Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA)
Minutes
Thursday, October 23, 2025
5:30 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference and Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 5:38 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 MEMBERS
Jennifer Stalzer, General Counsel, presided over the swearing-in ceremony for Board Alternate Mark Dinan from East Palo Alto.
ROLL CALL
Participating:
Jackie Speier, San Mateo County
Jasneet Sharma, San Mateo County
Rick DeGolia, Atherton
Tom McCune, Belmont, arrived at 6:04 p.m.
Coleen Mackin, Brisbane
Donna Colson, Burlingame, Chair
Ken Gonzalez, Colma
Mark Dinan, East Palo Alto
Stacy Jimenez, Foster City
Patrick Jonsson, Half Moon Bay
Leslie Ragsdale, Hillsborough
Gary Brizee, Los Banos, participating from Los Banos
Betsy Nash, Menlo Park
Christine Boles, Pacifica
Rebecca Flynn, Portola Valley
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Redwood City, arrived at 5:54 p.m.
Marty Medina, San Bruno, Vice Chair
John Dugan, San Carlos
Adam Loraine, San Mateo
Absent:
Roderick Daus-Magbual, Daly City
Anders Fung, Millbrae
James Coleman, South San Francisco
Hassan Aburish, Woodside
A quorum was established.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
ACTION TO SET THE AGENDA AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director DeGolia moved, seconded by Vice Chair Medina, to set the Agenda, and approve Agenda Item Numbers 1-4.
1. Approval of 2025 Amended Conflict of Interest Code
2. Approval of the Execution and Delivery of a Clean Energy Purchase Contract and Certain Other Documents in Connection with the Issuance of California Community Choice Financing Authority Clean Energy Project Revenue Bonds; and Certain Other Actions Required to Ensure the Reduction in the Cost of Renewable Energy
3. Approval to Hire Jennifer Stalzer as Peninsula Clean Energy's In-House General Counsel
4. Approval of the Minutes for the September 25, 2025 Meeting.
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEMS 1 AND 3: 17-0 (Absent: Belmont, Daly City, Millbrae, Redwood City, South San Francisco, Woodside)
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM 2: 15-0 (Abstain: San Mateo County, Portola Valley Absent: Belmont, Daly City, Millbrae, Redwood City, South San Francisco, Woodside)
MOTION PASSED FOR AGENDA ITEM 4: 16-0 (Abstain: Portola Valley Absent: Belmont, Daly City, Millbrae, Redwood City, South San Francisco, Woodside)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Speier X Item 2
San Mateo County Director Sharma 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 Dinan X
Foster City Director Jimenez X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Brizzee X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Fung X
Pacifica Director Boles X
Portola Valley Director Flynn X Items 2 and 4
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 17 2 6
REGULAR AGENDA
5. Chair Report (Discussion)
Donna Colson, Chair, gave a report including the hiring of in-house general counsel, Jennifer Stalzer, and a request for volunteers to fill the vacant position on the Audit and Finance Committee.
6. CEO Report (Discussion)
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, gave a brief report including an update on two ribbon cuttings in Los Banos, site visits to Sunzia and Hetch Hetchy, upcoming visits to CAISO and Diablo Canyon, a press conference held with Caltrain and an update on Assemblymember Papan’s related bill on regenerative braking, and an update on an upcoming portable battery program for vulnerable customers.
7. Community Advisory Committee Report
Jason Mendelson, Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Chair, gave a report with a recap of the October 9, 2025 CAC meeting.
Public Comment: Jason Mendelson, Michael Closson
8. Industry Outlook with Guest Speaker Chris Seiple, Vice Chairman, Power and Renewables Group, Wood Mackenzie (Discussion)
Chair Colson introduced Chris Seiple, Vice Chairman of Power and Renewables Group at Wood Mackenzie who gave a presentation on the energy industry outlook.
Public Comment: None
9. 2026-2030 Strategic Plan: Final Summary and Five-Year Goals Overview (Discussion) Shalini Swaroop, Chief Operating Officer, presented the final summary and five-year goals for the 2026-2030 Strategic Plan.
Public Comment: Brian Schmidt from Menlo Spark
10. Consider Adoption of a New Agency Name (Action)
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, introduced the item and Gwen Rose, Director of Marketing and Community Relations, gave a presentation with background and potential updated agency name options.
Public Comment: Michael Closson
MOTION: Chair Colson moved, seconded by Director Dugan to Approve a Resolution selecting the Agency’s market-facing name as Westlight Energy and additionally authorizing staff to implement a brand awareness campaign of the selected name across marketing, communications, and public-facing materials beginning in 2026.
MOTION PASSED: 16-2 (Abstain: San Mateo County Absent: Daly City, Millbrae, South San Francisco, Woodside)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Speier X
San Mateo County Director Sharma 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 Dinan X
Foster City Director Jimenez X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Brizzee X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Fung X
Pacifica Director Boles 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 16 2 1 4
11.Approval Delegating Authority to the Chief Executive Officer to Complete Lease Negotiations and Execute a Lease Agreement for Office Space at 400 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo, CA (Action)
Nicholas Bijur, Chief Financial Officer, gave a presentation on proposed office space in San Mateo.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director Speier moved, seconded by Director Loraine to Approve the Delegating Authority to the Chief Executive Officer to complete lease negotiations and execute a lease agreement for office space at 400 S. El Camino Real in San Mateo, CA.
MOTION PASSED: 19-0 (Absent: Daly City, Millbrae, South San Francisco, Woodside)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Speier X
San Mateo County Director Sharma 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 Dinan X
Foster City Director Jimenez X
Half Moon Bay Director Jonsson X
Hillsborough Director Ragsdale X
Los Banos Director Brizzee X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Fung X
Pacifica Director Boles 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 19 4
12.Planning Discussion for Agency's 10-Year Anniversary (Discussion) CONTINUED TO A FUTURE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.
13.Board Open Forum (Discussion)
CONTINUED TO A FUTURE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.
14. Board Members’ Reports (Discussion)
Director Ragsdale gave an update on an upcoming event with the California Association of Youth Commissions where Director Speier will be a guest speaker.
Public Comment: None
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 8:49 p.m.