MCE Executive Committee Meeting
Monday, May 5, 2025
12:00 p.m.
1125 Tamalpais Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
2300 Clayton Road, Suite 1150, Concord, CA, 94520
Public comments may be made in person or remotely via the details below.
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Phone: Dial (669) 900-9128, Meeting ID: 861 2234 3784, Passcode: 415565 Materials related to this agenda are available for physical inspection at MCE’s offices in San Rafael at 1125 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901 and in Concord at 2300 Clayton Road Suite 1150, Concord, CA 94520.
DISABLED ACCOMMODATION: If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation or an alternative format, please contact MCE at (888) 632-3672 or [email protected] at least 72 hours before the meeting start time to ensure arrangements are made.
Agenda Page 1 of 2
1. Roll Call/Quorum
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
4. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C. 1. Approval of 3.3.25 Meeting Minutes
C.2. Review Draft 5.15.25 Board Agenda
6. Regional Markets Discussion (Discussion)
7. PCIA Overview (Discussion)
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8. Committee & Staff Matters (Discussion)
9. Adjourn
The Executive Committee may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed on the agenda irrespective of how the items are described.
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MCE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, March 3, 2025
12:00 P.M.
Present: Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera, joined at 12:12pm Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Gabriel Quinto, City of El Cerrito
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley, Chair
Laura Nakamura, City of Concord
Mathew Salter, Town of Ross
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
Absent: Shanelle Scales-Preston, County of Contra Costa Staff
& Others: Jared Blanton, VP of Public Affairs
Jesica Brooks, Lead Board Clerk and Executive Assistant Vidhi Chawla, VP of Power Resources
Shuvo Chowdhury, VP of Technology & Analytics
Sebastian Conn, Senior Community Development Manager
Alice Havenar-Daughton, VP of Customer Programs
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operations Officer
Shaheen Khan, VP of Human Resources, Diversity, and Inclusion Caroline Lavenue, Legal Counsel
Tanya Lomas, Board Clerk Associate
Alexandra McGee, VP of Strategic Initiatives
Lindsay Meehan, Manager of Human Resources
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Ashley Muth, Internal Operations Coordinator
Efren Oxlaj, Finance Manager
Justine Parmelee, VP of Internal Operations
Zae Perrin, VP of Customer Operations
Mike Rodriguez-Vargas, Internal Operations Assistant
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Internal Operations Manager
Maíra Strauss, VP of Finance and Treasurer
Lisa Strong, Internal Operations Intern
Jamie Tuckey, Chief Customer Officer
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Perrey called the regular Executive Committee meeting to order at 12:01 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
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2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were no comments.
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 2.3.25 Meeting Minutes
C.2 Proposed Fifth Agreement with EV.Energy Corp
C.3 Draft 3.20.25 Board Agenda
Chair Perrey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
6. Proposed Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget (Discussion/Action) Maíra Strauss, VP of Finance and Treasurer and several MCE staff presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members Chair Perrey opened the public comment period, and comments were made by member of the public, Dan Segedin.
Action: It was M/S/C (Darling/Quinto) recommend to the Board of Directors approval of:
1. The MCE Cares Credit with an allocation of $5,000,000,
2. Up to $13 million transfer from the Operating Reserve to the Operating fund, and
3. The proposed Fiscal Year 2025/26 budgets.
Motion carried by roll call vote. Yays-6; Nos-2: (Nos: Salter and Wilkinson;
Absent: Beckman and Scales-Preston)
Action: It was M/S/C (Darling/Nakamura) to approve Consent Calendar C.1, C.2 and C.3. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Beckman, and Scales-Preston).
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7. 2024 Charles F. McGlashan Advocacy Award Nominations (Discussion/Action)
Sebastian Conn, Senior Community Development Manager, 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 (Nakamura/Darling) to approve
• The Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce,
• RCF Connects,
• Andrew Bradley, City of St. Helena
as the 2024 recipients of the Charles F. McGlashan Award to be presented at a future meeting of the MCE Board of Directors.
Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. (Absent: Beckman and Scales-Preston).
8. Committee & Staff Matters (Discussion)
Director Salter made comments.
9. Adjournment
Chair Perrey adjourned the meeting at 2:22 p.m. to the next scheduled Executive Committee Meeting on April 7, 2025.
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Max Perrey, Chair
Attest:
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Dawn Weisz, Secretary
DRAFT
MCE Board of Directors Meeting
Thursday, May 15, 2025
6:30 p.m.
1125 Tamalpais Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
2300 Clayton Road, Suite 1150, Concord, CA 94520
Public comments may be made in person via the details below.
Remote Public Meeting Participation
Video Conference: https://zoomto.me/F6Ogt
Phone: Dial (669) 900-9128, Meeting ID: 890 0487 7785, Passcode: 525690 Materials related to this agenda are available for physical inspection at MCE’s offices in San Rafael at 1125 Tamalpais Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901 and in Concord at 2300 Clayton Road, Suite 1150, Concord, CA 94520.
DISABLED ACCOMMODATION: If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation or an alternative format, please contact MCE at (888) 632-3674 or [email protected] at least 72 hours before the meeting start time to ensure arrangements are made.
Agenda Page 1 of 2
1. Roll Call/Quorum
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
4. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1. Approval of 4.17.25 Meeting Minutes
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C.2. Approved Contracts for Energy Update
6. Customer Programs Update (Discussion)
7. Public Affairs Update (Discussion)
8. Strategic Initiatives Update (Discussion)
9. Policy Update (Discussion)
10. Board & Staff Matters (Discussion)
11. Adjourn
The Board of Directors may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed on the agenda irrespective of how the items are described.