VCE 10/8/2026 Board Meeting Agenda Page 1 of 2
Special Meeting of the Valley Clean Energy Alliance
Board of Directors
VCE’s Board Strategy Workshop
Friday, October 23, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hotel Winters
Vineyard Room
12 Abbey Street
Winters, California 95694
Board Members will be attending in-person. For assurance of public comment, VCE encourages in-person and written public comments to be submitted as described below when possible.
Accommodations for Persons with disabilities: Individuals who need special assistance or a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, or who have a disability and wish to request an alternative format for the meeting materials, should contact Alisa Lembke, VCE Board Clerk/Administrative Analyst, as soon as possible and preferably at least two (2) working days before the meeting at (530) 446-2754 or [email protected].
If you have anything that you wish to be distributed to the Board and included in the official record, please hand it to a member of VCEA staff who will distribute the information to the Board members and other staff.
Please note that the numerical order of items is for convenience of reference. Items may be taken out of order on the request of any Board member with the concurrence of the Board. Staff recommendations are advisory to the Board. The Board may take any action it deems appropriate on any item on the agenda even if it varies from the staff recommendation.
Public comments may be submitted electronically or during the meeting. Instructions on how to submit your public comments can be found in the PUBLIC PARTICIPATION note at the end of this agenda.
Board Members: Jesse Loren (City of Winters, Chair), Tania Garcia-Cadena (City of Woodland, Vice Chair), Bapu Vaitla (City of Davis), Lucas Frerichs (Yolo County), Richard Casavecchia (City of Winters), Tom Stallard (City of Woodland), Donna Neville (City of Davis), Sheila Allen (Yolo County)
Alternate Board Members: Angel Barajas (Yolo County), Mayra Vega (City of Woodland), Linda Deos (City of Davis), Albert Vallecillo (City of Winters) VCE 10/8/2026 Board Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 2
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
1. Welcome and Roll Call
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Public Comment: This item is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board on any VCE-related matters that are not otherwise on this meeting. Public comments on matters listed on the agenda shall be heard at the time the matter is called. As with all public comment, members of the public who wish to address the Board are customarily limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. All electronically submitted comments will be posted to the VCE website within 24 hours of the conclusion of the meeting. See below under PUBLIC PARTICIPATION on how to provide your public comment.
REGULAR AGENDA
4. Board Strategy Workshop. (Discussion)
5. Board Member and Staff Announcements: Action items and reports from members of the Board, including announcements, AB1234 reporting of meetings attended by Board Members of VCE expense, questions to be referred to staff, future agenda items, and reports on meetings and information which would be of interest to the Board or the public.
6. Adjournment/Announcement: The Board’s next regular meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2026 at the City of Woodland Council Chambers located at 300 First Street, Woodland, California 95695.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Public Comments: Public participation for this meeting will be done electronically via e-mail and during the meeting as described below.
Public participation via e-mail: If you have anything that you wish to be distributed to the Board and included in the official record, please e-mail it to VCE staff at [email protected] . If information is received by 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting, it will be e-mailed to the Board members and other staff prior to the meeting. If it is received after 3:00 p.m. the information will be distributed after the meeting, but within 24 hours of the conclusion of the meeting. Written public comment on individual agenda items should include the item number in the “Subject” line for the e-mail. All written comments received will be posted to the VCE website.
Verbal public participation during the meeting:
1) If attending in person, please complete a Comment Card and return it to the Board Clerk.
Public records that relate to any item on the open session agenda for a regular or special Board meeting are available for public review on the VCE website. Records that are distributed to the Board by VCE staff less than 72 hours prior to the meeting will be posted to the VCE website at the same time they are distributed to all members, or a majority of the members of the Board. Questions regarding VCE public records related to the meeting should be directed to Board Clerk Alisa Lembke at (530) 446-2750 or [email protected]. The Valley Clean Energy website is located at:
https://valleycleanenergy.org/board-meetings/.