Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, March 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. (14:10) Welcome & Roll Call
Present: Members: Roche (Hayward), Balch (Pleasanton), Gonzalez (San Leandro), and Chair Andersen (Piedmont)
Not Present: Members Marquez (Alameda County) and Fugazi (Stockton)
2. (16:53) 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 Ava Community Energy
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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.
There were no speakers for public comment.
3. (17:43) Approval of Minutes from March 7, 2025
The Clerk noted that in Item 7. Approval of Minutes, the following sentence was included in error:
“Member Marquez nominated Member Andersen as Chair and Member Gonzalez as Vice-Chair. Member Roche seconded the nomination. Member Andersen and Member Gonzalez accepted the nomination, which was approved 4/0/0/0/1 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present)”
That sentence should have read:
“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)” Member Gonzalez motioned to approve the minutes as amended. Member Roche seconded the motion, which was approved 4/0/0/0/2 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present)
Yes: Members: Roche, Balch, Gonzalez and Chair Andersen No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members: Marquez and Fugazi
4. (19:43) Critical Municipal Facilities Update (Informational Item) Update on risks associated with CMF projects
JP Ross provided an update on Ava Critical Municipal Facilities program, which aims to install solar and battery storage at city-owned sites to enhance resilience and reduce energy costs.
(1:03:27) Public Comment – Bradley Cleveland, representing IBEW Local 595 and NorCal NECA, spoke in support of building resilience centers to address climate-related emergencies.
Selected topics discussed by the Executive Committee
• Risks of direct asset ownership
• Feasibility of meeting the NEM 2.0 deadline
• The importance of reconfirming interest from participating cities • Market uncertainty and energy price volatility
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• Whether Ava would need to restructure or add staff to manage asset ownership
5. (1:05:47) Local Development Business Fund Review (Informational Item) Review of the Local Development Business Fund.
Annie Hendersen presented a reconciliation of the Local Development Fund from FY 2020 through September 2024, outlining how approximately $105 million in board-approved funding has been spent, earmarked, or remains unallocated.
Selected topics discussed by the Executive Committee
• Request for future updates on individual programs
• The balance between administrative costs (both internal and vendor-based) and funds directly benefiting communities
• The trade-offs between offering customer incentives (e.g., rebates) and investing in complex infrastructure projects (e.g., DC fast charging) • How reimbursable funds (e.g., CPUC grants, loans) are tracked and accounted • What factors (e.g., staffing, interconnection timelines, external approvals) are limiting the speed at which programs and earmarked funds are being deployed
6. (1:35:47) Committee Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Executive Committee Agendas
There were no committee or staff announcements
7. Adjourn at 4:28pm
The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 3pm.