TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian Bordona, Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Ryan Melendez, Planner II - Sustainability
SUBJECT: Approval of a Funding and Implementation Agreement with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)/Metropolitan Planning Commission (MTC)
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign Agreement No. 240224B with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) for a maximum of $1,056,770 for the term January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2027 to deliver services related to the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Program.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In November of 2012, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued Final Decision D.12-11-015 approving the 2013-2014 Energy Efficiency Programs and Budgets. The 2012 CPUC Final Decision created the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) and approved over $26 million for various programs. A number of other CPUC decisions have extended the program annually. On July 3, 2023, the CPUC issued Decision (D.) 23-06-055 ("Portfolio Application Decision") approving, among other things, budget to fund BayREN's proposed implementation activities through December 31, 2027. ABAG, as the program administrator of BayREN, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), as BayREN's fiscal agent, have entered into a contract to provide funding for the implementation activities approved by CPUC D. 23-06-055. The agreement is denominated under PG&E's nomenclature as Change Order 3 to Contract Work Authorization (CWA) C21158, which provides funding from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2027, issued under and pursuant to Master Service Agreement C657The budget for Napa County and the other BayREN counties has now been finalized through the end of calendar-year 2027.
Napa County has been participating in the BayREN program since 2013. This amendment approves funding t...
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