Draft Minutes
Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
3:00 pm
In Person:
Altamont Conference Room
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison St, Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Or from the following locations:
24301 Southland Drive, Suite 101 Hayward, CA 94545
Hayward City Hall, Conference Room 4A, 777 B St, Hayward, CA 94541 Stockton City Hall, 425 N El Dorado St., Stockton CA 95202 Balch Enterprises, Inc. - 30960 Huntwood Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544 Larch Clover Community Center – 11157 West Larch Road, Tracy, CA 95376 Via Zoom:
https://avaenergy-org.zoom.us/j/88267670367
Or join by phone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 882 676 70367
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 Executive Committee, please email it to the clerk by 5:00 pm the day prior to the meeting.
1. (3:25) Welcome & Roll Call
Present: Members: Marquez (Alameda County), Fugazi (Stockton), Balch (Pleasanton), Rickman (San Joaquin County) and Chair Gonzalez (San Leandro) Not Present: Members: Andersen (Piedmont) and Vice-Chair Roche (Hayward) Ava Community Energy
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2. (4:18) 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 were no speakers for public comment.
3. (4:49) Approval of Minutes from March 4, 2026
Member Balch motioned to approve the minutes. Member Marquez seconded the motion, which was approved 5/0/0/0/2 (yes, no, abstain, recuse, not present) Yes: Members: Marquez, Fugazi, Balch, Rickman and Chair Gonzalez No: none
Abstain: none
Recuse: none
Not Present: Members: Andersen and Vice-Chair Roche
4. (5:54) Procurement Policy Updates (Informational Item) Proposed updates to Ava’s Administrative Procurement Policy John Perkins, Legal Director, introduced the item and addressed questions from the Executive Committee.
(17:16) Public Comment: Jim Lutz asked why the contracting prohibition is set to expire in 2028 instead of being designated as permanent. He also requested that the procurement policy incorporate the Workforce and Environmental Justice program’s criteria.
(19:36) Public Comment: Dohee Kim expressed appreciation to staff and the ad hoc committee for addressing an issue important to immigrant and impacted communities.
Kim encouraged making the policy permanent and aligning the customer program strategic roadmap with its goals.
5. (32:58) Ava Charge Program Update (Informational Item) Update on Ava Charge, Ava’s EV fast-charging program
JP Ross, Vice President of Local Development, Electrification, and Innovation, introduced the item and addressed questions from the Executive Committee. (45:44) Public Comment: Jim Lutz asked how the financial outcomes would differ between Ava owning and operating EV chargers versus using third parties. He questioned whether ownership could generate greater revenue and how that would Ava Community Energy
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impact overall financial considerations.
6. (56:20) Committee Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Executive Committee Agendas
• Member Fugazi asked whether Ava conducts formal customer satisfaction surveys, noting that Stockton was approaching its one-year mark as a member. • Member Marquez asked whether bill inserts had been explored as an educational tool.
• Chair Gonzalez asked for an update on recommended positions on legislative matters.
7. (1:04:43) Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 4:03 p.m.
The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 3pm.
Draft Minutes
Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
3:00 pm
In Person:
Altamont Conference Room
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison St, Suite 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Or from the following locations:
• 24301 Southland Drive, Suite 101 Hayward, CA 94545
• Bay Area Metro Center - Claremont Conference Room #112 - 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Via Zoom:
https://avaenergy-org.zoom.us/j/88267670367
Or join by phone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) Webinar ID: 882 676 70367
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 Executive Committee, please email it to the clerk by 5:00 pm the day prior to the meeting.
1. (00:08) Welcome & Roll Call
Present: Members: Marquez (Alameda County), Andersen (Piedmont), Vice-Chair Roche (Hayward) and Chair Gonzalez (San Leandro)
Not Present: Members: Fugazi (Stockton), Balch (Pleasanton) and Rickman (San Joaquin County)
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2. (00:36) 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 were no speakers for public comment.
3. (00:47) Closed Session Public Comment
There were no speakers for Closed Session public comment.
4. (00:58) Closed Session
a) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957. Title: Chief Executive Officer
b) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. Agency Representatives: Inder Khalsa, Jonathan Tedesco, Betsy Andersen, and Juan Gonzales. Unrepresented employee: Chief Executive Officer.
5. (19:53) Report Out of Closed Session
There were no items to report from Closed Session.
Quorum was lost during Closed Session and the meeting was adjourned.
6. Approval of Minutes from April 1, 2026
Not heard
7. Draft Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget (Informational Item) First review of the budget draft for the next fiscal year Not heard
8. Slice of Day 101 (Informational Item)
Overview of Slice of Day (RA)
Not heard
9. Committee Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Executive Committee Agendas
Not heard
10.Adjourn
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The meeting was adjourned at 3:20pm.
The next Executive Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 3pm.