DATE: May 12, 2025
TO: City Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT Proposed 2025 Agenda Planning Calendar: Review and Comment
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council Sustainability Committee (CSC) reviews and comments on this report.
SUMMARY
The proposed 2025 agenda planning calendar contains planned agenda topics for the CSC meetings for the Committee’s consideration. This agenda item is included in every CSC agenda and reflects any modifications to the planning calendar, including additions, rescheduled items, and/or cancelled items. This report also includes a new proposed meeting schedule for the CSC.
DISCUSSION
For many years, the CSC has met every other month with meetings typically occurring in the odd months of each year. For the last few years, the CSC’s regular July meeting dates have been canceled or rescheduled due to the summer recess. To avoid this calendar conflict going forward, staff recommends transitioning to a quarterly meeting schedule. A quarterly meeting schedule would also be consistent with the schedule of the Council Airport Committee before it was merged with the Council Infrastructure Committee.
Staff recommends the meeting that was scheduled for July 14, 2025 be canceled. Staff also recommends that, beginning in 2026, the CSC have its regular meetings in the months of March, June, September and December and continue to meet on the second Monday in these months. The schedule through the end of 2026 would be as follows:
September 8, 2025
November 10, 2025
March 9, 2026
June 8, 2026
September 14, 2026
December 14, 2026
For the Committee’s consideration, staff suggests the following tentative agenda topics for the remainder of 2025.
Underlined – Staff recommends item to be added to Approved Agenda Planning Calendar.
September 8, 2025
Ava Community Energy Update: Local Programs and Customer Bill Savings - Information and Discussion Heat Pump Water Heater Direct Installation Program – Information and Discussion Reach Code for the 2025 Building Code (to be effective in 2026) – Information and Discussion November 10, 2025
Compost Hub at Hayward Community Garden – Information and Discussion CalRecycle Review of Hayward’s Implementation of SB 1383 – Information and Discussion Building Performance Standards – Information and Discussion Parks and Open Space in Hayward – Information and Discussion Unscheduled Items
Pilot Program for Reusable Dishware
Regulation of Disposable Food Service Ware Reduction and Reuse – Outreach Results Existing Building Electrification Roadmap
NEXT STEPS
Upon direction from the Committee, staff will revise the above list as necessary and schedule items accordingly for upcoming meetings.
Prepared by: Erik Pearson, Environmental Services Manager Recommended by: Alex Ameri, Director of Public Works
Approved by:
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Dr. Ana M. Alvarez, City Manager