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Contracts they have available for us to get instate labor, hydro, ghg free, start to go away because theyre going to start selling those contracts to other vendors that they have, other people that want to buy that energy. And, so, we need to keep this thing moving forward. I understand, commissioner arce, that you have some kaiserious concerns. Those are concerns that have nothing to do with the not to exceed rate. They have other program designs and we can continue to have this discussion. You...

Were about to approve a resolution that has not been out there, you know. I thought that we could approve a statement that says our general feeling, you know, kind of a motion that, that, you know, conveys that, look, this is how we are. But to sit here and craft a motion, you know, we cant do that, brother. We cant do it, and im concerned im concerned that if we did do that and it was a motion it was a resolution that we crafted here that, you know, had not been brown acted or anything, im conc...

Im sorry for this. I think its i think we have to move the conversation to the place that we want it to go. And now is the time to do it. To marry the vision thats been articulated by the commission, by folks from the public, and get that to be exactly what the puc staff is saying. Because there is some kind of disconnect. And this does that because the goals that weve articulated are our goals, goals of supporters, folks that have worked on this for a long time. I included myself in this. All r...

Particular type of outreach as well. Were looking at retention rate of 37 across the whole city. Is that what i read . Yeah 37 in the last survey. Across the whole city. What are we looking at as retention rates in the target areas to gain through the initial outreach effort, the initial enrollment effort . Yeah, i think the if memory serves me its in like 47 to 52 in the deepest green areas. More than half the folks in the areas which is close to the retention rate that we measured for the tier...

Getting close to a opt in program that would violate state law, and i assume that we have looked at what the limits are that the law imposes on us. Would you elaborate a little bit how what were doing has been shaped to fit within the state law or on the other hand where is there jeopardy for us . So the notification and Education Program survey and early notification portions are the sort of the new pieces that arent required by state law. We are using those outreach efforts, those outreach com...

We need to move it to a vote. Are you calling the question, commissioner king . Yes. Director [speaker not understood]. I was wondering if the commissions by laws would allow electronic voting. They don. ~ do not. Thats not in our by laws. Is there any other discussion . Bylaws ~ dont we have to have Public Comment . Yes. Public comment on the proposed action. Jason freed, lafco staff. What i just heard read i think would be a big detriment to this program. I think that while there are some ques...

With davis and associates. Thank you. Youre welcome. Commissioner vietor do you have another no, im done. Commissioner olague. Yes, i guess that is concerning to me actually. Okay. I just am not sure how much experience consulting groups have working directly with communities of color and low income communities and seniors and more disenfranchised groups so i think the social media works for a certain sector and even a certain generation and maybe a certain whats word . Demographic within a cert...

Will be able to share with customers the actual Price Premium that they would experience knowing how much they typically consume at their household each month. Its at this point that we will have signed the confirmation with shell. We will then be at this point financially obligated under this program. The opt out mailers then will begin to be sent with this detail. We will do multilanguage, english, chinese, spanish. We will have customers able to opt out respond to us via snail mail or email. ...

That the law imposes on us. Would you elaborate a little bit how what were doing has been shaped to fit within the state law or on the other hand where is there jeopardy for us . So the notification and Education Program survey and early notification portions are the sort of the new pieces that arent required by state law. We are using those outreach efforts, those outreach components to inform who we talk to in the actual statutory opt out phase. We are not suggesting that anyone who is going t...

1 15. Up until then from this mornings washington journal, senator sanders from vermont. Host senator bernie sanders, senator from vermont, here. Thank you for being here. You served on the Budget Committee. We saw senator patty murray, the chairman, introduce her budget plan. Heres the headline in the Washington Times there are no sacred cows that calls for 1 trillion in new taxes. Whats your takeaway . Guest well, what it does is also call for substantial cuts, but it deals with deficit reduct...