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Councilmember Olson commended staff for commissioning a separate study of the MRW draft and reported conclusions were reached relative to additional analysis that needs to be done In response to his question as to whether these will be done, Mr Kelly stated things were added over time, to the tech study and the County has been amenable to looking more closely at particular issues Mr Jensen added the Technical Feasibility Analysis is the first of several documents that will be examined The next set of studies will examine detailed aspects of energy procurement, costs, rates and how much load to include in the program Councilmember Olson felt that they have "the cart before the horse" and Councilmember Pentin, agreed He added that the JPA should be formed after all the studies have been done, that the project has dismissed hydro-electric and felt that it "moves the needle" and questioned whether the program will be able to compete with PG&E, especially as it relates to hydro-electric energy Councilmember Olson suggested the City may want to make its study available to other, local municipalities Mr Kelly clarified they are not dismissing hydro-electric, but stated the JPA Board will work with consultants and staff and determine the best mix of energy in order to meet the various price points Councilmember Narum asked regarding load-related voting and Mr Kelly noted some cities are not "natural partners" Councilmember Narum reported the Tn-Valley is much more dependent on air- conditioning and heating than other cities and expressed concerns that decisions could be made based on cities that do not have that requirements She added than taken together, the Tn-Valley cities end up, as a region, being the second largest user and commented on the possibility of the Tn-Valley cities getting a seat on the "weighted" chair as its needs will be very different than other cities Mr Kelly encouraged having the City make that proposal to the County through the City Attorney Councilmember Narum asked regarding the power charge and adjustments and found it hard to believe that PG&E charges will go down, over time Mr Kelly commented on the concept of "vintaging" where charges are balanced out between older and newer customers In further response to Councilmember Narum's question, Mr Kelly defined "direct-access customers" and reported they are not part of the program In response to Councilmember Brown's question regarding the risk of grant funding drying up or the tax credits ending, Mr Kelly reported the investment tax credit will end in eventually and addressed potential for rebates as prices decrease He added that CCAs hire people who know all of the ins and outs of the industry and work with energy consultants all of the time In response to Councilmember Brown's question regarding the possibility of a catastrophic failure and purchasing power from PG&E, Mr Kelly stated there are safeguards built in so that there is electricity available to customers and the ability to provide emergency services Councilmember Pentin commented on load-related voting and noted that if some cities opt out of the JPA, the percentage of those remaining will be much greater 12 Consider designating Bernal Bark Park as the Permanent Name for the Off-Leash Dog Park (T) on the Bernal Property Mayor Thorne indicated opposition to the proposed name of the dog park noting that neighbors expressed concerns with hearing dogs bark Councilmember Olson suggested that the name "Pleasanton" should be used in naming the park Mayor Thorne indicated he likes "Cubby" Park because that was the name of the City's first police dog City Council Minutes Page 5 of 6 October 4, 2016