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Consent-Community Services # 21.
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| Board of Supervisors |
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| Approve the Cooperation and Administrative Services Agreement between Valley Clean Energy Alliance Joint Powers Agency and the County of Yolo. (No general fund impact) (Echiburu/Espinoza) |
| Recommended Action |
Approve the Cooperation and Administrative Services Agreement between Valley Clean Energy Alliance Joint Powers Agency and the County of Yolo.
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| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Operational Excellence
Sustainable Environment
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| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The Valley Clean Energy Alliance (VCEA) became effective October 25, 2016, and will require time to develop its operational capacity, including the hiring of staff to perform the work of VCEA. In the meantime, VCEA will utilize a combination of local member agency staff and consultant support to conduct the business of VCEA.
VCEA was established as a result of the multi-jurisdictional collaboration of the City of Davis and the County of Yolo, authorizing the implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program (also known as a Community Choice Energy Program ("CCE Program")), pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 366.2 (c)(12). The City of Woodland has also joined the Valley Clean Energy Alliance. Both the Cities and County have provided key human resources and community outreach services to support the work of the CCE Program and are well positioned to continue to provide key support to the VCEA Board and when hired, its Executive Officer, as VCEA conducts the initial activities of launching the CCE Program and develops its organizational capacity.
Reimbursements to the County will include staffing costs, inclusive of salaries and benefits, for the following interim support services provided to VCEA, as well as any other expenses incurred by the County for or on behalf of the VCEA: 1) Overall project management, JPA development and Board Administration, 2) Advisory Committee work, 3) Technical and energy-related services, 4) Human Resource Support, 5) Fiscal and Banking Services and 5) General Counsel/legal services.
In addition, the Cities of Davis and Woodland as well as the County previously advanced the VCEA funding in the amount of $500,000 each to assist with funding of initial activities necessary to implement the CCE Program, and the County may provide additional funding in the future, in addition to staff costs and other expenses. All of these costs and expenses, and amounts advanced to VCEA, will be reimbursed to the County as per the JPA Agreement under the proposed Cooperation and Administrative Services Agreement.
On December 13, 2016 the VCEA Board of Directors approved the attached Cooperation and Administrative Services Agreement. The Agreement has been revised in preparation for the presentation of this item to update the date on the first page and the signature blocks. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| Valley Clean Energy Alliance, City of Davis, City of Woodland |
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