Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, and Arroyo Grande share a seat on the CCCE Policy and Operations Boards. Terms are two years. Pismo Beach has been serving as the primary representative on the Operations and Policy Boards, with Arroyo Grande serving as the alternate.
The current term on these two Boards expired on November 30, 2023. Per the MOU, Arroyo Grande is next in line to serve as the primary representative on the Operations and Policy Boards and Grover Beach is next in line to serve as an alternate on the Boards. The two-year term will begin December 1, 2023, and end November 30, 2025.
Staff Report: Central Coast Community Energy Alternative Policy Board Appointments Page 2 January 8, 2024
FISCAL IMPACT
There are no funding impacts to this staff report.
ALTERNATIVES
The Council has the following alternatives to consider:
1. Appoint a council member to serve as the Alternate representative on the CCCE Policy Board; or
2. Provide alternative direction.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
The agenda was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.
Attachments
1. Resolution 19-15
2. Ordinance 19-03
3. CCCE Memorandum of Understanding date 11/2019
RESOLUTION N0.19-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING MEMBERSHIP IN THE MONTEREY BAY
COMMUNITY POWER JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY (MBCPA) AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE JOINT
POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT AS AMENDED WITH MBCPA
WHEREAS, AB 117, adopted as California state law in 2002, permits cities, counties, or Joint Power Authorities comprised of cities and counties to aggregate residential, commercial, industrial, municipal and institutional electric loads through Community Choice Aggregation (CCA); and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 366.2 of the Public Utilities Code, two or more entities authorized to be a community choice aggregator may participate as a group in a Community Choice Aggregation program through a joint powers agency established pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, if each entity adopts the aforementioned ordinance; and
WHEREAS, in March 2017, MBCPA was established as a joint powers agency pursuant to a joint powers agreement; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of MBCPA is to address climate change by providing locally controlled carbon-free electricity at affordable rates; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports the mission of MBCPA and its intent to promote the development and use of a wide range of carbon free and renewable energy sources and energy efficiency programs, including solar and wind energy production at competitive rates for customers; and WHEREAS, in order for the City of Grover Beach (City) to become a member of MBCPA, the MBCPA Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) must be amended to permit the City join as a party; and WHEREAS, MBCPA also has requested the City adopt a resolution requesting membership in MBCPA and authorizing its Mayor or City Manager to execute the JPA as amended, as well as an ordinance authorizing Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) within its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to be a community choice aggregator pursuant to the JPA and has introduced the Ordinance required by Public Utilities Code Section 366.2 in order to do so; and WHEREAS, under Public Utilities Code section 366.2, customers have the right to opt- out of the CCE program and continue to receive service from the incumbent utility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Grover Beach:
SECTION 1. The City Council of requests the Board of Directors of MBCPA approve the City as a member of MBCPA.
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Resolution No. 19-15 Page 2
SECTION 2. The Mayor or City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the JPA on behalf of the City after the JPA is amended, which will establish the City's membership in MBCPA.
SECTION 3. This Resolution and the subsequent joining of MBCPA is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines, as it is not a "project" since this action involves organizational and administrative activities of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (14 Cal.
Code Regs.§ 15378(b)(5).)Further, the ordinance is exempt from CEQA as there is no possibility that the ordinance or its implementation would have a significant negative effect on the environment. (14 Cal. Code Regs.§ 15061 (b)(3)). A Notice of Exemption shall be filed as authorized by CEQA and the State CEQA guidelines.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage and adoption.
Upon motion by Mayor Pro Tern Shah, second by Council Member Bright, and on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council Members - Bright, Lance, Nicolls, Mayor Pro Tern Shah and Mayor Lee
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
Council Members - None
The foregoing RESOLUTION NO. 19-15 was PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California this 20th day of May, 2019. \ \ \.' : ' . \. ... '-'. •' '- . ' ....... \,,...
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