MCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 15, 2023
7:00 P.M.
Present: Pat Ravasio, Alternate, Town of Corte Madera
Barbara Coler, Town of Fairfax
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Alexis Fineman, Town of San Anselmo
David Fong, Town of Danville
Joelle Gallagher, Alternate, County of Napa and All Four Napa Cities
John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Kerry Hillis, Town of Moraga
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond, joined at 7:24pm
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Lisa Motoyama, Alternate, City of El Cerrito
Laura Nakamura, Alternate, City of Concord
Beth Painter, City of Napa
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Matt Rinn, City of Pleasant Hill
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
John Vasquez, County of Solano
Susan Wernick, City of Novato
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
Absent: Kari Birdseye, City of Benicia
Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
Kevin Haroff, City of Larkspur
Janelle Kellman, City of Sausalito
C. William Kircher, Town of Ross
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Patricia Ponce, City of San Pablo
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
K. Patrice Williams, City of Fairfield
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Board Clerk
Michael Callahan, Associate General Counsel, Policy
DocuSign Envelope ID: 075A35A7-0DDE-4A35-B9CA-D63E263C9619 Darlene Jackson, Lead Board Clerk
Vicken Kasarjian, COO
Caroline Lavenue, Legal Counsel
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff
Dawn Weisz, CEO
Amulya Yerrapotu, Policy Analyst
1. Roll Call
Chair Scales-Preston called the regular meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were comments from City of Concord Alternate Nakamura.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were co comments.
4. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
CEO Dawn Weisz introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 4.20.23 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Approved Contracts for Energy Update
C.3 Board of Directors Voting Shares
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Proposed Resolution No. 2023-07 Adopting a Reimbursement Policy for Board Members in Accordance with California Government Code § 53232 et seq. (Discussion/Action)
Caroline Lavenue, Legal Counsel, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Action: It was M/S/C (Vasquez/Rinn) to approve Consent Calendar items C.1 - C.3. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Birdseye, Dawson, Haroff, Kellman, Kircher, Gulati, Murphy, Palmares, Perkins, Ponce, Thier, Zorn, and Williams).
DocuSign Envelope ID: 075A35A7-0DDE-4A35-B9CA-D63E263C9619 Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C Darling/Rinn) to approve the Proposed Resolution No. 2023-07 Adopting a Reimbursement Policy for Board Members in Accordance with California Government Code § 53232 et seq. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Birdseye, Dawson, Haroff, Kellman, Kircher, Gulati, Murphy, Palmares, Perkins, Ponce, Thier, Zorn, and Williams).
7. Proposed Amendment to MCE Operating Rules and Regulations (Discussion/Action)
Caroline Lavenue, Legal 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 (Martinez/Rice) to authorize the Proposed Amendment to MCE Operating Rules and Regulations to proceed for approval at the next regular Board meeting. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Birdseye, Dawson, Haroff, Kellman, Kircher, Gulati, Murphy, Palmares, Perkins, Ponce, Thier, Zorn, and Williams).
8. Policy Update of Regulatory and Legislative Items (Discussion) Michael Callahan, Associate General Counsel, Policy and Amulya Yerrapotu, Policy Analyst, 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. Resolution 2023-08 Honoring Director Kevin Haroff (Discussion/Action) CEO Dawn Weisz 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 (Scales-Preston/Coler) to approve Resolution No. 2023-08 Honoring Board Member Kevin Haroff. Motion carried by DocuSign Envelope ID: 075A35A7-0DDE-4A35-B9CA-D63E263C9619 unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Birdseye, Dawson, Haroff, Kellman, Kircher, Gulati, Murphy, Palmares, Perkins, Ponce, Thier, Zorn, and Williams).
10.Board Member Additions to Committees (Discussion/Action) CEO Dawn Weisz 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 (Darling/Fong) to approve addition of Board Members to Committees. Director Wilkinson to the 2023 Ad Hoc Contracts Committee. Director Perrey to the 2023 Ad Hoc Audit Committee. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent:
Birdseye, Dawson, Haroff, Kellman, Kircher, Gulati, Murphy, Palmares, Perkins, Ponce, Thier, Zorn, and Williams).
11.Board Matters & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were no comments.
12.Adjournment
Chair Scales-Preston adjourned the meeting at 8:54 p.m. to the next scheduled Board Meeting on July 20, 2023.
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Shanelle Scales-Preston, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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