Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, December 18, 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 locations:
• Clipper Club - 5 Captain Dr. Emeryville, CA 94608
• Conference Room, Irvington Community Center, 41885 Blacow Rd. Fremont, CA 94538
• 1755 Harvest Landing Lane, Tracy, CA 95376
• Albany Community Center - 1249 Marin Ave, Albany, CA 94706 Via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88267670367
Or join by phone:
https://ebce-org.zoom.us/j/87023071843
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Webinar ID: 870 2307 1843
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 Board of Directors, please email it to the clerk by 5:00 pm the day prior to the meeting.
1. Welcome & Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Public Comment
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This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any Ava-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 Performance Evaluation Pursuant of Code § 54957: Chief Executive Officer
6. General Report Out of Closed Session
CONSENT AGENDA
7. Approval of Minutes from November 20, 2024
8. Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)
9. Piedmont Pool ESA Amendment (Action Item)
Draft Amendment to ESA with the City of Piedmont adjusting repayment schedule due to construction delays.
10.CAC Work Plan Update (Informational Item)
Draft update to CAC Work Plan to reflect new priorities and engagement with staff.
11.Updated start date for Ava’s participation in the Agricultural Hourly Flex Pricing Pilot (Informational Item)
Overview of updated start date for Ava’s participation in the Agricultural Hourly Flex Pricing (“HFP”) Pilot.
REGULAR AGENDA
12.CEO Report
13.CAC Report
14.Emerald Cities Collaborative (ECC) Grant Agreement (Action Item) Requesting approval to award a grant to ECC (and negotiate the grant agreement) of up to $300k over 18 months for the Resilience Hub grant initiative.
15.Local Development Business Plan Review (Informational Item) Present an overview of items that were done as part of the LDBP.
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16.Ava Board Outgoing Members and Sub-Committee Update (Action Item) Express thanks to outgoing members and approve updated sub-committee assignments.
17.Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board of Directors Meeting Agendas
18.Adjourn
The next Ava Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
The Lake Merritt Room
Cal State East Bay - the Oakland Center
In the Transpacific Centre
1000 Broadway, Suite 109
Oakland, CA 94607