MCE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, July 7, 2022
8:30 A.M.
The Technical Committee 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: Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
Ford Greene, Town of San Anselmo (Chair)
Kevin Haroff, City of Larkspur
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Teresa Onoda, Town of Moraga
Absent: John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Katy Miessner, City of Vallejo
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Assistant Board Clerk
Darlene Jackson, Board Clerk
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Ami Kundaria, Internal Operations Assistant
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Greene called the regular Technical Committee meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were no announcements.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Chair Greene opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
4. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
CEO Dawn Weisz, reported the following:
DocuSign Envelope ID: 5F7042CE-8A2B-415C-BF9A-9B423307C028 • MCE approved as project partner in $5 Million CEC grant for the Advanced Energy Communities in Richmond to develop a Virtual Power Plant.
• There have been favorable responses to Federal meetings attended a few months ago. Earmark requests are moving along to expand MCE’s EV program, Green and Healthy Homes, and possibly storage for critical facilities. We are looking forward to receiving final funding information later this year.
• Marin Community Funding (MCF) approved funding to expand MCE’s EV program in Marin County.
• Battery storage program went live at Point Reyes Medical Clinic. • MCE’s Certify & Amplify virtual workshop was a huge success. Kudos to all who worked on the project.
5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 5.5.22 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Master Services Agreement with Anew EV, LLC
Chair Greene opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Committee & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were none.
7. Adjournment
Chair Greene adjourned the meeting at 8:39 a.m. to the next scheduled Technical Committee Meeting on August 4, 2022.
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Katie Rice, Acting Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
Action: It was M/S/C (Onoda/Dawson) to approve Consent Calendars C.1 and C.2. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Gioia, Miessner, Perkins, and Rice).
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