MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026
9:00 A.M.
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CALL TO ORDER
(9:01 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:01:22)
Chair Barnacle called the meeting to order.
Board Members present: Chair Barnacle, Vice Chair Elward, Directors Lemus, Albin-Smith, Carter, Farrar-Rivas, Potter, Haschak, and Hopkins. Directors Laskey, and Stapp were absent.
Staff present: Geof Syphers, Chief Executive Officer; Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer; Stephanie Reynolds, Director of Internal Operations; Carter Bell, Asset Manager; Neal Reardon, Director of Policy; Miles Horton, Legislative Policy & Community Engagement Manager; Brant Arthur, Program Manager; Karen Flores, Clerk of the Board; and Josh Nelson, Special Council
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSENT CALENDAR
(9:02 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:02:12)
1. Approve June 4, 2026, Draft Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
2. Receive Geothermal Opportunity Zone Update
9:02 a.m. Director Hopkins entered the meeting
Public Comment: None
Motion to approve July 2, 2026, Board of Directors Consent Calendar by Director Farrar-Rivas
Second: Lemus
Motion passed by roll call vote
AYES: Lemus, Albin-Smith, Barnacle, Elward, Carter, Farrar-Rivas, Potter, Haschak
Director Hopkins abstained from the vote on Item 1 but voted Yes on Item 2 ABSENT: Laskey and Stapp
BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR CALENDAR
3. Receive Internal Operations Report and Provide Direction as Appropriate (9:04 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:04:13)
Stephanie Reynolds, Director of Internal Operations invited up Carter Bell, Asset Manager, who announced SCP’s first “front of the meter” development within SCP territory. Geof Syphers, Chief Executive Officer, announced that Chief Operating Officer Michael Koszalka retired on June 30th and that the Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) had a soft launch opening on June 26th.
Public Comment: None
4. Receive Monthly Financial Report
(9:16 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:16:04)
CEO Syphers announced that the financial report will be pulled off of the consent calendar on a regular basis to go deeper into SCP’s finances and announced that in a future meeting a vote to lower rates will come before the board. Garth Salisbury, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer then gave a background on the rate stabilization fund, talked about SCP’s investments, and discussed SCP’s current and projected finances.
Public Comment: None
5. Receive Legislative and Regulatory Updates, Approve Legislative Positions, and Provide Direction as Appropriate
(9:53 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 00:53:58)
Neal Reardon, Director of Policy, provided an update on the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) fee. Miles Horton, Legislative Policy & Community Engagement Manger provided an update on the California Forge funding and SCP’s sponsored bills.
Public Comment: None
6. Approve and Delegate Authority to the Chief Executive Officer or His Designee to Execute a Three-Year Agreement with ev.energy for Managed EV Charging Services
(10:12 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 01:12:20)
Brant Arthur, Program Manager, provided background on the daily managed EV charging pilot program and the proposed contract which would allow the pilot program to become a full program for SCP.
Public Comment: None
Motion to Approve and Delegate Authority to the Chief Executive Officer or His Designee to Execute a Three-Year Agreement with EV Energy for Managed EV Charging Services by Director Haschak
Second: Farrar-Rivas
Motion passed by roll call vote
AYES: Lemus, Albin-Smith, Barnacle, Elward, Carter, Farrar-Rivas, Potter, Haschak, Hopkins
ABSENT: Laskey and Stapp
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
(10:31 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 01:31:18)
Farrar-Rivas shared that the City of Sonoma passed its budget which included a scoping study for a shuttle from Sonoma to Smart. She also announced a successful Pride celebration. She recommended that people attend the July 4th parade. Albin-Smith announced Fort Bragg’s salmon BBQ, a fireworks display, the Mendocino parade, and a craft fair. Lemus announced Kid’s Day parade on 7/11 in Cotati.
Potter announced that Windsor has Kaboom, it’s Independence Day celebration on 7/3. Haschak shared Willits Frontier Day is on 7/4. Hopkins shared that the California Air Responses Board’s manufacturing decarbonization incentive includes geothermal as a possibility. Elward shared that Rohnert Park 4th of July event and Party on the Plaza every Friday. Barnacle shared Petaluma’s July 4th celebration, Petaluma’s music festival on July 25th.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA
(10:40a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 01:39:55)
Public Comment: Eugen Dunlap submitted a written comment in relation to the Sonoma Clean Power Customer Center; his comment is attached to these minutes.
ADJOURN
(10:41 a.m. - Video Time Stamp: 01:41:20)
The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Flores
Clerk of the Board
1 Karen Flores
Subject: RE: for your board
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Hello,
stopped by yesterday at your Customer Center, in downtown Santa Rosa. Was a little disappointed about the display - other than the water heaters it was minimal.
A couple of years ago I had also stopped by and at that time you were the leader in showing all the alternative ways to remove fossil fuels from the home or business. I had tried to convince my local Community Choice Aggregation to come up with a similar display.
I had seen the SMUD 'electric house' at their HQ in Sacramento and they were not even where you were in regard to actual product selection.
My experience with advisors was also not the best.
Hope you can do better
greetings
eugen
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eugen dunlap