Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
6:00 pm
In Person
The Lake Merritt Room
Cal State East Bay - the Oakland Center
In the Transpacific Centre
1000 Broadway, Suite 109
Oakland, CA 94607
Or from the following remote locations:
Wells Fargo Building - 2140 Shattuck Avenue, Floor 6, Berkeley, CA 94704 Dublin City Hall - 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA 94568
Conference Room, Irvington Community Center, 41885 Blacow Rd., Fremont, CA 94538
Hayward City Hall, 4th Floor 777 B St, Hayward, CA 94541 421 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA, 94066
Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor (Lobby) 1050 Schooner Drive Ventura, CA 93001
Rose City Coffee - 3370 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202 Via Zoom:
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1. Welcome & Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
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3. Public Comment
This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any Ava Community Energy-related matters that are not otherwise on this meeting agenda. Public comments on matters listed on the agenda shall be heard at the time the matter is called. As with all public comment, members of the public who wish to address the Board are customarily limited to two minutes per speaker and must complete an electronic speaker slip. The Board Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.
CONSENT AGENDA
4. Approval of Minutes from November 15, 2023
5. Contracts Entered into (Informational Item)
6. CAC Member Reappointments and Guide updates
Consider approval of reappointments of interested, eligible members; transitioning Stockton’s interim seat to San Joaquin Region seat; At-Large appointments (to be made by BOD instead of AC Mayors; or seats removed); vacancies filled annually (instead of 90 days) staggering CAC terms; administrative updates
7. FY 2023-2024 Q1 Financial Statements
Present the financial statements for the first quarter of the current fiscal year
8. Sixth Amendment to the CSA between Ava and Stantec
Request the Board delegate authority to Ava CEO to negotiate and execute a Sixth Amendment to the CSA
9. Amendment to Administrative Procurement Policy
Request the Board to approve an amendment to Ava’s existing Administrative Procurement Policy
10. Amendment to Aiqueous Contract
Request the Board to approve a contract amendment to increase spend with AIQ for 2023- 2024
11. New CSA between Ava and First Principles Advisory
Request the Board delegate authority to Ava CEO to negotiate and execute a CSA for IRP consulting services
12. 2024 Sponsorship of Oakland Roots and Soul
Request the Board delegate authority to Ava CEO to negotiate and execute a sponsorship agreement with the Oakland Roots and Oakland Soul professional soccer teams for the 2024 season
REGULAR AGENDA
13. CEO Report
14. CAC Chair Report
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15. Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board agendas
16. Closed Session
• Public Employee Performance Evaluation pursuant to Government Code § 54957:
Chief Executive Officer
17. General Report Out of Closed Session
18. Adjourn
The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 6:00 pm.
The Lake Merritt Room
Cal State East Bay - the Oakland Center
In the Transpacific Centre
1000 Broadway, Suite 109
Oakland, CA 94607