Draft Minutes
Corrected Agenda (10/20/25)
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
6:00 pm
In Person:
Board Room
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison St, Ste 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
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1. (15:00) Welcome & Roll Call
Present: Members: Marquez (Alameda County), Lopez (Albany), Tregub (Berkeley), Morada (Dublin), Kaur (Emeryville), Keng (Fremont), Roche (Hayward), Barrientos (Livermore), Del Catancio (Newark), Brown (Oakland), Balch (Pleasanton), Rickman (San Joaquin County), Fugazi (Stockton), Nygard (Tracy), Sakakihara (Union City), CAC Vice-Chair Souza (Community Advisory Committee), Vice-Chair Gonzalez (San Leandro) and Chair Andersen (Piedmont)
Not Present: Members: Diallo (Lathrop)
2. (17:07) Pledge of Allegiance
Chair Andersen led the body in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. (17:27) 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.
There were no speakers for public comment.
4. (19:08) Closed Session Public Comment
There were no speakers for public comment.
5. (19:50) Closed Session
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--EXISTING LITIGATION (under Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
AVA COMMUNITY ENERGY AUTHORITY v. EDWARDS SOLAR 1B, LLC Case No. 24CV074431
6. (1:10:32) General Counsel Report Out of Closed Session There were no items to report out of closed session.
CONSENT AGENDA
7. (1:10:31) Approval of Minutes from September 17, 2025
8. Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)
9. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Q1 Treasurer’s Report
Reports on Ava’s cash balances as of Sept 30, 2025
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Member Barrientos motioned to approve the Consent Agenda. Member Nygard seconded the motion, which was approved 16/0/0/0/2 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present).
Yes: Members: Marquez, Lopez, Morada, Kaur, Keng, Roche, Barrientos, Del Catancio, Brown, Balch, Rickman, Fugazi, Nygard, Sakakihara, Vice-Chair Gonzalez and Chair Andersen
No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members: Tregub and Diallo
REGULAR AGENDA
10.(1:13:11) CEO Report
CEO Chang presented the CEO Report. The written report is available in the October 22, 2025 agenda packet.
There were no speakers for public comment.
11.(1:19:51) CAC Report
CAC Vice-Chair Souza presented the CAC Report.
(1:25:28) Public Comment: Dohee Kim discussed the minutes and the Local Development Business Plan.
12.(1:31:05) 2024 Power Content (Informational Item)
Update on final 2024 power content
Izzy Carson, Senior Power Resources Manager, introduced the item and addressed questions from Board members.
There were no speakers for public comment.
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13.(1:41:20) Administrative Procurement Policy (Action Item) R-2025-44 Updates to Ava’s policy governing non-energy purchases
John Perkins, Legal Director, introduced the item and addressed questions from Board Members.
Member Balch motioned to approve the staff recommendation, with the exception that the maximum contract term does not exceed five years. Vice-Chair Gonzalez seconded the motion, which was approved 16/0/0/0/2 (yes/no/abstain/recuse/not present)
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Yes: Members: Marquez, Lopez, Tregub, Morada, Kaur, Keng, Roche, Barrientos, Del Catancio, Brown, Balch, Fugazi, Nygard, Sakakihara, Vice-Chair Gonzalez and Chair Andersen
No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members: Diallo and Rickman
14.(2:33:13) Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board of Directors Meeting Agendas
Announcements were made by Members Morada, Marquez, Balch and Tregub.
15.Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 8:29pm.
The next Ava Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday. November 19, 2025 at 6pm.