MEETING DATE: 2/21/2017
DEPARTMENT: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Brent Barnes
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Adam Goldstone
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 105
SUBJECT:
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - B. BARNES
Adopt an Ordinance authorizing the implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation program in the County of San Benito.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 105
ORDINANCE NUMBER: 954
AGENDA SECTION:
CONSENT AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
At the February 7, 2017 Board of Supervisors' meeting, your Board took the following actions regarding the establishment of the Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) Authority:
1. Adopted Resolution No. 2017-6 approving a Joint Powers Agreement establishing the Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) Authority, making CEQA Exemption findings, and authorizing the Board Chair to execute the JPA;
2. Introduced an Ordinance authorizing the implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program in the County of San Benito, waived reading of the Ordinance and continued its consideration for adoption of the Ordinance to the February 21, 2017 meeting;
3. Directed staff to move forward on discussions with Santa Cruz; and
4. Appointed Chairman Jaime De La Cruz and Supervisor Jerry Muenzer as representatives to serve as members on the Monterey Bay Community Power Board of Directors.
The MBCP Authority will be a region-wide collaborative partnership comprised of all 21 local governments within the greater Monterey Bay area, including the Counties of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito and all 18 cities located within those counties, in order to pursue a community choice energy (CCE) program in the Monterey Bay region. The goals of MBCP are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provide electric power and other forms of energy to customers at competitive prices in the Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito County region. In addition, the program seeks to reduce energy consumption, stimulate the local economy by creating local jobs and promote long-term electric rate stability and reliability for the residents of the tri-county area.
The JPA governing Board will consist of 11 seats. The County of San Benito will hold one of six permanent seats, with the remaining five seats shared, as determined through the Mayors and Councilmembers’ city selection process in their respective counties, with a term of two years. Directors may be reappointed and serve multiple terms.
To continue to move forward, the County must consider the adoption of an Ordinance authorizing the implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation program in the County of San Benito.
BUDGETED:
No