Council Sustainability Committee
City of Mountain View
Agenda
Atrium Conference Room and Video Conference, 500
Castro St., Mountain View, CA 94041
6:00 PMTuesday, April 29, 2025
SPECIAL MEETING
This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the Council Sustainability Committee virtually may join the meeting at:
https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/82417033239, or by dialing (669) 900-9128 and entering Webinar ID:
824 1703 3239. When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click on the “raise hand” feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL - Committee members Pat Showalter, Chris Clark, and Chair Alison Hicks
3. APPROVE MINUTES
3.1 Approve Minutes
Recommendation: Approve Council Sustainability Committee Minutes of November 21, 2024.
CSC Minutes (Draft) – November 21, 2024Attachments:
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Committee from acting on non-agenda items.
5. NEW BUSINESS
5.1 Greenhouse Gas-Free Fleet and Landscaping Equipment Purchasing Policy Recommendation: Review and consider the Greenhouse Gas-Free Fleet and Landscaping Equipment Purchasing Policy (Attachment 1 to this memorandum) and recommend the Policy for City Council adoption.
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CSC Memo (GHG-Free Policy) – April 29, 2025
ATT 1 – GHG-Free Policy
Attachments:
5.2 2023 Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
Recommendation: Review and accept the 2023 Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and recommend acceptance by the City Council.
CSC Memo (GHG Emissions Inventory) – April 29, 2025
ATT 1 – GHG Emissions Inventory
Attachments:
5.3 Proposed Framework for Climate Vulnerability Assessment Recommendation: Review and approve the framework, deliverables, and analysis focus areas for conducting a Climate Vulnerability Assessment.
Memo (Climate Vulnerability Assessment) – April 29, 2025Attachments:
6. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.
7. ADJOURNMENT
AGENDAS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
The specific location of each meeting is noted on the agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Sustainability Division of the City Manager's Office at 650-903-6301.
The agenda and staff reports my be viewed at the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor, beginning the evening before each meeting.
Agenda materials my viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com.
SPECIAL NOTICE- Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 Anyone who is planning to attend a meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance may call the City Manager's Office 650-903-6301 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format.
The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Board, Commission, or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein.
SPECIAL NOTICE—Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Council Sustainability Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, during normal business hours and at the meeting location noted on the agenda during the meeting.
ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE
Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.
Anyone wishing to address the Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers are
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allowed to speak once on any number of topics for up to three minutes.