CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
CITY COUNCIL MEETING – COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS REPORT
TO: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MIKE POSEY, MAYOR PRO TEM
DATE: MAY 17, 2022
SUBJECT: RE‐APPOINTMENT OF THE C ITY’S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE ORANGE COUNTY POWER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
It has been my honor to have represented the City of Huntington Beach on the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) Board of Directors since its inception i n December 2020. I continue to believe that it is incumbent upon current generations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for future generations. In fact, doing so becomes more important wi th every passing day. Working on behalf of my colleagues on the City Council and alongside my colleagues on the OCPA Board of Directors in our collective pursuit of securing a reliable s ource of renewable energy for our region has been among the highlights of years in public service.
As I contemplate my future in service to the community I acknow ledge that my second term on the City Council comes to an end at the end of this year. As d eeply fulfilling as my role of the Power Authority Board is to me, I believe Huntington Beach is b est served if I relinquish my role now to our alternate Boardmember, Councilmember Kalmick, to ensure proper continuity of leadership while I am still on the Council, so that I can be a resource to my Council colleague as he takes up his new post. Given his studious participation in O CPA policy matters to date, I am confident that Mr. Kalmick is abundantly prepared and capable of representing Huntington Beach from the very outset of his term.
I would like to thank the City Council for your confidence in me since appointing me to represent the interests our residential and commercial energy rate payers of our city and for allowing me, on your behalf, to champion the pursuit of competitively priced s u s t a i n a b l e e n e r g y s o u r c e o f which, I am confident, will be a source of pride for many generations to come.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Accept my resignation as your representative to the Orange Coun ty Power Authority Board of Directors, appoint our Board alternative, Councilmember Dan Kal mick as my replacement, and appoint a member of the City Council as Councilmember Kalmick’s replacement as Huntington Beach’s alternate representative to the OCPA board.