MCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
12:00 P.M.
Present: Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera
David Fong, Town of Danville
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Absent: Edi Birsan, City of Concord
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Board Clerk and Executive Assistant to the COO Darlene Jackson, Lead Board Clerk and Executive Assistant to the CEO
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Paul Krebs, Power Procurement Manager
Justin Kudo, Senior Strategic Analysis and Rates
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Assistant
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Assistant
Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Enyo-Senyo-Mensah, Office Manager
Daniel Settlemyer, Internal Operations Coordinator
Maira Strauss, Manager of Finance
Jenna Tenney, Manager of Communications & Community
Engagement
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Perrey called the regular Executive Committee meeting to order at 12:07 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Public Open Time (Discussion)
DocuSign Envelope ID: 2F16B24D-F93A-4575-B9B6-D44DFF1E1B7E The Committee adjourned to Closed Session at 12:14 p.m. The Committee reconvened in open session at 2:00 p.m. General Counsel Catalina Murphy, reported on the Closed Session determination.
3. Roll Call/Quorum
4. Board Announcements (Discussion)
5. Public Open Time (Discussion)
6. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
CEO Dawn Weisz introduced this item and addressed questions from the Committee.
7. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 11.1.23 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Proposed Second Amended and Restated Schedule A.1 to the Master Services Agreement with Franklin Energy Services, LLC C.3 Proposed First Agreement with Resource Innovations, Inc.
C.4 Proposed Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement with Golden Fields Solar IV, LLC
C.5 Proposed Amended and Restated Power Purchase and Sale Agreement with G2 Energy, Ostrom Road, LLC
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Murphy/Darling) to approve Consent Calendar C.1-C.5. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Birsan and Thier).
Note: Chair Perrey made a few adjustments in the order of Agenda items to maintain quorum on time-sensitive items.
8. Revised MCE Implementation Plan to Include the City of Hercules (Discussion/Action)
Jenna Tenney, Manager of Communications and Community
Engagement, introduced this item and addressed questions from the Committee.
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
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9. Charles F. McGlashan Advocacy Award Nominations (Discussion/Action) Jenna Tenney, Manager of Communications and Community
Engagement, introduced this item and addressed questions from the Committee.
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Martinez) to approve all three (3) nominees as 2023 Recipients of the Charles F. McGlashan Advocacy Award. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Birsan, Quinto, Scales-Preston, and Thier).
10.Resolution No. 2023-14 Establishing the Annual Compensation for the Chief Executive Officer (Discussion/Action)
General Counsel Catalina Murphy introduced this item and addressed questions from the Committee.
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Martinez/Wilkinson) to adopt the attached Resolution 2023-14 Establishing the Annual Compensation for the Chief Executive Officer. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Birsan and Thier).
11.Proposed Energy Storage Service Agreement with Cormorant Energy Storage, LLC (Discussion/Action)
Paul Krebs, Power Procurement Manager, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Murphy/Darling) to Approve Addendum No. 9 to the MCE Implementation Plan and Statement of Intent and direct Staff to submit to the CPUC. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Birsan, Quinto, Scales-Preston and Thier).
DocuSign Envelope ID: 2F16B24D-F93A-4575-B9B6-D44DFF1E1B7E Action: It was M/S/C (Martinez/Beckman) to Authorize execution of the Energy Storage Service Agreement with Cormorant Energy Storage, LLC for the purchase of all products associated with the project including energy, RA, and Ancillary Services. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent:
Directors Birsan, Quinto, Scales-Preston and Thier).
12.Fiscal 2023/24 Operating Fund Budget Update (Discussion) Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Justin Kudo, Senior Strategic Analysis & Rates, and Maira Strauss, Manager of Finance, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were comments from Member of the Public, Dan Segedin.
No Action Required.
13.Committee Matters & Staff Matters (Discussion)
Comments were made by Director Wilkinson.
14.Adjournment
Chair Perrey adjourned the meeting at 3:04 p.m. to the next scheduled Executive Committee Meeting on January 3, 2024.
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Max Perrey, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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