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RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS PROGRAM MEMBER AGREEMENT This Renewable Natural Gas Program Member Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into as of July 1,2023,by and between the Association of Bay Area Governments Publicly Owned Energy Resources, a California joint powers agency ("ABAG POWER"), and the City of Pleasanton, a general law city ("Pleasanton"). RECITALS A. ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission ("MTC") entered into a Contract for Services under which MTC provides administrative and program services to ABAG. Effective July 1, 2017, the staffs of ABAG and MTC were consolidated. MTC staff now serve both the Association of Bay Area Governments and its local collaboration programs, such as ABAG POWER, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. As such, all interactions between ABAG POWER and Pleasanton contained within this Agreement shall be conducted by MTC staff on behalf of ABAG POWER. B. ABAG POWER was created in 1998 by ABAG and San Francisco Bay Area local governments for the purposes of acquiring energy including, but not limited to, natural gas and electricity, telecommunications services, and such other services and goods as may be necessary or convenient to optimize cost savings and to manage the use or supply of energy or telecommunications services. C. ABAG POWER currently conducts a voluntary program for pooled purchasing of natural gas on behalf of local government and special district members to provide cost savings, economies of scale that promote price stability and strategic monitoring and participation in regulatory and legislative proceedings. D. California has adopted various policies and regulatory requirements to achieve the State's goals for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including programs and incentives to address the recycling of organic waste pursuant to Senate Bill 1383: Short-lived climate pollutants: methane emissions: dairy and livestock: organic waste: landfills, which was adopted in 2016 ("SB 1383") and the promotion and use of low carbon fuels pursuant to the low carbon fuel standard("LCFS") adopted by the California Air Resource Board ("CARB"). E. One of the key elements in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is the generation and use of biomethane, which is commonly referred to as renewable natural gas ("RNG"). For the purposes of this Agreement,the definition of RNG will include compliance credits and fuels generated using RNG,as well as alternative fuels that qualify as low carbon under LCFS. F. Pursuant to rules and regulations issued by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery ("CalRecycle") to implement SB 1383, local governments are required to procure products from the recycling of organic waste in accordance with jurisdictional targets established ABAG POWER Renewable Natural Gas Program Member Agreement Page 2 of 12