MCE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, October 24, 2024
9:30 A.M.
Pittsburgh Yacht Club, 3 Marina Blvd. Pittsburg, CA. 94565
Present: Dion Bailey, City of Hercules
Barbara Coler, Town of Fairfax
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
Alexis Fineman, Town of San Anselmo
John Gioia, County of Contra Costa
Ryan Gregory, County of Napa and Four Napa Cities
Kerry Hillis, Town of Moraga
Janelle Kellman, City of Sausalito
Maika Llorens-Gulati, City of San Rafael
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Laura Nakamura, City of Concord
Beth Painter, City of Napa
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Mathew Salter, Town of Ross
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
Absent: Eli Beckman, Corte Madera
Kari Birdseye, City of Benecia
Monica Brown, County of Solano
David Fong, Town of Danville
Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado, City of San Pablo
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Gabe Paulson, City of Larkspur
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Matt Rinn, City of Pleasant Hill
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
K. Patrice Williams, City of Fairfield
Susan Wernick, City of Novato
Sally Wilkinson, Town of Belvedere
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Staff: Martin Bond, Senior Business Development Manager Jesica Brooks, Executive Assistant & Lead Board Clerk
Tyla Brown, Partnership Development Manager
Vidhi Chawla, VP of Power Resources
Stephanie Chen, Director of Legislative Affairs
Ben Choi, Account Manager II
Kathleen Culhane, Board Clerk
Jenn Green, Manager of Customer Programs
Alice Havenar-Daughton, VP of Customer Programs
Vicken Kasarjian, COO
Shaheen Khan, VP of Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion Chris Kubik, Senior Business Development Manager
Caroline Lavenue, Legal Counsel
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Coordinator
Joy Massey, Senior Customer Programs Manager,
Transportation Electrification
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Coordinator
Michelle Nochisaki, Senior Customer Programs Manager
Justine Parmelee, VP of Internal Operations
Stephanie Penera, Senior Customer Programs Manager
Grace Peralta, Senior Customer Programs Manager
Zae Perrin, VP of Customer Operations
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Internal Operations Manager
Daniel Settlemyer, Internal Operations Associate
Sabrinna Soldavini, Director of Policy
Maira Strauss, Director of Finance
Jenna Tenney, Manager of Communications and Community
Engagement
Jamie Tuckey, Chief Customer Officer
Alex Valenti, Manager of Customer Programs
Dawn Weisz, CEO
1. Roll Call
Acting Chair Quinto called the special meeting to order at 9:48 a.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Acting Chair Quinto opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
3. Welcome & Introductions
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4. MCE Vision, Mission, and Agency Priorities (Discussion) Dawn Weisz, CEO, and Vicken Kasarjian, COO, introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
Acting Chair Quinto opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
5. Empowering Communities Through Clean Energy Initiatives (Discussion) a. Grant-Funded Customer Programs
b. Community Partnerships
c. Business Development
Alice Havenar-Daughton, VP of Customer Programs, introduced the item, and several staff presented the item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Navigating Industry Changes & Challenges (Discussion) a. Overview of California Energy Market Structure
b. Regional Coordination: Pathway’s Initiative
c. Energy Affordability
CEO, Weisz, and COO, Kasarjian, introduced the item, and several staff presented the item and addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
7. Site Visits: Energy Storage (Discussion)
a. Pittsburg Unified School District: 3200 Loveridge Rd., Pittsburg, CA. 94565 & 1750 Harbor St, Pittsburg, CA 94565
b. Diablo Energy Storage Project: 783 Willow Pass Rd, Pittsburg, CA 94565
Chair Scales-Preston adjourned the Special Meeting at 3:10 p.m. to the next Regular Board Meeting on November 21, 2024.
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Shanelle Scales-Preston, Chair
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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