MCE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 1, 2026
10:00 A.M.
Present: Stephanie Andre, City of Larkspur
Dion Bailey, City of Hercules, Chair, left at 10:32 a.m.
John McCormick, City of Lafayette
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole, left at 11:47 a.m.
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo, joined at 10:07 a.m.
Amanda Szakats, City of Pleasant Hill, left at 11:33 a.m.
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Lead Board Clerk and Executive Assistant John Dalessi, Pacific Energy Advisors
Kirby Dusel, Pacific Energy Advisors
CB Hall, Director of Power Resources
Vicken Kasarjian, Chief Operating Officer
Tanya Lomas, Board Clerk
Linda Lye, Senior Legal Counsel
Stephen Mariani, Manager of Power Resources
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Justine Parmelee, VP of Internal Operations
Mike Rodriguez-Vargas, Internal Operations Assistant
Sabrinna Soldavini, Vice President of Policy
Jamie Tuckey, Chief Customer Officer
Dawn Weisz, Chief Executive Officer
1. Roll Call
Chair Bailey 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 Bailey opened the public comment period and there was a comment from member of the public, Jody Timms.
4. Report from Chief Executive Officer (Discussion)
Dawn Weisz, CEO, introduced this item.
Chair Bailey opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
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5. Consent Calendar (Discussion/Action)
C.1 Approval of 4.3.26 Meeting Minutes
6. Committee Process for Agenda Setting
a. Consideration of Agenda Setting Process (Discussion/Action) b. Member Request for Future Agenda Items (Discussion/Action) Chair Bailey and Vice Chair Palmares introduced this item and addressed questions from Committee members.
Chair Bailey opened the public comment period and there was a comment from member of the public, Jody Timms.
Action: It was M/S/C (Murphy/McCormick) to approve the recommendation to a. Add a standing item to each Technical Committee meeting agenda as follows:
Member Request for Future Agenda Items* (Discussion/Action) *Committee Members may request items to be considered for future agendas. An item requested by a Committee Member will only be brought forward with a majority vote and it will appear on a future agenda for discussion only. After discussion and a majority vote, the item will be added to a future agenda for action with staff recommendations for further Committee consideration.
Motion carried by roll call vote. 5-Yays 1-No (No: Szakats).
After the motion was adopted, there was further discussion about the agenda setting process, as adopted. Staff indicated they would follow up with the Chair to ensure the process accomplishes the Committee’s goal of impartiality and streamlining in the agenda setting process.
Director Palmares took over as Acting Chair after agenda item 6.
7. Integrated Resource Plan and Power Procurement (Discussion) Sabrinna Soldavini, VP of Policy, Stephen Mariani, Manager of Power Resources, John Dalessi, President and CEO of Pacific Energy Advisors, and Action: It was M/S/C (Szakats/McCormick) to approve Consent Calendar item C.1. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
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Acting Chair Palmares opened the public comment period and there was a comment from member of the public, Robert Miller.
Action: No action required.
8. Committee & Staff Matters (Discussion)
This item was not discussed due to loss of quorum.
9. Adjournment
Acting Chair Palmares adjourned the meeting at 11:47 a.m. to the next scheduled Technical Committee Meeting on June 5, 2026.
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Charles Palmares, Acting Chair
Attest:
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Justine Parmelee, Secretary
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