Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA)
Minutes
Thursday, March 27, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference and Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m. in virtual teleconference, in the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority lobby, the Los Banos City Hall conference room A, and the Hotel at Oberlin, 10 East College Street, Oberlin, OH 44074.
SWEARING IN OF NEW BOARD MEMBER
Jennifer Stalzer, General Counsel, presided over a swearing-in ceremony for new Board Alternate Bob Nguyen from Millbrae.
ROLL CALL
Participating:
Effie Milionis Verducci, San Mateo County
Jackie Speier, San Mateo County
Rick DeGolia, Atherton
Tom McCune, Belmont
Coleen Mackin, Brisbane
Donna Colson, Burlingame, Chair
Roderick Daus-Magbual, Daly City, participating remotely via AB 2449, arrived at 6:42 p.m.
Carlos Romero, East Palo Alto
Stacy Jimenez, Foster City
Patrick Jonsson, Half Moon Bay
Leslie Ragsdale, Hillsborough, participating remotely from Oberlin, OH Michael Amabile, Los Banos, participating from Los Banos Betsy Nash, Menlo Park
Bob Nguyen, Millbrae
Greg Wright, Pacifica
Rebecca Flynn, Portola Valley
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Redwood City, arrived at 7:57 p.m.
Marty Medina, San Bruno, Vice Chair
Adam Loraine, San Mateo
James Coleman, South San Francisco, arrived at 6:47 p.m.
Hassan Aburish, Woodside
Absent:
Ken Gonzalez, Colma
John Dugan, San Carlos
A quorum was established.
PUBLIC COMMENT
James Tuleya, the Senior Energy Coach from Home Energy Analytics gave a public comment on the work being done by HEA in both San Mateo County and Los Banos.
ACTION TO SET THE AGENDA AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Nelly Wogberg, Board Clerk, noted an update to Agenda Item Number 3, “Approval of the Minutes for the February 27, 2025 Meeting” in an at-places memo.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director Medina moved, seconded by Director Romero to set the Agenda, and approve Agenda Item Numbers 1-3.
1. Approval of Two Funding Agreements for an EV Fleet Electrification Project with the City of East Palo Alto.
2. Approval of an Agreement with the Law Firm of Keyes & Fox LLP for Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) legal support in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $60,000 with a term of March 3, 2025 to August 30, 2025.
3. Approval of the Minutes for the February 27, 2025 Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 18-0 (Absent: Colma, Daly City, Redwood City, San Carlos, South San Francisco)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Milionis Verducci X
San Mateo County Director Speier X
Atherton Director DeGolia x
Belmont Director McCune X
Brisbane Director Mackin X
Burlingame Director Colson X
Colma Director Gonzalez X
Daly City Director Daus-Magbual X
East Palo Alto Director Romero X
Foster City Director Jimenez X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Amabile X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Nguyen X
Pacifica Director Wright X
Portola Valley Director Flynn 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 18 5
REGULAR AGENDA
4. Chair Report.
Chair Colson gave a report pulling together a committee consisting of herself, Vice Chair Medina, and Director DeGolia for the CEO Annual Review Committee. She also noted the overlap between the C/CAG committee that a few directors sit, and mentioned Shalini Swaroop, Chief Operating Officer, and Rafael Reyes, Director of Community Programs will be working to create synergy between both committees.
5. CEO Report.
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, gave a brief CEO Report including a legislative update, a timeline for the upcoming budget cycle and new strategic plan, and an update on the EV Ready Program.
6. Community Advisory Committee Report.
Jason Mendelson, Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Chair, provided an overview of the March 13, 2025 CAC meeting.
7. Selection of Board of Directors Chair and Vice Chair (Action).
Director DeGolia, Chair of the Nominating Committee, shared that the Committee, which includes Director Mackin and Director Taylor, received only one nomination for each role: Donna Colson for Chair and Marty Medina for Vice Chair.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director DeGolia moved, seconded by Director Aburish to nominate Director Colson to the position of Chair and Director Medina to the position of Vice Chair.
MOTION PASSED: 20-0 (Absent: Colma, Redwood City, San Carlos)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Milionis Verducci X
San Mateo County Director Speier X
Atherton Director DeGolia X
Belmont Director McCune X
Brisbane Director Mackin X
Burlingame Director Colson X
Colma Director Gonzalez X
Daly City Director Daus-Magbual X
East Palo Alto Director Romero X
Foster City Director Jimenez X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Amabile X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Nguyen X
Pacifica Director Wright X
Portola Valley Director Flynn 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 20 3
8. Study Sessions: 1. PCE Energy 101 and 2. Managing Volatility of Cost of Energy and the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) (Discussion).
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, introduced the item, and Roy Xu, Senior Director or Power Resources, gave a presentation explaining how Peninsula Clean Energy procures energy in the California energy market. Justin Kudo, Associate Director, Strategic Analysis & Rates, and Nick Bijur, Chief Financial Officer, continued the presentation with the cost of energy and the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA).
Public Comment: None
9. Board Members’ Reports
Chair Colson noted a visit to Los Banos for a ribbon cutting on the Los Banos Community Center on March 28, 2025.
Director Loraine gave a report on the CA Energy Commission and Electrification Summit in Sacramento.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.