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20230315 Joint Special Business and Industry Commission and Green Vernon Commission Meeting Minutes MINUTES VERNON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMISSION AND GREEN VERNON COMMISSION JOINT SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023 COUNCIL CHAMBER, 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE CALL TO ORDER Business and Industry Commission (BIC) Chair Sachdeva called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m. FLAG SALUTE BIC Chair Sachdeva led the Flag Salute. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Business and Industry Commission (BIC) Duncan Sachdeva, BIC Chair Hector Morfin, BIC Vice Chair Catherine Browne, BIC Commissioner Thomas Condon, BIC Commissioner Douglas Williams, BIC Commissioner Green Vernon Commission (GVC) Hector Morfin, GVC Chair Catherine Browne, GVC Commissioner Clara Bustamante, GVC Commissioner Martin Perez, GVC Commissioner Stan Stosel, GVC Commissioner ABSENT: Jack Cline, BIC Commissioner Crystal Larios, BIC Commissioner Ron Daerr, GVC Vice Chair Ronit Edry, GVC Commissioner STAFF PRESENT: Zaynah Moussa, City Attorney Lisa Pope, City Clerk Fredrick Agyin, Health and Environmental Control Director Dan Wall, Public Works Director Todd Dusenberry, Public Utilities General Manager DocuSign Envelope ID: B224261D-F4C7-47CB-897D-239D4B28DFEC Special Joint Vernon Business and Industry Commission and Page 2 of 3 Green Vernon Commission Meeting Minutes March 15, 2023 Ramzi Raufdeen, Integrated Resources Manager Angela Melgar, Finance Manager Jessica Alcaraz, Financial Services Administrator Anthony Serrano, Business and Account Supervisor APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION BIC Commissioner Browne moved and BIC Commissioner Perez seconded a motion to approve the agenda. The question was called and the motion carried, BIC Commissioners Cline and Larios, and GVC Commissioners Daerr and Edry absent. PUBLIC COMMENT None. PRESENTATIONS 1. Presentation on the Integrated Resource Plan Survey and Upcoming Outreach Efforts Recommendation: No action required by the Commissions. This is a presentation only. Public Utilities Integrated Resources Manager Raufdeen presented the staff report. In response to Commissioner questions, Public Utilities Integrated Resources Manager Raufdeen stated the previous IRP was available on the City’s website. He discussed means of promoting the survey and efforts to include prospective stakeholders; renewable requirements and resources; efforts to meet the 2045 California mandate; and State mandates for both public-owned and investor- owned utilities. He acknowledged the challenge of meeting State regulations while prioritizing reliability and low rates. He confirmed the IRP would model renewable options, and thus present the least cost gap necessary to achieve these goals. He stated plans for converting MGS to become a green asset would also be included in the IRP study. Public Utilities Business and Account Supervisor Serrano explained that businesses utilizing solar were based on NEM (Net Metering program), which prevented customers from over producing energy and thus could not assist with meeting renewable requirements. ORAL REPORTS 2. Brief Reports, Announcements, or Directives to Staff BIC Chair Sachdeva requested the Commissions be provided with crime statistics. DocuSign Envelope ID: B224261D-F4C7-47CB-897D-239D4B28DFEC Special Joint Vernon Business and Industry Commission and Page 3 of 3 Green Vernon Commission Meeting Minutes March 15, 2023 ADJOURNMENT With no further business, BIC Chair Sachdeva adjourned the meeting at 4:13 p.m. ________________________________ DUNCAN SACHDEVA, Business and Industry Commission Chair _________________________________ HECTOR MORFIN, Green Vernon Commission Chair ATTEST: _________________________ LISA POPE, City Clerk (seal) DocuSign Envelope ID: B224261D-F4C7-47CB-897D-239D4B28DFEC