February 17, 2026
Study Session
November 13, 2025 Board Workshop Follow-up
Workshop Recap
• Operational Logistics
• Board Meeting Location Rotation
• Chair/Vice Chair Rotation
• COMPLETE
• Brown Act Update Presentation
• Priorities
• What should CalChoice continuing doing to support Members? • What should CalChoice stop doing?
• What should CalChoice start doing to support Members? Summary of Board Discussion
• Great discussion!
• 5 Overarching Categories Identified
• Administrative/Board Strategy
• Cost Saving/Innovation/Efficiency
• Education/Information/Programs
• Finance/Budget/Contracts
• Legal/Regulatory
Administrative/Board Strategy
• Issues/Topics Identified
• Succession Planning
• Strategic Plan/Priorities
• Agendas/Workshops
• Mission/Vision/Values
• Staff Follow-Up
• Staff Schedule Strategic Planning Workshop – May 2026 • Include succession planning
• Include development of Mission/Vision/Values
• CalChoice Staff Scheduling of Board/Member Staff workshops • Board Members forward topic ideas to CalChoice staff
Cost Saving/Innovation/Efficiency
• Issues/Topics Identifies
• Information Dashboard
• Price/Cost Optimization
• Joint Projects/Cost Sharing Opportunities
• Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) opportunities
• Staff Follow-up
• Strategage Demonstration
• Continue identify opportunities for joint projects/cost sharing • Bring recommendation for DERMS - COMPLETE
EDUCATION/INFORMATION/PROGRAMS
• Issues/Topics Identified
• CalCCA Communications/Resources – IN PROCESS
• Greenbag Webinars
• CCA 101
• Outreach Practices
• Board Briefings - COMPLETE
• Grant Opportunities
• Staff Follow-up:
• Strategage Platform
• Grants – Members identify projects for grant needs/Grants of Interest Finance/Budget/Contracts
• Issues/Topics Identified
• Collections
• CalCCA Fees
• CalChoice Service Fee Structure
• Annual Budget
• Staff Follow-up
• Evaluate collections for legislative opportunity
• CalCCA presentation to Board - COMPLETE
• CalChoice Service fee structure workshop – future special meeting prior to May budget adoption • Budget study session prior to May budget adoption
Legal/Regulatory
• Issues/Topics Identified
• Lobby Day
• Collections
• Staff Follow-Up
• Schedule Lobby Day – COMPLETE
• Ad-Hoc Subcommittee to evaluation options for collections • Regular Regulatory/Legislative Communications
Final Comments