DATE: Wednesday, December 8, 2021

TIME: 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Note: The meeting will be held through remote participation pursuant to Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, §20. Members of the Public can join in by audio and follow along with Meeting Materials, see the information below. All public comments should be submitted to Maggie Downey, Compact Administrator, at mdowney@capelightcompact.org by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 and should follow the public comment protocol below. Public comments received after the December 7th deadline will be distributed prior to the Compact’s next Board meeting.

Telephone dial-in: +1 (646) 558-8656

Meeting ID: 833-5948-3441

Further instructions are attached to this agenda.

Posted on 12/6/21 at 9:30am.

Agenda

  1. Presentation on 2020 Cape Light Compact Audited Financial Statements, Jennifer Cook, Clifton, Larsen, Allen, LLP
  2. Approval of November 10, 2021 Compact Board Open Session Minutes
  3. Public Comment – Written Only
  4. Chairman’s Report
    1. 2021 Energy Efficiency Main Street’s – Report for Each Board Member
  5. Discuss and Potential Vote Ratifying Board Support of for the Compact Proposed Enhancements to the 2022-2024 Energy Efficiency Plan
  6. Discuss and Potential Vote on 2022 Operating Budget
  7. Discuss and Potential Vote on a 3% COLA for Calendar Year 2022
  8. Administrator’s Report
    1. Open Nominations for 2022 Cape Light Compact Executive Committee
    2. Power Supply Pricing Update for December 2021 – June 2022
  9. Board Member Update (Reserved for Updates on Member Activities the Chair Did Not Reasonably Anticipate Would be Discussed – No Voting)
  10. Open Session Vote on Entry into Executive Session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A §21(a)(3) and (10) to
    (1) review and approve executive session minutes which contain discussions regarding pending or imminent regulatory litigation and trade secrets and confidential, competitively-sensitive or other proprietary power supply information related to a proposed Low-Income Community Solar project
    (when the release of the discussion would have a detrimental effect on the Compact’s negotiating position); (2) to discuss and potential vote on pending or imminent regulatory litigation and trade secrets and confidential, competitively-sensitive or other proprietary power supply information related to Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities 20-40, Cape & Vineyard Electrification Offering (CVEO) and the 2022-2024 Energy Efficiency Plan, DPU 21-126 not to return to open session thereafter.

Chairman’s Public Comment Protocols
for the December 8, 2021 Compact Governing Board Meeting

The Chair, pursuant to his authority under G.L. c. 30A, §20, and consistent with Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2021, § 20, announces the following protocols to assist the public in effective participation in the December 8, 2021 Compact Board meeting, where all Board Members, staff and members of the Public shall be participating remotely:

1. All public comments shall be submitted in writing to the Compact Administrator, Maggie Downey, at mdowney@capelightcompact.org by 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Written comments must include a person’s name and, if appropriate, the name of the organization the person is representing. Public comments received after the December 7th deadline will be distributed prior to the Compact’s next Board meeting.
2. Public comment must be respectful, courteous, and presented in a dignified manner. All remarks must also be free of personal attacks.
3. All public comments consistent with these protocols shall be included in the Compact’s Board meeting packet.
4. Board members and staff shall not respond to public comment during the Compact’s Board meeting.
5. Copies of the Board meeting packet shall be made available to members of the public on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at the Cape Light Compact JPE’s web site at
www.capelightcompact.org .Documents exempt from disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Law or protected by the attorney-client privilege shall not be included.