Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
9:00 am
In Person:
Conference Room 5
Ava Community Energy
(formally East Bay Community Energy)
1999 Harrison St., Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Or from the following remote location:
• Member Hu - Sonesta Bee Cave Austin Hill Country – Lobby, 12525 Bee Cave Parkway, Bee Cave, TX 78738
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Meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals who need special assistance or a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the meeting materials, should contact the Clerk of the Board at least 2 working days before the meeting at (510) 906- 0491 or [email protected].
If you have anything that you wish to be distributed to the Executive Committee, please email it to the clerk by 5:00 pm the day prior to the meeting.
1. Welcome & Roll Call
2. Public Comment
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slip. The Executive Committee Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.
3. Approval of Minutes from December 6, 2023
4. Committee Member and Staff Announcements Public Comment
5. Committee Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Executive Committee Agendas
6. Closed Session Public Comment
7. Closed Session
a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation and Appointment pursuant to Government Code § 54957: Chief Executive Officer; Conference with Labor Negotiators (Negotiators: Board Chair and Vice Chair) (Unrepresented Employee: Chief Executive Officer).
b. Conference with Real Property Negotiators pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8: 251 8th Street (Negotiators: CEO Nick Chaset, COO Howard Chang, General Counsel Inder Khalsa) (price and terms of payment).
8. General Report Out of Closed Session
9. Adjourn
The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.
Draft Minutes
Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
9:00 am
In Person:
Conference Room 5
Ava Community Energy
(formally East Bay Community Energy)
1999 Harrison St., Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Or from the following remote locations:
24301 Southland Drive Suite 101, Hayward, Ca 94545
Dublin City Hall - 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA 94568
Via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88267670367
Or join by phone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 882 676 70367
Meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals who need special assistance or a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the meeting materials, should contact the Clerk of the Board at least 2 working days before the meeting at (510) 906- 0491 or [email protected].
If you have anything that you wish to be distributed to the Executive Committee, please email it to the clerk by 5:00 pm the day prior to the meeting.
1. Welcome & Roll Call
Present: Members: Tiedemann (Albany), Hu (Dublin), Marquez (Alameda County) and Chair Balch (Pleasanton)
Excused: Member Kalb (Oakland)
2. Public Comment
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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 Committee are customarily limited to three minutes per speaker and must complete an electronic speaker slip. The Executive Committee Chair may increase or decrease the time allotted to each speaker.
(1:00) Public Comment: Jessica Tovar, representing the East Bay Clean Power Alliance, expressed concerns about the distribution of bill credits, noting that residential accounts received significantly less than commercial accounts. Tovar asked for transparency in how these credits are allocated and suggested that funds could be better invested in long-term solutions like job creation and resilience hubs.
3. (5:10) Approval of Minutes from November 1, 2023
Member Marquez motioned to approve the minutes. Member Tiedemann seconded the motion, which passed 3/0/2:
Yes: Members Tiedemann and Marquez and Chair Balch
Absent: Members Hu and Kalb
Member Hu joined the meeting at 9:09am.
4. (5:54) Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Member Reappointments and Guide Updates (Informational Item)
Feedback on reappointments and updates to the CAC Guide • The Executive Committee agreed to allow a six-month grace period for CAC members to re-establish residency if they move out of their service area. • The Executive Committee agreed on a two-term limit for at-large members, with the possibility of rotation every two years.
• The Executive Committee also decided that at-large seats should rotate through geographical regions to ensure broad representation.
5. (36:12) Committee Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Executive Committee Agendas
(39:46) Public Comment – Elsa Potter, from the Local Clean Energy Alliance and East Bay Clean Power Alliance, proposed reallocating Ava's $8.4 million solar billing plan funds to better support low-income customers. She suggested using the funds for a direct install solar program which would be targeted at low-income households and those with high daytime energy use.
(36:38) There were no requests to place items on future Executive Committee agendas.
6. (43:45) Closed Session
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a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation pursuant to Government Code § 54957: Chief Executive Officer.
7. (1:26:09) General Report Out of Closed Session
There were no items to report out of closed session.
8. (1:27:00) Adjourned at 10:25 am.
The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2024.