Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA)
Minutes
Thursday, February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference and Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m. in virtual teleconference, in the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority lobby and in the Los Banos City Hall conference room A.
SWEARING IN OF NEW BOARD MEMBER
David Silberman, Assistant County Attorney, presided over a swearing-in ceremony for new Board Members and Alternates:
Jackie Speier, San Mateo County
Desiree Thayer, Burlingame, Alternate
Suzy Niederhofer, Foster City, Alternate
Patrick Bo Jonsson, Half Moon Bay
Michael Amabile, Los Banos
Greg Wright, Pacifica, Alternate
Hassan Aburish, Woodside
ROLL CALL
Participating:
Jackie Speier, San Mateo County, participating remotely via AB 2449 Rick DeGolia, Atherton
Tom McCune, Belmont
Coleen Mackin, Brisbane
Desiree Thayer, Burlingame
Ken Gonzalez, Colma
Roderick Daus-Magbual, Daly City
Carlos Romero, East Palo Alto
Suzy Niederhofer, Foster City
Patrick Bo Jonsson, Half Moon Bay
Leslie Ragsdale, Hillsborough
Michael Amabile, Los Banos, participating from Los Banos Betsy Nash, Menlo Park
Anders Fung, Millbrae
Christine Boles, Pacifica
Craig Taylor, Portola Valley
Marty Medina, San Bruno, Vice Chair
John Dugan, San Carlos
Adam Loraine, San Mateo
James Coleman, South San Francisco
Hassan Aburish, Woodside
Absent:
Lisa Gauthier, San Mateo County
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Redwood City
A quorum was established.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
ACTION TO SET THE AGENDA AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director Coleman moved, seconded by Director Taylor to set the Agenda, and approve Agenda Item Numbers 1-4.
1. Approval of the Joint Powers Authority Agreement Weighted Voting Shares Allocation
2. Approval of Three EV Ready Program Fund Reservation Agreements, Providing Approximately $560,000 in Customer Incentives
3. Approval of 2025 Legislative / Regulatory Policy Platform
4. Approval of Minutes from the January 23, 2025 Board of Directors Meeting MOTION PASSED: 21-0 (Absent: San Mateo County, Redwood City)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Gauthier X
San Mateo County Director Speier X
Atherton Director DeGolia X
Belmont Director McCune X
Brisbane Director Mackin X
Burlingame Director Thayer X
Colma Director Gonzalez X
Daly City Director Daus-Magbual X
East Palo Alto Director Romero X
Foster City Director Niederhofer X
Half Moon Bay Director Bo Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Amabile X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Fung X
Pacifica Director Boles X
Portola Valley Director Taylor X
Redwood City Director Martinez Saballos X
San Bruno Director Medina X
San Carlos Director Dugan X
San Mateo Director Loraine X
South San Francisco Director Coleman X
Woodside Director Aburish X
Total 21 2
REGULAR AGENDA
5. Chair Report
Marty Medina, Vice Chair, gave a brief Chair Report including reporting an ad-hoc committee for the Chair and Vice Chair Nominating Committee consisting of Director DeGolia, Director Mackin, and Director Taylor.
6. CEO Report
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, gave a brief CEO Report including a legislative update from Marc Hershman, Director of Government Affairs, and a Call Center FAQ from Leslie Brown, Director of Account Services.
Public Comment: Rick Bonilla
7. Community Advisory Committee Report
Jason Mendelson, Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Chair, gave an overview of the February 13, 2025 meeting.
8. Approval of Solar+Storage for Public Buildings ("Gov PV") Program Contract Amendment with McMillan Electric to Increase The Not-To-Exceed Contract Limit By $7 Million for a Total of $30 Million for New Battery and EV Charging Systems at Public Facilities Peter Levitt, Senior Programs Manager of Distributed Energy Resources, gave a presentation on the Amendment with McMillan Electric for the Solar+Storage for Public Buildings Program Contract.
Public Comment: Rick Bonilla
MOTION: Director Romero moved, seconded by Director Taylor to Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to finalize and execute, in a form approved by the General Counsel, the amended agreement with McMillan Electric adding battery storage installations and EV charging at current and future solar sites, increasing the contract by $7,000,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $30,000,000; and to execute the associated Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) amendments, in forms approved by the General Counsel, for the deployment of solar, battery, and EV charging systems, after a required review by General Counsel to look and confirm that approving it without a subsequent RFP is consistent with the law.
MOTION PASSED: 21-0 (Absent: San Mateo County, Redwood City)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Gauthier X
San Mateo County Director Speier X
Atherton Director DeGolia X
Belmont Director McCune X
Brisbane Director Mackin X
Burlingame Director Thayer X
Colma Director Gonzalez X
Daly City Director Daus-Magbual X
East Palo Alto Director Romero X
Foster City Director Niederhofer X
Half Moon Bay Director Bo Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Amabile X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Fung X
Pacifica Director Boles X
Portola Valley Director Taylor X
Redwood City Director Martinez Saballos X
San Bruno Director Medina X
San Carlos Director Dugan X
San Mateo Director Loraine X
South San Francisco Director Coleman X
Woodside Director Aburish X
Total 21 2
9. Board Members’ Reports
Director Coleman noted a grant from Peninsula Clean Energy for lighting.
Director Daus-Magbual noted a battery storage plant was approved by the Daly City Council.
Director Ragsdale thanked PCE Staff for the FAQ on batteries.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.