MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026
9:00 A.M.
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CALL TO ORDER
(9:06 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:00:08)
Chair Barnacle called the meeting to order.
Board Members present: Chair Barnacle, Directors Laskey, Lemus, Farrar-Rivas, Potter, Haschak. Vice Chair Elward and Directors Albin-Smith, Stapp, Carter, and Hopkins were absent
Staff present: Geof Syphers, Chief Executive Officer; Michael Koszalka, Chief Operating Officer; Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; Ryan Tracey, Chief Strategy Officer; Neal Reardon, Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs; Miles Horton, Legislative Policy & Community Engagement Manager; Carolyn Glanton, Programs Operations Manager; Stephanie Reynolds, Director of Internal Operations; Brant Arthur, Program Manager; Chris Golik, Senior Finance Manager; Felicia Smith, Director of Customer Energy Solutions; and Karen Flores, Clerk of the Board.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSENT CALENDAR
(9:07 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:02:10)
1. Approve March 5, 2026, Draft Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
2. Receive Monthly Financial Report
3. Recommend the Board of Directors Approve and Delegate Authority to the Chief Executive Officer or His Designee to Execute a Legal Services Agreement with Sonoma County Counsel in the Amount Not-To-Exceed of $100,000 through December 31, 2028
4. Receive Geothermal Opportunity Zone Update
9:07 a.m. Director Hopkins entered the meeting
Public Comment: None
Motion to approve April 2, 2026, Board of Directors Consent Calendar by Director Hopkins
Second: Lemus
Motion passed by roll call vote
AYES: Laskey, Lemus, Barnacle, Farrar-Rivas, Potter, Haschak, Hopkins ABSENT: Albin-Smith, Elward, Stapp, Carter
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR CALENDAR
5. Receive Internal Operations Report and Provide Direction as Appropriate (9:08 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:03:30)
Stephanie Reynolds, Director of Internal Operations, provided updates on the construction at 421 E Street and on the finalization of the purchase of the 741 Fourth Street building. Director Reynolds then introduced Brant Arthur, Program Manager, who discussed the Redwood Bike Share partnership, and Carolyn Glanton, Programs Operations Manager, who spoke about the SCP Home Thermostat Upgrade program which launched on March 16th.
Public Comment: Gregory Farron, a resident of Santa Rosa, stated that he would like to be the first to volunteer to sign up for the SCP Home Thermostat Upgrade program.
6. Receive Legislative and Regulatory Updates, Approve Legislative Positions on AB 2313 (Berman) Home Electrification and SB 905 (Becker) Energy Affordability, and Provide Direction on Other Bills as Appropriate (9:18 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:14:00)
Neal Reardon, Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs, provided a regulatory update on the ongoing power charge indifference adjustment (PCIA) proceeding, emphasizing customer equity and CalCCA’s position that renewable energy credits (RECs) paid for by Community Choice Aggregators (CCA) customers have measurable value and should be credited accordingly. Additionally, Director Reardon reported that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a decision requiring 6,000 MW of new statewide resource procurement for 2030–2032 and directing CAISO to plan transmission for 750 MW of new geothermal generation in Northern Nevada.
Miles Horton, Legislative Policy & Community Engagement Manager, provided updates on the four bills SCP is sponsoring this year and spoke about two others that staff recommended that the Board support, AB 2313 (Berman) and SB 905 (Becker). AB 2313 (Berman), which would allow homeowners to permanently waive gas service at the time of a utility line replacement and receive a rebate to support home electrification, and SB 905 (Becker), which proposes broad reforms to utility law aimed at reducing long-term customer costs.
Public Comment: None
Motion to approve legislative positions on AB 2313 (Berman) Home Electrification and SB 905 (Becker) Energy Affordability by Director Hopkins Second: Farrar-Rivas
Motion passed by roll call vote
AYES: Laskey, Lemus, Barnacle, Farrar-Rivas, Potter, Haschak, Hopkins ABSENT: Albin-Smith, Elward, Stapp, Carter
7. Review and Provide Feedback on the Draft Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2026- 2027
(9:54 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:49:05)
Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, introduced Chris Golik, Senior Finance Manager, who gave a presentation regarding the draft budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 where he highlighted that SCP has returned $47 million from the rate stabilization fund back to SCP rate payers.
Public Comment: Gregory Farron, a resident of Santa Rosa, noted that the questions and issues raised by the Board reflect a thoughtful approach to managing its responsibilities and expressed general reassurance with how the organization is conducting its work.
8. Review Strategic Action Plan and Provide Feedback as Appropriate (10:22 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 01:17:00)
Felicia Smith, Director of Customer Energy Solutions, delivered a presentation on the Strategic Action Plan, highlighting upcoming customer programs and incentive initiatives.
Public Comment: Gregory Farron, a resident of Santa Rosa, encouraged the Board to consider community nonprofit and affordable housing parking lots as candidates for future EV charger installations, and expressed appreciation for SCP’s past support with solar installation and electric vehicle adoption.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
(10:46 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 01:41:27)
Director Farrar-Rivas provided an update that David Guin, the city of Sonoma’s City Manager, will now be the CEO for the County of Sonoma, and Cristine Alilovich will be the interim City Manager for the city of Sonoma. Additionally, the city of Sonoma will have Earth Day celebrations on April 25th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. which will include their Trash and Fashion show. Director Haschack shared that they have installed EV chargers at the Admin Center in Ukiah as well as at the Social Services Building. Director Lemus shared that the City of Cotati had about 300 participants at their Climate Fair. Director Laskey invited everyone to Cloverdale’s monthly wine walk which happens on the first Saturday of the month. Director Potter shared that Windsor will be hosting their Earth Day celebration on April 19th which will include their repair fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Director Hopkins shared that Occidental will be hosting their annual April Fools’ Day parade April 4th. Chair Barnacle shared that the Petaluma Speedway will be having opening day on April 4th as well as Butter and Egg Days parade on April 18th.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
(10:51 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 01:46:15)
Public Comment: Gregory Farron, President of the Homeless Emergency Assistance Program Association (HEPA), described HEPA’s role in piloting community-funded homeless support projects and offered a partnership and matching funds to launch a small pilot project providing public cell phone charging access for people experiencing homelessness.
Jen McDonald submitted a written comment in relation to an article from the SF Chronicle, her comment is attached to these minutes.
ADJOURN
(10:56 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 01:50:40)
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Flores
Clerk of the Board
Dear Sonoma Clean Power directors,
Today's SF Chronicle broke the story that local public agencies were being lobbied with fake emails using stolen email addresses. The group behind it? The Bay Area Council, of which SCP is a member.
I'm sure you more than most know how critical it is to hear from your constituents, and not be influenced by professional lobbyists using identity theft to fake genuine contact. So, I'm asking you to take a minute, just now, to contact SCP staff responsible for Bay Area Council membership, and ask them to demand that the Council abandon this reprehensible campaign, and break ties with the lobbying group doing the identity theft. After all, you could well be their next target.
I've attached a copy of the Chronicle article. Also, here is a link to a rather desperate PR that the BAC sent out last night. Instead of apologizing or backing down, they double down, and claim that the many individuals who had their identities stolen were somehow mistaken.
This brazen response, I think, demands that members of the BAC react strongly to this, particularly public agencies such as yourself.
Incidentally, the air district rules that they are opposing through their front group "Common Sense Coalition" are designed to eliminate more than 5 million tonnes of CO2 emissions every year, avoid 85 deaths a year, and costs of almost 1 billion dollars. Even if they weren't stealing identities to do so, does SCP - a leader in greening the area - really want to oppose such life-saving rules?
On an unrelated note, I want to thank you all for your phenomenal work at SCP. It's just fantastic to not have to be a captive of PG&E any longer, and it's truly inspiring to have a provider that thinks about the climate and the next generation, and is responsive to its clients and constituents.
Sincerely,
Jen McDonald