Entry No. 1
PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
GOVERNING BOARD
SPECIAL MEETING
September 18, 2025
MINUTES
Heard General Administrative Functions - Part I
Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Governing Board met in open session at 2: 16 PM on September 18, 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; and, the meeting was accessible for viewer participation on the Zoom platform at the following link: https ://us06web.zoom.us/j/89020017279 ; and, was live streamed for viewing on the Pioneer website:
https: //pioneercom mun ityenergy.org/about-us/meeti ngs-and-agendas/.
Roll Call
Present: City of Auburn (Dowd in Calvillo), City of Colfax (Lomen), County of El Dorado (Parlin), City of Grass Valley (Ivy), City of Lincoln (Pearl), Town of Loomis (Ring), Nevada City (Petersen), City of Placerville (Carter), City of Rocklin (Bass).
Absent: County of Placer (DeMattei), County of Placer (Jones).
Director Parlin acknowledged that she was participating remotely for "Just Cause" due to traveling on official business for her public agency, County of El Dorado; that no persons age 18 or older were in the room with her and that she would declare if anyone does enter the room during this meeting.
Chair Dowdin Calvillo presided over the meeting.
Public Comment
There were no comments from members of the public.
Closed Session
Adjourned to Closed Session at 2:18 PM with expected time of 3:00 PM to convene the Regular Meeting. 1) Conference with Labor Negotiators (GC §54957.6)
Agency Negotiators: Don Eckert, Chief Executive Officer; Brad Koehn, Director of Finance & Administration.
Unrepresented Employee: All Employees
2) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (GC §54956.9(d)(1)) The Governing Board finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the local agency in the litigation.
Name of Case: Kolpitcke v. Pioneer Community Energy.
Names of Parties: Plaintiff Kirstin Kolpitcke; Defendant Pioneer Community Energy.
Case No. S-CV-0054062 (Placer County Superior Court).
Public Report of Closed Session
The Public Report of Closed Session was heard when the regular meeting convened at 3:00 PM.
ATTEST:
Minutes approved as presented by a majority vote
of the Governing Board Qn October 16, 2025.