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EXHIBIT B LAVWMA Proposed Energy Policy Resolution Comments from the Pleasanton Energy Committe November 25, 2003 The Pleasanton Energy Committee (PEC) has rev Energy Policy for the Livermore-Amador Valley War considered at their December 17, 2003 meeting. and recommendations to the LAVWMA board rega hereby submits these comments to the Pleasanton C policy at their December 2, 2003 meeting. The transport of wastewater is a high cost energy related impacts on the Tri-Valley community. As responsibility to carry out its mission in a manner its policies regarding energy use in terms of cost safety and welfare. As a public agency operating facilities in the con' should be consistent with the policies and ordina~ the energy facility being considered by LAVVVMA facility needs to be planned, installed and operat{ Pleasanton's Energy Plan and related ordinance~ are the efficient and economical use of energy ar energy decisions, the facilitation of renewable en LAVVVMA should work in collaboration with the C implementation of energy initiatives beneficial to extension, to LAVWMA's ratepayers. An exampl community aggregation of electricity purchases a program. The "cost" to power its operations described in be based on life-cycle costs, including an evalu public agency, LAVWMA should consider that short term may have the unintended consequem in the future. wed the proposed resolution for an 9r Management Agency, which will be ~e PEC offers the following comments ding the policy. In addition, the PEC ty Council for their consideration of the intensive process, with significant a public agency, LAVWMA has the lhat considers the broad implications of ~e environment, and public health, unities it serves, LAVWMA policy ~ces of those communities. Because ,is within the City of Pleasanton, this .d in a manner consistent with ,. Fundamental to the goals of the Plan ~ distributed resources, local control of .rgy, and principles of sustainability. ity and the region toward the he community as a whole, and by ~ of such an initiative could be ;hould the City move forward with such ,e proposed LAVWMA Resolution must ion of fuel price risk. Further, as a cisions it makes to reduce "costs" in the ',e of far higher costs to the community should be based on a diversity of 5. "Reliability" as described in the LAVWMA policy technologies, fuels and strategies.