Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group Meeting

Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group Meeting

Friday, May 20, 2022, 1- 4 p.m.

In-Person and Remote Meeting

Primary Physical Location

California Energy Commission, Art Rosenfeld Hearing Room, 1516 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

Additional Publicly Accessible Locations

Sunnyside Regional Library, 5566 E Kings Canyon Rd, Fresno, CA 93727

Center for Biological Diversity, 1212 Broadway, Suite 800, Oakland, CA 94612

The Junipero Serra State Building, 320 W. 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Blue Lake Rancheria, Tribal Regulatory Office, 428,, Chartin Road, Blue Lake, CA 95521

Notice of Meeting

The Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group (DACAG) to the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will meet Friday, May 20, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please note that the DACAG aims to begin promptly at the start time and the end time is an estimate based on the agenda proposed. The meeting may end sooner or later than the posted end time depending on various factors.

This will be a hybrid meeting, with multiple publicly accessible locations connected via Zoom. At least one DACAG member will be at the primary physical location. The other DACAG members will attend the meeting in-person at one of the additional publicly accessible locations listed above. Each physical location will be publicly accessible where the public can participate. The public can also access the meeting remotely as described below. The meeting may be recorded.

Public Participation

To join, click this link: https://energy.zoom.us/j/96553616816?pwd=SlpxTlpnck50VjM5ckZvNnlRY09HUT09

The meeting may also be accessed via Zoom™ at https://energy.Zoom.us, by entering the following information.

Meeting ID: 965 5361 6816

Password: DACAG

To comment, click on the “raise hand” icon.

To Participate by Telephone, dial: (877) 853-5257 (Toll Free) or (213) 338-8477

Meeting ID: 965 5361 6816

To comment, dial *9 to “raise your hand” and *6 to mute/unmute your phone line.

Zoom’s closed captioning service will be enabled for the meeting. Attendees can use the service by clicking on the “live transcript” icon and then choosing either “show subtitle” or “view full transcript.” The closed captioning service can be stopped by closing out of the full transcript or selecting the “hide subtitle” option. The closed captioning cannot be stopped on the phone.

CEC/CPUC Contacts and Meeting Accessibility

The CEC’s and CPUC’s Public Advisors provide the public with assistance in participating in proceedings. For information on how to participate in this proceeding, please reach out to publicadvisor@energy.ca.gov, (916)957-7910, or public.advisor@cpuc.ca.gov, (866) 849-8390. To request interpreting services or other reasonable modification and accommodations, reach out via email at publicadvisor@energy.ca.gov, and by phone at (916) 957-7910. Requests should be made for interpreting services, reasonable modifications, and accommodations as soon as possible but at least five days in advance of the meeting. However, the CEC will work diligently to meet all requests based on the availability of the service or resource requested.

Zoom™: If you experience difficulties, you may contact Zoom™ at (888) 799-9666, ext. 2, or the CEC’s Public Advisor via email or the phone numbers provided above.

Direct media inquiries to mediaoffice@energy.ca.gov, (916) 654-4989, or news@cpuc.ca.gov, (415) 703-1366.

Direct questions about the subject matter of this meeting to Dorothy Murimi at dorothy.murimi@energy.ca.gov, (916) 957-7910, or Phil Voris at philip.voris@cpuc.ca.gov, (415) 703-1214, with “DACAG” in the subject line for the emails.

Commissioner Attendance

A majority of commissioners from the CEC or CPUC may be present at this event, in compliance with Government Code section 11122.5(b)(4). Advisors to the commissioners may also be in attendance. Parties to any proceedings pending before the CEC or CPUC who are participating in this DACAG meeting are asked to abide by any ex-parte rules applicable to those proceedings regarding specific communications that may require prior notice.

Availability of Documents

Documents and presentations for this meeting will be available online at https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/Lists/DocketLog.aspx?docketnumber=16-OIR-06, as well as the  CEC’s and CPUC’s respective DACAG webpages found at www.cpuc.ca.gov/dacag and www.energy.ca.gov/sb350/DCAG.

Meeting Notice/Agenda