Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA)
Minutes
Thursday, April 23, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference and Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 6:33 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:
Noelia Corzo, San Mateo County, arrived at 6:40 p.m.
Ray Mueller, San Mateo County
Rick DeGolia, Atherton
Tom McCune, Belmont
Coleen Mackin, Brisbane
Donna Colson, Burlingame
Ken Gonzalez, Colma
Mark Dinan, East Palo Alto
Patrick Jonsson, Half Moon Bay
Leslie Ragsdale, Hillsborough, Vice Chair
Michael Amabile, Los Banos, participating from Los Banos Betsy Nash, Menlo Park
Anders Fung, Millbrae
Christine Boles, Pacifica
Craig Taylor, Portola Valley
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Redwood City
Marty Medina, San Bruno, Chair
Adam Loraine, San Mateo
James Coleman, South San Francisco, participating remotely via SB 707 “just cause” exemption
Absent:
Roderick Daus-Magbual, Daly City
Stacy Jimenez, Foster City
John Dugan, San Carlos
Hassan Aburish, Woodside
A quorum was established.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Tygarjas Bigstyck
ACTION TO SET THE AGENDA AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director Nash moved, seconded by Director Taylor to set the Agenda, and approve Agenda Item Numbers 1-5.
1. Approval of an Amendment to the Agreement with Optony for the GovEV Program Increasing the Not-to-Exceed Amount by $200,000 to a Total of $1,000,000 and Extending the Term by Two Years Through December 31, 2028.
2. Approval of an EV Ready Program Fund Reservation Agreement with Green Water and Power in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $347,000 in Customer Incentives for EV Charging Infrastructure.
3. Review and Approval of First Amendment to the Existing Technical Assistance and Reporting Compliance Support Agreement with The Energy Coalition (TEC) Adding $250,764 for a new Not-to-Exceed Amount of $500,000 and Extending the Term Through June 30, 2028.
4. Approve Renewal of Peninsula Clean Energy's Insurance Package Coverage for the Period of May 1, 2026 Through May 1, 2027 in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $301,539.
5. Approval of the Minutes for the March 26, 2026 Meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 18-0 (Absent: San Mateo County, Daly City, Foster City, San Carlos, Woodside)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Corzo X
San Mateo County Director Mueller 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 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 18 5
REGULAR AGENDA
6. Chair Report (Discussion)
Chair Medina shared that Peninsula Clean Energy tabled the San Bruno Resilience Fair.
Public Comment: None
7. CEO Report (Discussion)
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, gave a report including a recap of recent activities including CCA federal lobby days with Community Choice Energy Alliance, and staffing updates.
Marc Hershman, Director of Government Affairs, gave a brief state legislative update.
Public Comment: None
8. Approve the Recommended Direction as Presented by Staff for the WestLight Energy Visual Identity, Tagline, and Brand Expression Elements (Action) Gwen Rose, Director of Marketing and Community Relations, and Robyn Baker, Creative Director at Owen, presented the new visual identity, tagline, and brand expression elements for WestLight Energy.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director Fung moved, seconded by Director DeGolia to approve the recommended direction as presented by staff for the WestLight Energy visual identity, tagline, and brand expression elements.
MOTION PASSED: 19-0 (Absent: Daly City, Foster City, San Carlos, Woodside)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Corzo X
San Mateo County Director Mueller 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 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 19 4
9. Review and Approval of an Agreement with the Association for Energy Affordability for the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $2,412,000, Inclusive of $1,440,000 to Serve Single-Family Homes and $972,000 to Serve Multi-Family Homes (Action)
Alejandra Posada, Business Operations Project Manager, Innovation Strategy, gave a presentation on the agreement with the Association for Energy Affordability for the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program.
Public Comment: Brian Schmidt, Executive Director of Menlo Spark MOTION: Director Corzo moved, seconded by Director Nash to Approve an Agreement with the Association for Energy Affordability for the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $2,412,000, Inclusive of $1,440,000 to Serve Single-Family Homes and $972,000 to Serve Multi-Family Homes (Action)
MOTION PASSED: 19-0 (Absent: Daly City, Foster City, San Carlos, Woodside)
JURISDICTION BOARD MEMBER YES NO ABSTAIN ABSENT
San Mateo County Director Corzo X
San Mateo County Director Mueller 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 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 19 4
10.Board Members’ Reports (Discussion)
Director Corzo shared that the name change item will be appearing at the next Board of Supervisors meeting.
Director DeGolia shared that between May 16-May 23 the Atherton Library is hosting an exhibit on for 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Director Boles shared that she attended the Bay Area Air District and Peninsula Clean Energy’s Electrification Without Upsizing, Climate Tech Showcase sharing that it was a fantastic event.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 7:47 p.m.