COUNCIL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING—TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2022
VIRTUAL MEETING WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION
6:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:31 p.m. by Chair Hicks.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Committee member Patricia Showalter and Chair Alison Hicks.
Absent: Committee member Margaret Abe-Koga (joined the meeting at 6:36 p.m.).
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
Motion—M/S Showalter/Hicks—Carried 2-0-1; Abe -Koga absent —To approve the minutes of the December 1, 2021 meeting.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Bruce England commented that the City is currently developing or updating three plans that impact sustainability: Active Transportation Plan, Community Tree Master Plan, and Parks and Open Space Plan. Staff should collaborate across the organization as these plans are developed/updated.
Committee Member Abe-Koga joined the meeting at 6:36 p.m.
Kevin Ma commented that the agenda and reports were posted just 24 hours before the meeting.
Hala Alshahwany congratulated the City for implementing the Environmental Sustainability Task Force 2 recommendation of hiring a Chief Sustainability and Resiliency Officer, and encouraged the City to increase tree canopy, preserve Heritage trees, and create a process for community participation as part of the Community Tree Master Plan update.
Council Sustainability Committee Minutes
April 19, 2022
Bruce Naegel encouraged the Committee to hold regularly scheduled, more frequent meetings.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 REACH CODES UPDATE
Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Aarti Shrivastava presented on the adoption and implementation of the 2020 Reach Codes, and the preparation currently under way for the 2023 State Building Code updates and 2023 Reach Code updates cycle. Aarti Shrivastava and Chief Building Official Nena Bizjak responded to the Committee’s questions.
Speaking from the floor in support and/or with recommendations:
• Mary Dateo
• Bruce Naegel
• Hala Alshahwany
• Kevin Ma
• Bruce England
• Holger Isenberg
• James Kempf
6.2 CARBON-NEUTRAL TARGET DATE
Chief Sustainability and Resiliency Officer Danielle Lee presented on the opportunities, strategies, and implications of accelerating the City’s target date for carbon neutrality fro m 2045 to an earlier date. Danielle Lee, Assistant City Manager/Chief Operating Officer Audrey Seymour Ramberg, and Sustainability Coordinator Steve Attinger responded to the Committee’s questions.
Speaking from the floor in support and/or with recommendations:
• Bruce Karney
• Rebecca Young
• Hala Alshahwany
• Bruce Naegel
• Mary Dateo
• Kevin Ma
• Holger Isenberg
Council Sustainability Committee Minutes
April 19, 2022
The Committee discussed this item.
7. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS
Committee member Pat Showalter commented on the opportunity to participate in a Sister City program to collaborate on carbon offset projects.
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m.
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