BACKGROUND Pursuant to SB 350, as codified in California Public Utilities (P.U.) Code section 400 (g), the CPUC and the Energy Commission are to establish an Advisory Group consisting of representatives from disadvantaged communities. The Advisory Group shall review and provide advice on proposed clean energy and pollution reduction programs and determine whether those proposed programs will be effective and useful in disadvantaged communities. On August 1, 2017, the CPUC and the Energy Commission jointly released a staff proposal (Joint Staff Proposal) to generate public interest and solicit feedback on the structure and responsibilities of the Advisory Group. The staff proposal provided recommendations on Advisory Group size, meeting frequency, general range of subjects to be covered, as well as expected responsibilities. The proposal addressed a number of questions to stakeholders to give more shape to membership and scope of the new body’s work. The CPUC and Energy Commission received informal comments on the proposal through August 17, 2017. The CPUC and the Energy Commission posted a solicitation for Advisory Group membership on November 1, 2017 and expect to receive completed applications by December 22, 2017 for consideration by the two commissions. NOTICE CPUC-Draft Resolution E-4893 was mailed on November 1, 2017 and posted on the CPUC’s Daily Calendar and served on the Service Lists for: R.16-02-007; R.14-07-002; R.15-03-010; R.13-11-005; A.17-01-020 et al.; R.15-02-020; R.12-11-005; A.14-11-007 et al. The Daily Calendar Notice, and Service List Notice provided that comments concerning the draft resolution should be filed by December 4, 2017. The Energy Commission posted on its website on November 1, 2017, in Docket #16-OIR-06, a Notice of Adoption of the Charter Establishing the Disadvantaged Communities Advisory Group, providing public notice that the Energy
5.4 Proxies. Members may not be represented by proxy at any meeting of the Advisory Group. 5.5 Public Participation. The Advisory Group shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the Advisory Group directly on each agenda item before or during Advisory Group’s discussion or consideration of the item. 5.6 Records. Written minutes shall be taken for each meeting. Written minutes will: (a) identify the date, time, and place of the meeting; (b) identify the Advisory Group members and non-voting liaisons in attendance, and (c) contain a summary. Draft minutes will be provided to members prior to the next regular meeting in order to allow sufficient time for the members to review them for adoption at that meeting. Copies of the minutes will be provided upon request. 5.7 Advisory Group records are public documents under the California Public Records Act, §§ 6250 et seq. of the California Government Code, subject to any exceptions set forth therein. 6. ARTICLE SIX: OFFICERS 6.1 The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Advisory Group Chair shall be members of the Advisory Group. The Advisory Group members shall elect the Advisory Group officers to serve a term of one year, and they may be re-elected to one or more successive terms. An officer shall continue to hold office until a successor has been elected and assumes office. 6.2 Duties. The Chair shall be responsible for the general supervision and direction of the affairs of the Advisory Group. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Advisory Group. In the absence of the Chair, the Vice-Chair shall perform the duties of that office. If the Chair and Vice-Chair are unavailable for a meeting where a quorum nevertheless exists, the Advisory Group may appoint a Chair ProTem for that meeting. The officers shall perform such other duties as the Advisory Group may from time to time prescribe.