Stevenson, Garrett
Subject:FW: MSC Agenda Item #1-IRP Consulting firm
From: Sam Berndt < >
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 12:59 PM
To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Cc: Rick Cole < >; Cynthia Cannady < >; Kightlinger, Jeffrey <[email protected]>; Hormozi, John <[email protected]>; Marquez, Miguel <[email protected]>; Mellem, Araceli <[email protected]>; Andy Wilson <[email protected]>; Tyrone Hampton <[email protected]>; Rivas, Jessica <[email protected]>; Williams, Felicia <[email protected]; Carl Selkin <[email protected]> Subject: Re: MSC Agenda Item #1-IRP Consulting firm
Honorable Chair and Members of the Municipal Services Committee, I am writing to you today as a member of the Stakeholder Technical Advisory Group (STAG) for the upcoming Integrated Resource Plan, as a resident of District 5 of the City of Pasadena, as a member of Pasadena 100, and as a young person.
I am writing in support of the letters provided by Pasadena 100's Cynthia Cannady, Rick Cole, and Carl Selkin.
We are on the tipping point of climate collapse. We will see the irreversible collapse of ice sheets in the arctic by 2035. We are on track to lose more than 99% of all coral reefs. We are only a few years from the Amazon Rainforest, which produces 20% of Earth's oxygen, collapsing. All due to the human caused warming induced by the use of fossil fuels.
From 1908 to 1922 there was a single (1) "average day" of Pasadena, CA being 90 degrees F. From 2008 to 2022 there was 24. There were 10 in this year alone. What is the future of Pasadena, CA in a world that is continued to be run on fossil fuels?
As a member of the STAG, a resident of Pasadena, and as a young person whose life will be defined by the climate of fossil fuels, it is wholly unacceptable to proceed with a business-as-usual approach toward procuring a contract with an organization (ACES) whose primary business is the expansion of fossil fuels; especially prior to consulting the residents of Pasadena, and the stakeholders of the community who are meant to provide input and feedback into this process.
I believe that Pasadena, our home, has a future. But for this future to exist, we must lead the world in building a sustainable model that will lead to that future.
I ask that you strongly consider the future of Pasadena when making a decision on who will determine the next 25 years of how we source our electricity. I ask that you take time to respond to the letter Pasadena 100 has provided before making this decision. I ask that you provide the STAG an opportunity to evaluate the contractor's proposals prior to making the decision of who we will consult when formulating the IRP.
Best,
Sam Berndt
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Subject:FW: MSC Agenda Item #1-IRP Consulting firm
From: Wesley Reutimann < >
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 2:15 PM
To: Kightlinger, Jeffrey <[email protected]>; Hormozi,John <[email protected]>; AndyWilson <[email protected]>; Marquez, Miguel <[email protected]>; Mellem, Araceli <[email protected]>; Rivas, Jessica <[email protected]>; Tyrone Hampton <[email protected]>; Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>; Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>
Cc: Carl Selkin < >; Rick Cole < >; Cynthia Cannady < > Subject: Re: MSC Agenda Item #1-IRP Consulting firm
Good afternoon Committee Members and Staff,
As a Pasadena resident and co-founder of a community-based organization committed to decarbonizing the transportation sector and supporting a healthier, more equitable San Gabriel Valley, I urge you to reset the current contracting process.
Governmental agencies regularly cancel and reissue RFPs. Many times this is done for mundane reasons such as bids coming in significantly higher than anticipated. However the case before you is no ordinary situation. Since staff drafted and issued this RFP the CA legislature adopted SB 1020, setting significantly stronger clean energy standards for municipal utilities.
The City cannot afford to select a contractor that lacks a track record of advising municipalities how to wean themselves from fossil fuels. Legally, financially, and certainly not ethically given your mandate to protect public safety above all else. If updating and reissuing a now dated RFP delays the IRP process a few months, it would be a small price to pay. A price we can most certainly afford as we face a generational challenge.
Thank you for your consideration and service to the community, Wes Reutimann
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