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San Francisco, California  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG POWER Executive Committee  
Chair, Doug Williams, City of Santa Rosa  
Vice Chair, Andre Duurvoort, City of Cupertino  
Thursday, June 15, 2023  
11:00 AM  
CR-112 Claremont  
ABAG Publicly Owned Energy Resources  
Executive Committee  
Meeting No. 2023-03  
Committee Representative Roster:  
Doug Williams, City of Santa Rosa  
Andre Duurvoort, City of Cupertino  
Diana Oyler, County of Contra Costa  
Becky Hopkins, City of Pleasanton  
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1. Welcome and Introductions  
Call to order.  
Doug Williams, ABAG POWER Executive Committee Chair, City of Santa Rosa  
Roll Call / Confirm Quorum.  
Cindy Chen, Energy Programs Coordinator, ABAG/MTC  
2. Public Comment  
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is intended for items not agendized.  
3. Consent Calendar  
23-0744  
Approval of Minutes from April 20, 2023 Executive Committee Special  
Meeting.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
3.a. - Approval of Minutes from April 20, 2023 Exec. Committee Special Mtg  
Attachments:  
23-0925  
Approval to authorize the Executive Director of the Metropolitan  
Transportation Commission to negotiate and execute an amendment to the  
professional services agreement with GPT Secure, LLC, to increase the  
compensation by $83,375, for a total contracted amount of $496,975, to  
provide natural gas scheduling services for ABAG POWER through June  
30, 2024.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
Attachments:  
3.b.1 - Summary Sheet – Natural Gas Scheduling GPT Secure LLC  
3.b.2 - GPT Secure LLC Sole Source Authorization  
3.c. - Summary Approval - GPT Secure LLC  
4. Renewable Natural Gas Program  
23-0746  
Action:  
Approval of Renewable Natural Gas Program membership agreement.  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
Attachments:  
4.a. - Summary Sheet - RNG Program Member Agreement  
4.b. - Proposed RNG Program Member Agreement  
4.c. - Summary Approval - RNG Program Member Agreement  
5. Report on Natural Gas Program  
23-0747  
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:  
5.a. - Monthly Summary of Operations (Presentation)  
5.b. - Monthly Summary of Operations (Summary Sheet)  
6. Fiscal Year 2023-24 Operating Budget  
23-0749  
Approval of fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 Operating Budget in the amount  
$12,372,840 and accompanying levelized charges for the period  
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Oscar Quintanilla Lopez, Assistant Director, Budgets and Financial  
Planning and Analysis, ABAG/MTC  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
Attachments:  
6.a. - FY 23-24 Operating Budget Presentation  
6.b. - FY 23-24 Operating Budget Summary Sheet  
6.c. - FY 23-24 Operating Budget  
6.d. - FY 23-24 Operating Budget Levelized Charges  
6.e. - FY 23-24 Operating Budget Summary Approval  
7. Other Business  
Committee to provide update on items within member agencies relevant to ABAG POWER and/or  
the ABAG/MTC energy programs.  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting is the ABAG POWER Executive Committee Meeting scheduled to be held on  
August 17, 2023.  
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