MCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
12:00 P.M.
Present: Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera, joined at 12:10 pm
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
David Fong, Town of Danville
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Absent: Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Board Clerk and Executive Assistant to the COO
John Dalessi, Consultant, PEA
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Assistant
Lindsay Meehan, Manager of Human Resources
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Assistant
Justine Parmelee, Director of Internal Operations
Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Daniel Settlemyer, Internal Operations Coordinator
Maira Strauss, Manager of Finance
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Perrey called the regular Executive Committee meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were no comments.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
DocuSign Envelope ID: 0C078DFA-40BF-4388-AB5E-F1E4F8A78533 Chair Perrey 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.
5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 12.6.23 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Proposed Third Amended and Restated Schedule A.2 to the Master Services Agreement with Association for Energy Affordability C.3 Proposed Amended and Restated Energy Storage Service Agreement with Cormorant Energy Storage, LLC
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Proposed Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Budget (Discussion/Action) Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, 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 no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (Quinto/Beckman) recommend approval of the proposed Fiscal Year 2024/25 budgets and the creation of the Asset Acquisition Fund to the full Board. Motion carried by roll call vote. (Abstained: Fong, and Wilkinson, Absent: Directors Darling, Gulati, Murphy, Scales-Preston, and Thier).
7. Review Draft 3.21.24 Board Agenda (Discussion)
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Action 1: It was M/S/C (Martinez/Fong) to approve Consent Calendar items C.1 and C.2. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent:
Directors Gulati, Murphy, Scales-Preston, and Thier).
Action 2: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Martinez) to approve Consent Calendar item C.3. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Gulati, Murphy, Scales-Preston, and Thier).
DocuSign Envelope ID: 0C078DFA-40BF-4388-AB5E-F1E4F8A78533 Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
8. Committee Matters & Staff Matters (Discussion)
Comments were made by Directors Quinto, and Wilkinson.
9. Adjournment
Chair Perrey adjourned the meeting at 2:59 p.m. to the next scheduled Executive Committee Meeting on April 3, 2024.
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Max Perrey, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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