MCE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Friday, April 5, 2024
10:00 A.M.
Present: Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
Alexis Fineman, Town of San Anselmo
John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon, joined at 10:09 am
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Absent: Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Gabe Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Board Clerk and Executive Assistant to the COO
Shuvo Chowdhury, Vice President of Technology and
Analytics
Alice Havenar-Daughton, VP of Customer Programs
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Jonnie Kipyator, Power Analytics Senior Manager
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Assistant
Alexandra McGee, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Assistant
Justine Parmelee, Director of Internal Operations
Daniel Settlemyer, Internal Operations Coordinator
Sabrinna Soldavini, Manager of Policy, Markets
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Murphy called the regular Technical Committee meeting to order at 10:02 a.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were no comments.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
4. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
DocuSign Envelope ID: AABABABE-885A-4021-A14D-9284EA8924DD CEO, Dawn Weisz, introduced this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 10.6.23 Meeting Minutes
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Virtual Power Plant Ten Year Vision (Discussion)
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer, Alexandra McGee, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Shuvo Chowdhury, Vice President of Technology and Analytics, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and comments were made by members of the public Dan Segedin and Bob Miller.
Action: No action required.
7. Achieving MCE’s Mission by Addressing Risk (Discussion) Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer, Alexandra McGee, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Jonnie Kipyator, Power Analytics Senior Manager, and Sabrinna Soldavini, Manager of Policy, Markets, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
8. Committee & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were no comments.
9. Adjournment
Chair Murphy adjourned the meeting at 11:59 a.m. to the next scheduled Technical Committee Meeting on May 3, 2024.
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Devin Murphy, Chair
Action: It was M/S/C (Martinez/Gioia) to approve Consent Calendar item C.1. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Palmares and Quinto).
DocuSign Envelope ID: AABABABE-885A-4021-A14D-9284EA8924DD Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
DocuSign Envelope ID: AABABABE-885A-4021-A14D-9284EA8924DD