California Choice Energy Authority
Board of Directors Regular Meeting Agenda
August 5, 2026, 1:00 p. m.
City of Santa Barbara, Conference Room #15
735 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara, CA. 93101
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City of Pico Rivera City Hall Main
Conference Room
6615 Passons Blvd.,
Pico Rivera, CA 90660
City of Pomona Water
Resources Dept
Conference Room
752 W Commercial Street
Pomona CA 91768
City of San Jacinto City Hall
595 S. San Jacinto Ave
San Jacinto, CA. 92583
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lancaster Energy
George Harris, Chair
Santa Barbara Clean Energy
Alelia Parenteau, Vice Chair
Apple Valley Choice Energy
Guy Eisenbrey
Energy for Palmdale’s
Independent Choice
Janelle Samson
Pico Rivera Innovative
Municipal Energy
Steve Carmona
Pomona Choice Energy
Chris Diggs
Rancho Mirage Energy Authority
Jessica Pulliam
San Jacinto Power
Tom Prill
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
FLAG SALUTE
BOARD REORGANIZATION
Nominations for Chair 2026-27
• Chair Harris Opens Nominations for Chair
• New Chair Opens Nominations for Vice-Chair
BOARD COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENT
PRESENTATIONS
GFOA Certificate of Award in Financial Reporting Presentation – Barbara Boswell, Treasurer Consent Calendar
Item 1: Approve Minutes from May 19, 2026 Regular Board Meeting
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Minutes of May 19, 2026 Regular Board Meeting.
Item 2: Receive Treasurer’s Report for period ending June 30, 2026
RECOMMENDATION
Receive Treasurer’s Report for period ending June 30, 2026.
Item 3: Consider Approval of First Amendment to Agreement with City of San Jacinto for Interim Chief Executive Officer
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with the City of San Jacinto for Interim Chief Executive Officer services, extending the term through December 31, 2026, retroactively effective July 1, 2026, for an additional amount not to exceed $72,000, for an aggregate agreement amount not to exceed $216,000 ($144,000 in FY 2025/26 and $72,000 in FY 2026/27); and authorize the Treasurer to execute all documents, subject to General Counsel approval.
New Business
Item 4: Consider Approval of Customer in Good Standing Policy for Power Choice Program
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the Customer in Good Standing Policy for Power Choice Program Item 5: Consider Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Pacific Energy Advisors, Inc. for the Local Energy Project Development Assessment: Preliminary Study
RECOMMENDATION
Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Pacific Energy Advisors, Inc. (PEA) for the Local Energy Project Development Assessment: Preliminary Study, in an amount not to exceed $40,000, effective upon execution by both Parties, with a term through June 30, 2027; and authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer, or his designee, to execute the Agreement and any related documents in substantially the form presented, subject to final approval as to form by Authority Counsel.
Item 6: Receive Update Regarding Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) and Consider Providing Direction to Staff.
RECOMMENDATION
Receive update regarding Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) and consider providing direction to staff that may include:
• Directing staff to continue working with the Programs Advisory Committee to evaluate the Serious Controls DERMS Platform and return with a recommendation; or
• Approving Main Services Agreement with Lunar Energy, Inc. for a Distributed Energy Resources Management System (DERMS) and design of a future demand response program; and authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer, or his designee, to execute the Agreement and any related documents in substantially the form presented, subject to final approval as to form by Authority General Counsel; or
• Directing staff to pursue an alternative course of action; or • Taking any other action within the Board’s Authority. .
Item 7: Consider Approval of Professional Services Agreement with Halsten AI, LLC, Authorization of Funds and Budget Adjustment for FY 2026/27 Operating Budget of $90,000
RECOMMENDATION
Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Halsten AI, LLC (“Halsten”) for an Operating and Automated Workflow Software as a Service (SAS) in an amount not to exceed $90,000, beginning October 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; Allocate the funding and Amend the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget to include; and authorize the Interim Chief Executive Officer, or his designee, to work with Authority Counsel to finalize and execute the Agreement and any related documents.
Item 8: Discuss and Provide Direction Regarding the Establishment of an All-Member Summit Scholarship Policy
RECOMMENDATION
Discuss and provide direction regarding the establishment of an All-Member Summit Scholarship Policy.
Item 9: Receive California Choice Energy Authority Programs Update on Elect to Administer Energy Efficiency Funding Request
RECOMMENDATION
Receive an update regarding CalChoice’s successful award of $2,703,000 funding from the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) for implementation of an energy efficiency elect-to-administer program.
Item 10: Receive General Manager Update
RECOMMENDATION
Receive General Manager update.
Item 11: Receive Interim Chief Executive Officer Update
RECOMMENDATION
Receive Interim Chief Executive Officer update.
Item 12: Receive Update from Communications Ad-Hoc Subcommittee and Consider Giving Direction to Staff
RECOMMENDATION
Receive update from Communications Ad-Hoc Subcommittee and consider giving direction to staff.
Item 13: General Counsel Update
RECOMMENDATION
Receive update from General Counsel.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Item 14: 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 REPORTS ON CALCHOICE RELATED TRAVEL
BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
NEXT MEETING: Regular Board Meeting Wednesday October 7, 2026, 1:00 p.m., City of Pico Rivera 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.