Silicon Valley Clean Energy Authority
Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
7:00 pm
Sunnyvale Civic Center
456 W. Olive Ave
Sunnyvale, CA
Gilroy City Hall
Administration Conference Room
7351 Rosanna Street
Gilroy, CA
MEETING MINUTES
Call to Order:
Chair Klein called the meeting to order at 7:11 p.m.
Roll Call
Present:
Larry Klein (Chair), Sunnyvale
Sally Meadows (Vice Chair), Los Altos
Elliot Scozzola, Campbell
Zach Hilton, Gilroy (participated remotely)
George Tyson, Los Altos Hills
Rob Rennie, Los Gatos
Garry Barbadillo, Milpitas
Bryan Mekechuk, Monte Sereno
Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Morgan Hill (participated remotely) Pat Showalter, Mountain View
Chuck Page, Saratoga
Otto Lee, Santa Clara County
Absent:
R “Ray” Wang, Cupertino
Public Comment on Matters Not Listed on the Agenda
No speakers.
Consent Calendar (Action)
There were no questions or comments from the Board; there were no requests from the public to speak on any matter on the Consent Calendar.
1a) Approve Minutes of the January 14, 2026, Board of Directors Meeting 1b) Receive December 2025 Treasurer Report
1c) Receive SVCE Rate Schedules Effective January 1, 2026 Meeting Minutes: February 11, 2026 Regular BOD Meeting
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1d) Approve 2026 Updates to Exhibit C, Annual Energy Use, and Exhibit D, Voting Shares, of the SVCE Joint Powers Agreement
1e) Receive December 2025 Decarbonization Strategy and Programs Quarterly Report 1f) Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to Execute an Amendment to the Renewable Power Purchase Agreement with ORNI 50 LLC and Any Necessary Ancillary Agreements and Documents to Extend the Term by Five Years, Increase the Capacity to 7.5 Megawatts and Set a New Not-to-Exceed Amount of $72,500,000
1g) Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to Execute an Agreement with CLEAResult to Provide Technical Assistance Services for the Community Grants Program with a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $300,000 1h) Receive Executive Committee Report
1i) Receive Additional Committees Report
1j) Receive California Community Power Report
MOTION: Director Mekechuk moved and Director Lee seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar, Items 1a through 1j.
The motion carried by verbal roll call vote with Director Wang absent.
Regular Calendar
2) CEO Report (Informational)
CEO Padilla addressed the following in her report:
• Introduction to new SVCE employee, Liyang Wang, Senior Forecasting and Planning Analyst, who provided brief welcome comments;
• Community Impact reports highlighting each member agency; • Highlights from Bena Chang, Director of Government and Legislative Affairs, on attendance to CalCCA’s Lobby Day in Sacramento and a tour of PG&E’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant; and • A legislative update from Director of Government and Legislative Affairs Chang on the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA), including the introduction of Assembly Bill (AB) 1761.
Staff responded to questions regarding copies of the Community Impact reports, potential legislation regarding the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, cost effects of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, and the federal government’s interest in nuclear.
Other Board member attendees from the Diablo Canyon Power Plant tour shared their feedback on the tour and what was learned.
Chair Klein opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Klein closed Public Comment.
3) Appoint Members to 2026 SVCE Committees (Action)
Andrea Pizano, Sr. Executive Assistant and Board Clerk, reviewed the members interested in serving on SVCE’s 2026 committees as follows:
2026 Legislative Ad Hoc Committee
1. Dir. Zach Hilton, Gilroy
2. Dir. Garry Barbadillo, Milpitas
3. Dir. Bryan Mekechuk, Monte Sereno
4. Dir. Yvonne Martinez Beltran, Morgan Hill
5. Dir. Pat Showalter, Mountain View
6. Alt. Dir. Tina Walia, Saratoga
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Finance and Administration Committee
1. Dir. Elliot Scozzola, Campbell
2. Alt. Dir. Maria Ristow, Los Gatos
3. Dir. Bryan Mekechuk, Monte Sereno
4. Dir. Chuck Page, Saratoga
5. Alt. Dir. Murali Srinivasan, Sunnyvale
Audit Committee
1. Harjot Sangha, Finance Director, Gilroy
*nominated by Dir. Zach Hilton
2. Jessie Kim, Finance Director, Los Altos
*nominated by Vice Chair Sally Meadows
3. Dir. George Tyson, Los Altos Hills
4. Dir. Bryan Mekechuk, Monte Sereno*
*Director Mekechuk would like to be appointed to the Audit Committee to see the completion of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 financial audit. Following the conclusion of the Audit, Dir. Mekechuk intends to resign from the Audit Committee
Chair Klein opened the floor for additional Board members interested in serving on committees to express their interest; there were none.
Chair Klein opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Klein closed Public Comment.
MOTION: Director Tyson moved and Vice Chair Meadows seconded the motion to approve the 2026 committees as presented by staff.
The motion carried by roll call vote with Director Wang absent. 4) Approve New May Board of Directors Regular Meeting Date (Action) Board Clerk Pizano presented a request to the Board to select an alternative meeting date in May due to a conflict with the annual CalCCA Conference on May 13.
Board members shared their availability for the proposed meeting date of May 15, 2026; Chair Klein noted the meeting date could be identified and a poll would be distributed to select a time that works best for a majority of the Board.
Chair Klein opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Klein closed Public Comment
MOTION: Director Mekechuk moved and Director Showalter seconded the motion to approve the SVCE Board of Directors May 15, 2026 Special Meeting.
The motion carried by verbal roll call vote with Director Wang absent. 5) Adopt Resolution 2026-04 Revising the General and Administrative Policy 9: Hybrid Meetings to Set Preferences for Participation Rules and Incorporate Changes from SB 707 (2025) (Action)
Michael Callahan, General Counsel, presented a request to the Board to approve revisions to the SVCE Hybrid Meetings Policy to set preferences for participation rules and to include changes from Senate Bill (SB) 707. General Counsel Callahan reviewed the remote meeting options which included: traditional Brown Act rules, Disability (ADA) accommodations, Just Cause, and Multijurisdictional bodies.
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Staff responded to Board member questions on agenda posting requirements, participation by a primary Board member remotely and an Alternate Director in person, clarification on multijurisdictional bodies and providing advance notice, request for the addition of the noticing requirement on the diagram provided by staff, potential loss of communication and connectivity from participants using the various remote options, loss of connectivity to Zoom from the main in-person meeting space, and clarification that no formal Board approval is needed to use the remote options.
Chair Klein opened Public Comment.
No speakers.
Chair Klein closed Public Comment.
MOTION: Director Mekechuk moved and Vice Chair Meadows seconded the motion to adopt Resolution 2026-04 making changes to the General and Administrative Policy 9: Hybrid Meetings (“Policy”) to incorporate changes from Senate Bill (SB) 707 (2025) and updating rules which includes:
• modifying participation rules under traditional hybrid/remote participation • allowing for remote participation for just cause;
• allowing for remote participation for multijurisdictional bodies; and • including a reference to the option for accommodation under the ADA The motion carried by verbal roll call vote with Director Wang absent. 6) Power Charge Indifference Adjustment Briefing (Informational) CEO Padilla introduced the item; Maren Wenzel, Director of Regulatory, Policy and Planning, and Adam Pearse, Senior Regulatory Analyst and Associate General Counsel, presented an overview of the PCIA’s purpose and mechanics, the PCIA’s impact to SVCE, and provided a regulatory update.
Staff responded to questions and comments on why all of the investor-owned utilities’ (IOU) old renewable contracts haven’t rolled off yet, inquiry on if there should be an independent financial auditor auditing the PCIA, potential legislative changes, if the PCIA is only for CCAs, the earliest vintage, if any CCAs have gone bankrupt as a result of the PCIA, if there is a sunset date for the PCIA, if the PCIA is unique by service territory for each IOU, lag time for the true-up, and what percentage of the PCIA is legacy contracts.
Chair Klein opened Public Comment.
Bruce Karney commented his belief that the PCIA can be compared to alimony.
Chair Klein closed Public Comment.
Board Member Announcements and Future Agenda Items
None.
Adjourn
Chair Klein adjourned the meeting at 9:03 p.m.
ATTEST:
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Andrea Pizano, Board Secretary
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