Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
7:00 pm
Sunnyvale Civic Center
456 W. Olive Ave
Sunnyvale, CA
Gilroy City Hall
Administration Conference Room
7351 Rosanna Street
Gilroy, CA
Avenida 7
Osa
Uvita, Costa Rica
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order:
Chair Tyson called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
Roll Call
Present:
George Tyson (Chair), Los Altos Hills
Larry Klein (Vice Chair), Sunnyvale
J.R. Fruen, Cupertino
Zach Hilton, Gilroy (participated remotely)
Sally Meadows, Los Altos
Rob Rennie, Los Gatos
Garry Barbadillo, Milpitas (arrived during Closed Session) Bryan Mekechuk, Monte Sereno
Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Morgan Hill (participated remotely) Pat Showalter, Mountain View
Otto Lee, Santa Clara County
Tina Walia, Saratoga
Absent:
Elliot Scozzola, Campbell
A quorum was present.
Public Comment on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda
Bruce Karney, speaking on behalf of Carbon Free Mountain View and Carbon Free Silicon Valley, presented a certificate acknowledging the five-year tenure of Directors Walia and Hilton for their service on Silicon Valley Clean Energy’s (SVCE) Board.
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Public Comment on Closed Session
No speakers.
Closed Session
The Board of Directors convened to Closed Session at 7:08 p.m.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: Chief Executive Officer
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency designated representatives: Director Tyson, Board Chair, and Director Klein, Board Vice Chair Unrepresented employee: Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Directors reconvened from Closed Session at 7:30 p.m.
Director Barbadillo joined the meeting during Closed Session.
Report from Closed Session
Chair Tyson announced that a location was noticed on the agenda for a board member who was not available, and in accordance with the Brown Act, the meeting would not continue if the noticed meeting location was not available to the public.
Chair Tyson and Michael Callahan, General Counsel, responded to questions and comments from the Board regarding Brown Act rules and the timeline for rescheduling the Board meeting to address the items that were not heard.
Consent Calendar (Action)
This item was not heard.
1a) Approve Minutes of the October 8, 2025, Board of Directors Meeting 1b) Receive September 2025 Treasurer Report
1c) Approve Assignment of Auditor Contract to Sorren CPAs. P.C. 1d) Approve Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement for Chief Executive Officer 1e) Approve Increasing the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Employer Monthly Medical Contribution Amount for Calendar Year 2026
1f) Approve an Allocation of $10,000 from the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating Budget for the 2026 Youth Scholarship Competition
1g) Receive September 2025 Decarbonization Strategy and Programs Quarterly Report 1h) Receive Executive Committee Report
1i) Receive Audit Committee Report
1j) Receive Additional Committees Report
1k) Receive California Community Power Report
Regular Calendar
2) CEO Report (Informational)
This item was not heard.
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3) Approve Transportation Electrification Programs Budget Reallocation (Action) This item was not heard.
4) Receive Update on Net Billing Tariff (NBT, NEM 3.0) Following First Year of Customer Performance (Informational)
This item was not heard.
5) Receive Update on Communications and Marketing Strategy (Informational) This item was not heard.
6) Receive Update on the 2026 Silicon Valley Clean Energy Elections Process (Informational) This item was not heard.
Board Member Announcements and Future Agenda Items
This item was not heard.
Adjourn
Chair Tyson adjourned the meeting at 7:38 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Andrea Pizano, Board Secretary
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