Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
6:00 pm
In Person:
Board Room
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison St, Ste 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Or from the following locations:
• Clipper Club – 5 Captain Dr. Emeryville, CA 94608
• 4917 Knowlson Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555
• 35653 Scarborough Dr Newark, CA 94560
• 1100 Webster St, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Oakland, CA 94607 • 501 W Weber Ave Building 1 Stockton CA 95203
Via Zoom:
https://avaenergy-org.zoom.us/j/87023071843
Or join by phone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or 888 475 4499 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5257 (Toll Free)
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].
If you have anything that you wish to be distributed to the Board of Directors, please email it to the clerk by 5:00 pm the day prior to the meeting.
1. Welcome & Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
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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 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 González. Unrepresented employee: Chief Executive Officer.
6. Report Out of Closed Session
CONSENT AGENDA
7. Approval of Minutes from May 20, 2026
8. Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)
9. FY 2025-2026 Q3 Financial Statements (Informational Item) Ava’s third quarter financial statements for fiscal year 2025-2026
10.PFM Financial Advisors Contract (Action Item)
Authorize staff to retain PFM Financial Advisors LLC for consulting services related to prepayment bond transactions.
11.Fourth Amendment Renewing SmartBidder Master Agreement with Ascend Analytics LLC (Action Item)
Authorize CEO to negotiate and sign a fourth amendment renewing the Agreement for a new one-year term.
REGULAR AGENDA
Pursuant to Board direction, any agenda item not started by 9:00 p.m. will be continued to a future meeting unless the Board, by majority vote, elects to hear the item that evening.
The Board may also determine an alternate disposition of the item at its discretion.
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12.CEO Report
13.CAC Report
14.FY 2026-2027 Annual Budget (Action Item)
Approve the FY 2026-2027 budget
15.Prepay Financings (Action Item)
Authorize staff to enter into all agreements necessary to transact and close two to three Prepay Bond transactions
16.Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board of Directors Meeting Agendas
17.Adjourn
The next Ava Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 6pm.