Joint Session of the Policy and Operations Board of Directors Workshop Agenda
Revised
September 16, 2026
1:30 PM
Embassy Suites by Hilton
1441 Canyon Del Rey Blvd
Room Laguna D
Seaside, CA 93955
If you have anything that you wish to be distributed to the Board, please provide 15 copies to a member of 3CE staff or the Board Clerk, who will distribute the information to the Board members and staff.
The public may comment on the consent agenda and matters not listed on the agenda but within the Board's jurisdiction at the opening of the meeting. The Board may not take action at this meeting on any item not listed on the agenda other than to refer the matter to staff or set it for a future meeting. The public may comment on a specific item listed on this agenda when the Board considers that item.
Speakers are limited to 3 minutes each.
If you choose not to attend the 3CE Operations Board of Directors meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, you may submit your comment as set out below. The timing of public comment shall be at the discretion of the Chair. Options for public comment are as follows:
a. To have your comments distributed to the Board prior to the meeting submit your comment via email by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at [email protected]. To assist the Clerk in identifying the agenda item relating to your public comment please indicate in the Subject Line, the meeting body (i.e. Operations Board of Directors Agenda) and item number (i.e. Item No. 3).
Your comment will be placed into the record at the Board meeting.
In addition, members of the public may request and receive copies without undue delay of any documents that are distributed to the Board, unless there is a specific exemption under the Public Records Act that prevents the disclosure of the record. (Cal. Gov’t Code Section 54957.5) In compliance with Government Code Section 54957.5, non-exempt writings that are distributed to a majority or all of the Board in advance of a meeting and that relate to an agenda item will be made available at 3CE’s offices located at 20 Ryan Ranch Road, Suite 214, Monterey, CA 93940 during normal business hours and are also available on the 3CE website located at: https://3cenergy.org/meetings-agendas/ Meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals who need special assistance or a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the meeting materials, should contact Heather Vowell, Board Clerk, at 831-641-7216 or [email protected] Requests should be made as soon as possible but at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS: Pursuant to Government Code section 84308, members of the Board are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the Board member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023.
Members of the Board who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a Board member during the proceeding or for 12 months after a final decision is rendered in that proceeding, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject proceeding. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient Board member and may be made either in writing to the Clerk of the Board prior to the subject hearing or by verbal disclosure at the time of the hearing.
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 Matters Not Listed on the Agenda
The public may provide comments on any item within the Board's jurisdiction but not on the Agenda. The Board may not take action at this meeting on any item not listed on the Agenda other than to refer the matter to staff or set if for a future meeting. Speakers are limited to 3 minutes each.
1. Call To Order
2. Roll Call
3. Public Comment
4. Workshop Presentation
a. Welcome Address
Ian Oglesby, Mayor, City of Seaside
b. Keynote Address
Robert Rivas, Speaker, California State Assembly
c. Panel I: From Regulation to Rates: What Drives Costs Evelyn Kahl, Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel, CalCCA Nathaniel Skinner, Deputy Director of Energy and Admin, CPUC Public Advocates Office Jan Smutny-Jones, CEO, Independent Energy Producers Association Moderator: Das Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, 3CE d. Panel II: Local Innovation: Building Our Energy Future Brett Fulgoni, Director of Public Works, City of Santa Maria René Mendez, City Manager, City of Salinas
James McGarry, Founder and Principal, McGarry Energy Solutions Moderator: Das Williams, Director of Government and Community Relations, 3CE e. Leadership Address
Robert M. Shaw, CEO 3CE
5. Adjournment