HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-05-26; Clean Energy Alliance JPA; ; Approve Extensions of Professional Services Agreements through for Fiscal Year 2022/23~
CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE
DATE:
TO:
FROM:
Staff Report
May 26, 2022
Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors
Barbara Boswell, Chief Executive Officer
ITEM 5: Approve Extensions of Professional Services Agreements through for Fiscal Year 2022/23
RECOMMENDATION
Approve extension of professional services agreements for Fiscal Year 2022/23 and authorize the Chief
Executive Officer to execute the agreements, subject to General Counsel approval, for the following not
to exceed amounts and terms:
Scope of Work Consultant Not to Exceed Term
Special Counsel -Regulatory Tosdal APC $120,000 6/30/2023
Special Counsel -Energy Hall Energy Law $50,000 6/30/2023
Transactions
Special Counsel -CPUC Proceedings Keyes & Fox $50,000 6/30/2023
Interim Treasurer/CFO Marie Marron $10,000 8/31/2022
Berkuti
Communications & Marketing Svcs Tripepi Smith $150,000 6/30/23
Authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer to execute the contract amendments, subject to General
Counsel approval.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
At its regular meeting March 31, 2022, the Board directed existing consulting agreements to be
extended through fiscal year 22/23. These contracts include:
Scope of Work Consultant Not to Exceed Term
Special Counsel -Regulatory TosdalAPC $120,000 6/30/2023
Special Counsel -Energy Hall Energy Law $50,000 6/30/2023
Transactions
Special Counsel -CPUC Proceedings Keyes & Fox $50,000 6/30/2023
Interim Treasurer/CFO Marie Marron $10,000 8/31/2022
Berkuti
Communications & Marketing Svcs Tripepi Smith $150,000 6/30/23
May 26, 2022
Consulting Agreements
Page 2 of2
The agreements have been reviewed related to the scope of services needed for FY 2022/23 to meet
CEA's goals and priorities and adjusted as appropriate. Specifically, the not to exceed amounts are
proposed as follows:
Consu ltant FY 21/22 FY 22/23 Reason for Change
Amount Proposed
Amount
Tosda l APC $100,000 $120,000 Increase related to support of
SDG&E Genera l Rate Case and
Implementation of CEA
Programs
Keyes & Fox $120,000 $50,000 Decrease to reflect FY 22/23
Scope of Services
Hall Energy Law $120,000 $50,000 Decrease to refl ect projected
transactions activity for FY
22/23
Marie Marron $50,000 $10,000 Decrease to reflect transition to
Berkuti permanent CFO
Tripepi Smith $95,000 $150,000 Increase to reflect su pport of
CEA operations and 2023
expansions
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for the agreement extensions are within the assumed costs in the CEA pro form a that was used to
set rates and included in the proposed FY 2022/23 budget.
ATTACHMENTS
None