AGENDA
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California Choice Energy Authority
Board of Directors Special Meeting Agenda
November 13, 2025, 11:00 a.m.
City of Santa Barbara, Conference Room #15
735 Anacapa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Meeting ID: 89080929282
This meeting will be held in person. As a convenience for the public, the meeting may also be accessed by Zoom and will be available by computer or telephone audio as indicated above. Because this is an in person meeting and the virtual component is not required, but rather is offered as a convenience, if there are any technical issues during the meeting, this meeting will continue and will not be suspended.
Members of the public may also participate in this meeting at the following locations:
Members of the public can provide public comments in writing or orally in person as follows:
Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in person and you wish to make a comment, you may submit written comments up to 4 hours prior to the meeting via email to:
[email protected]. All written comments will be posted online and become part of the meeting record. Public comments received in writing will not be read aloud at the meeting.
Oral Comments: Members of the public can address the Board on items on the agenda at the time the item is being addressed or during Public Comments for topics that are not listed on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. In conformance with the Brown Act, no Board action can occur on items presented during Public Comment.
If you desire to speak during Public Comment and are in person, please fill out a speaker card and submit it to CalChoice staff. If you are participating in a remote location, please identify yourself with a CalChoice representative. When you are called to speak, please come forward to the podium and state your name. To address the Board regarding an item on the agenda, please fill out a speaker card and submit it to the Board Secretary before the Board Chair announces the item.
Apple Valley Town Hall
14955 Dale Evans Parkway,
Conference Room #A.
Apple Valley, CA 92307
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Apple Valley Choice Energy
Doug Robertson
Lancaster Energy
George Harris, Chair
Energy for Palmdale’s
Independent Choice
Janelle Sampson
Pico Rivera Innovative
Municipal Energy
Steve Carmona
Pomona Choice Energy
Chris Diggs
Rancho Mirage Energy Authority
Jessica Pulliam
San Jacinto Power
Tom Prill
Santa Barbara Choice Energy
Alelia Parenteau, Vice Chair
California Choice Energy Authority Board Meeting Agenda November 13, 2025
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
FLAG SALUTE
BOARD COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENT
11:10 – 11:15 a.m. 1
Consent Calendar
Item 1: Approve Minutes from August 19, 2025, Board of Directors Special Meeting
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Minutes of August 19, 2025, Board Meeting.
Item 2: Consider Approval of Financial Reserve Policy as Recommended by the Financial Reserve Ad Hoc Subcommittee
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Financial Reserve Policy as recommended by the Financial Reserve Ad Hoc Subcommittee.
Item 3: Consider Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Resource Adequacy Clearinghouse Services Agreement with Optimization Solutions, LLC
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Resource Adequacy Clearinghouse Services Agreement with Optimization Solutions, LLC (“OS”) to increase the total contract authorization for each of the CalChoice eight CCA member agencies to an amount not to exceed $500,000 for a total contract value not to exceed $4,000,000. 11:15 – 1:45 p.m. (includes lunch)
New Business – Board Workshop
Item 4: CalChoice Board Workshop to Discuss and Provide Direction on CalChoice Operational Logistics
RECOMMENDATION
Discuss and provide direction on CalChoice Operational Logistics, to include:
• Chair and Vice Chair Rotation Process (Allison Burns) • Board Meeting Location (Allison Burns)
• Board Meeting Schedule (Allison Burns)
• New Member Policy (Barbara Boswell)
1 Note: all times are estimates only. The Board will take up items on the agenda at the times and in the order that best serves the needs of the Authority.
California Choice Energy Authority Board Meeting Agenda November 13, 2025
2 Item 5: Receive Brown Act Update from General Counsel
RECOMMENDATION
Receive Brown Act update from General Counsel.
Item 6: CalChoice Board Discuss and Provide Input on:
• What Should CalChoice Continue Doing to Support its Members? • What Should CalChoice Stop Doing?
• What Should CalChoice Start Doing to Support its Members?
RECOMMENDATION
CalChoice Board discuss and provide input on:
• What should CalChoice continue doing to support its members? • What should CalChoice stop doing?
• What should CalChoice start doing to support its members? 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1):
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Title: Chief Executive Officer
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
GENERAL COUNSEL ANNOUNCEMENT
BOARD MEMBER QUESTIONS
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
NEXT MEETING: Regular Board Meeting Tuesday February 17, 2026 If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable modification or accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), please contact [email protected] prior to the meeting for assistance.