Item 1a Update – Amended April 17, 2025 Meeting Minutes To: The Governing Board
From: Teresa Willock, Board Clerk
Item 1a: Amended April 17, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Date: 5/15/2025
The May 15, 2025 Board Agenda packet was posted on May 12, 2025 with Consent Agenda Item 1a, but the document contained an error in reporting the vote lines for Entry No. 2 and Entry No. 4.
Entry No. 2
Acted on the Consent Agenda as follows:
Approved the amended minutes of the March 20, 2025 regular meeting.
Received Fiscal Year 2024-25 Draft Monthly Financial Reports through February 2025.
Adopted *Resolution 2025-14 to authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute an agreement with Kosmatka Donnelly & Co., LLP for financial audit services for an amount not to exceed $132,000 for an initial three-year term.
MOTION: Petersen/Pearl. Vote: 11:0:0.
ROLL CALL: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Petersen Pearl, Petersen, Ring.
Absent: None.
Entry No. 4
The Board of Directors adopted *Resolution 2025-15 approving and authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute an agreement with Energy Mission Control dba FuSE Carbon Technologies for Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program Services.
MOTION: Ring/Pearl. Vote: 10:0:1.
ROLL CALL: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Lomen, Parlin, Petersen Pearl, Petersen, Ring.
Absent: Jones.
*Resolution 2025-14 and Resolution 2025-15 had been finalized for signature with the correct vote lines.
The amended document is being provided at the May 15, 2025 Board meeting and will be uploaded to the Pioneer Community Energy website following the meeting.
The following attachments are for your reference.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Redline showing changes made to Item 1a – April 17, 2025 Meeting Minutes
2. Clean copy with changes made to Item 1a – April 17, 2025 Meeting Minutes DRAFT
PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
GOVERNING BOARD
MINUTES
April 17, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
Entry No. 1
Heard General Administrative Functions – Part I
Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board met in regular session at 3:00 PM on April 17, 2025. The Members convened in person and the meeting was accessible to the public at Pioneer Community Energy, 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, California 95677; the meeting was accessible for viewer participation on the Zoom platform at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89020017279; and, was live streamed for viewing on the Pioneer website at: https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/.
Roll Call
Present: City of Auburn (Dowdin Calvillo), County of El Dorado (Parlin), City of Grass Valley (Ivy), City of Lincoln (Pearl), Town of Loomis (Ring), Nevada City (Petersen), County of Placer (Jones), City of Placerville (Carter), City of Rocklin (Janda).
Absent: City of Colfax (Lomen), County of Placer (DeMattei).
Chair Dowdin Calvillo presided over the meeting.
Agenda Review
Reviewed and made no revision to the meeting agenda.
Public Comment
There were no comments from members of the public on items not listed on this agenda.
Directors DeMattei and Lomen joined the meeting prior to the Consent Agenda.
Entry No. 2
Acted on the Consent Agenda as follows:
Approved the amended minutes of the March 20, 2025 regular meeting.
Received Fiscal Year 2024-25 Draft Monthly Financial Reports through February 2025.
Adopted Resolution 2025-14 to authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute an agreement with Kosmatka Donnelly & Co., LLP for financial audit services for an amount not to exceed $132,000 for an initial three-year term.
MOTION: Petersen/Pearl. Vote: 11:0:0.
ROLL CALL: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Petersen Pearl, Petersen, Ring.
No/Abstain: None.
Absent: None.
ITEM 1a - AMENDED
AMENDED - April 17, 2025 – page 2
Entry No. 3
2025 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform
Receive and approve the 2025 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform that includes the following current recommendations to adopt support positions on Assembly Bill (AB) 706 (Aguiar-Curry), Senate Bill (SB) 88 (Caballero), AB 66 (Tangipa), AB 442 (Hadwick), and SB 540 (Becker).
Director Ivy moved staff’s recommendation to approve the 2025 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform and directed staff to provide the Board with continued updates on legislation in this area. Director DeMattei seconded the motion.
Director Ring made a substitute motion to adopt the Legislative Policy and Platform as proposed then separate the priority Bills for voting purposes. Chair Dowdin Calvillo seconded the motion.
MOTION: Ring/Dowdin Calvillo. Vote: 10:1:0.
Ayes: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Pearl, Ring.
Noes: Petersen.
Director Lomen moved staff’s recommendation to support all five priority bills. Director DeMattei seconded the motion.
Director Ring made a substitute motion to separate out Assembly Bill 66 and Assembly Bill 442 and to support Assembly Bill 706, Assembly Bill 88, and Senate Bill 540. Director Janda seconded the motion.
MOTION: Ring/Janda. Vote: 11:0:0.
Ayes: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Pearl, Petersen, Ring.
No/Abstain: None.
Director Janda moved to support Assembly Bill 66 and Assembly Bill 442. Director Petersen seconded the motion.
MOTION: Janda/Petersen. Vote: 9:2:0.
Ayes: DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Pearl, Petersen.
Noes: Carter, Ring.
Director Jones excused herself from the meeting at 4:02 PM due to a scheduling conflict.
Entry No. 4
Adopt Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Execute an Agreement with Energy Mission Control dba FuSE Carbon Technologies for Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program Services
The Program uses public sector-owned chargers (transportation); and, FuSE is paid with 10% of revenue generated from selling credits (CARB).
Pioneer not penalized or obligated to a minimum number of credits. Once a Master Agreement with Pioneer and FuSE is approved, then each Member Agency will have opportunity to participate in the program.
Adopted Resolution 2025-15 approving and authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute an agreement with Energy Mission Control dba FuSE Carbon Technologies for Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program Services.
MOTION: Ring/Pearl. Vote: 10:0:1.
ROLL CALL: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Lomen, Parlin, Petersen Pearl, Petersen, Ring.
Absent: Jones.
AMENDED - April 17, 2025 – page 3
Entry No. 5
AMI Audit Review and Cybersecurity Assessment Report
Received report of the Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Audit on the Cybersecurity Assessment for Pioneer Community Energy and found that Pioneer maintained its excellent third party risk score of 740/820 and remediations are minor in nature and already underway. Overall, Pioneer takes duty to care for customer information very seriously.
Entry No. 6
State of Pioneer
Received Chief Executive Officer Eckert’s update on the State of Pioneer Community Energy.
Board Chair Dowdin Calvillo commented that public perception has much improved with positive comments.
Entry No. 7
Heard General Administrative Function – Part II
Board Member Communications
Audit & Finance Committee
Director Ring reported that the Audit & Finance Committee met on April 7, 2025, to select officers for 2025; announced that he will be serving as Chair and that Director Pearl will be serving as Vice Chair; and, informed the Board that the Audit & Finance Committee will meet again in May to discuss the first draft of the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget and Facility Options.
Governance Committee
Board Chair Dowdin Calvillo reported that the Governance Committee met on April 15, 2025, to discuss the General Governance of the Board with regards to Expansion and Member Voting with a consensus to (1) not make changes to the voting structure prior to the new members joining the Board; and, (2) to have future discussions regarding committee structure and remote participation.
The Committee also considered and discussed the timing of New Members joining the Board of Directors.
Then, recommended that (1) the New Members join the Board on July 1, 2027; and, (2) for that recommendation to be made to the Board at the May 15, 2025 meeting.
Received an Overview of the Triennial Compensation Study. Then, (1) Approved the commissioning of the Compensation Study; (2) Approved the list of survey agencies minus one agency; and, (3) Requested staff to schedule a Committee closed session meeting in late June/early July to discuss the preliminary results of the Compensation Study prior to making their recommendation for the July 17, 2025 Board of Directors meeting.
Director Ring reported that he attended the Greater Sacramento Economic Development Council and was interested in coordinating Community Choice Aggregators and Pioneer in lobbying efforts, not marketing.
Chief Executive Officer Communications
Chief Executive Officer Eckert welcomed and introduced the newest member of the Pioneer team, Lee Ewing, Manager of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs; and extended well wishes to everyone for a Happy Easter.
Items for Information
Received the Glossary of Terms.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:39 PM.
PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
GOVERNING BOARD
MINUTES
April 17, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
Entry No. 1
Heard General Administrative Functions – Part I
Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board met in regular session at 3:00 PM on April 17, 2025. The Members convened in person and the meeting was accessible to the public at Pioneer Community Energy, 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, California 95677; the meeting was accessible for viewer participation on the Zoom platform at: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89020017279; and, was live streamed for viewing on the Pioneer website at: https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/.
Roll Call
Present: City of Auburn (Dowdin Calvillo), County of El Dorado (Parlin), City of Grass Valley (Ivy), City of Lincoln (Pearl), Town of Loomis (Ring), Nevada City (Petersen), County of Placer (Jones), City of Placerville (Carter), City of Rocklin (Janda).
Absent: City of Colfax (Lomen), County of Placer (DeMattei).
Chair Dowdin Calvillo presided over the meeting.
Agenda Review
Reviewed and made no revision to the meeting agenda.
Public Comment
There were no comments from members of the public on items not listed on this agenda.
Directors DeMattei and Lomen joined the meeting prior to the Consent Agenda.
Entry No. 2
Acted on the Consent Agenda as follows:
Approved the amended minutes of the March 20, 2025 regular meeting.
Received Fiscal Year 2024-25 Draft Monthly Financial Reports through February 2025.
Adopted Resolution 2025-14 to authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute an agreement with Kosmatka Donnelly & Co., LLP for financial audit services for an amount not to exceed $132,000 for an initial three-year term.
MOTION: Petersen/Pearl. Vote: 11:0:0.
ROLL CALL: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Pearl, Petersen, Ring.
No/Abstain: None.
Absent: None.
April 17, 2025 – page 2
Entry No. 3
2025 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform
Receive and approve the 2025 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform that includes the following current recommendations to adopt support positions on Assembly Bill (AB) 706 (Aguiar-Curry), Senate Bill (SB) 88 (Caballero), AB 66 (Tangipa), AB 442 (Hadwick), and SB 540 (Becker).
Director Ivy moved staff’s recommendation to approve the 2025 Pioneer Legislative Policy and Platform and directed staff to provide the Board with continued updates on legislation in this area. Director DeMattei seconded the motion.
Director Ring made a substitute motion to adopt the Legislative Policy and Platform as proposed then separate the priority Bills for voting purposes. Chair Dowdin Calvillo seconded the motion.
MOTION: Ring/Dowdin Calvillo. Vote: 10:1:0.
Ayes: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Pearl, Ring.
Noes: Petersen.
Director Lomen moved staff’s recommendation to support all five priority bills. Director DeMattei seconded the motion.
Director Ring made a substitute motion to separate out Assembly Bill 66 and Assembly Bill 442 and to support Assembly Bill 706, Assembly Bill 88, and Senate Bill 540. Director Janda seconded the motion.
MOTION: Ring/Janda. Vote: 11:0:0.
Ayes: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Pearl, Petersen, Ring.
No/Abstain: None.
Director Janda moved to support Assembly Bill 66 and Assembly Bill 442. Director Petersen seconded the motion.
MOTION: Janda/Petersen. Vote: 9:2:0.
Ayes: DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Jones, Lomen, Parlin, Pearl, Petersen.
Noes: Carter, Ring.
Director Jones excused herself from the meeting at 4:02 PM due to a scheduling conflict.
Entry No. 4
Adopt Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to Execute an Agreement with Energy Mission Control dba FuSE Carbon Technologies for Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program Services
The Program uses public sector-owned chargers (transportation); and, FuSE is paid with 10% of revenue generated from selling credits (CARB).
Pioneer not penalized or obligated to a minimum number of credits. Once a Master Agreement with Pioneer and FuSE is approved, then each Member Agency will have opportunity to participate in the program.
Adopted Resolution 2025-15 approving and authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute an agreement with Energy Mission Control dba FuSE Carbon Technologies for Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Program Services.
MOTION: Ring/Pearl. Vote: 10:0:1.
ROLL CALL: Carter, DeMattei, Dowdin Calvillo, Ivy, Janda, Lomen, Parlin, Pearl, Petersen, Ring.
Absent: Jones.
April 17, 2025 – page 3
Entry No. 5
AMI Audit Review and Cybersecurity Assessment Report
Received report of the Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Audit on the Cybersecurity Assessment for Pioneer Community Energy and found that Pioneer maintained its excellent third party risk score of 740/820 and remediations are minor in nature and already underway. Overall, Pioneer takes duty to care for customer information very seriously.
Entry No. 6
State of Pioneer
Received Chief Executive Officer Eckert’s update on the State of Pioneer Community Energy.
Board Chair Dowdin Calvillo commented that public perception has much improved with positive comments.
Entry No. 7
Heard General Administrative Function – Part II
Board Member Communications
Audit & Finance Committee
Director Ring reported that the Audit & Finance Committee met on April 7, 2025, to select officers for 2025; announced that he will be serving as Chair and that Director Pearl will be serving as Vice Chair; and, informed the Board that the Audit & Finance Committee will meet again in May to discuss the first draft of the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget and Facility Options.
Governance Committee
Board Chair Dowdin Calvillo reported that the Governance Committee met on April 15, 2025, to discuss the General Governance of the Board with regards to Expansion and Member Voting with a consensus to (1) not make changes to the voting structure prior to the new members joining the Board; and, (2) to have future discussions regarding committee structure and remote participation.
The Committee also considered and discussed the timing of New Members joining the Board of Directors.
Then, recommended that (1) the New Members join the Board on July 1, 2027; and, (2) for that recommendation to be made to the Board at the May 15, 2025 meeting.
Received an Overview of the Triennial Compensation Study. Then, (1) Approved the commissioning of the Compensation Study; (2) Approved the list of survey agencies minus one agency; and, (3) Requested staff to schedule a Committee closed session meeting in late June/early July to discuss the preliminary results of the Compensation Study prior to making their recommendation for the July 17, 2025 Board of Directors meeting.
Director Ring reported that he attended the Greater Sacramento Economic Development Council and was interested in coordinating Community Choice Aggregators and Pioneer in lobbying efforts, not marketing.
Chief Executive Officer Communications
Chief Executive Officer Eckert welcomed and introduced the newest member of the Pioneer team, Lee Ewing, Manager of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs; and extended well wishes to everyone for a Happy Easter.
Items for Information
Received the Glossary of Terms.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:39 PM.