Draft Minutes
Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
3:00 pm
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Conference Room 5
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison St., Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
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Hayward City Hall, 777 B St, Hayward, CA 94541
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1. Welcome & Roll Call
Present: Members: Marquez (Alameda County), Roche (Hayward), Andersen (Piedmont) and Gonzalez (San Leandro)
Not Present: Member Balch
2. Chair and Vice-Chair Appointments
Member Marquez nominated Member Andersen as Chair and Member Gonzalez as Vice-Chair. Member Roche seconded the nomination. Member Andersen and Ava Community Energy
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Member Gonzalez accepted the nomination, which was approved 4/0/0/0/1 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present)
Yes: Members: Marquez, Roche, Gonzalez and Andersen
No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Member Balch
Chair Andersen picked up the gavel.
3. Public Comment
This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Executive Committee 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 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.
There was no public comment.
4. Closed Session Public Comment
5. Closed Session
a. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION under California Government Code Section 54957: Performance Evaluation of Chief Executive Officer
6. General Counsel Report Out of Closed Session
There were no items to report out of Closed Session.
7. Approval of Minutes from January 8, 2025
Member Gonzalez motioned to approve the minutes. Member Marquez seconded the motion, which was approved 4/0/0/0/1 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present) Yes: Members: Marquez, Roche, Gonzalez and Andersen
No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Member Balch
8. Mid-Year Budget Update (Informational Item)
Review the budget performance through December 2024.
Howard Chang provided a mid-year budget update, reporting a $57 million increase in total operating revenue, partially offset by a $15 million rise in energy costs, resulting in a projected budget surplus of $95 million.
Ava Community Energy
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9. Overview of Fire at Moss Landing (Informational Item) Overview of fire at Moss Landing battery facility.
Joanie Brooke provided an update on the Moss Landing battery fire and its implications for energy storage safety.
10.Committee Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Executive Committee Agendas
• Howard Chang introduced Russell Mills, Ava’s new Chief Financial Officer. • Member Roche requested to agendize a discussion on the impact of data centers on electrical load and renewable energy in Ava’s service territory.
11.Adjourned at 4:31pm.
The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 3pm.