MCE BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, February 20, 2025
6:30 P.M.
Present: Dion Bailey, City of Hercules
Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera
Mark Belotz, Town of Danville
Kari Birdseye, City of Benicia
Monica Brown, County of Solano
Barbara Coler, Town of Fairfax
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Gina Dawson, City of Lafayette
Kevin Jacobs, City of Novato
Arlene Kobata, City of Pittsburg
Tarrell Kullaway, Town of San Anselmo
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Laura Nakamura, City of Concord
Beth Painter, City of Napa
Sridhar Verose, City of San Ramon
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Mary Sackett, County of Marin
Mathew Salter, Town of Ross
Manveer Sandhu, City of Fairfield
Shanelle Scales-Preston, County of Contra Costa, Chair
Amanda Szakats, City of Pleasant Hill
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
Absent: Liz Alessio, The County of Napa and Four Napa Cities/Town (American Canyon, Calistoga, St. Helena, and Yountville) Stephanie Andre, City of Larkspur
Melissa Blaustein, City of Sausalito
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Elizabeth Pabon-Alvarado, City of San Pablo
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Graham Thiel, Town of Moraga
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
Cesar Zepeda, City of Richmond
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Lead Board Clerk and Executive Assistant Stephanie Chen, Associate General Counsel
Alice Havenar-Daughton, Vice President of Customer Programs Sam Irvine, Senior Strategic Initiatives Manager
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
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Jonnie Kipyator, Power Analytics Senior Manager
Caroline Lavenue, Legal Counsel
Tanya Lomas, Board Clerk Associate
Alexandra McGee, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Coordinator
Efren Oxlaj, Finance Manager
Justine Parmelee, Vice President of Internal Operations Robin Parmelee, Policy Intern
Zae Perrin, Vice President of Customer Operations
Mike Rodriguez-Vargas, Internal Operations Assistant
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Internal Operations Manager
Sabrinna Soldavini, Director of Policy
Maira Strauss, Vice President of Finance
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 6:34 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 11.21.24 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Approved Contracts for Energy Update
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
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6. Board Introductions (Discussion)
CEO Weisz welcomed the Board and extended round table introductions by Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
7. Selection of Chair & Vice Chair (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 1: Re-elect Director Shanelle Scales-Preston as MCE Board Chair.
Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote with 22 votes for Scales-Preston. (Absent: Alessio, Andre, Birdseye, Blaustein, Llorens Gulati, Quinto, Pabon-Alvarado, Palmares, Thiel, Thier, Wilkinson and Zepeda).
Action 2: Re-elect Director Gabriel Quinto as MCE Vice Chair. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote with 23 votes for Quinto. (Absent: Alessio, Andre, Blaustein, Llorens Gulati, Quinto, Pabon-Alvarado, Palmares, Thiel, Thier, Wilkinson, and Zepeda).
8. Proposed Resolution No. 2025-01 Accepting Award GFO-23-309 From the California Energy Commission (VPP-FLEX) (Discussion/Action) Alexandra McGee, Vice President 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: It was M/S/C (Murphy/Darling) to approve proposed Resolution No. 2025-01 Accepting Award GFO-23-309 from the California Energy Commission. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent:
Action: It was M/S/C (Darling/Coler) to approve Consent Calendar items C.1 and C.2 pending the request to update the 11.21.24 meeting minutes to reflect Director Bailey as an attendee. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (Absent: Alessio, Andre, Blaustein, Llorens Gulati, Quinto, Pabon-Alvarado, Palmares, Thiel, Wilkinson, and Zepeda).
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9. MCE 2025 Priorities (Discussion)
CEO Weisz introduced this item and several staff addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: No action required.
10.Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget Introduction on Power Supply and Staffing (Discussion)
a. Proposed Demand Charges Adjustment Effective April 1, 2025 (Discussion)
Maira Straus, Vice President of Finance, introduced this item and several staff addressed questions from Board members.
Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and comments were made by members of the public, Stephanie Andre and Dan Segedin.
Action: No action required.
11.Board & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were no comments
12.Adjournment
Chair Scales-Preston adjourned the meeting at 9:36 p.m. to the next scheduled Board Meeting on March 20, 2025.
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Shanelle Scales-Preston, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
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