City of Mountain View
Minutes
Council Sustainability Committee
6:00 PM Plaza Conference Room and Video Conference,
500 Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
SPECIAL MEETING
This meeting was being conducted with a virtual component. All members of the Committee and all speakers participated in-person unless otherwise noted.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Chair Hicks.
2. ROLL CALL
Member Margaret Abe-Koga, Member Pat Showalter, and Chair Alison HicksPresent 3 -
3. APPROVE MINUTES
3.1 Minutes Approval for June 22, 2022.
M/S Showalter/Abe-Koga to approve the minutes of the June 22, 2022 meeting.
Yes: Member Abe-Koga, Member Showalter, and Chair Hicks3 -
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 Building Decarbonization Opportunities
Sustainability and Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) staff presented an update and a proposal to pursue building decarbonization strategies as a means of achieving carbon neutrality. Chief Sustainability and Resiliency Officer, Danielle Lee, and SVCE’s Deputy Director of Decarbonization Programs and Policy, Zoe Elizabeth, responded to the Committee’s questions.
Speaking from the floor in support and/or with recommendations:
-Hala Alshahwany
-Bruce Karney
-Daniel Shane
April 18, 2023Council Sustainability Committee Minutes
-Katie Patrick
-John Scarboro (virtual)
-Robert Mayo (virtual)
-Mary Dateo (virtual)
-Olger Isenberg (virtual)
-Kevin Ma (virtual)
The Committee discussed the item.
7. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS Sustainability Analyst, Whitney Ramos invited everyone to attend the City’s Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 22nd, from 9am-1pm at the Community Center and Rengstorff Park.
Member Abe-Koga announced that on June 15th, the Cities Association of Santa Clara County is partnering with SVCE and Joint Venture Silicon Valley to host an annual dinner at the now fully-electric Los Altos Community Center. Councilmembers and staff will be invited to discuss clean energy, and the event will feature an induction cooking demonstration.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Hicks adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m.