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• Cities do not have local control when the board votes are weighted by each cities load share, and Irvine gets two votes. • The Joint Powers Agreement (attached) should be reviewed by a legal attorney that specializes in energy contracts. Cities need to know what their outside liabilities are, and how eminent domain can become a real issue if the OCPA goes bankrupt and those long-term power contracts do not get paid. PAST HISTORY With all the public scrutiny and past audits, including by the City of Irvine, the OCPA has not changed how they are managed and operated. Management is still the same. They still employ the same legal firm and advisory consultants; the CEO is no better than the last CEO. In fact, they both have the same employment history of sitting on various boards, except Joe Mosca was the Mayor of Sierra Madre. However, as you will see from the attached article, the residents were not too happy about him, even describing his less than truthful ways. And to think the OCPA selected Joe, out of over 100 applicants, a person who was already employed at the OCPA, in the Communications Department, and was hired by the previous CEO. Both of whom, have no degree in the energy field, or experience in dealing with huge amounts of money in buying and selling of power. An obvious requirement for a CEO position in any energy organization, and mentioned in the audit reports. SUMMARY This organization gives the appearance that it is reducing carbon emissions by the procurement of renewables, and even worse is their customers are mislead into believing those renewables are going straight into their homes and businesses. Going 100% renewable means spending trillions of dollars to invest in battery storage and solar panels. But this would just add to environmental concerns down the road. Batteries and Solar Panels are toxic within themselves, and without a safe way to dispose of them when they have been used up is a major concern. The public needs to know what the long-term effects are by going 100% Green, instead of encouraging organizations like the Orange County Power Authority, which isn’t even doing that. LET US NOT TRY TO SOLVE ONE PROBLEM BY CREATING ANOTHER PROBLEM! Check Register Check Register Check Register Joint Powers Agreement Joe Mosca Please feel free to contact me if you need more information or documentation. Thank You. __________________ Dee Fox Irvine, CA 92604 3