Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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:
• Member Bartlett – Wells Fargo Building - 2140 Shattuck Avenue, Floor 6, Berkeley, CA 94704
• Member Kaur – Clipper Club - 5 Captain Dr. Emeryville, CA 94608 • Member Hu – Dublin City Hall - 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA 94568 • Member Cox – Conference Room - Irvington Community Center 41885 Blacow Rd. Fremont, CA 94538
• Member Diallo – Lobby – Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel – 2500 North Hollywood Way Burbank, California, USA, 91505
• Member Wright – Stockton City Hall 425 N. El Dorado St. Stockton, CA 95202 • Member Bedolla – 1755 Harvest Landing Lane, Tracy, CA 95376 • Member Patino – Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport – Lobby 2500 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505
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1. Welcome & Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
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.
4. Closed Session Public Comment
5. Closed Session
A. Public Employee Appointment pursuant to Code § 54957(b)(1)): Chief Executive Officer.
6. General Report Out of Closed Session
CONSENT AGENDA
7. Approval of Minutes from February 21, 2024
8. Contracts Entered into (Informational Item)
9. Ascend Analytics Saas First Amendment
First amendment for Ascend Analytics SaaS agreement for additional NTE
10.Tulare Solar Center, LLC, Amendment
Contract Amendment for Tulare Solar Center (aka Luciana) Solar project
11.Consulting Services Agreement with PA Consulting Group, Inc.
Approve a Resolution authorizing the CEO to negotiate and execute a CSA with PA Consulting Group, Inc. to provide market entry analysis and support services to Ava Direct-Current Fast Charging (DCFC) program.
12. CAC Appointments
Appointment of new CAC Members and Alternates
13. Legislative Update
Informational update on the state bills Ava has been tracking this year
14. 2023 Supplier Diversity Report Overview
Overview of 2023 Supplier Diversity Report to the CPUC
15. Accounts Receivable Recovery Policy Amendment
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Update and amend the current Accounts Receivable Recovery Policy
16. Write Off Policy
Approve a policy to write off uncollectible aged accounts.
17. Default Product Change Policy Update
Updates to the policy
18. Credit Rating Affirmation
S&P Global re-affirms Ava’s credit rating as “A-Stable”
REGULAR AGENDA
19. CEO Report
20. CAC Chair Report
21. Load Management Standards (LMS) Compliance Plan (Action Item) Compliance item for the CEC’s Load Management Standards
22. Renewable Surplus Allocation and GASB 62 Methodology (Action Item) Approve FY22-23 surplus funds for long-term renewable energy investments.
23. Treasury Manager Selection (Action Item)
Approve the RFP selected Treasury Manager
24. Investment Policy (Action Item)
Please note: This item will be continued to the April 17, 2024 Board of Directors meeting.
25. Approval of a Short-Term Extension of Employment Agreement with Chief Executive Officer and Discussion of Succession Plan/Recruitment of new CEO (Action Item)
26. Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board agendas
27. Closed Session Public Comment
28. Closed Session
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).
29. General Report Out of Closed Session
30. Adjourn
The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 6:00 pm.
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The Lake Merritt Room
Cal State East Bay - the Oakland Center
In the Transpacific Centre
1000 Broadway, Suite 109
Oakland, CA 94607