Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
6:00 pm
In Person:
Board Room
Ava Community Energy
1999 Harrison St, Ste 2300
Oakland, CA 94612
Or from the following locations:
Commodore Lounge - 3 Commodore Drive, Emeryville, CA 94608 4917 Knowlson Terrace, Fremont, CA 94555
1100 Webster St, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Oakland, CA 94607 Larch Clover Community Center – 11157 West Larch Road, Tracy, CA 95376
New City Hall – 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.
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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.
CONSENT AGENDA
4. Approval of Minutes from July 15, 2026
5. Contracts Entered Into (Informational Item)
6. San Leandro Citywide default change request (Action Item) Requesting action from Ava’s Board to pass Resolution authorizing City’s request to change default from R100 to BC on a schedule to be determined by Ava’s CEO in consultation with City
7. LHi Group FY26-27 (Action Item)
Approving a Resolution of the Board of Directors of Ava Community Energy Authority authorizing the CEO to negotiate and execute Amendments to the two Staffing Services Agreements with LHi Group, Inc.
8. Fifth Amendment to Ascend Analytics Saas (Action Item) Approving a Resolution of the Board of Directors of Ava Community Energy Authority authorizing the CEO to negotiate and execute a fifth Amendment to the Ascend Analytics battery optimization Saas agreement
9. Treasurer’s Report (Informational Item)
Report on Ava’s cash balances as of June 30, 2026
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.
10.CEO Report
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11.CAC Report
12.Chair and Vice-Chair Appointment (Action Item)
13.Approve a resolution on a suite of power related products with Sentinel Energy Center, LLC from a hybrid battery project (Action Item) Approving a Resolution of the Board of Directors of Ava Community Energy for the CEO to negotiate and execute agreements for BESS, RA and Financially Settled products.
14.Update on Customer Programs Strategy (Informational Item) Updating the board on the status of the Customer Programs Strategy development process
15.Board Member and Staff Announcements including requests to place items on future Board of Directors Meeting Agendas
16.Closed Session Public Comment
17.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 González. Unrepresented employee: Chief Executive Officer.
18.Report Out of Closed Session
19.Adjourn
The next Ava Board of Directors meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 6:00 pm.