MCE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 3, 2026
10:00 A.M.
Present: Stephanie Andre, City of Larkspur
Dion Bailey, City of Hercules
John McCormick, City of Lafayette
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole, Chair
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo, joined at 10:05 a.m.
Amanda Szakats, City of Pleasant Hill
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Lead Board Clerk and Executive Assistant Vidhi Chawla, VP of Power Resources
CB Hall, Director of Power Resources
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Tanya Lomas, Board Clerk
Stephen Mariani, Manager of Power Resources
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Justine Parmelee, VP of Internal Operations
Mike Rodriguez-Vargas, Internal Operations Assistant
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Manager of Internal Operations
Dan Settlemyer, Internal Operations Associate
Jamie Tuckey, Chief Customer Officer
Andy Twilling, Power Procurement Manager
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Murphy called the regular Technical Committee meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Board Announcements (Discussion)
There were no comments.
3. Public Open Time (Discussion)
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
4. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
Dawn Weisz, CEO, introduced this item.
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5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 3.6.26 Meeting Minutes
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Action: It was M/S/C (McCormick/Bailey) to approve Consent Calendar item C.1. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
6. Selection of Technical Committee Chair & Vice Chair (Discussion/Action) Chair Murphy opened the floor for Committee members to discuss.
Chair Murphy opened the public comment period and there were comments from members of the public, Mark Belotz, Dan Segedin, Bruce Ackerman, Nick Pappas, and Jody Timms.
Action: It was M/S/C (Szakats/McCormick) to Select Dion Bailey (City of Hercules) as Technical Committee Chair and Charles Palmares (City of Vallejo) as Technical Committee Vice Chair. Motion carried by roll call vote. 5-Yays 1-No. (No: Andre)
Chair Bailey assumed chairing of the meeting after the approval of item 6.
7. Proposed Resolution 2026-02 Delegating Energy Procurement Authority (Discussion/Action)
Vidhi Chawla, VP of Power Resources, Andy Twilling, Power Procurement Manager, and CB Hall, Director of Power Resources, presented this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Chair Bailey opened the public comment period and there were comments from members of the public, Kingston Cole, Robert Miller, Bruce Ackerman, Dan Segedin, Nick Pappas, Joe Barber, Brianne Zorn, Alicia Minyen, and Jody Timms.
Action: It was M/S/C (McCormick/Murphy) to Recommend that the Board of Directors adopt Resolution No. 2026-02 Delegating Energy Procurement Authority with the addition that individuals outlined in the resolution are encouraged and expected to meet with MCE staff on a quarterly basis to discuss open positions and contracting needs. Motion carried by roll call vote. 5-Yays 1-No. (No: Andre)
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8. Committee & Staff Matters (Discussion)
There were no comments.
9. Adjournment
Chair Bailey adjourned the meeting at 12:19 p.m. to the next scheduled Technical Committee Meeting on May 1, 2026.
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Dion Bailey, Chair
Attest:
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Justine Parmelee, Secretary
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