MCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, May 19, 2022
7:00 P.M.
This Meeting was conducted pursuant to the requirements of Assembly Bill No. 361 (September 16, 2021) which allows a public agency to use teleconferencing during a Governor-proclaimed state of emergency without meeting usual Ralph M. Brown Act teleconference requirements. Committee Members, staff and members of the public were able to participate in the Committee Meeting via teleconference.
Present: Bruce Ackerman, Town of Fairfax
Denise Athas, City of Novato
Edi Birsan, City of Concord
Tom Butt, City of Richmond, Chair
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
David Fong, Town of Danville
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Kevin Haroff, City of Larkspur
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Leila Mongan, Town of Corte Madera
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Teresa Onoda, Town of Moraga
Patricia Ponce, City of San Pablo
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Matt Rinn, City of Pleasant Hill
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Brad Wagenknecht, County of Napa
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
Absent:
John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Ford Greene, Town of San Anselmo
Janelle Kellman, City of Sausalito
C. William Kircher, Town of Ross
Katy Miessner, City of Vallejo
Doriss Panduro, City of Fairfield
John Vasquez, County of Solano
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere and City of Mill Valley DocuSign Envelope ID: 7E544D88-89B4-4C06-BB0C-409B8A61C240 Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Assistant Board Clerk
Darlene Jackson, Board Clerk
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Stephanie Chen, Senior Policy Counsel
Evelyn Reyes, Internal Operations Coordinator
Daniel Settlemeyer, Internal Operations Coordinator
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Butt called the regular meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
Comments were made by Directors Onoda and Murphy.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Chair Butt opened up public open time and there were no comments.
4. Resolution No. 2022-07 Authorizing Remote Teleconference Meeting for the Board of Directors and Every Committee of the Board of Directors Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (Discussion/Action) Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Haroff/Birsan) adopt proposed Resolution No. 2022- 07 Authorizing Remote Teleconference Meetings for the Board of Directors and Every Committee of the Board of Directors Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e). Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Dawson, Gioia, Greene, Kellman, Kircher, Miessner, Panduro, Vasquez, Wagenknecht, and Wilkinson).
5. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
CEO, Dawn Weisz, reported the following:
A live Legislative Advocacy map was made available on the screen during the presentation along with instructions on how to register and view real time results as they popup on the live map.
Several board members registered in real time and were able to see live results.
MCE is hosting its annual Certify and Amplify Webinar on Tuesday, June 14th at noon online. We will show business owners how certification is free, easy, and can help build their portfolio of work.
Please share with your networks! The event will have live interpretation in Spanish.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 7E544D88-89B4-4C06-BB0C-409B8A61C240 A huge thank you for all the advocacy on SB 881 in the last two weeks.
Power Resources will soon be finalizing a 4-year transaction for large hydroelectric and Asset Controlling Supply energy
Energy Efficiency results for 2021 include: 6.32 GWh electric savings (up 222% over 2020), 338,000 Therms gas savings (up 363% over 2020), and the equity segment achieved 206% of its electricity saving goals.
Electric Vehicles:
o Gearing up to expand the MCE Sync pilot with the goal of 4,000 customers enrolled by March 2023.
o MCE Sync was accepted as a presentation at Roadmap, the leading national EV conference. Brett Wiley will be presenting with our partner EV.Energy.
o CEC awarded REACH (Reliable, Equitable, Accessible
Charging for multifamily Housing) grants to two electric vehicle projects that MCE partnered on. The work will begin later this year.
o A partnership between BAAQMD, Grid Alternatives and MCE will result in 40 Level 1 ports, 62 Level 2 ports, and 3 Fast Charging ports at Multifamily sites, mainly in Richmond, San Pablo, and Vallejo. At least 50% low-income serving.
Regulatory & Legislative Policy:
o More will be shared later in the meeting concerning MCE’s successful DC trip. A huge thank you to Directors Murphy and Quinto for accompanying staff and contributing to these very important meetings.
6. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 3.17.22 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Approved Contracts For Energy Update
C.3 Second Agreement with EV.Energy Corp.
Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
7. Spare the Air Leadership Award Presentation (Discussion) Action: It was M/S/C (Wagenknecht/Rinn) to approve Consent Calendar items C.1-C.3. Motion was carried by roll call vote. (Abstained on C.1:
Directors Ackerman, Ponce, and Zorn) (Absent: Directors Dawson, Gioia, Greene, Kellman, Kircher, Miessner, Panduro, Vasquez, and Wilkinson).
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Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
8. Update on MCE Trip to Washington DC (Discussion)
Stephanie Chen, Senior Policy Counsel, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
11.Board Matters & Staff Matters (Discussion)
Comments were made by Chair Butt and Alternate Director Ackerman.
12.Adjournment
Chair Butt adjourned the meeting at 7:44 p.m. to the next scheduled Board Meeting on June 16, 2022.
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Tom Butt, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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