Silicon Valley Clean Energy
Executive Committee Meeting
Friday, January 23, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Silicon Valley Clean Energy Office
333 W El Camino Real, Suite 330
Sunnyvale, CA
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order
Chair Martinez Beltran called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Present:
Chair Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Morgan Hill (participated remotely under Gov Code Section 54953.8.3(c)(4)) Vice Chair Sally Meadows, City of Los Altos
Director Elliot Scozzola, City of Campbell
Director George Tyson, Town of Los Altos Hills
Director Pat Showalter, City of Mountain View
Director Larry Klein, City of Sunnyvale
Absent:
None
Prior to Public Comment, Chair Martinez Beltran announced she would be participating remotely under the Just Cause provision of the Brown Act for her participation in the meeting.
Public Comment on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda
Bruce Karney, Mountain View resident, commented on Carbon Free Mountain View’s January 22, 2026 meeting where Joshua Neutel, lead author of a recent Stanford study, spoke about “What will it take to get to net-zero emissions in California?” Mr. Karney noted he would send the recording to Board Clerk Andrea Pizano for distribution.
Consent Calendar
MOTION: Director Scozzola moved and Director Showalter seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar.
Chair Martinez Beltran opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Martinez Beltran closed Public Comment.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote. 1) Approve Minutes of the December 5, 2025, Executive Committee Meeting 1 Meeting Minutes: 1/23/26 Executive Committee Meeting
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Regular Calendar
2) CEO Update (Discussion)
Chief Executive Officer Monica Padilla provided a report which included:
• A debrief from the December Special Board of Directors meeting from Justin Zagunis, Director of Customer Success, and Zoe Elizabeth, Director of Decarbonization Policy and Community Strategies, who both provided brief comments and outlined next steps for the Financial Levers and Integrated Decarbonization Roadmap discussions.
Staff responded to questions and comments regarding proposed attendees to a larger stakeholder workshop for the decarbonization roadmap and addition of annual survey questions for customers as a result of the initial financial levers discussion, and timing on feedback.
Chair Martinez Beltran opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Martinez Beltran closed Public Comment.
3) Elect Chair and Vice Chair of the 2026 SVCE Executive Committee (Action) Andrea Pizano, Board Clerk, introduced the item and reviewed the process for selecting a Chair and Vice Chair of the Executive Committee.
MOTION: Director Meadows moved and Director Tyson seconded the motion to nominate Director Pat Showalter to serve as Chair of the 2026 Executive Committee.
Director Showalter shared her gratitude for the nomination and provided brief comments on her desire to serve as Chair of the Executive Committee.
Director Martinez Beltran noted her interest to serve as Chair, but voiced support for Director Showalter’s nomination and expressed interest in serving as Vice Chair.
Board Clerk Pizano inquired if there were any other members interested in serving as Vice Chair; Director Meadows commented she would also put her name in for Vice Chair. Board Clerk Pizano noted the vote for Chair would be addressed, followed by the Vice Chair nominations.
Board Clerk Pizano opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Board Clerk Pizano closed Public Comment.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote.
Following the vote on Chair of the Committee, Director Pat Showalter presided over the remainder of the meeting.
Chair Showalter requested those interested in serving as Vice Chair provide statements on their interest:
• Director Martinez Beltran provided brief comments on her interest in serving as Vice Chair. • Director Meadows provided brief comments on her interest in serving as Vice Chair. • Director Scozzola provided brief comments on his interest in serving as Vice Chair.
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Board Clerk Pizano proceeded with a roll call vote by name:
Dir. Martinez Beltran: Martinez Beltran
Dir. Scozzola: Scozzola
Dir. Tyson: Scozzola
Dir. Meadows: Scozzola
Dir. Showalter: Scozzola
Dir. Klein: Scozzola
MOTION: Director Klein moved and Director Tyson seconded the motion to appoint Director Pat Showalter as Chair and Director Elliot Scozzola as Vice Chair of the 2026 Executive Committee.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote. 4) Select a Regular Meeting Schedule for 2026 Executive Committee Meetings (Action) Board Clerk Pizano presented the proposed 2026 Executive Committee meeting schedule, noting potential conflicts in May, July, and September.
Committee members discussed availability on the schedule as presented.
Chair Showalter opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Showalter closed Public Comment.
MOTION: Director Meadows moved and Director Martinez Beltran seconded the motion to accept the following meeting schedule:
February 27, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
March 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
April 24, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
May 22, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
June 26, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
No meeting in July
August 28, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
September 18, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
October 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
December 4, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote. 5) Changes to Hybrid Meetings Policy to Incorporate SB 707 (2025) (Action) Michael Callahan, SVCE General Counsel, presented updates to the Brown Act as a result of Senate Bill (SB) 707 (2025) including remote meeting options and optional translation rules. General Counsel Callahan requested the Committee’s support to recommend that the Board of Directors approve amendments to SVCE’s hybrid meetings policy to reflect some of the options outlined in SB 707, specifically remote participation for Just Cause, multijurisdictional body/remote meetings, and accommodations for disabilities.
Staff responded to questions and comments from committee members regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 2449 rules, effective date of proposed provisions and deadline to adopt a resolution, consideration of documentation for disability accommodations, explanation of the multijurisdictional body/remote meetings recommendation, if a remote location for Just Cause is considered a public meeting location and the importance of clarifying when a 3 Meeting Minutes: 1/23/26 Executive Committee Meeting
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location should be noticed to the Board, inquiry on how the Just Cause and Multijurisdictional body provisions will be tracked when used by board and committee members given the limit of use to twice per year, agenda noticing requirements for use of the Multijurisdictional body provision, what constitutes official business travel, consideration to request permission to participate using the Just Cause provision from the Board by vote, and exploring translation services if determined that it would be a value add for the SVCE community.
CEO Padilla inquired with the Chair of the Board, Board Chair Klein, if the amendments to the policy should be included on the regular or consent calendar for the regular Board of Directors meeting; Board Chair Klein expressed the desire for the item to be on the regular calendar.
Chair Showalter opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Showalter closed Public Comment.
MOTION: Director Martinez Beltran moved and Director Klein seconded the motion to recommend including options for hybrid meetings, accommodations for disabilities, remote participation for a just cause, and multijurisdictional remote meetings to SVCE’s hybrid meeting policy.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote. 6) Input on Timing to Solidify Proposals of the Community Space at Silicon Valley Clean Energy Headquarters (Action)
CEO Padilla introduced the item. Director of Decarbonization Policy and Community Strategies Elizabeth and Jessica Cornejo, Decarbonization & Community Strategies Lead, presented a request to return with a recommended fiscal year 2027-2028 budget for the community space portion (Phase 2) of SVCE’s new headquarters. Staff’s presentation included key headquarter project updates, a breakdown of the budget, an updated headquarters timeline, Phase 2 options for when staff could provide recommendations, examples of previous concepts discussed, and next steps based on direction from the Committee.
Staff responded to committee member questions and comments on how strategic exercises affect future recommendations, blank space in the building, potential for a second round of proposals based on additional details, timing for recommendations for the fiscal year 2027/28 budget, value in visiting Sonoma Clean Power’s Customer Center, inquiry if there has been any community college outreach to train a new workforce, and general support for taking additional time for staff to provide the community space recommendations.
Chair Showalter opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Showalter closed Public Comment.
MOTION: Director Klein moved and Director Tyson seconded the motion to approve that staff return with recommendations for the community space for fiscal year 2027-2028.
The motion carried unanimously by verbal roll call vote.
Committee/Staff Remarks
Chair Showalter announced the following: 1) the restoration of Pond A2W met a pivotal point, and the new extension of Stevens Creek Trail will have a grand opening on February 20, 2026; and 2) advocacy efforts helped change legislation in the 2024 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) to increase the beneficial reuse of dredged material goal to 70% by 2030.
Director Meadows announced her plans to attend the Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action Mountain View Los Altos breakfast.
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Adjournment
Chair Showalter adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Andrea Pizano, Board Secretary
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