Executive Committee
May 20, 2026
11:30 AM
Central Coast Community Energy
70 Garden Court, Suite 300
Monterey, CA 93940
REMOTE LOCATION VIA TELECONFERENCE
Any interested parties or community members may attend, and participate in, the meeting at the following addresses where Board members may also join the meeting from:
City of Santa Cruz
City Hall
City Manager’s Conference Room
809 Center Street, Room 10
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
City of Atascadero
City Hall
6500 Palma Ave
Atascadero, CA 93422
County of Santa Barbara
County Administration Building
105 East Anapamu Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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Welcome & Roll Call
Corrections or Additions
The Clerk will announce agenda corrections or proposed additions of emergency, urgency, or continued items, which will be acted on by the Board as provided in Section 54954.2 of the California Government Code.
Public Comment on Items Not listed on the Agenda
The public may address the Committee on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee but not on the agenda.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approve minutes from the January 21, 2026 regular meeting of the Executive Committee
2. Approve minutes from the March 5, 2026 special meeting of the Executive Committee
REGULAR AGENDA
3. Update on 3CE’s Regional Office Expansion
4. Update on Legislative Affairs
5. Update on Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Process
Adjournment
Executive Committee
Regular Meeting
January 21, 2026
11:30 AM
Central Coast Community Energy
70 Garden Court, Suite 300
Monterey, CA 93940
County of San Luis Obispo
Government Building
1055 Monterey Street,
San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
City of Atascadero
City Hall
6500 Palma Ave
Atascadero, CA 93422
County of Santa Barbara
County Administration Building
105 East Anapamu Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 11:30 AM with 4 members attending from 3 locations and a quorum established.
Members Present: County of San Luis Obispo: Vice Chair Ortiz-Legg County of Santa Barbara: Hartmann, Miyasato
City of Atascadero: Lewis
Members Absent: Daniels, Huffaker, Chair Keeley
Chair called for corrections or additions on the agenda.
Clerk confirmed that there were no corrections or additions.
OPEN SESSION
1. Approved Minutes from the October 15, 2025 meeting of the Executive Committee MOTION: Moved by Member Lewis, seconded by Vice Chair Ortiz-Legg to approve the minutes as submitted.
ACTION: Motion carried: 4/0/2
AYES: Hartmann, Lewis, Miyasato, Vice Chair Ortiz-Legg
NOES: None
ABSENT: Huffaker, Chair Keeley
CLOSED SESSION
The Chair opened the public comment period.
There were no public comments.
The Chair closed the public comment period.
General Counsel announced that no reportable action would be taken during the closed session.
Recessed into closed session at 11:35 AM
2. Conference with Legal Counsel Re Potential Initiation of Litigation -- Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): One matter
3. Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b), the Executive Committee will confer regarding performance evaluation for the Chief Executive Officer
Adjourned at 12:15 PM
Executive Committee
Special Meeting
March 5, 2026
1:30 PM
Central Coast Community Energy
70 Garden Court, Suite 300
Monterey, CA 93940
City of Santa Cruz
City Hall
City Manager’s Conference Room
809 Center Street, Room 10
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
County of San Luis Obispo
Government Building
1055 Monterey Street,
San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
City of Atascadero
City Hall
6500 Palma Ave
Atascadero, CA 93422
MINUTES
The meeting was called to order at 1:30PM with 4 members attending from 4 locations and a quorum established.
Members Present: Headquarters: Daniels
City of Santa Cruz: Huffaker (left at 3:00PM)
County of San Luis Obispo: Vice Chair Ortiz-Legg
County of Santa Barbara: Hartmann
City of Atascadero: Lewis
Members Absent: Hartmann, Miyasato, Chair Keeley
Chair called for corrections or additions on the agenda.
Clerk confirmed that there were no corrections or additions.
CLOSED SESSION
The Chair opened the public comment period.
There were no public comments.
The Chair closed the public comment period.
Recessed into closed session at 1:31PM
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL Re one matter of significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS – Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 4610 West Walnut Street, Soquel, CA (APN 030-201-78) Agency negotiator: Robert Shaw and DeWayne Woods
Negotiating parties: Alan Palmer, Palmer Alan Blair Trust Under negotiation: Price and Terms
3. Public Employee Performance Evaluation – Position: Chief Executive Officer-Government Code section 54957
Reconvened at 2:46PM
General Counsel announced that there was no reportable action taken in closed session.
OPEN SESSION
4. Support the Operations Board review and consideration of a 3CE Artificial Intelligence Policy and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to update as necessary to ensure the policy remains contemporary and operationally relevant
5. Update on the California Public Utilities Commission’s proceeding to reform the California Climate Credit and provide feedback on recommendations for 3CE’s regulatory engagement Adjourned 3:00pm the presentation continued merely as informational to non-quorum of members
Staff Report Item 3
TO: 3CE Executive Committee
FROM: Robert M. Shaw, Chief Executive Officer
PREPARED BY: Chris Rich, Vice President of Business Operations SUBJECT: Update on 3CE’s Regional Office Expansion
DATE: May 20, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
This memorandum recommends that 3CE’s Executive Committee receive an update on the 3CE’s progress expanding its regional office footprint.
BACKGROUND:
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) operates within a five-county region, including Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties. This is the largest geographic territory of any Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) in California, and multiple facilities throughout the service area are needed to remain close to our customers and stakeholders, ensuring local accessibility and accountability. Appropriately, 3CE Financial Policy 5.4 (Capital Facilities & Equipment) states “3CE shall endeavor to purchase a permanent headquarters and appropriate regional offices to provide continuity of location and operations while stabilizing and controlling facility costs into the future.” In 2018, 3CE started operations at its Monterey headquarters, located at 70 Garden Court, with approximately 12 positions assigned to the location at that time. With the existing lease for this location terminating in June 2026, 3CE will be relocating the Monterey headquarters to 20 Ryan Ranch Road this summer, until our permeant headquarters is developed (estimated 3-years). Along with a focus on operating and accommodating staffing levels at a Monterey headquarters, 3CE has expanded its regional office footprint to provide broader coverage across the entire service area. In 2023, 3CE purchased a building at 1026 Palm Street in San Luis Obispo county. In 2024, 3CE purchased another building at 2601 Porter Street in Santa Cruz county, establishing permanent regional offices in these areas. In 2025, 3CE entered a 5-year lease at 820 State Street in Santa Barbara county, the southernmost portion of 3CE’s service area.
Today, 43 positions are assigned to our Monterey headquarters (including remote positions), and 16 positions are assigned to our regional locations in Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties (59 total). All offices have room for future headcount expansion as needed and, given the proximity to high quality central coast educational institutions, provide an opportunity to support local job growth.
The discussion below provides further details on recently completed and planned improvements and activities at some of these office locations (oriented from North to South).
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
2601 Porter Road (Soquel, Santa Cruz County)
3CE is about to undertake a major reconfiguring of this location, adding permanent offices, additional cubicles, and conference room improvements, while also addressing infrastructure needs like HVAC. We are awaiting bids and permits for these improvements and will return to the Executive Committee for any needed approvals once these bids are received.
20 Ryan Ranch (Monterey, Monterey County)
Following completion of lease signing in April 2026, Landlord Improvements kicked off to clean up and modernize the space. The final floor plan will include 3 conference rooms, including one for Board meetings, 14 offices, flexible working space for visitors, and 20+ cubicles, with additional room for expansion as needed. Recently, 3CE issued a Request for Qualifications to identify services to procure any needed new office furniture for 20 Ryan Ranch and provide workspace design, intended specifically to test the effectiveness of “collaborative” workspace models, prior to moving to our permanent headquarter location. This same service provider will be leveraged under a master service agreement for the upcoming renovations at our Soquel location (described below) to meet the demands of our growing agency.
2601 Palm Street (San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County) In April 2026, 3CE began to expand into the second floor at this location, recently outfitting two offices upstairs with office furniture and technology set-ups. This space will be used to accommodate staff visiting the SLO area for meetings and otherwise (i.e., “hoteling” space), and over the long term these offices will provide space for expanding workforce needs. Over time, as upstairs tenants (legacy from prior property owner) attrit, 3CE will outfit and move into these offices as needed. 820 State Street (Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County)
In November 2025, 3CE entered into a 5-year lease agreement at 820 State Street, Santa Barbara (4th floor), for a 2,600 square-foot office space. The space currently includes 2 conference rooms, 3 offices, a copy/printer area (potential future office conversion), and two cubicles for visitors and/or staff.
Reconfiguration options are available to accommodate potential future staff growth. Tenant improvements to restore the space to proper working conditions were completed in March, including patching and paint, updated carpet, matching baseboards, window shades, ceiling tile replacements, and updated restroom fixtures; the office has been fully furnished, and staff has been working onsite since late March 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Costs for physical improvements at the Soquel office will be brought to the Executive Committee for review at a future date. All regional office furniture and design needs have and are anticipated to fall within the CEO’s approval authority and will be included in future CEO executive committee reports.
CONCLUSION:
Receiving this report provides the 3CE Executive Committee timely information regarding 3CE’s efforts to enhance its local presence across its service territory, as well as to attract and retain talent, facilitate agency business throughout its footprint and ensure regular communication with member agencies and local communities.
Staff Report Item 4
TO: 3CE Executive Committee
FROM: Robert M. Shaw, Chief Executive Officer
PREPARED BY: Das Williams, Director of Legislative Affairs SUBJECT: Update on Legislative Affairs
DATE: May 20, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff will provide an update on legislative affairs.
Staff Report Item 5
TO: 3CE Operations Board of Directors
FROM: Robert M. Shaw, Chief Executive Officer
PREPARED BY: Leo Kim, Director of Power Supply Resources SUBJECT: Update on Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Process DATE: May 20, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff will provide an update on the IRP process, including use cases, timelines, and modeling approach.