Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Peninsula Clean Energy Authority (PCEA)
Minutes
Thursday, May 28, 2026
6:30 p.m.
Zoom Video Conference and Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 6:32 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
Ray Mueller, San Mateo County
Rick DeGolia, Atherton
Tom McCune, Belmont
Coleen Mackin, Brisbane
Ken Gonzalez, Colma
Roderick Daus-Magbual, Daly City
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
Mayra Espinosa, Pacifica
Craig Taylor, Portola Valley
Elmer Martinez Saballos, Redwood City
Marty Medina, San Bruno, Chair
John Dugan, San Carlos
Hassan Aburish, Woodside
Absent:
Donna Colson, Burlingame
Stacy Jimenez, Foster City
Anders Fung, Millbrae
Adam Loraine, San Mateo
James Coleman, South San Francisco
A quorum was established.
SWEARING IN OF NEW BOARD ALTERNATE
Jennifer Stalzer, Legal Counsel, presided over the swearing in ceremony for Mayra Espinosa, the Alternate Board Member from Pacifica.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
ACTION TO SET THE AGENDA AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director Corzo moved, seconded by Director Martinez Saballos to set the Agenda, and approve Agenda Item Numbers 1-4.
1. Approve an Amendment to an Agreement with the City of Menlo Park for Home Electrification Projects to Extend the Term Through December 31, 2028 and Adding $1,800,000 of CEC-funding for a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $3,750,000.
2. Approve First Amendment to CC Power's Power Purchase Agreement with Fish Lake Geothermal LLC and Delegation of Authority to the Chief Executive Officer to Execute any Necessary Documents to Effectuate Peninsula Clean Energy's Continued Participation in the Fish Lake Geothermal Project With a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $73 Million Over Twenty (20) Years.
3. Approval of an Additional EV Ready Program Fund Reservation Agreement with GoPowerEV in the Amount of $527,500 for a Total Amount Not-to-Exceed $2,000,000 in Customer Incentives in Fiscal Year 2026.
4. Approval of Minutes from the March 26, 2026 and April 23, 2026 Board of Directors Meetings.
MOTION PASSED: 18-0 (Absent: Burlingame, Foster City, Millbrae, San Mateo, South San Francisco)
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 Espinosa 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
5. Chair Report (Discussion)
None
6. CEO Report (Discussion)
Shawn Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, gave a presentation including updates on progress towards the name change, upcoming ribbon cuttings, an update on staff satisfaction, important upcoming dates, and a customer success story.
Mike Mielke, Senior Manager, Legislative Policy, shared a legislative update.
Public Comment: None
7. PUBLIC HEARING: Update on Position Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Strategies in Compliance with Government Code 3502.3. (Discussion)
Leilani Johnson, Director of People and Culture, gave a presentation on position vacancies and recruitment and retention strategies.
Public Hearing opened at 7:01 p.m.
Public Hearing closed at 7:02 p.m. with no comments.
8. Approval of the Fourth Amendment to the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement (Action)
Jennifer Stalzer, Legal Counsel, explained the process for updating the Peninsula Clean Energy Joint Powers Authority to reflect the name change to WestLight Energy.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director DeGolia moved, seconded by Director Taylor to Approval of the Fourth Amendment to the Peninsula Clean Energy Authority Joint Powers Authority (JPA) Agreement Reflecting the Authority's Name Change to WestLight Energy.
MOTION PASSED: 18-0 (Absent: Burlingame, Foster City, Millbrae, San Mateo, South San Francisco)
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 Espinosa 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
9. Approval of an Agreement for Reach Codes Consulting with TRC Engineers with a Term of June 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2029 and a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $2,000,000 (Action) Phillip Kobernick, Associate Director of Energy Programs, gave a presentation on the agreement with TRC Engineers, Inc. to provide reach codes technical assistance.
Public Comment: Brian Schmidt from Menlo Spark
MOTION: Director Nash moved, seconded by Director Mackin to Approve a new agreement with TRC Engineers, Inc. (TRC) to provide Reach Codes Technical Assistance with a term of June 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029, and a total not-to-exceed amount of $2,000,000.
MOTION PASSED: 18-0 (Absent: Burlingame, Foster City, Millbrae, San Mateo, South San Francisco)
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 Espinosa 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
10. Approval of the Dave Pine Community Award (Action)
Kirsten Andrews-Schwind, Associate Director of Energy Programs, provided an overview of the proposed Dave Pine Community Energy Award.
Public Comment: None
MOTION: Director DeGolia moved, seconded by Director Nash to Establish the Dave Pine Community Award, an annual recognition in honor of founding Board Chair, Dave Pine.
MOTION PASSED: 18-0 (Absent: Burlingame, Foster City, Millbrae, San Mateo, South San Francisco)
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 Espinosa 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
Appointed to the Dave Pine Award Nominating Committee: Director Corzo, Director Martinez Saballos, Director Nash, Director Medina, and Director Mackin.
11. Beyond the Power Content Label: Understanding Clean Energy Procurement (Discussion) Shawn Marshall introduced the study session item on clean energy procurement and Roy Xu, Senior Director of Power Resources, gave the presentation. Shalini Swaroop, Chief Operating Officer, added some additional context.
Public Comment: None
12.Board Members’ Reports (Discussion)
Vice Chair Ragsdale shared a recap of attendance at the CalCCA Annual Conference.
Director Daus-Magbual shared the June 16th annual flag raising at Daly City Hall.
CLOSED SESSION
The Board took a break from 8:49 p.m. to 8:58 p.m.
13. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOV’T CODE SEC. § 54957(b)(4)
Title: Chief Executive Officer
14. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Cal. Gov. Code § 54957.6) Agency Designated Representatives: Chair Marty Medina and General Counsel; Unrepresented Employee: Chief Executive Officer
15. Reconvene Open Session (If Necessary) To Report Any Action(s) Taken During Closed Session The Board reconvened at 9:12 p.m. and reported no reportable action.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 9:13 p.m.