MCE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Friday, October 6, 2023
10:00 A.M.
Present: Alexis Fineman, Town of San Anselmo
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Absent: Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Board Clerk
Darlene Jackson, Lead Board Clerk
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Justin Kudo, Senior Strategic Analysis and Rates
Manager
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Assistant
Alexandra McGee, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Coordinator
Zae Perrin, Director of Customer Operations
Daniel Settlemyer, Internal Operations Coordinator
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Murphy called the regular Technical Committee meeting to order at 10:05 a.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were no announcements.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
4. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
CEO Dawn Weisz introduced this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
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5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 6.2.23 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Amendments to Power Purchase Agreements with CES Electron Farm One, LLC
C.3 Third Amended and Restated Scheduling Services Agreements with ZGlobal, Inc.
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. MCE Solar Billing Plan Tariff (Discussion/Action)
Justin Kudo, Senior Strategic Analysis and Rates Manager, and Zae Perrin, Director of Customer Operations, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were comments from member of the public, Howdy Goudey.
Action: It was M/S/C (Perkins/Martinez) that the Technical Committee approve the proposed Solar Billing Plan tariff included in Attachment A, as well as the proposed Export Rate methodology. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Dawson and Gioia).
7. Update on MCE’s Green Hydrogen Activities (Discussion) Alexandra McGee, Director of Strategic Initiatives, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were comments from members of the public, Bob Miller and Howdy Goudey.
Action: No action required.
8. Committee Matters & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were no comments.
9. Adjournment
Chair Murphy adjourned the meeting at 11:56 a.m. to the next scheduled Technical Committee Meeting on November 3, 2023.
Action: It was M/S/C (Perkins/Martinez) to approve Consent Calendar C.1-C.3. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Dawson and Gioia).
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Devin Murphy, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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