Pioneer Community Energy
Governance Committee
December 17, 2025
4:00 PM
Pioneer Community Energy Board Room
2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, CA 95677
REMOTE LOCATION:
Nevada City – City Hall, Wetherall Conference Room
317 Broad Street, Nevada City, CA 95959
This regular meeting will convene in person at the address printed above; be accessible on the Zoom platform at the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81521574582.
and live streamed for viewing on the Pioneer website:
https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/.
Members of the public may participate in person or by remote audio/visual access. Those who participate remotely and wish to comment should be prepared to use the Zoom platform via computer or telephone. Public comment will be opened for each agenda item in sequence.
How to Participate Using Zoom
You can join the meeting using the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81521574582.
When you join the meeting, you will be muted by default. To inform the Clerk that you would like to make a public comment, you will use the “Raise Hand” feature.
Public Comment via Computer or Smartphone
If you would like to make a comment, you will use the “Raise Your Hand” feature. Please note that you should only raise your hand during the item to which you will comment. Instructions for using the “Raise Hand” feature when using a computer or mobile device can be found at the link:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205566129-Raising-your-hand-in-a-webinar Public Comment via telephone (Audio Only Option)
1. Dial 1 (669) 900-6833
2. When asked for the meeting ID, enter 814 6507 9094#
3. When asked for your participant ID, press # to continue You will be muted by default. To inform the Clerk that you would like to make a comment during each agenda item, dial *9 to “Raise your hand.” When it is your turn to speak, the clerk will identify you by the last three digits of your phone number, at that time dial *6 to unmute yourself and state your name and comment for the record. Please note that you should only raise your hand during the item to which you will comment.
Committee Members
City of Auburn
Alice Dowdin Calvillo, Chair
Board of Directors
Expansion ad hoc Committee
City of Rocklin
Greg Janda, Vice Chair
Board of Directors
Town of Loomis
David Ring, Chair
Audit & Finance Committee
City of Nevada City
Gary Petersen, Chair
Energy Procurement Review
ad hoc Committee
I. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION – PART 1
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Roll Call
B. PRESENTATIONS BY THE PUBLIC ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA WITHIN THE
JURISDICTION OF THIS COMMITTEE
Persons may address the Committee on items not on the agenda and within the jurisdiction of this Committee. Please limit comments to 3 minutes per person. According to State Law (the Brown Act), items must first be noticed on the agenda before any discussion or action, so the Committee is prohibited from discussing issues not on the agenda brought to them at this time.
C. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
1) Conference with Labor Negotiator - Government Code §54957.6 Agency Negotiator: Board Chair
Unrepresented Employees: Don Eckert, Chief Executive Officer D. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
1. Roll Call
E. PUBLIC REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
F. AGENDA REVIEW
I. CONSENT AGENDA
1) APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA
All items on the Consent Agenda have been recommended for approval by the Chief Executive Officer. All Consent items will be approved by a single vote. Anyone may ask to address Consent items prior to the Committee acting, and the item may be moved for discussion. a) ADMINISTRATION
Approve minutes of the September 11, 2025 regular meeting. (ECKERT) II. REGULAR AGENDA
[NO ITEMS FOR THE REGULAR AGENDA]
III. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION – PART 2
A. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
B. ADJOURNMENT
Accommodations
Pioneer Community Energy is committed to ensuring that persons with disabilities are provided with the resources to participate fully in its public meetings. If you are hearing impaired, we have listening devices available. If you require additional disability-related modifications or accommodations, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Clerk of the Board. If requested, the agenda shall be provided in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities. All requests must be in writing and must be received by the Clerk five business days prior to the scheduled meeting for which you are requesting accommodation. Requests received after such time will be accommodated only if time permits.
Affidavit of Posting
I, Denise Silva, Board Clerk, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the December 17, 2025 meeting of the Pioneer Community Energy Governance Committee was posted and available for public review on December 12, 2025, at the offices of Pioneer Community Energy, 2510 Warren Drive, Suite B, Rocklin, CA 95677; at Nevada City – City Hall, 317 Broad Street, Nevada City, CA 95959; and on the Pioneer website at: https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/.
All public materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Governance Committee after distribution of the agenda packet are also made available for public inspection on Pioneer’s website at:
https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/ Any document provided at the meeting by staff or by the public will be provided by the Board Clerk upon request by phone at (916) 758-8946, or by email at: [email protected].
DRAFT
PIONEER COMMUNITY ENERGY
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
September 11, 2025
Minutes
Entry No. 1
Heard General Administrative Functions, Part I.
Call to Order
Pioneer Community Energy Governance Committee met in open session at 3:00 PM on September 11, 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;; was accessible for viewer participation on the Zoom platform at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81465079094; and live streamed for viewing on the Pioneer website: https://pioneercommunityenergy.org/about-us/meetings-and-agendas/.
Roll Call
Director Dowdin Calvillo (Auburn) - Board of Directors Chair; Expansion ad hoc Committee Chair Director Janda (Rocklin) - Board of Directors Vice Chair Director Petersen (Nevada City) - Energy Procurement Review ad hoc Committee Chair Director Ring (Loomis) - Audit & Finance Committee Chair Director Dowdin Calvillo presided over the meeting.
Public Comment
There were no comments from the public regarding items not listed on this agenda.
Consent Agenda
There were no items on the Consent Agenda.
Closed Session
Adjourned to Closed Session at 3:01 PM.
Conference with Labor Negotiator - Government Code §54957.6 Agency Negotiator: Don Eckert, Chief Executive Officer; Brad Koehn, Director of Finance & Administration.
Unrepresented Employees: All Employees.
Entry No. 2
Reconvene Open Session
Reconvened Open Session at 3:59 PM.
Public Report of Closed Session
In the matter of:
Conference with Labor Negotiator - Government Code §54957.6 Agency Negotiator: Don Eckert, Chief Executive Officer; Brad Koehn, Director of Finance & Administration.
Unrepresented Employees: All Employees.
ITEM 1a
DRAFT - Governance Committee Meeting Minutes
September 11, 2025
2 There was no reportable action taken during the Closed Session.
Entry No. 3
Agenda Review
Reviewed and made no revision to the meeting agenda for September 11, 2025.
Public Comment
There were no comments from the public regarding items not listed on this agenda.
Entry No. 4
Acted on the Consent Agenda as follows:
Approved Consent Agenda Item 1a, Minutes of the April 15, 2025 regular meeting MOTION: Ring/Janda. Vote: 9:0:2.
Ayes: Dowdin Calvillo, Janda, Petersen, Ring.
Entry No. 5
Heard General Administration Functions, Part II.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
CEO Eckert did not report on any items.
The meeting adjourned at 3:59 PM