MCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, February 15, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Present: Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera
Kari Birdseye, City of Benicia
Monica Brown, County of Solano
Barbara Coler, Town of Fairfax
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
Alexis Fineman, Town of San Anselmo
David Fong, Town of Danville
John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Ryan Gregory, The County of Napa and Four Napa
Cities/Town (American Canyon, Calistoga, St. Helena, and Town of Yountville)
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Kerry Hillis, Town of Moraga
J.R. Matulac, City of Vallejo
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Laura Nakamura, Alternate, City of Concord
Beth Painter, City of Napa
Gabe Paulson, City of Larkspur
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Matt Rinn, City of Pleasant Hill
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Susan Wernick, City of Novato
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
K. Patrice Williams, City of Fairfield1
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
Absent: Janelle Kellman, City of Sausalito
C. William Kircher, Town of Ross
Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado, City of San Pablo
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
1 Due to Brown Act requirements, the City of Fairfield was not included in the votes for action items and deemed absent.
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& Others: Jesica Brooks, Board Clerk
Michael Callahan, Associate General Counsel
Stephanie Chen, Director of Legislative Affairs
Darlene Jackson, Lead Board Clerk
Vicken Kasarjian, COO
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Coordinator
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Justine Parmelee, Director of Internal Operations
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Office Manager
Sabrinna Soldavini, Senior Policy Analyst
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff
Dawn Weisz, CEO
1. Roll Call
Chair Scales-Preston called the regular meeting to order at 6:42 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were none.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Chair Scales-Preston 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 Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 11.16.23 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Approved Contracts for Energy Update
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Darling/Perkins) to approve Consent Calendar items C.1 and C.2. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Kellman, Kircher, Pabon-Alvarado, Perrey, Thier, and Williams).
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6. Charles McGlashan Award Presentation (Discussion)
CEO Weisz, and Chair Scales-Preston, and Directors Llorens-Gulati and Gioia presented the item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
7. Election of MCE Chair and Vice Chair (Discussion/Action) Catalina Murphy, 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 1: It was M/S/C (Quinto/Perkins) to re-elect Director Shanelle Scales-Preston as MCE Board Chair. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Kellman, Kircher, Pabon-Alvarado, Perrey, Thier, and Williams).
Action 2: It was M/S/C (Scales-Preston/Gioia) to re-elect Director Gabriel Quinto as MCE Vice Chair. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Kellman, Kircher, Pabon-Alvarado, Perrey, Thier, and Williams).
8. Proposed Resolution No. 2024-01 Appointing Chief Financial Officer as Treasurer (Discussion/Action)
Catalina Murphy, 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 (Brown/Gulati) to approve Proposed Resolution No. 2024-01 Appointing Chief Financial Officer as Treasurer. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Kellman, Kircher, Pabon-Alvarado, Perrey, Thier, and Williams).
9. Addition of Board Members to Committees (Discussion/Action) Jamie, Tuckey, Chief of Staff, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
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Action: It was M/S/C (Murphy/Darling) to approve addition of Board Members to Committees. Director Gulati to the Executive Committee, Director Quinto to the Technical Committee, Directors Darling, Meadows, Paulson, and Rice to the Ad Hoc Contracts Committee, and Directors Nakamura, and Quinto to the Ad Hoc Audit Committee. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Kellman, Kircher, Pabon-Alvarado, Perrey, Thier, and Williams).
10.Legislative Session Preview (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.
11.Income Graduated Fixed Charge Update (Discussion)
Michael Callahan, Associate General Counsel and Sabrinna Soldavini, Senior 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.
12.Introduction to Generation Technologies (Discussion) COO Vicken Kasarjian and Michael Callahan, 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.
13.Board Matters & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were none.
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14.Adjournment
Chair Scales-Preston adjourned the meeting at 9:03 p.m. to the next scheduled Board Meeting on March 21, 2024.
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Shanelle Scales-Preston, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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