MCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, November 21, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Present: Bruce Ackerman, Alternate, Town of Fairfax
Dion Bailey, City of Hercules
Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera
Kari Birdseye, City of Benicia
Monica Brown, County of Solano
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
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 Yountville) Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Kerry Hillis, Town of Moraga
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Gabe Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Laura Nakamura, City of Concord
Beth Painter, City of Napa
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Scott Perkins, City of San Ramon
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Katie Rice, County of Marin
Matt Rinn, City of Pleasant Hill
Jack Ryan, Alternate, Town of Tiburon
Mathew Salter, Town of Ross
Shanelle Scales-Preston, City of Pittsburg, Chair
Susan Wernick, City of Novato
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
K. Patrice Williams, City of Fairfield
Absent: John Gioia, Contra Costa County
Janelle Kellman, City of Sausalito
Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado, City of San Pablo
Gabe Paulson, City of Larkspur
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
Staff
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Efficiency Residential
Jessamyn da Cunha, Strategic Initiatives Intern
Alice Havenar-Daughton, Vice President of Customer Programs Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Jonnie Kipyator, Power Analysis Senior Manager
Chris Kubik, Senior Business Development Manager
Tanya Lomas, Internal Operations Coordinator
Itzel Martinez, Internal Operations Intern
Stephen Mariani, Senior Power Procurement Manager
Alexandra McGee, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Zena Meyer, Finance Analyst
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Coordinator
Justine Parmelee, Vice President of Internal Operations Zae Perrin, Vice President of Customer Operations
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Internal Operations Manager
Sabrinna Soldavini, Director of Policy
Maira Strauss, Director of Finance
Jenna Tenney, Manager of Communications and Community
Engagement
Greg Tillman, Associate Director of Rates
Jamie Tuckey, Chief Customer Officer
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Scales-Preston called the regular meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
Chair Scales-Preston opened the floor for board announcements, and there were no comments.
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 Weisz introduced this item and addressed questions from Board members.
5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 9.19.24 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Approval of 10.24.24 Meeting Minutes
C.3 Approved Contracts for Energy Update
C.4 Resolution No. 2024-06 Appointing Director of Finance as Treasurer Docusign Envelope ID: BB122BC8-2D26-42D5-A292-16C362226946 Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Resolution No. 2024-07 Honoring Director Scott Perkins (Discussion/Action)
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.
Action: It was M/S/C (Quinto/Nakamura) to adopt Resolution No. 2024-07 Honoring Director Scott Perkins. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Gioia, Kellman, Pabon-Alvarado, Paulson, and Zorn).
7. Resolution No. 2024-08 Accepting Award Number B-24-CP-CA-0168 From The Congressional Grants Division Of The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development (Discussion/Action)
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel, 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 (Meadows/Murphy) to adopt Resolution No. 2024-08 Accepting Award Number B-24-CP-CA-0168 From the Congressional Grants Division of The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Gioia, Kellman, Pabon-Alvarado, Paulson, and Zorn).
8. Proposed Vehicle to Grid Tariff (Discussion/Action)
Jared Sherwood, Senior Customer Account Analyst, Zae Perrin, VP of Customer Operations, and Greg Tillman, Associate Director of Rates, 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 (Perkins/Darling) to approve Consent Calendar items C.1 through C.4. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Gioia, Kellman, Pabon-Alvarado, Paulson, and Zorn).
Docusign Envelope ID: BB122BC8-2D26-42D5-A292-16C362226946 Action: It was M/S/C (Nakamura/Bailey) to approve the Bidirectional Vehicle Tariff Pilot. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Gioia, Kellman, Pabon-Alvarado, Paulson, and Zorn).
9. Board & Staff Matters (Discussion)
Comments were made by Directors Fineman and Rice.
10. Adjournment
Chair Scales-Preston adjourned the meeting at 8:23 p.m. to the next scheduled Board Meeting on December 18, 2025.
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Shanelle Scales-Preston, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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