Sustainability Commission

Sustainability Advisory Committee MEETING AGENDA Thursday, April 1, 2021 6:00 -7:30 PM Via Zoom – Link to join will be emailed to committee members. Meeting notice will be posted on the Mayor’s Office of Energy & Sustainability Facebook page and Sustainable Albany Facebook page. Meeting will be live streamed via Facebook. Advance questions/comments from the public can be sent via Facebook message or emailed to: SAC@albanyny.gov  Regular Business – 10 minutes  Call to Order and roll call – Commissioners, please send designee if unable to attend as per City Code.  Review/Approval of March 4, 2021 meeting minutes  Public Comment Period (Approx. 3 minutes per email comment)  New Business –80 minutes  (5 min) Meet our 2 new members!  (5 min) Sign up for SAC and other meeting notifications and alerts on Albany City website: https://www.albanyny.gov/List.aspx  (15 min) SAC bylaw revisions. Discussion and voting: #1 on accepting bylaw revisions with 15 members. #2 on recommending City increase members to 19.  (10 min) Capital Lights in the Park  (5 mins) Clean Energy Communities Campaign: applications for NYSERDA  (5 minutes) Update: Climate Smart Community goals (Jason)  (5 minutes) Sustainable Albany Tabling update – 3 locations: South End Night Market, Delaware Ave Market, Western Ave Market 1   (5 min) Sustainable Albany flier and online form for recruiting volunteers (Gaby, Ewa, Lauren)  (10 min) Commissioner Reports  (10 min) Subcommittee Reports  (5 minutes) Upcoming events to know about: o Wed. April 7, 6:30 pm, CANA meeting featuring Scott Kellogg (Radix), Tina Lieberman (SAC), and Jen Benson (Riverkeeper) speaking about Earth Day events and sustainability. Livestreamed to FB at link: https://www.facebook.com/CANA518 o Tues. April 20, 7 pm: EV Living in The Capital District – What’s Happening Now & What’s Coming Next. Hosted by Sustainable Albany. Featuring Jason West plus Heather Ipsen (Schenectady), Steve Strichman (Troy), Jacob Beeman (CDTC), Lucas Rogers (Albany County Exec Office), Capital District EV Drivers Club and moderated by SAC Transportation Subcommittee member, Howard Kibrick. Register: https://driveelectricearthday.org/event?eventid=2666 o Thurs. April 22, Earth Day: look for special announcement by Mayor Sheehan & DGS o Sat. April 24, South End Earth Day with the Radix Center and Scott Kellogg. o April 27-30, Sustainable Futures Conference - only $20 for all 4 days. Welcome by Mayor Sheehan, Breakout Room Leaders, Ewa, Scott, Jason, Tina. Innovation Salon. First Annual Youth Congress on Climate & Justice. Register: https://www.sustainablefuturesconference.com/ o Sat. May 1, Riverkeeper Sweep – Tivoli Park Clean up with Dan Kirk-Davidoff and Sustainable Albany. Also Corning Preserve and Church St. Park, Albany. Register: https://www.riverkeeper.org/news-events/events/rvk-events/10th-annual-riverkeeper- sweep/ o NYS Compost Awareness Week, May 2-8, 2021: Discussion of “Film Kiss the Ground” by Zero Waste Capital District. Date TBD. Co-Sponsorship?  Next meeting –Thurs. May 6, 2021 at 6 pm.  Adjournment Anticipated absences: 2