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File #: 18-1842    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Approval Status: Approved
File created: 6/12/2018 In control: Executive Office
On agenda: 6/19/2018 Final action: 6/19/2018
Title: Approval of Transmission Letter to Senator Dodd in Opposition of Senate Bill 1088 (Regarding Adopting Standards for Reducing Risks from Future Fires by Requiring Electrical Corporations to Submit a Safety, Reliability, and Resiliency Plan to the California Public Utilities Commission) Unless Amended
Attachments: 1. SB 1088 Oppose Unless Amended, 2. SB 1088, 3. Dodd letter dated 061918.pdf

 

To:  Board of Supervisors

FromExecutive Office

Meeting DateJune 19, 2018

 

Department Contact:  

Sarah Dukett

Phone: 

463-4441

 

Item Type:   Consent Agenda

 

Time Allocated for Item: N/A

 

Agenda Title:

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Approval of Transmission Letter to Senator Dodd in Opposition of Senate Bill 1088  (Regarding Adopting Standards for Reducing Risks from Future Fires by Requiring Electrical Corporations to Submit a Safety, Reliability, and Resiliency Plan to the California Public Utilities Commission) Unless Amended

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Recommended Action/Motion:

recommendation

Approve transmission of letter to Senator Dodd in opposition of Senate Bill 1088 (regarding adopting standards for reducing risks from future fires by requiring electrical corporations to submit a safety, reliability, and resiliency plan to the California Public Utilities Commission) unless amended; and authorize Chair to sign same.

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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:

No previous action.                                          

 

Summary of Request

SB 1088 would adopt standards for reducing risks from future fires by requiring electrical corporations to submit a safety, reliability, and resiliency plan to the California Public Utilities Commission.  However, there is language within SB 1088 that could negatively affect Community Choice Aggregation (CCA).  Mendocino County is a member of the CCA Sonoma Clean Power (SCP).  The language in SB 1088 is too broad and does not acknowledge CCA’s existing role in providing a reliable grid.  SB 1088 is vague and opens the door to the possibility that CCA customers would be required to pay for reliability needs twice.  In order to resolve these concerns the letter supports Sonoma Clean Power’s ask for legislative changes to address reliability investments by CCAs.   The letter is consent with the 2018 Legislative Platform’s support of CCAs.

 

Alternative Action/Motion:

Do not approve letter and provide alternative direction to staff                     

 

Supplemental Information Available Online at: N/A

 

 

Fiscal Impact:

Source of Funding: N/A

Budgeted in Current F/Y: No

 

Current F/Y Cost: N/A

Annual Recurring Cost: N/A

 

 

 

 

Supervisorial District:  All

Vote Requirement:  Majority

 

Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: N/A

 

CEO Liaison: Janelle Rau, Deputy CEO

 

 

CEO Review: Yes 

 

 

CEO Comments:

FOR COB USE ONLY

Executed By: Meribeth Dermond

Final Status:Approved

Date: June 20, 2018