Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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:
• Albany Community Center - 1249 Marin Ave, Albany, CA 94706 • Clipper Club - 5 Captain Dr. Emeryville, CA 94608
• Milk and Honey Cafe, 34265 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94555 • 35653 Scarborough Dr. Newark CA 94560
• 1100 Webster St Oakland CA 94607
• San Joaquin County Administration Building, 44 N. San Joaquin Street Room 145, 1st floor, Stockton, CA 95202
• 1755 Harvest Landing Ln., Tracy, CA 95376
Via Zoom:
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Or join by phone:
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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].
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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-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 February 19, 2025
8. Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)
9. Amend Agreement with Chen Design Associates
Increase the NTE amount in the contract from $200k to $300k
10.Policy Update to include Stockton/ Lathrop/ Unincorporated San Joaquin Update language in NEM tariff to include Stockton, Lathrop and Unincorporated San Joaquin County customers
11.Q2 Financial Statements
Present the second quarter financial statements for current fiscal year
12.Ascend Analytics
Second Amendment to increase NTE and add another project.
13.SMUD Task Order 4, Accounts Receivable Recovery Agent Services Order 4 for Accounts Receivable Recovery Agent Services Ava Community Energy
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REGULAR AGENDA
14.CEO Report
15.CAC Report
16.Reserve Fund Policy Review (Informational Item)
Present the reserve fund policy for review and discussion
17.SB 540 Support Letter (Action Item)
Presenting on SB 540 and the Pathways Initiative, and seeking Board approval to sign support letter for SB 540
18.Local Development Fund Reconciliation (Informational Item) Overview of budget and expenses assigned to Local Development fund since FY20
19.Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board of Directors Meeting Agendas
20.Adjourn
The next Ava Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 6pm. Please note the new location
Conference Room 5
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612