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Staff's evaluation and analysis followed the East Bay Community Energy Evaluation Criteria, adopted by the City's Committee on Energy and the Environment (CEE; Exhibit 1). The criteria examine questions and concerns City Council and other members of the community have expressed regarding EBCE. The evaluation is broken down into the following major categories and the comprehensive report is included in Exhibit 2: 1. Program Enrollment and Cost 2. Environmental Benefits 3. Financial Viability &Risks and Uncertainties 4. Governance DISCUSSION The evaluation report provides detailed information in each of the four areas described above and was not intended to draw a conclusion, but rather provide additional information to be considered along with the policy objectives when discussing pursuing joining community choice aggregation; overall program benefits and clean energy options for Pleasanton's commercial and residential customers, potential cost savings both for the City and its energy customers, impacts to reducing our carbon footprint, and the City's Climate Action Plan goals. There are 19 operational CCAs serving more than 10 million people in California, including Marin Clean Energy, Sonoma Clean Power, CleanPowerSF (San Francisco), Lancaster Circle Energy, Monterey Bay Community Power, and Peninsula Clean Energy (San Mateo). Should the Council wish to pursue joining a community choice aggregation program there is a new CPUC timeline that must be considered now, which is in direct conflict with the City's stated objective of evaluating EBCE for 12 -months of operation. (NOTE. the 12 -month period for commercial accounts ended July 2019, the residential accounts will not occur until November 2019). Per CPUC Resolution E-4907, parties wishing to receive CCA service by 2021 must join in 2019. If Pleasanton joined a CCA in 2020, service would not begin until 2022. This new requirement is designed to ensure that CCAs have procured sufficient power generation resources to meet peak demand for the coming year and fulfill their resource adequacy obligations. For example, if the City wished to join East Bay Community Energy for service in 2021, Council would need to act no later than October 1, 2019, which includes the following steps: 1. City Manager to sign PG&E Forms 79-1030 & 79-1031 to request Pleasanton PG&E data —this analysis evaluates the cost of service to prospective new communities, and helps EBCE forecast future load scenarios 2. October 1, 2019 City Council meeting —Council votes on EBCE Ordinance and Resolution to join EBCE's Joint Powers Authority Page 3 of 4