MCE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES
Monday, June 15, 2026
6:30 P.M.
Present: Liz Alessio, County of Napa and Four Napa Cities/Town (American Canyon, Calistoga, St. Helena, and Yountville) Eli Beckman, Town of Corte Madera
Mark Belotz, Town of Danville
Kari Birdseye, City of Benicia
Barbara Coler, Town of Fairfax
Cindy Darling, City of Walnut Creek
Jill Hoffman, City of Sausalito
Kevin Jacobs, City of Novato
Eduardo Martinez, City of Richmond
John McCormick, City of Lafayette
Aaron Meadows, City of Oakley
Laura Nakamura, City of Concord
Beth Painter, City of Napa
Gabe Paulson, Alternate, City of Larkspur
Mary Sackett, County of Marin
Manveer Sandhu, City of Fairfield
Shanelle Scales-Preston, County of Contra Costa, Chair
Sally Wilkinson, City of Belvedere
Brianne Zorn, City of Martinez
Absent: Dion Bailey, City of Hercules
Monica Brown, County of Solano
C. William Kircher, Jr., Town of Ross
Arlene Kobata, City of Pittsburg
Maika Llorens Gulati, City of San Rafael
Devin Murphy, City of Pinole
Charles Palmares, City of Vallejo
Max Perrey, City of Mill Valley
Patricia Ponce, City of San Pablo
Amanda Szakats, City of Pleasant Hill
Graham Thiel, Town of Moraga
Holli Thier, Town of Tiburon
Sridhar Verose, City of San Ramon
Chantel Walker, Town of San Anselmo
Carolyn Wysinger, City of El Cerrito
Staff
& Others: Jesica Brooks, Lead Board Clerk and Executive Assistant Docusign Envelope ID: 7C092027-EC03-898D-81D6-A309511AA18C Tanya Lomas, Board Clerk
Linda Lye, Senior Legal Counsel
Catalina Murphy, General Counsel
Justine Parmelee, VP of Internal Operations
Enyonam Senyo-Mensah, Manager of Internal Operations
1. Roll Call
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Chair Scales-Preston called the regular meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. with quorum established by roll call.
2. Public Open Time on Closed Session Matter
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Chair Scales-Preston opened the public comment period and there were no comments.
Begin Closed Session Chair Scales-Preston opened the closed session at 5:08 p.m.
3. Roll Call/Quorum
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Chair Scales-Preston returned to open session at 5:56 p.m. and quorum was established by roll call.
General Counsel Murphy stated there was no reportable action and that staff were given directions on next steps.
4. Adjournment
Chair Scales-Preston adjourned the meeting at 5:58 p.m. ___________________________________________
Shanelle Scales-Preston, Chair
Attest:
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Justine Parmelee, Secretary
Docusign Envelope ID: 7C092027-EC03-898D-81D6-A309511AA18C