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CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE
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Staff Report
May 26, 2022
Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors
Barbara Boswell, Chief Executive Officer
Consider Scheduling Special Meeting for June 23, 2022, for Purpose of Reconsideration of
the Circumstances of the COVID-19 State of Emergency to Determine Whether the Legislative
Bodies of Clean Energy Alliance will Continue to Hold Meetings Via Teleconferencing and
Making Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54943(e)
RECOMMENDATION
Schedule special meeting for June 23, 2022, for purpose of reconsideration of the circumstances of the
COVID-19 state of emergency to determine whether the legislative bodies of Clean Energy Alliance will
continue to hold meetings via teleconferencing and making findings pursuant to Government Code Section
54943(e).
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed AB 361 amending the Brown Act to allow local agencies
to meet remotely during declared emergencies under certain conditions. AB 361 authorizes local agencies
to continue meeting remotely without following the Brown Act's standard teleconferencing provisions,
including the requirement that meetings be conducted in physical locations, under specified conditions.
Namely, the meeting is held during a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor and either of the
following applies: (1) state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social
distancing; or (2) the agency has already determined or is determining whether, as a result of the
emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.
To continue meeting remotely pursuant to AB 361, an agency must make periodic findings that: (1) the
body has reconsidered the circumstances of the declared emergency; and (2) the emergency impacts the
ability of the body's members to meet safely in person, or state or local officials continue to impose or
recommend measures to promote socia l distancing. These findings should be made not later than 30 days
after teleconferencing for the first time pursuant to AB 361, and every 30 days thereafter.
There are more than 30 days between the May and June regular meetings, necessitating a special meeting
to comply with AB361.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact related to this action.
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