MCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 20, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Present: Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera
Monica Brown, County of Solano
Tom Campbell, Alternate, City of Benicia
Barbara Coler, Town of Fairfax
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Alexis Fineman, Town of San Anselmo
David Fong, Town of Danville
Ryan Gregory, The County of Napa and Four Napa Cities/Town (American Canyon, Calistoga, St. Helena, and Town of Yountville) Kerry Hillis, Town of Moraga
Janelle Kellman, City of Sausalito
Satinder Malhi, Alternate, City of Martinez
Gayle McLaughlin, Alternate, City of Richmond
Lisa Motoyama, Alternate, City of El Cerrito
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
John McCormick, Alternate, City of Lafayette
Laura Nakamura, City of Concord
Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado, City of San Pablo
Beth Painter, City of Napa
Gabe Paulson, City of Larkspur
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Matt Rinn, City of Pleasant Hill
Mathew Salter, Town of Ross
Susan Wernick, City of Novato
K. Patrice Williams, City of Fairfield
Absent: Dion Bailey, City of Hercules
John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Lead Board Clerk
Stephanie Chen, Director of Legislative Affairs
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Coordinator
Alexandra McGee, Director of Strategic Initiatives
Docusign Envelope ID: 33ADD955-986C-4379-8660-43ABBFAEF6EA Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Coordinator
Efren Oxlaj, Finance Manager
Justine Parmelee, Director of Internal Operations
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Office Manager
Daniel Settlemyer, Internal Operations Coordinator
Sabrinna Soldavini, Manager of Policy
Maira Strauss, Director of Finance
Jamie Tuckey, Chief of Staff
Alex Valenti, Manager of Customer Programs
Qua Vallery, Manager of Regulatory
Dawn Weisz, CEO
1. Roll Call
Chair Scales-Preston called the regular meeting to order at 6:37 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 5.16.24 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Approved Contracts for Energy Update
C.3 Resolution 2024-02 Amending MCE’s Conflict of Interest Code C.4 Resolution 2024-03 Appointing COO as Treasurer, as amended by Board motion and vote.
C.5 Proposed Amendment to MCE Policy 013: Reserve Policy Docusign Envelope ID: 33ADD955-986C-4379-8660-43ABBFAEF6EA Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Board Member Additions to Committees (Discussion/Action) Chief of Staff Jamie Tuckey 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 (Darling/Meadows) to approve addition of Board Members to Committees. Director Coler to the Technical Committee.
Directors Perrey and Salter to the Ad Hoc Capital Projects Committee.
Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Bailey, Gioia, Gulati, Murphy, Palmares, Thier, and Wilkinson).
7. Proposed Fiscal Year 2023/24 Deferral to MCE’s Operating Reserve Fund (Discussion/Action)
Maira Strauss, Director of Finance, 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 (Coler/Paulson) to approval of a deferral of $40 million in Fiscal Year 2023/24 revenues into the ORF. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Bailey, Gioia, Gulati, Murphy, Palmares, Thier, and Wilkinson).
8. Annual Energy Efficiency Report Out (Discussion)
Qua Vallery, Manager of Regulatory and Reporting, and Alex Valenti, Manager of Customer Programs, 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.
Action 1: It was M/S/C (Perkins/Nakamura) to approve Consent Calendar items C.1-C.3, and C.5. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Bailey, Gioia, Gulati, Murphy, Palmares, Thier, and Wilkinson).
Action 2: It was M/S/C (Beckman/Coler) to approve Consent Calendar item C.4. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Docusign Envelope ID: 33ADD955-986C-4379-8660-43ABBFAEF6EA
9. Review of External Funding Pursuits (Discussion)
Alexandra McGee, Director of Strategic Initiatives, 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.
10. Office Investment Opportunity (Discussion)
Justine Parmelee, Director of Internal Operations, 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. Board Matters & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were comments made by Director Perkins.
12. Adjournment
Chair Scales-Preston adjourned the meeting at 8:42 p.m. to the next scheduled Board Meeting on July 18, 2024.
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Shanelle Scales-Preston, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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