CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2026)
APPROVING AN ADMINSTRATIVE AMENDMENT TO PARAGRAPH 2.2 OF THE PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY JOINT
POWERS AGREEMENT REEFLECTING THE NAME CHANGE OF PENINSULA CLEAN ENERGY TO WESTLIGHT ENERGY
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2016, the San Mateo City Council adopted a Resolution to join the Joint Powers Authority and approve the Joint Powers Agreement to establish the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (Peninsula Clean Energy) in San Mateo County; and
WHEREAS, Peninsula Clean Energy 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, Peninsula Clean Energy 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 adopted Resolution No. 2025-36 approving the selection of WestLight Energy as its new name 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;
WHEREAS, amendment of Paragraph 2.2 of said Agreement requires approval of each Joint Powers Authority member including the City of San Mateo; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Mateo finds that approving the amendment to Paragraph
2.2 of the Joint Powers Agreement reflecting Peninsula Clean Energy Authority’s new name of WestLight Energy is in the best interest of the City and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. This Council action in amending the Joint Powers Agreement to reflect the Joint Powers Authority’s new name is not a project subject to CEQA, because it consists of an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).)
2. Amendment to Paragraph 2.2 of the Peninsula Clean Energy Joint Powers Agreement to reflect the PCE Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 2025-36 approving the selection of its new name of WestLight Energy is approved.
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1 3. The first sentence of Section 2.2 “Formation,” of the Peninsula Clean Energy Joint Powers Agreement is amended to read: “There is formed as of the Effective Date a public agency named Westlight Energy.”
4. The City Manager is authorized 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.