Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA)
Minutes
Thursday, December 18, 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 and in the Los Banos City Hall conference room A.
ROLL CALL
Participating:
Lisa Gauthier, San Mateo County
Jasneet Sharma, San Mateo County
Rick DeGolia, Atherton
Tom McCune, Belmont, arrived at 6:46 p.m.
Coleen Mackin, Brisbane
Desiree Thayer, Burlingame
Mark Dinan, East Palo Alto
Stacy Jimenez, Foster City
Patrick Jonsson, Half Moon Bay, arrived at
6:43 p.m.
Leslie Ragsdale, Hillsborough
Nirorn Than, Los Banos, arrived at 6:42 p.m.
Betsy Nash, Menlo Park
Anders Fung, Millbrae
Greg Wright, 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:
Ken Gonzalez, Colma
Roderick Daus-Magbual, Daly City
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 Fung moved, seconded by Director Gauthier to set the Agenda, and approve Agenda Item Numbers 1-5.
1. Approval of Amendment to Contract for Climate Action Planning Support with San Mateo County Department of Sustainability in the Amount of $95,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $380,000
2. Approval of Amendments to Contracts with Sports Basement, ELV Motors, Kevin's Bikes, and Chain Reaction Bicycles, and a New Contract with ELV Motor Bikes, as Part of the E-Bikes Program
3. Approval of Amendments to Peninsula Clean Energy Operating Rules and Regulations: "Policy 16, Policies and Procedures for Board of Directors and Committees"
4. Approval of Minutes from the November 20, 2025 Board of Directors Meeting
5. Approval of Home Upgrade Program Self-Service Offering Loan and Rebate Expenditures in an amount not to exceed $25M for Customer-Selected Contractors through June 30, 2027.
MOTION PASSED: 16-0 (Absent: Belmont, Burlingame, Colma, Daly City, Half Moon Bay, Los Banos, Redwood City)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Gauthier 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 Amabile X
Menlo Park Director Nash X
Millbrae Director Fung X
Pacifica Director Wright 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 16 7
REGULAR AGENDA
6. Chair Report (Discussion)
Vice Chair Medina gave a report including interim appointment of John Dugan, San Carlos, to the Executive Committee, and asked for volunteers for the Chair and Vice Chair Ad Hoc Nominating Committee.
7. CEO Report (Discussion)
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, gave a presentation including recognizing Board members who have served for 10 years, an update on the second pre-pay transaction, a recap of board and staff activities, an update on two submittals to the Microgrid program, general updates on Peninsula Clean Energy thought and industry leadership, and a preview of the January Board meeting.
8. Update on First Year Results of In-House Contact Center (Discussion) Stephanie Elmore, Call Center Manager, gave a presentation recapping the first year of the in-house customer contact center. Kerstin Grune, Associate Director of Marketing, answered questions for the Board.
Public Comment: None
9. Briefing on PCE's Energy Efficiency Application to the California Public Utilities Commission (Discussion)
Shelby Bush, Program Manager for Energy Efficiency, gave a presentation on the energy efficiency application to the California Public Utilities Commission.
Public Comment: None
10. Planning Discussion for Agency's 10-Year Anniversary (Discussion) Kerstin Grune, Associate Director of Marketing, facilitated a discussion on planning for the Agency’s 10-year anniversary.
Public Comment: None
11.Board Open Forum Regarding Constituent Feedback, 2026 Board Member Priorities, Questions and/or Suggestions by Directors (Discussion) (CONTINUED FROM OCTOBER 23, 2025 BOARD
OF DIRECTORS MEETING)
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, introduced the Board open forum to solicit thoughts from the member jurisdictions going into 2026.
Public Comment: None
12.Board Members’ Reports (Discussion)
None
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m.