MCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, February 16, 2023
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: Kari Birdseye, City of Benicia
Edi Birsan, City of Concord
Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera
Barbara Coler, Town of Fairfax
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
David Fong, Town of Danville
Joelle Gallagher, Alternate, County of Napa and All Four Napa Cities John Gioia, Conta Costa County
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Kevin Haroff, City of Larkspur
Kerry Hillis, Town of Moraga
Janelle Kellman, City of Sausalito
C. Williams Kircher, Town of Ross
Tarrell Kullaway, Alternate, Town of San Anselmo
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Beth Painter, City of Napa
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Patricia Ponce, City of San Pablo
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
John Vasquez, County of Solano
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
K. Patrice Williams, City of Fairfield
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
Absent: Mark Milberg, Alternate, City of Novato
Matt Rinn, City of Pleasant Hill
Staff
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Stephanie Chen, Director of Legislative Affairs
Sebastian Conn, Senior Community Development Manager
Darlene Jackson, Lead Board Clerk
Vicken Kasarjian, COO
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Assistant
Catalina Murphy, Associate General Counsel
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Office Manager
Sabrinna Soldavini, Policy Analyst II
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff
Dawn Weisz, CEO
1. Roll Call
Chair Scales-Preston called the regular meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were no comments.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
4. Board Introductions (Discussion)
Dawn Weisz, CEO, introduced this item and there were introductions from new Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
5. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
Dawn Weisz, CEO, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 12.15.22 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Approved Contract for Energy Update
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
7. 2022 Charles F. McGlashan Advocacy Award Presentation (Discussion) Action: It was M/S/C (Perkins/Thier) to approve Consent Calendar items C.1 and C.2. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Milberg, Rinn and Wilkinson).
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Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
8. 2022 MCE Climate Action Leadership Award Presentation (Discussion) Stephanie Chen, Director of Legislative Affairs, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
9. Election of Vice Chair and Addition of Board Members to Committees (Discussion/Action)
Dawn Weisz, CEO, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action 1: A vote was conducted for the two nominees for MCE Vice Chair and the tally was reported as: 15 for Director Coler and 19 for Director Quinto. (Absent: Directors Milberg, Rinn, Vasquez).
Action 2: It was M/S/C (Coler/Gulati) to approve addition of Board Members to Committees. Director Martinez to the Executive Committee, Directors Martinez and Palmares to the Technical Committee, Directors Martinez and Thier to Ad Hoc Virtual Power Plant Committee. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Kircher, Milberg, Rinn, Vasquez, and Wilkinson).
10.In-Person Meetings and Teleconferencing Options Under the Brown Act and AB 2449 (Discussion/Action)
Catalina Murphy, Associate General Counsel, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Perkins/Birsan) to approve Board and Committee meetings to be held in person beginning March 1, 2023, subject to the Default Teleconferencing Rules of the Brown Act, when a state-proclaimed State of Emergency is not in place. (Absent: Directors Kircher, Rinn, Vasquez, and Wilkinson).
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11.Policy Update (Discussion)
Stephanie Chen, Director of Legislative Affairs, and Sabrinna Soldavini, Policy Analyst II, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
12.Form 700 – Statements of Economic Interest (Discussion) Catalina Murphy, Associate General Counsel, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
11.Board Matters & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were none.
12.Adjournment
Chair Scales-Preston adjourned the meeting at 9:58 p.m. to the next scheduled Board Meeting on March 16, 2023.
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Shanelle Scales-Preston, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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