CALIFORNIA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
81ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
APRIL 9 - 11, 2013 • LOEWS CORONADO BAY
Agenda
Tuesday, April 9th
10:00
CMUA Putting Contest - Coronado Municipal Golf Course
12:00
CMUA Golf Tournament - Coronado Municipal Golf Course
5:30 - 7:00
Welcome Reception and Presentation of CMUA Resource Efficiency and Community Service
Awards - Poolside Marina Terrace
Wednesday, April 10th
7:30 - 9:00
Continental Breakfast - Constellation B
7:30 - 9:00
Water Managers’ Breakfast - Utility Personnel Only - Sovereign
Special Guests: Debbie Davis, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, “Water-Energy Team
Climate Action Team (WETCAT) Update and Hydropower Issue”
7:30-9:00
California Attorneys’ Meeting: “Update & Briefing on Cyber Security Legislative & Regulation” - Lenore
9:00-9:30
Opening General Session - Constellation A
John DiStasio - CMUA President (GM and CEO, Sacramento Municipal Utility District)
Blair King - City Manager, City of Coronado
Dave Modisette - CMUA Executive Director
9:30 -11:00
State & Federal Issues Update - Constellation A
Moderator: Deborah Sliz, President and CEO - Morgan Meguire
California Energy Legislation: Gil Topete, Director for Energy - CMUA
California Water Legislation: Jennifer West, Director for Water - CMUA
California Regulatory Issues: Tony Andreoni, Director of Regulatory Affairs - CMUA
Tony Braun, Legal Counsel - CMUA
Federal Energy Issues: Joe Nipper, Senior Vice President - American Public Power Association
Federal Water Issues: Deborah Sliz, President and CEO - Morgan Meguire
11:00-11:15
Break
11:15-12:00
General Session: “California: A Bifurcated Economic Expansion” - Constellation A
Jerry Nickelsburg, PhD, Senior Economist - UCLA Anderson Forecast and Adjunct Professor of
Economics - Anderson School of Management
12:00-1:30
Luncheon and Keynote Speaker on Energy - Constellation B
Michael Picker, Senior Advisor to Governor Brown for Renewable Energy Facilities & SMUD Board Member
“Update on Renewable Energy Initiatives in California”
1:30-3:00
General Session: "Electrifying the West: What’s the Buzz? Western Regional Policy Trends
and Proposals" - Constellation A
Moderator: Will Lutgen, Executive Director - Northwest Public Power Association
Mark Maher, CEO - Western Energy Coordinating Council
Elliot Mainzer, Exec Vice President for Corporate Strategy - Bonneville Power Administration
James Ogsbury, Executive Director - Western Governors’ Association
Tom Boyko, Sierra Nevada Regional Manager, Western Area Power Administration
3:00-5:30
Committee Meetings
- Regulatory Committee (3:00-3:45) FARECal Meeting - Constellation A
- Legislative Meeting (3:45-5:30) - immediately following Regulatory Committee Meeting - Constellation A
- FARECal Meeting - Sovereign
6:00-7:00
Awards Dinner Reception - Constellation Foyer
7:00-11:00
Awards Dinner with Entertainment - Constellation B
Thursday, April 11th
7:30-9:00
Continental Breakfast - Mistral
7:30-9:00
Electric Managers' Breakfast - Utility Personnel Only - Constellation B
“How Western Regional Trends May Affect POUs in CA and What Should We Be Doing About It?”
9:00-10:30
General Session: “Hydraulic Fracking: Analyzing the Water and Energy Impacts in
California” - Constellation A
Moderator: Randy Howard, Director of Power Systems Planning and Development - Los Angeles
Department of Water & Power
Christopher J. Gabelich, Senior Environmental Specialist - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Jason Marshall, Chief Deputy Director - California Department of Conservation
Gordon Pickering, Director, Natural Gas Fuels - Navigant Consulting
10:30-10:45
Break
10:45-12:15
General Session: “Utility Cap & Trade Implementation Issues” - Constellation A
Moderator: Bill Carnahan, Executive Director - Southern California Public Power Authority
Frank Harris, Environmental Economist - Southern California Edison
Lenny Hochschild, Managing Director - Evolution Markets Inc
Gary Gero, President - Climate Action Reserve
12:15-1:45
Luncheon and Keynote Address on Water - Constellation B
Felicia Marcus, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board
“2013: California Water and Energy Decisions”
2:00-2:30
Closing Business Session - All CMUA Utility Members Welcome - location to be determined
Immediately following Luncheon
2:30-3:30
Board of Governors' Meeting - Sovereign
Immediately following Closing Business Session