MCE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Thursday September 29, 2022
9:00 A.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.
Call to Order: Chair Butt called the Special Meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
Present: Denise Athas, City of Novato
Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera
Edi Birsan, City of Concord
Tom Butt, City of Richmond, Board Chair
Christina Strawbridge, City of Benicia
Barbara Coler, Town of Fairfax
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
David Fong, Town of Danville
John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Ford Greene, Town of San Anselmo
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Kevin Haroff, City of Larkspur
Wei-Tai Kwok, Alternate, City of Lafayette
Katy Miessner, City of Vallejo
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Teresa Onoda, Town of Moraga
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Matt Rinn, City of Pleasant Hill
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
Brad Wagenknecht, County of Napa
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
Absent: Janelle Kellman, City of Sausalito
C. William Kircher, Town of Ross
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Doriss Panduro, City of Fairfield
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Patricia Ponce, City of San Pablo
DocuSign Envelope ID: 0527405C-D686-4154-A22B-5E21A279547D John Vasquez, County of Solano
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
Staff
& Others: Tyla Brown, Community Development Manager
Kirby Dusel, Pacific Energy Advisors Consultant
Darlene Jackson, Lead Board Clerk
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Ami Kundaria, Internal Operations Assistant
Joey Lande, Manager of Customer Programs
Nathaniel Malcolm, Senior Policy Counsel
Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Lindsay Saxby, Director of Power Resources
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Office Manager
Daniel Settlemyer, Internal Operations Coordinator
Jenna Tenney, Senior Communications Manager
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Tom Butt called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. Quorum was established by roll call.
2. Public Open Time (Discussion)
There were no comments.
3. Assembly Bill No. 361: New Teleconferencing Legislation Resolution No. 2022-11 Authorizing Remote Teleconference Meetings for the Board of Directors and Every Committee of the Board of Directors Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e); and Resolution No. 2021-08 Delegating Authority to MCE Executive Committee to Adopt Findings Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) (Discussion/Action)
4. Opening Remarks and State of MCE (Discussion)
CEO Dawn Weisz and Chief of Staff Jamie Tuckey, both provided opening remarks.
Action: It was M/S/C (Quinto/Gulati) to adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2022-11 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 Kellman, Kircher, Meadows, Panduro, Perkins, Perrey, Ponce, Vasquez, and Wilkinson)
DocuSign Envelope ID: 0527405C-D686-4154-A22B-5E21A279547D CEO Weisz began by offering a huge thank you and appreciation to the MCE Board of Directors for their many contributions and continued support during the pandemic.
Chief of Staff Jamie Tuckey, reported on Public Affairs, EV Usage, MCE Sync Program, and Portable Battery Giveaway.
CEO Weisz reported on Policy successes, Media Coverage, and On the Horizon.
CEO Weisz also welcomed the City of Fairfield as the 37th community to join MCE. MCE began service to customers in Fairfield in April 2022.
Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
5. MCE Power Statistics Update (Discussion)
Kirby Dusel, Pacific Energy Advisors, presented this item and addressed questions from the Board.
Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were comments from member of the public Carol Weed.
6. Board Discussion on Member Community Needs & Priorities (Discussion) Senior Communications Manager Jenna Tenney and Community Development Manager Tyla Brown, both facilitated this discussion.
Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were comments from member of the public Howdy Goudey.
7. Report on MCE FY2021/22 Financial Audit (Discussion) Director Kevin Haroff, presented this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
8. State of the Market (Discussion)
COO Vicken Kasarjian, introduced this item and the individual presenters. a. The New Normal in Contracting – Lindsay Saxby, Director of Power Resources
b. Challenges in the Resource Adequacy Market – Brian Goldstein, Pacific Energy Advisors, and MCE Senior Policy Counsel, Nathanial DocuSign Envelope ID: 0527405C-D686-4154-A22B-5E21A279547D Malcolm
c. Fiscal Year Effects – CFO and Treasurer Garth Salisbury Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
9. MCE Load-Shifting Programs: Past, Present and Future (Discussion) Manager of Customer Programs, Joey Lande and Chief of Staff Jamie Tuckey, presented this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Butt opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
10.Board and Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were none.
11.Adjournment
The Board Chair adjourned the Special Meeting at 2:20 p.m. to the next regularly scheduled Board Meeting on October 20, 2022.
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Tom Butt, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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