Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
Board of Directors Special Meeting
Friday, November 14, 2025
2:00 pm
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Office
333 W. El Camino Real, Suite 330
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order:
Chair Tyson called the meeting to order at 2:01 pm.
Roll Call
Present:
George Tyson (Chair), Los Altos Hills
Larry Klein (Vice Chair), Sunnyvale
Sally Meadows, Los Altos
Rob Rennie, Los Gatos
Bryan Mekechuk, Monte Sereno
Pat Showalter, Mountain View
Otto Lee, Santa Clara County (arrived at 2:05 p.m.)
Tina Walia, Saratoga
Absent:
Garry Barbadillo, Milpitas
Elliot Scozzola, Campbell
J.R. Fruen, Cupertino
Zach Hilton, Gilroy
Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Morgan Hill
A quorum was present.
Public Comment on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda
No speakers.
Consent Calendar
Director Lee arrived at 2:05 p.m. during discussion of the Consent Calendar.
Chair Tyson announced that the Consent Calendar items were the same as the adjourned Board of Directors regular meeting of November 12, 2025, less the item addressing the proposed Amendment to the CEO’s agreement as that would need to be approved at a regular meeting.
Chair Tyson opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Tyson closed Public Comment.
The Board addressed questions and comments on the Consent Calendar as follows:
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Item 1c) Approve Assignment of Auditor Contract to Sorren CPAs. P.C.
General Counsel Michael Callahan responded to a question from Director Showalter regarding if SVCE would continue to work with the same auditors, and Director Mekechuk, Audit Committee Chair, responded to a question from Director Rennie regarding the RFP process and length of service from the same auditing firm.
Item 1f) Receive September 2025 Decarbonization Strategy and Programs Quarterly Report Staff responded to questions and comments regarding the contractor training program, if funding allocations should shift for the program, and if contractors are familiar with both heat pump water heater and heat pump HVAC system installations.
MOTION: Director Mekechuk moved and Director Walia seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar, Items 1a through 1j.
The motion carried with Directors Barbadillo, Scozzola, Fruen, Hilton, and Martinez Beltran absent.
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 Increasing the Silicon Valley Clean Energy Employer Monthly Medical Contribution Amount for Calendar Year 2026
1e) Approve an Allocation of $10,000 from the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating Budget for the 2026 Youth Scholarship Competition
1f) Receive September 2025 Decarbonization Strategy and Programs Quarterly Report 1g) Receive Executive Committee Report
1h) Receive Audit Committee Report
1i) Receive Additional Committees Report
1j) Receive California Community Power Report
2) CEO Report (Discussion)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Monica Padilla addressed the following in her report:
1) Announcement of a Board of Directors Special Meeting on December 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., addressing SVCE’s financial levers and the Decarbonization Roadmap; 2) Announcement of guest speaker Severin Borenstein prior to the Board of Directors Special Meeting on December 12, 2025 at 8:30 a.m.; and
3) An update on member agency reach codes from Zoe Elizabeth, Director of Decarbonization Policy and Community Strategies.
Directors expressed their gratitude for SVCE’s support on reach code initiatives at member agencies.
Vice Chair Klein requested additional information relating to reach code actions adopted by member agencies.
Directors shared their experience on reach code adoption within their member agencies.
Chair Tyson opened Public Comments.
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No speakers.
Chair Tyson closed Public Comments.
Board Member Announcements and Future Agenda Items
Director Meadows announced that she connected with a representative from Bay Area Clean Air on their efforts to get support on Bay Area Air District rules 9-6 and 9-4, and requested staff provide updates in the future on the strongest points that Directors could support.
Director Lee expressed gratitude to attendees and for CEO Padilla’s participation as a guest speaker at the Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action Roundtable event on October 30, 2025.
Director Showalter announced the following: 1) her attendance at Stanford University’s Policy Day event, noting she would pass along materials for the Board through Board Clerk Andrea Pizano; and 2) the City of Mountain View expended their rebate fund for heat pump installations and all of the rebates were claimed, and the plan to request additional funding from the Mountain View City Council.
Adjourn
Chair Tyson adjourned the meeting at 2:38 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Andrea Pizano, Board Secretary
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