CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
5/11/2026
1 SUBJECT:
Fourth Amended Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement which amends the name of Peninsula Clean Energy Authority to WestLight Energy, the new agency name approved by the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors on October 23, 2025.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution approving the Fourth Amended Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement which amends the name of Peninsula Clean Energy Authority to WestLight, Energy the new agency name approved by the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors on October 23, 2025.
STAFF CONTACT:
Melissa L. Tigbao, Director of Public Works
(650) 501-6016
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
On October 23, 2025, the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Board of Directors voted to adopt a new market-facing agency name of WestLight Energy following extensive research and a lengthy stakeholder engagement process. The name was selected in part to address several challenges that limit the effectiveness of the name Peninsula Clean Energy with deeper decarbonization goals across Peninsula Clean Energy’s service territory, including ongoing confusion with PG&E. The acronym “PCE” is often mistaken for PG&E, causing persistent brand confusion. Further, Peninsula Clean Energy reflects a geographic limitation given that the word “Peninsula” no longer reflects PCE’s full service territory. The Peninsula Clean Energy Board of Directors’ October 23, 2025 action included direction to amend the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) to formally reflect the new name.
The action before the City Council is not a reconsideration of the name itself. The Peninsula Clean Energy Board of Directors has already approved the name change. Member agencies are now required to approve an administrative amendment to Paragraph 2.2 of the JPA to formally update the agency’s legal name in that paragraph and throughout the JPA document.
Approval of the Resolution ensures the City of Pacifica remains aligned with the governing documents of the Joint Powers Authority and allows Peninsula Clean Energy the opportunity to implement the name transition in coordination with its 10-year anniversary and broader brand rollout.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
Not approving the resolution would leave the PCE Joint Powers Agreement outdated and may create minor administrative inefficiencies for the City of Pacifica.
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RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
Approval of the resolution is consistent with the following Council adopted Goals:
• Improve and steward City Infrastructure, streets and facilities. • Pursue climate change adaptation and mitigation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None to the City of Pacifica. Costs associated with the rebranding effort are borne by the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority and were included in its adopted budget.
ORIGINATED BY:
Public Works
ATTACHMENT LIST:
EXHIBIT A: JPA - v4.1 Draft Fourth Amended (PDF)
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RESOLUTION NO. ___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFICA APPROVING A
FOURTH AMENDED JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE
AND CREATING WESTLIGHT ENERGY (FORMERLY PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY
AUTHORITY) THE NEW AGENCY NAME APPROVED BY THE PENINSULA CLEAN
ENERGY AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS, the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (“Peninsula Clean Energy” or “Authority”) was formed as a community choice aggregation agency (“CCA”) on February 29, 2016, under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, California Government Code sections 6500 et seq., among the County of San Mateo and its cities and towns, and later expanded to include the City of Los Banos in Merced County; and
WHEREAS, the Authority has grown to serve a diverse customer base across San Mateo County and the City of Los Banos; and
WHEREAS, on October 23, 2025, the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA) adopted Resolution No. 2025-36 approving the selection of the new marketfacing name of WestLight Energy and authorizing the amendment of its Joint Powers Agreement to reflect the same; and
WHEREAS, Paragraph 2.2 of the Peninsula Clean Energy Joint Powers Agreement sets forth the name of the Authority; and
WHEREAS, a Fourth Amended Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement relating to and creating WestLight Energy (formerly Peninsula Clean Energy Authority) requires approval of each a Joint Powers Authority member including the City of Pacifica; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pacifica finds that approving the amendment to Paragraph 2.2 of the Joint Powers Agreement reflecting Peninsula Clean Energy Authority’s new market-facing name of WestLight Energy is in the best interest of the City and its residents.
BASED UPON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED, the City Council of the City of Pacifica hereby finds and determines that the amendment of the Peninsula Clean Energy Joint Powers Agreement reflecting its new market-facing name of WestLight Energy is appropriate and consistent with the City’s participation in the Authority.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pacifica does hereby:
1. Approve the Fourth Amended Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement related to and creating WestLight Energy to reflect the PCE Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 2025-36 approving the selection of the new market-facing name of WestLight Energy attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; and
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2. Authorize the Mayor or City Manager to execute any documents and take any actions necessary to effectuate the amendment of paragraph 2.2 of the Peninsula Clean Energy Joint Powers Agreement consistent with this Resolution. • • • • •
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pacifica, California, held on the 11th day of May 2026, by the following vote:
AYES, Councilmembers:
NOES, Councilmembers:
ABSENT, Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN, Councilmembers:
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Christine Boles, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________ _________________________________ Sarah Coffey, City Clerk Michelle Kenyon, City Attorney Pacifica City Council 5
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EXHIBIT A
Fourth Amended Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement related to and creating WestLight Energy