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Home My WebLink About2020-06-18; Clean Energy Alliance JPA; ; Clean Energy Alliance Citizen Advisory Committee PolicyClean Energy Alliance JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY DATE: TO: FROM: ITEM 7: Staff Report June 18, 2020 Clean Energy Alliance Board of Directors Barbara Boswell, Interim Chief Executive Officer Marie Berkuti, Interim Treasurer Clean Energy Alliance Citizen Advisory Committee Policy RECOMMENDATION: Review and provide input to draft Clean Energy Alliance Citizen Advisory Committee Policy. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION: At its May 7, 2020 special meeting, the Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) Board discussed the establishment of a Citizen Advisory committee, its purpose, scope, make-up and application process. The draft Citizen Advisory Committee Policy takes into account direction from the CEA Board as well as practices established by other CCA programs. Authority Section 4.6 of the CEA Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement establishes the responsibility of the Board to establish standing and ad hoc committees as necessary. The JPA Agreement further establishes that to the extent possible committees should have equal representation from each member agency, the Board's authority to establish criteria for appointment to committees; rules, regulations, policies, or procedures to govern committees and that the meetings of committees shall be held in accordance with the requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act, as applicable. The JPA Agreement further allows that Board of Director Alternates my chair committees, fully participate in discussion and debates during committee meetings and vote on matters in committees. Purpose and Scope The Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) purpose is to advise the Board in implementing and operating its CCA program. The Board identified the following initial scope for the Citizen Advisory Committee: • Community Outreach and Public Information Strategy; • CEA 5-Year Goals; • Comment on the CEA Strategic Plan and complete an annual review of Strategic Plan; • Review CEA programs to ensure program meets CEA goals of social equity, perspective of underrepresented community and innovation; •. Monitor progress being made towards Member Agency Climate Action Plan goals by CEA programs. June 18, 2020 Item #7 Page 1 of 6 Committee Make-up, Membership Criteria and Application Process June 18, 2020 Citizen Advisory Committee Page 2 of 2 The Board directed that each Director have two committee appointees and the full Board select one Board Alternate to serve on the CAC, for a total of (7) seven committee members. Committee members will serve at the pleasure of the Board. The CAC is to be subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act and the members will be subject to all applicable conflict of interest laws. Applicants must either be residents (property owners and/or renters) or business owners within the service territory of CEA with priority being given to applicants that have relevant background or experience in the energy sector, energy development, public education/outreach and/or assistance with social equity or disadvantage communities. Applicants are to complete and submit an application to the Board member representing the community the applicant resides or owns a business. The Board member will bring their selected applicants to the full Board for review and final appointment. In addition, the full Board will select one Board Alternate to participate on the CAC. FISCAL IMPACT The CAC will require staff time to prepare and post agendas, prepare meeting minutes and assist with meetings. The costs related to the activities are not factored in to current consulting contracts or the proposed CEA budget and will need to be factored at the time the CAC is activated. Cost estimates will depend on the frequency and duration of CAC meetings. ATTACHMENTS: A. Clean Energy Alliance Citizen Advisory Committee Draft Policy June 18, 2020 Item #7 Page 2 of 6 Clean Energy Alliance JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE POLICY Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) Authorization Attachment A Section 5.9 of the Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) Joint Powers Authority(JPA) Agreement establishes the authority for the CEA Board to establish an advisory¢Qtnlllittee to assist the Board in implementing and operating its CCA program. Pursuaqftb theJPAAgreement, the committees should have equal representation from the member agencies. ·t~e Board may establish criteria to qualify for appointment to the committee, establish rulet!regulations, policies or procedures to govern the committee. CAC Membership Criteria • The CAC membership shall consist of two (2) appoinf~~from each CEA member agency and 1 Board Alternate. CAC committeernembers shall s-~0/f staggered three (3) year terms. In the inaugural year, one appointee seaitr9111 each member agency shall serve two (2) years. · .•' , •:• • Committee members serve at the pleasure of the Board. • CAC members will be subject to.c:1U applic~ble conflict of interest laws and may be required to disclose p9tential fonfliq:$ by filing a Form 700. (Information about conflicts of interestand Form700 can be found here: http://www.fppc.ca.gov/Form700.html). • Members shall be. residents (property owners and/or renters) or business owners within the service territory of CEA. • Priotify for CAC m~n,bership will be given to applicants that have relevant background in the following area, through professional or volunteer activity: o Technical: energy sector, energy development, public education/outreach, assistance with social equity or disadvantaged communities. • Applicants must be committed to serving on the CAC, attending regular committee meetings as established by the CAC, and occasional CEA Board meetings. • The CAC is subject to Brown Act and all meetings will be publicly noticed and held in public settings pursuant to requirements of the Brown Act. City of Carlsbad I City of Del Mar I City of Solana Beach June 18, 2020 Item #7 Page 3 of 6 • CAC meetings, times and location will be determined by the CAC. • The CAC will elect a Chair who will facilitate meetings and provide reports to the Board as needed. CAC Purpose & Scope The purpose of the CAC is to advise the CEA Board of Directors on the matters specifically described in the written scope adopted by the Board which may be updated or changed at the discretion of the Board. The initial scope as determined by the CEA Board shall include the following: • Community Outreach and Public Information Strategy; • CEA 5-Year Goals; • Comment on the CEA Strategic Plan and complete.an aHt1,ual review of Strategic Plan; • Review CEA programs to ensure program meets CEAgo:ats of social equity, perspective of underrepresented community and innovation; • Monitor progress being made tqwa~ds M~mber Agenc/Climate Action Plan goals by CEA programs; • Other tasks as determined by the CEA Board. CAC Member Selection Protess Applicants must complete and s4bn1itthec:Jean Energy Alliance Citizen Advisory Committee Application (Attachment A).t9~e Board member representing the community the applicant resides or own~a busjness. &iard Members will bring forward selected applicants to the full Board for finaf'revi~~~Qfl final appointment. In addition, the full Board will select one Board Alternate to participate~t)Jhe CAC. Clean Energy Alliance CAC Draft June 18, 2020 Attachment A 2 June 18, 2020 Item #7 Page 4 of 6 Clean Energy Alliance Citizen Advisory Committee Application NAME: _____________________________ _ ADDRESS: ___________________________ _ PHONE: ___________ EMAIL: ______________ _ Are you a resident/business owner of one of the CEA member ci.~i~s? If yes, which city: _______________ .;;.,;.;.... Please attach a current resume and respond to the follqwing que~tfons. ,., .. , -, .. What experience/perspective will you bring to the co~i~,~~~~:(' List any special trainingot~~p~n~nt~VQl.J~l'l~y~ benefits the committee, particularly technical experience/expe0rtljf;!:'ih the energysector, energy development, public education/outce ... a.~hocassistirit~with social equity or disadvantaged communities. , _____ , __ .,,_, ... .-,,_., Do you have any interests or associations that might present a conflict of interest? If yes, please explain: Clean Energy Alliance CAC Draft June 18, 2020 3 June 18, 2020 Item #7 Page 5 of 6 What do you hope to accomplish as a member of the Clean Energy Alliance Citizen Advisory Committee? ; , ', By signing below, I acknowledge that I have sufficient time.to ~~tively participate in the Clean Energy Alliance Citizen Advisory Committee for the beneftt•u:tthe program and the communities it serves. I understand that committee membett~ie subject to conflict of interest laws and required to disclose potential conflict~~y filing a Forrri'17U(). Signature:--------.------------------- Date: ______ _.... ___ _,;_;..._ ____ ,.__ ______ _ Clean Energy Alliance CAC Draft June 18, 2020 June 18, 2020 Item #7 4 Page 6 of 6 From: Paige DeCino <pdecino@hotmail.com> Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 12:50 PM Subject: CEA agenda item #7 To: Clean Energy Alliance Joint Powers Authority <secretary@thecleanenergyalliance.org> Cc: Luis Amezcua <luis.amezcua@sierraclub.org>, Karl Aldinger <karl.aldinger@sierraclub.org>, Mike McMahon <2mmcmahon@gmail.com>, Micah Mitrosky <mmitrosky@ibew569.org>, Gretchen Newsom <gnewsom@ibew569.org> Dear Ms. Secretary, Please read the comment below at today's CEA meeting, item #7. Thank you. Board members Schumacher, Haviland and Becker, I'm Paige DeCino with the Carlsbad MyGen Sierra Club team. I'd like to make a couple of comments on the proposed name and scope for the CAC. First, while some CCEs in California have used the name Citizen Advisory Committee I suggest a more inclusive name of Community Advisory Committee. Second, in terms of committee's scope, I'd like you to consider a broader description which might include procurement and incorporate some of Peninsula Clean Energy's objectives for their CAC listed below: • Act as a liaison to the community. • Provide feedback on PCE policy and operational objectives. • Engage in outreach to the community, including encouraging ratepayers to opt- up to ECO100 (PCE's 100% renewable energy product offering) and implement other carbon reducing practices. • Assist with legislative advocacy in conjunction with staff and board. • Provide a forum for community discussions on a wide variety of strategies to reduce carbon emissions in conjunction with staff and board. (https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/PCE-CAC- Objectives.pdf) Thank you. Clean Energy Alliance JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY From: Micah Mitrosky <mmitrosky@ibew569.org> Date: Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 1:28 PM Subject: CEA Agenda Item 7 To: Clean Energy Alliance Joint Powers Authority <secretary@thecleanenergyalliance.org> Cc: Gretchen Newsom <gnewsom@ibew569.org>, luis.amezcua@sierraclub.org <luis.amezcua@sierraclub.org>, richard.miller@sierraclub.org <richard.miller@sierraclub.org>, Karl Aldinger <karl.aldinger@sierraclub.org>, Paige DeCino <pdecino@hotmail.com>, Mike McMahon <2mmcmahon@gmail.com> Dear Ms. Secretary: We request the comment below be read at today's CEA meeting, item #7: On behalf of IBEW Local 569, we support the recommendations of Paige DeCino with the Carlsbad MyGen Sierra Club team for a Community Advisory Committee that includes review of energy procurement in its scope as well as incorporates objectives from the Peninsula Clean Energy CAC: https://www.peninsulacleanenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/PCE-CAC-Objectives.pdf Thank you, Micah Mitrosky Environmental Organizer IBEW 569 7/1/2020 CEA JPA Mail -IBEW 569 & Sierra Club on CEA Inclusive and Sustainable Workforce Policy M Gmail Secretary CEA JPA <secretary@thecleanenergyalliance.org> IBEW 569 & Sierra Club on CEA Inclusive and Sustainable Workforce Policy Gretchen Newsom <gnewsom@ibew569.org> Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 6:58 PM To: "cori.schumacher@carlsbadca.gov" <cori.schumacher@carlsbadca.gov>, "ehaviland@delmar.ca.us" <ehaviland@delmar.ca.us>, "kbecker@cosb.org" <kbecker@cosb.org> Cc: "ceo@thecleanenergyalliance.org" <ceo@thecleanenergyalliance.org>, "secretary@thecleanenergyalliance.org" <secretary@thecleanenergyalliance.org>, Micah Mitrosky <mmitrosky@ibew569.org>, "richard.miller@sierraclub.org" <richard.miller@sierraclub.org>, "Luis Amezcua (luis.amezcua@sierraclub.org)" <luis.amezcua@sierraclub.org>, Karl Aldinger <karl.aldinger@sierraclub.org>, Paige DeCino <pdecino@hotmail.com>, Mike McMahon <2mmcmahon@gmail.com> Dear Chair Schumacher and Fellow CEA Board Members: *Apologies for error of subject line in last email -please ignore previous email.* As noted in your June 18th Board Meeting staff report, the CEA Inclusive and Sustainable Workforce Policy will be coming before the Board in July. At the May 7th CEA Board Special Meeting, the staff packet included the "Peninsula Clean Energy Inclusive and Sustainable Workforce Policy Revised October 25, 2018." IBEW 569 and Sierra Club strongly support using this as a policy framework and urge the Board to adopt it with the attached edits. Sincerely, Gretchen Newsom Political Director/ Organizer IBEW 569 4545 Viewridge Avenue, Ste 100 San Diego, CA 92123 858-569-8900 office 619-208-4853 cell www.ibew569.org ~ UPDATED Proposed CEA Inclusive and Sustainable Workforce Policy Elements May 15 2020.pdf 133K View as HTML Download https://mail .google .com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik= 7fe6d7886f&view=lg&permmsgid=msg-f: 166980017 4645931388 1/1