OF IR  MINUTES  1971  CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING June 28, 2022 City Council Chamber 1 Civic Center Plaza Irvine, CA 92606  CALL TO ORDER  The special meeting of the Irvine City Council was called to order at 2:05 p.m. on June 28, 2022, int the City Council Chamber, Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza,  Irvine, California; Mayor Khan presiding.  ROLL CALL  Present: 5 Councimember  Larry Agran Mike Carroll Tammy Kim Anthony Kuo Farrah Khan  Councimember Councimember Vice Mayor Mayor  Mayor Khan noted additional opportunities to participate in the meeting virtually; and encouraged those providing public comments to be civil, polite, and courteous when Ina addition, Carl Petersen, City Clerk, provided instructions on how to participate in the meeting; and noted that the e-comment feature had been extended, which allowed members of the public the ability to submit e-comments on all agenda items, which would be included as part of the official record and uploaded to the City's  addressing one another, City staff, and members of the public.  website.    City Council Minutes  June 28. 2022  PUBLIC COMMENTS - AGENDIZED ITEMS  Item 1.1  Susan Sayre, Irvine resident, spoke in opposition to the management of operations of the Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) and suggested an independent audit be conducted to assess the potential risks tot the City for public review at an upcoming Alan Meyerson, Irvine resident, spoke in support of an independent audit of the OCPA; and noted his intention to opt out of OCPA's consumer services. Don Geller, Irvine resident, spoke in support oft transparency oft the OCPA; suggested that the City Council take legal action to obtain public records from the OCPA; and noted the potential for consumer risks in opting in OCPA's commercial services. Branda Lin, Irvine resident, expressed concern about the OCPA responsiveness to public records requests; and spoke in opposition to the managerial practices and  City Council meeting.  qualifications of the OCPA's Chief Executive Officer.  1.  COUNCIL BUSINESS  1.1  STATUS UPDATE REGARDING ORANGE COUNTY POWER Oliver Chi, City Manager, provided a brief status update on steps taken to date related to the audit of the Orange County Power City Council discussion included: inquiring about the timeline for the procurement of an independent auditing firm to assess the business operations oft the OCPA; noted the promises and commitments made tor residential and business consumers by the OCPA; suggested the need to obtain copies of OCPA's power purchasing contracts; expressed concern about potential liabilitytot the City and ratepayers; suggested the formation of a Risk Management Committee; expressed concern about OCPA's processing of public record requests and its recent legal publication of findings and recommendations by the Orange County Grand Jury; inquired about the residential noticing schedule for OCPA's anticipated service launch date; questioned whether the OCPA and/or the City maintained logs of Zoom participants for their respective meetings; suggested that another status update on the selection of the City's auditing services and review of OCPA's public record processes be provided at another special meeting on July 12 or as part of the By consensus, received and filed. No action was taken.  AUTHORITY  Authority (OCPA) and responded to questions.  regular City Council meeting.  Prepared by the City Clerk's Office  2    City Council Minutes ADJOURNMENT  June 28, 2022  Moved by Vice Mayor Kuo, seconded by Councilmember Kim, and unanimously carried to adjourn the special City Council meeting at 2:45 p.m.   MAYOR OF THE CITY OF IRVINE  C/K CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF IRVINE  July 26, 2022  Prepared by the City Clerk's Office  3