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Consider joining the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA), a Community Choice Energy (CCE) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) by adopting Resolution No. 2020-87, approving for introduction Ordinance No. 4227 and authorizing execution of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA)
Recommendation
Provide direction to staff on whether to join the Orange County Power Authority CCE JPA as a Founding Member.
If the City Council directs to move forward, the staff recommendation would be as follows:
A) Introduce Ordinance No. 4227 for first reading; “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Authorizing the Implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program;” and,
B) Adopt Resolution No. 2020-87; “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, Approving the Orange County Joint Powers Authority Agreement and Authorizing the Implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program;: and,
C) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Orange County Power Authority Joint Powers Agreement; and,
D) Appoint from the City Council one Board Member and one Alternate to serve on the Board of Directors of the Orange County Power Authority on behalf of the City of Huntington Beach; and,
E) Authorize and direct that staff perform a full financial risk assessment associated with joining the Orange County Power Authority, and bring those findings back for City Council consideration by February 1, 2021, to determine if the City should maintain membership or withdraw from the Orange County Power Authority before the March 1, 2021, no-risk deadline.
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