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RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JOSE AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE ENERGY
DEPARTMENT OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO CONTINUE THE
CITY’S ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY CHOICE ASSOCIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR
2025-2026 AT A COST NOT-TO-EXCEED $650,000
WHEREAS, California Community Choice Association (“CalCCA”) represents the interests of California’s community choice electricity providers in legislature and with relevant regulatory agencies, including the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Energy Commission, and the California Air Resources Board; and
WHEREAS, community choice programs are administered by local governments with a mission to provide competitive alternatives to investor-owned utility sources, and CalCCA’s voting members are the operating community choice programs in California; and
WHEREAS, in December 2017, the City Manager for the City of San José (“City”) appointed Lori Mitchell, the Director of the City’s Community Energy Department, now named the Energy Department (“Department”), to the CalCCA Board of Directors to represent San José Clean Energy (“SJCE”), the community choice energy program operated by the Department, and the Department has continually maintained its membership with CalCCA since that time with Ms. Mitchell serving on the CalCCA Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2025, the CalCCA Board approved the fiscal year 2025-2026 CalCCA budget and methodology for calculating dues for each participating member; and
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WHEREAS, based on the approved methodology, CalCCA’s annual membership cost for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 is expected to be approximately $520,000, and with fees for additional legal and advocacy support services, the total costs are expected not-to- exceed $650,000; and
WHEREAS, SJCE recommends continued membership to maintain the support of legislation and regulatory policies that protect and foster community choice aggregations in California, including SJCE; and
WHEREAS, the recommended actions support Climate Smart San José (action 1.1 Transition to a Renewable Energy Future) and the Envision San José 2040 General Plan (Goal MS-2 and Appendix 8: GHG Reduction Strategy);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE THAT:
The Director of the Community Energy Department or their designee is hereby authorized to continue the City’s annual membership with the California Community Choice Association for fiscal year 2025-2026 at a cost not-to-exceed $650,000.
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ADOPTED this _____ day of ___________, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
MATT MAHAN
Mayor
ATTEST:
TONI J. TABER, MMC
City Clerk