California Choice Energy Authority
Board of Directors Special Meeting Minutes
June 10, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
City of Lancaster, Council Chamber
44933 Fern Ave., Lancaster CA 93534
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CALL TO ORDER: The special meeting of the California Choice Energy Authority was called to order by Chair Harris at 9:04 a.m.
ROLL CALL: All cities were represented as follows: Town of Apple Valley, Guy Eisenbrey; City of Lancaster, George Harris; City of Palmdale, Janelle Samson; City of Pico Rivera, Steve Carmona; City of Pomona, Chris Diggs; City of Rancho Mirage, Jessica Pulliam; City of San Jacinto, Tom Prill; City of Santa Barbara, Alelia Parenteau FLAG SALUTE: Town of Apple Valley Board Member Guy Eisenbrey led the flag salute.
BOARD COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
PRESENTATIONS: None
Consent Calendar
Item 1: Approve Minutes from May 20, 2025, Board of Directors Regular Meeting
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Minutes of May 20, 2025, Board Meeting.
No requests to speak on the Consent Calendar were received.
Motion by Pomona, second by Pico Rivera, to approve the Consent Calendar.
Motion approved unanimously on roll call vote.
City of Pico Rivera City Hall
Main Conference Room
6615 Passons Blvd.,
Pico Rivera, CA 90660
City of Pomona
Green Conference Room
752 Commercial St.
Pomona, CA 91768
City of Rancho Mirage
69-825 Highway 111
Conference Room 3
Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
City of San Jacinto
595 S. San Jacinto Ave
Deputy City Manager’s Office
San Jacinto, CA 92583
City of Santa Barbara
Mission Creek Conference Room
801 Garden St, Suite 200,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Item 2 Consider Amendment No. 5 to Bayshore Consulting Group, Inc. Agreement to add Board Secretary Services
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Amendment No. 5 to Bayshore Consulting Group, Inc. Agreement to add Board Secretary services, for an annual amount not to exceed $100,000, effective January 1,2025.
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to sign all documents, subject to General Counsel approval.
CEO Jason Caudle presented the item noting that when CalChoice transitioned to an independent agency board the addition of a clerk of the board/board secretary services was required and Bayshore Consulting Group, Inc. has been providing this service.
No requests to speak were received.
Motion by Santa Barbara, second by Pomona, to approve the recommendation.
Motion approved unanimously on roll call vote.
Item 3 Consider Agreement with City of San Jacinto for Interim Chief Executive Officer
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Agreement with City of San Jacinto for Interim Chief Executive Officer effective July 1, 2025, for an amount not to exceed $144,000.
No requests to speak were received.
Treasurer Barbara Boswell presented the item noting that the Board had decided the appointment of an interim CEO would allow for an opportunity to consider the CalChoice future and how the role of the CEO should be filled on a long-term permanent basis. San Jacinto offered to fill the interim role with the same contract terms as City of Lancaster.
San Jacinto City Manager Robert Johnson addressed the Board.
Board comments/questions included noting San Jacinto City Manager filling the interim position includes no conflict-of-interest issues with Bayshore Consulting Group, Inc.; providing a scope of services for the agreement, having discussion/preparation prior to the All Member Summit; the interim CEO role as outlined in the founding document of the organization as the basis for the roll.
Motion by Santa Barbara, second by Rancho Mirage, to approve the recommendation.
Motion approved on roll call vote. San Jacinto abstained.
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RECOMMENDATION
Appoint Financial Reserve Policy Ad-Hoc Committee.
Treasurer Barbara Boswell presented the item noting that during the budget process the Board directed staff to return with an agenda item to consider a Financial Reserve Policy Ad-Hoc Committee.
Chair Harris commented that a reserve policy would justify the structure of the reserves to ensure that it is fulfilling a goal and that appointing an ad-hoc committee to review and develop a policy and provide direction to Bayshore to enforce.
General Counsel Allison Burns commented that a Board appointed committee will be subject to the Brown Act.
Pico Rivera, Palmdale, Lancaster and Pomona volunteered to participate on the Financial Reserve Policy Ad-Hoc Committee.
No requests to speak were received.
Motion by Apple Valley, second by San Jacinto, to approve the creation of the committee as well as the Board Members that have volunteered.
Motion approved unanimously on roll call vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS: None
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Santa Barbara request a CEO working group be placed on the agenda.
ADJOURNMENT: Chair Harris adjourned the meeting at 9:39 a.m.
NEXT MEETING: Regular Board Meeting August 19, 2025
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Susan Caputo, MMC
Board Secretary
Approved August 19, 2025
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