CITY OF LONG BEACH
TELECONFERENCE, 2:00 PM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021
CLIMATE ACTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Cindy Allen, Chair
Stacy Mungo, Vice Chair
Mary Zendejas, Member
FINISHED AGENDA & DRAFT MINUTES
CLIMATE ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE MEETING VIA
TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO AB 361 (GOV. CODE SECTION 54953(e)(1)-(2)) CALL TO ORDER (2:03 PM)
At 2:03 PM, Chair Allen called the meeting to order.
ROLL CALL (2:03 PM)
Zendejas, Mungo and Allen
Councilmembers
Present:
Also present: Oscar Orci, Director of Development Services; Taylor Anderson, Deputy City Attorney; Tamela Austin, City Clerk Specialist.
REGULAR AGENDA (2:04 PM)
21-1216 Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Climate Action & Environmental Committee meeting held Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
1. A motion was made by Chair Allen, seconded by Vice Chair Mungo, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes:
3 - Zendejas, Mungo and Allen
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021CITY OF LONG BEACH
CLIMATE ACTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMITTEE MINUTES
21-1217 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from the Sustainable City Commission.
2. Larry Rich, Sustainability Coordinator; spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Chair Allen spoke.
Larry Rich, Sustainability Coordinator, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Chair Allen and Larry Rich, Sustainability Coordinator.
Vice Chair Mungo spoke.
Dave Shukla spoke.
A motion was made by Vice Chair Mungo, seconded by Chair Allen, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Zendejas, Mungo and Allen
21-1218 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on charge-ready program updates.
3. Oscar Orci, Director of Development Services, spoke; and introduced Brian Bustamante, Senior Advisor, Southern California Edison.
Brian Bustamante, Senior Advisor, Southern California Edison, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation.
Chair Allen spoke.
Brian Bustamante, Senior Advisor, Southern California Edison, spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Chair Allen and Brian Bustamante, Senior Advisor, Southern California Edison.
Councilwoman Zendejas spoke.
TELECONFERENCE, 2:00 PM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021CITY OF LONG BEACH
CLIMATE ACTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMITTEE MINUTES
Brian Bustamante, Senior Advisor, Southern California Edison, spoke.
Dave Shukla spoke.
Pete Marsh spoke.
A motion was made by Member Zendejas, seconded by Vice
Chair Mungo, to approve recommendation. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Zendejas, Mungo and Allen
21-1219 Recommendation to receive and file a presentation on the drought’s effect on the City of Long Beach.
4. This Agenda item was laid over by consensus to the next Climate Action and Environmental Committee meeting.
21-1221 Recommendation to request a future presentation on California’s E-Bike Grant Program administered by CARB and what residents may expect.
5. A motion was made by Vice Chair Mungo, seconded by
Member Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Zendejas, Mungo and Allen
21-1222 Recommendation to request a future presentation on various efforts aimed at removing trucks from the I-710, including Pier B on-dock rail, future electrification efforts, and any other relevant efforts or proposed projects identified by staff.
6. A motion was made by Vice Chair Mungo, seconded by
Member Zendejas, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Zendejas, Mungo and Allen
TELECONFERENCE, 2:00 PM
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021CITY OF LONG BEACH
CLIMATE ACTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMITTEE MINUTES
21-1223 Recommendation to request a future presentation on the "Reducing Reliance on City Revenue from Oil Production" Memo and the next steps for the City of Long Beach.
7. A motion was made by Vice Chair Mungo, seconded by
Member Zendejas, to approve recommendation as amended,
for the future presentation on the "Reducing Reliance on City Revenue from Oil Production" Memo to include alternative revenue streams to maintain services. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3 - Zendejas, Mungo and Allen
21-1236 eComments received for the Climate Action & Environmental Committee meeting of Tuesday, November 16, 2021.
8. This Agenda Item was received and filed.
PUBLIC COMMENT (2:58 PM)
John Kindred spoke.
Dave Shukla spoke.
Pete Marsh spoke.
ADJOURNMENT (3:01 PM)
At 3:01 PM, there being no objection, Chair Allen declared the meeting adjourned. ta