The City of Lake Forest is considering developing its own utilities program after bowing out of Orange County Joint Power Authority’s (OCPA) contentious community choice energy plan. Lake Forest city council during its March 2 meeting voted 4-1 to withdraw from the public utility agreement spearheaded by Irvine, and look into options to start its own utility provider. “We need to be prudent,” said Councilmember Neeki Moatazedi. “I certainly didn’t like the governance structure of the [CCE] …  There’s plenty of other cities that were approached by the OCPA and they did not join because it’s a weird governance structure—it’s bizarre, and it’s unfair and it’s one sided.” Councilmembers initially opted into the OCPA last December, but in February abandoned the program, saying the decision process felt too rushed. Irvine, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Buena Park have opted into the program. Irvine has proposed paying $2.7 million in initial costs, and taking out …