MCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
12:00 P.M.
Present: Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
Edi Birsan, Alternate, City of Concord
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
David Fong, Town of Danville
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley, Chair
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Pat Ravasio, Alternate, Town of Corte Madera
Absent: Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
Staff
& Others: JB Ackemann, VP of Public Affairs
Martin Bond, Senior Business Development Manager
Jesica Brooks, Lead Board Clerk and Executive Assistant Nicole Busto, Manager of Marketing
Vidhi Chawla, VP of Power Resources
Stephanie Chen, Director of Legislative Affairs
Shuvo Chowdhury, VP of Technology & Analytics
Jenn Green, Manager of Customer Programs
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Chris Kubik, Senior Business Development Manager
Caroline Lavenue, Legal Counsel
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Coordinator
Stephen Mariani, Senior Power Procurement Manager
Itzel Martinez, Internal Operations Intern
Alexandra McGee, VP of Strategic Initiatives
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Coordinator
Jackie Nuñez, Bilingual Communications Manager
Justine Parmelee, VP of Internal Operations
Zae Perrin, VP of Customer Operations
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Office Manager
Daniel Settlemyer, Internal Operations Associate
Sabrinna Soldavini, Director of Policy
Madeline Sarvey, Communications Coordinator
Maira Strauss, Director of Finance
Son Tran, Internal Operations Intern
Jamie Tuckey, Chief Customer Officer
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
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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)
Comments were made by Director Quinto.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
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 6.5.24 Meeting Minutes
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Climate Action Award (Discussion/Action)
Stephanie Chen, Director of Legislative Affairs, 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 (Birsan/Darling) to approve staff’s recommendation to present the 2024 Climate Action Leadership Award to Senator Bill Dodd at an upcoming Board meeting. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Scales-Preston and Thier).
7. Streamlining Board Meetings and Coordination (Discussion/Action) Caroline Lavenue, Legal Counsel, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No vote was taken.
8. PG&E Transfer of Diablo Canyon GHG-Free Attributes (Discussion/Action) Vidhi Chawla, VP, Power Resources and Sabrinna Soldavini, Director of Policy, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Action: It was M/S/C (Birsan/Quinto) to approve Consent Calendar item C.1.
Motion carried by roll call vote. (Abstain: Director Gulati; Absent: Directors Scales-Preston and Thier).
Docusign Envelope ID: C8664219-5784-42E7-AEB0-AA62385F74F2 Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and comments were made by member of the public Dan Segedin.
Action: It was M/S/C (Quinto/Birsan) Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Directors Scales-Preston and Thier).
9. Website and Brand Refresh (Discussion)
Action: Due to timing concerns, this item was moved to the upcoming Executive Committee meeting.
10. Committee & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were no comments.
11. Adjournment
Chair Perrey adjourned the meeting at 2:07 p.m. to the next scheduled Executive Committee Meeting on September 4, 2024.
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Cindy Darling, Acting Chair on September 4, 2024 when minutes were approved.
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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