Green Committee

Antoinette Mailliard John Gleazer Jenna Franquelin AGENDA Millie Pease Green Committee Tuesday, August 8, 2023 - 3:00 PM Calistoga Community Center Page 1. ROLL CALL 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA Public Comments is an opportunity to address the Green Committee on items of interest to the public that do not appear on the agenda. Comments should be limited to three minutes. The Committee cannot consider any issues or act on items raised during Public Comments. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3.1. Draft Minutes from July 11, 2023, Regular Meeting 3-4 GC Draft Minutes 07.11.2023 4. NEW BUSINESS 4.1. Anti-idling Discussion 5. OLD BUSINESS 5.1. Foodware Ordinance Implementation Update 5.2. Downtown Bicycle Parking Project Update 5.3. Elementary School Project Update 5.4. Update on Committee Member Vacancy 6. AGENDA ITEMS 7. COMMITTEE MEMBERS' COMMENTS & REQUESTS FOR DISCUSSION 8. ADJOURNMENT I declare that a copy of this agenda was posted at City Hall, 1232 Washington Street, among other locations within the Calistoga city limits, on _Date_ no later than 4:30 p.m. Lauren Clark, Secretary to the Green Committee SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: Each City entity offers public programs, services, and meetings in a manner that is reasonably accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. Each Page 2 of 4 City entity complies with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and California law, and does not discriminate against any person with a disability. If a person with a disability requires information or materials in an appropriate alternative format (or any other reasonable accommodation), or needs any assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Lauren Clark at 707.942.2763 or lclark@ci.calistoga.ca.us. In making a request for assistance, advance notice to the City 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make suitable arrangements. Page 3 of 4 Item #3.1. CITY OF CALISTOGA GREEN COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 11, 2023, Calistoga Community Center 1307 Washington St. Calistoga, CA 94515 1. ROLL CALL Committee members present: Chair Antionette Mailliard, Vice Chair John Gleazer, Millie Pease, Jenna Franquelin Staff members present: Lauren Clark 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA Mary Ellen comments on the Chamber of Commerce window is up and it looks wonderful. Celebrate Napa Valley Director, Brenda Wild, makes a comment concerning the full trash receptacles during the recent Fourth of July celebration. She is here to educate herself on the regulations that are coming next March. Discussion ensues about future coordination and making sure events within the city comply with the regulations. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Draft Minutes from June 13, 2023, were approved unanimously. 5. NEW BUSINESS 6. OLD BUSINESS A. 23/24 Budget- Proposed Projects 1. Foodware Ordinance Implementation Update Staff member Clark announces the two dates of the Q&A session hosted by the Green Committee and City staff that will address the new Municipal Code changes. The first date is scheduled for July 20th and is specifically for restaurants and markets. The second date is scheduled for August 3rd 10:30 am – 12 pm for hotels/inns and wine tasting rooms. Committee member Pease presents physical examples of the products that are mentioned in the ordinance. First is the dine-in/ re-usable foodware. Discussion ensues about what is compostable with Upper Valley Disposal and the exemption of coffee cups since there is no alternative that can hold hot liquid. Lexi, a representative from Upper Valley, will be at the Q & A meetings to help answer questions. Discussion ensues about encouraging reusable coffee cups. 2. Downtown Bicycle Parking Project Vice Chair Gleazer announces that he has had difficulty getting an estimate from a licensed contractor for the work because until recently he did not have the original plans of the structure. Many of the contractors he has spoken with are not willing to take on a small projects. By the next meeting he hopes to have multiple bids and more information. The construction would entail removing the benches, which appear to be separate from the parklet structure. Vice Chair Gleazer must work with the City Beatification Team and Page 4 of 4 Item #3.1. GC Meeting Minutes July 11, 2023 Page 2 of 2 will also need to present it to City Council for approval of the project. Discussion ensues about the next steps before presenting to City Council 3. Elementary School Project Committee member Franquelin provides an updated report on the Elementary School Project. Napa Research Conservation District Eric McKey from NRCD is researching funding options for transportation. She will also be meeting with teachers in order to schedule the field trips for the upcoming school year. Discussion ensues about further funding options and how the program educates students about climate change. She will set up a meeting with Eric this week or next and will present an update at the next meeting. B. Update on Green Committee Vacancy Staff member Clark announces that she has confirmed with the interim City Clerk that the vacancy announcement will be posted soon. 7. COMMITTEE MEMBERS’ IDEAS & REQUESTS FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION Vice Chair Gleazer brings up the topic of the Fairgrounds. He will be attending the next meeting hosted by the mayor to propose the idea of a community park. It is agreed upon by the committee that the proposal of a park in-leu of a golf course is not a part of the Green Committee’s scope. Vice Chair Gleazer announces that CALeVIP DC Fast Charger Grant Program has just been expanded to include Napa County. Chair Mailliard asks if it is a state funded grant. Discussion ensues about the pros and cons of fast chargers. Committee member Pease suggests addressing anti-idling. Discussion ensues about the reasons certain vehicles tend to idle more than others. She suggests putting up a sign sponsored by the Green Committee to promote anti-idling. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 4:30 PM.