375 Beale Street  
Suite 700  
San Francisco, California  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
ABAG POWER Executive Committee  
Chair, Doug Williams, City of Santa Rosa  
Vice Chair, Vacant  
Friday, June 28, 2024  
11:00 AM  
Redwood CR 5150 - 5th Floor (REMOTE)  
ABAG Publicly Owned Energy Resources  
Executive Committee  
Special Meeting No. 2024-01  
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Roster  
Doug Williams, City of Santa Rosa  
Brendan Havenar-Doughton, County of Contra Costa  
Aarón Zavala, City of Pleasanton  
Elaine Marshall, City of Milpitas  
1. Welcome / Call to Order  
Doug Williams, Chair, City of Santa Rosa.  
2. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Cindy Chen, Clerk of the Board, ABAG/MTC  
Quorum: a quorum of this meeting body shall be a majority of its regular voting members  
(4).  
3. Public Comment  
The public is encouraged to provide comment at Committee meetings. This public  
comment period is intended for items not agendized.  
4. Consent Calendar  
4a.  
4b.  
Action:  
Approval of Minutes from April 18, 2024, Executive Committee Meeting.  
ABAG POWER Executive Committee Approval  
Cindy Chen, Clerk of the Board, ABAG/MTC  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract amendment with Lodi  
Gas Storage, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $932,152 for natural gas  
storage services for the period July 1, 2024, to March 31, 2027.  
Action:  
ABAG POWER Executive Committee Approval  
Jane Elias, Energy Section Director, ABAG/MTC  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
4c.  
Authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract with GPT Secure LLC  
in an amount not to exceed $738,000 for natural gas scheduling and  
operational consulting services for the period July 1, 2024, to June 30,  
2027.  
Action:  
ABAG POWER Executive Committee Approval  
Jane Elias, Energy Section Director, ABAG/MTC  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
5. Information  
5a.  
Report on Natural Gas and Renewable Natural Gas Programs  
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:  
ABAG POWER Executive Committee Information  
Jane Elias, Energy Section Director, ABAG/MTC  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6. Action  
6a.  
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operating Budget  
Authorization of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 Operating budget in the amount  
$18,010,520 for the period July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, and approval of  
1) accompanying levelized charges as shown in agenda item 6.a.4. for the  
period July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025; and, 2) assessment of working  
capital deposits as shown in agenda item 6.a.5., in the amount of  
$1,528,561, for the period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026.  
Action:  
ABAG POWER Executive Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
Oscar Quintanilla-Lopez, Acting Section Director, ABAG/MTC  
Jane Elias, Energy Section Director, ABAG/MTC  
Attachments:  
7. Other Business  
Committee to provide update on items within member agencies relevant to ABAG  
POWER and/or the ABAG/MTC energy programs.  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting is the ABAG POWER Executive Committee Meeting scheduled to be  
held on August 15, 2024.