375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG POWER Executive Committee  
Chair, Angela Walton, City of Richmond  
Vice Chair, Doug Williams, City of Santa Rosa  
Thursday, December 15, 2022  
11:00 AM  
(REMOTE)  
ABAG Publicly Owned Energy Resources  
Executive Committee  
Meeting No. 2022-06  
Committee Representative Roster  
Andre Duurvoort, City of Cupertino  
Diana Oyler, County of Contra Costa  
Chris Schroeder, City of Milpitas  
Angela Walton, City of Richmond  
Doug Williams, City of Santa Rosa  
In light of Governor Newsom’s State of Emergency declaration regarding COVID-19 and in  
accordance with Assembly Bill 361's (Rivas) provisions allowing remote meetings, this  
meeting will be accessible via webcast, teleconference, and Zoom for all participants.  
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1. Welcome and Introductions  
Call to order.  
Angela Walton, ABAG POWER Executive Committee Chair, City of Richmond  
Roll Call / Confirm Quorum.  
Cindy Chen, Energy Programs Coordinator, ABAG/MTC  
2. Public Comment  
The public is encouraged to provide comment at Committee meetings. This public comment period  
is intended for items not agendized.  
3. Consent Calendar  
22-1823  
Approval of ABAG POWER Resolution No. 22-12 Assembly Bill 361  
(Rivas) Remote Meetings.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
3.a.- ABAG POWER Resolution No. 22-12 AB361 (Rivas) Remote Meetings  
Attachments:  
22-1824  
Approval of Minutes from August 18, 2022 Executive Committee  
Meeting.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
3.b.- ABAG POWER EC Summary Minutes of 20220818  
Attachments:  
22-1825  
Approval of Minutes from September 15, 2022 Executive Committee  
Meeting.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
3.c.- ABAG POWER EC Summary Minutes of 20220915  
Attachments:  
22-1826  
Approval of Minutes from November 17, 2022 Executive Committee  
Meeting.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
3.d.- ABAG POWER EC Summary Minutes of 20221117  
Attachments:  
22-1827  
Calendar Year 2023 Meeting Schedule.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
3.e.- Approval of Calendar Year 2023 Meeting Schedule  
Attachments:  
4. Energy Programs Manager’s Report  
22-1828  
Staff will provide a verbal report of recent energy industry developments  
and programmatic updates regarding the Bay Area Regional Energy  
Network (BayREN).  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jennifer Berg, Director, Energy Section, ABAG/MTC  
5. Request for Offers for Senate Bill 1383-Compliant Renewable Natural Gas  
22-1829  
Request for authority to 1) begin negotiations with the SB 1383 RFO  
proposer(s) and any ABAG POWER member interested in purchasing  
the SB 1383-compliant gas; 2) initiate discussion with CalRecycle to  
confirm that the existing offer(s) and supporting materials are SB  
1383-compliant; and, 3) take actions to begin establishing a SB  
1383-compliant renewable natural gas (RNG) program.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
5.a.- Summary Sheet RFO for SB 1383 RNG  
Attachments:  
6. Report on Natural Gas Program  
22-1830  
Staff will review recent gas operations, including gas purchases; the  
program’s long-term hedge position; gas imbalances; regulatory  
updates; and other miscellaneous program items.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
Attachments:  
6.a.- Monthly Summary of Operations (Presentation)  
6.b.- Monthly Summary of Operations (Summary Sheet)  
7. Natural Gas Purchasing Strategy Policy Amendment  
22-1831  
Staff will review the current general gas purchasing strategy and  
propose an amendment to permit temporary authority for staff to enter  
into fixed-price purchase contracts with a value less than $1 million and  
for a term not to exceed four months.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
Attachments:  
7.a.- Natural Gas Purchasing Strategy Policy Amendment  
7.b.- Summary Approval- Gas Purchasing Strategy Policy Amendment  
8. Other Business  
Committee to provide update on items within member agencies relevant to ABAG POWER and/or  
the ABAG/MTC energy programs.  
9. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting is the ABAG POWER Executive Committee Special Meeting scheduled to be  
held on January 19, 2023.  
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