375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
Meeting Agenda  
ABAG POWER Executive Committee  
Chair, Angela Walton, City of Richmond  
Vice Chair, Doug Williams, City of Santa Rosa  
Thursday, August 18, 2022  
11:00 AM  
REMOTE  
ABAG Publicly Owned Energy Resources  
Executive Committee  
Meeting No. 2022-04  
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  
22-1230  
Approval of ABAG POWER Resolution No. 22-08 Assembly Bill 361  
(Rivas) Remote Meetings.  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
3.a.- ABAG POWER Resolution No. 22-08 AB 361 (Rivas) Remote Meetings  
Attachments:  
22-1231  
Action:  
Approval of Minutes from June 16, 2022 Executive Committee Meeting.  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
3.b.- Approval of Minutes from June 16, 2022 Executive Committee Meeting  
Attachments:  
22-1232  
Action:  
Approval of Minutes from July 21, 2022 Executive Committee Meeting.  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
3.c.- Approval of Minutes from July 21, 2022 Executive Committee Meeting  
Attachments:  
4. Energy Programs Manager's Report  
22-1233  
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. Report on Natural Gas Program  
22-1235  
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.- Summary of Natural Gas Program Presentation  
5.b.- Summary Sheet Summary of Natural Gas Program  
6. California's Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program  
22-1246  
Request to authorize the ABAG POWER Executive Committee Chair to  
execute a statement of position regarding the proposed changes to  
California’s NEM program, and to transmit the letter to the appropriate  
recipient(s).  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Chris Schroeder, ABAG POWER Executive Committee, City of Milpitas  
6.a.- Letter Opposing Proposed Changes to CA NEM Program  
Attachments:  
7. Preliminary Agenda for Annual Board of Directors Meeting  
22-1234  
Staff will present for Committee discussion potential agenda items for the  
annual Board of Directors meeting scheduled to be held October 20, 2022.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Ryan Jacoby, Program Manager, ABAG/MTC  
7.a.- Preliminary Board Meeting Agenda  
Attachments:  
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 September 15, 2022.  
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