Index to the web page below (and other links):
Introduction: Dickinson disenfrachising CPAC?
September 12, 2001 Dickinson's Chief of Staff to CEC
September 20, 2001 CEC responds to Dickinson's office
September 20,2001  Dickinson's office reply to CEC
Docketed public copy of 9/12 & 9/20 Correspondence
October 9, 2001 Letter from County Counsel to CEC
Link to transcript of CEC meeting 5/16/01 where "Public Agency Status" was granted
Link to Jay O'Brien letter to Dickinson 11/5/01 "Undermine CPAC" and Brown act
Link to letters chastising CPAC at Dickinson's behest
December 11, 2001 Letter to County Counsel from CEC (link)

Is Sacramento County Supervisor Dickinson attempting to disenfranchise CPAC, our community's voice, specifically identifying it's Chair, Debbie Byrne? You be the judge. Read the correspondence below between Sacramento County and the California Energy Commission (CEC). Read the three emails to-and-from Supervisor Dickinson and the letter to CEC that follows from Sacramento County Counsel. County Counsel's letter also includes the five-page original resolution that established our CPAC in 1975.

There is a link provided for reference after the first page of Counsel's letter. The link is to an excerpt from the CEC hearing where the CEC recognized CPAC.

The documents below are "docketed" by the CEC as part of the public record of the proposed Rio Linda Elverta Power Plant. Actual scans of the correspondence follow the copy of the initial email between Sacramento County Supervisor Roger Dickinson's office and the Energy Commission Staff.

Subject: Question about Status of Rio Linda CPAC in this process
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 2:57 PM
From: "Ziebron, Karen" <karenz@saccounty.net>
To: 'Lance Shaw' <Lshaw@energy.state.ca.us>

Mr. Shaw:

Could you please explain whether the Rio Linda CPAC, as represented by Debbie Byrne, is an intervenor in this process, or enjoys another status?  I would appreciate your clarification of this matter.  Thank you.

Karen Ziebron
Chief of Staff
Supervisor Roger Dickinson
(916) 874-5485

From: Lance Shaw [mailto:Lshaw@energy.state.ca.us]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 8:47 AM
To: Ziebron, Karen
Subject: Re: Question about Status of Rio Linda CPAC in this process

Karen,

CPAC is not an intervenor.  One way to tell who is and intervenor is to go to the Rio Linda project website and go to "Proof of Service" list.  I forwarded it to you.

We treat CPAC as an agency.  We ask all agencies to weigh in on matters affecting them.  Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game, for example is asked to actively participate on matters over which it has jurisdiction.

Karen I hope this helps.

Lance

Subject: RE: Question about Status of Rio Linda CPAC in this process
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 10:03:28 -0700
From: "Ziebron, Karen" <karenz@saccounty.net>
To: 'Lance Shaw' <Lshaw@energy.state.ca.us>

Lance,

I don't understand what criteria were used to determine that the CPAC should have agency status, as they are a voluntary, advisory body to the Board of Supervisors.  As such, they have no staff of their own or budget.  It would help if you would clarify this for our office.

Karen Ziebron
Chief of Staff
Supervisor Roger Dickinson
(916) 874-5485

Did CPAC make an effort to "exercise agency status before the CEC"? You be the judge. Click here for an excerpt from the CEC hearing where the CEC states CPAC would be considered as a public agency. What did CPAC do "in excess of its authority"?

Click here for the response letter from CEC to Sacramento County Counsel