City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Sustainability Commission
7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City WebstreamMonday, October 17, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21, reaffirmed on September 27, 2022.
Chair Wickham called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Chair Kristel Wickham
Vice Chair Douglas Kunz
Commissioner Jeffery Nabhan
Commissioner Kristina Pistone
Commissioner Murali Srinivasan
Commissioner Tonya Veitch
Commissioner Justin Wang
Present: 7 -
Council Liaison – Councilmember Larsson (present)
Chair Wickham, Vice Chair Kunz, all Commissioners, and Councilmember Larsson attended via teleconference.
PRESENTATION
22-0999 PRESENTATION - Reach Codes Update
Suzanne Park, Chief Building Official, presented the 2023 Reach Codes updates and discussed implementation of current Reach Codes. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and Ms. Park provided answers.
22-1000
PRESENTATION - Lakewood Library Sustainable Design
Elements
Nathan Scribner, Assistant City Engineer, presented the design of the Lakewood
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Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and Mr. Scribner provided answers.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
22-1002 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of September 19, 2022
Commissioner Veitch moved, and Vice Chair Kunz seconded, a motion to approve the consent calendar.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Wickham
Vice Chair Kunz
Commissioner Nabhan
Commissioner Pistone
Commissioner Veitch
5 -
No: 0
Abstain: Commissioner Srinivasan
Commissioner Wang
2 -
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
22-1001 Review 2023 Draft Annual Work Plan
The Commission discussed and added various items to the Draft 2023 Work Plan.
The Commission will review the Draft Work Plan at the November meeting with the intention of finalizing the plan at that meeting. Staff will coordinate with other departments to determine any additional items that need to be added to the Work Plan.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
22-1004 Climate Budgeting (potential Study Issue)
Chair Wickham provided a summary of the Potential Study Issue (SI) and her rationale for submitting it. Madeline Willett, Environmental Programs Manager, summarized the staff response.
The Commission discussed that implementation of this SI could be accomplished
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MOTION: Commissioner Wang moved, and Chair Wickham seconded, a motion to propose and sponsor this Study Issue.
FRIENDLY AMMENDMENT: Commissioner Veitch offered a friendly amendment to include that implementation could be accomplished through a phased approach and add to the key elements that the Study should examine how to include this annually and be made transparent in the published budget.
Commissioner Wang and Chair Wickham accepted the friendly amendment.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Wickham
Vice Chair Kunz
Commissioner Nabhan
Commissioner Pistone
Commissioner Srinivasan
Commissioner Veitch
Commissioner Wang
7 -
No: 0
22-1005
Improving community awareness of indoor air quality for climate resiliency and public health (potential Study Issue) Commissioner Pistone provided a summary of the Potential Study Issue (SI) and her rationale for submitting it. Ms. Willett summarized the staff response.
The Commission discussed the Study Issue.
MOTION: Commissioner Pistone moved, and Vice Chair Kunz seconded, a motion to propose and sponsor this Study Issue.
The motion carried by the following vote:
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Vice Chair Kunz
Commissioner Nabhan
Commissioner Pistone
Commissioner Srinivasan
Commissioner Veitch
Commissioner Wang
7 -
No: 0
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Veitch shared that the California Extreme Heat Symposium will be held on October 18, from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
-Staff Comments
Ms. Willett shared that she was promoted to Environmental Programs Manager, permanently. She reminded Commissioners of the Drive Electric webinar titled, Goodbye Gas, Hello EVs! On October 27, from 7 to 8 p.m. She reminded Commissioners that Reach Codes are being heard by City Council on October 25.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
22-1003 Updated Annual Workplan October 2022
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:28 p.m.
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