Environmental Quality Committee

This information can be interpreted for you free of charge. Visit City Hall at 10890 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530 or learn more at www.el-cerrito.org/LanguageAccess Esta información se puede interpretar gratuitamente. Visite el Ayuntamiento en 10890 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530 o obtenga más información en www.el-cerrito.org/LanguageAccess PUBLIC WORKS 这些信息可免费为您解释。请访问位于 10890 San Pablo Ave., El Staff Liaison Christina Leard | (510) 215-4338 Cerrito, CA 94530 的市政厅，或访问 cleard@elcerrito.gov www.el-cerrito.org/LanguageAccess 了解更多信息 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE Environmental Quality Committee Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers 10890 San Pablo Avenue This Meeting Place is Wheelchair Accessible 7:00 p.m. CONVENE REGULAR MEETING 1. ROLL CALL – Chair Fred Bialy; Vice-Chair Pamela Austin; Members Howdy Goudey, Sean O’Connor, Eleanor Pilling Chappelear (Youth Member), Mordecai Stayton, Sheila Tarbet 2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC (5 min.) Remarks are typically limited to three minutes per person, and may be on anything within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body. Remarks on non-agenda items will be heard first. Remarks on agenda items will be heard at the time the item is discussed. 3. COUNCIL/STAFF LIAISONS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS (5 min.) Staff and/or Council Liaison Carolyn Wysinger may report on policies, priorities, and actions taken by the City Council, and/or on matters of general interest to the EQC. 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES (5 min.) Consider a motion adopting the minutes of the EQC meeting held on June 9, 2026. 5. COLLABORATION WITH THE URBAN FOREST COMMITTEE (5 min.) Hear updates, participate in discussion and consider possible action items regarding collaborating with the City’s Urban Forest Committee. 6. EQC MEMBER APPOINTMENT PROCESS (20 min.) Conduct an interview, participate in discussion, and consider possible action items regarding recommending for appointment members to the EQC. 7. EQC BUDGET AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS (15 min.) Hear updates, participate in discussion, and consider possible action items regarding planning, logistics, and expenditures for the EQC calendar of events, including: • Green Team 2026 Cleanups o Sat 6/27 – Northern Gateways (Meet at Northeast corner of Knott & Key) (Debrief) o Sun 8/2 Baxter Creek (w/ Baxter Volunteers) o Sat 9/19 Coastal Cleanup Day – Location TBD  o Sun 10/11 – Northern Gateways (Meet at Southwest Potrero & San Pablo Ave, Del Norte Plaza parking lot) o Sun 12/6 – Baxter Creek (with Baxter volunteers) • July 4th WorldOne Festival (Debrief) 8. ADVISORY BODY MEMBER FEEDBACK SURVEY (25 min) Hear updates, participate in discussion and consider possible action items regarding providing feedback in the Advisory Body Member Feedback Survey. 9. FY 26-27 WORK PLAN IMPLEMENTATION (30 min) Hear updates, participate in discussion and consider possible action items regarding implementation of the FY 26-27 work plan. 10. ELECTRIFY MY BLOCK PROGRAM DISCUSSION ON HOW TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM IN EL CERRITO (5 min.) Receive updates, participate in discussion and consider possible action items regarding support for Electrify My Block. 11. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (5 min.) Hear committee member announcements and suggestions for future EQC agenda items. Potentially engage in discussion and make decisions regarding logistics of EQC consideration of items including: • BAAQMD (BAAD) Updates (Howdy to follow-up) • Collaboration with UFC & Friends of the Hillside for volunteer work parties • Foodware Ordinance Support 12. ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Staff Liaison, Christina Leard, at (510) 215-4338. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title I). Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the El Cerrito Recycling + Environmental Resource Center (7501 Schmidt Lane) during normal business hours. Environmental Quality Committee 7/14/2026 Agenda Page 2 of 2  This information can be interpreted for you free of charge. Visit City Hall at 10890 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530 or learn more at www.el-cerrito.org/LanguageAccess Esta información se puede interpretar gratuitamente. Visite el Ayuntamiento en 10890 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, CA 94530 o obtenga más información en www.el-cerrito.org/LanguageAccess PUBLIC WORKS 这些信息可免费为您解释。请访问位于 10890 San Pablo Ave., El Staff Liaison Christina Leard | (510) 215-4338 Cerrito, CA 94530 的市政厅，或访问 cleard@elcerrito.gov www.el-cerrito.org/LanguageAccess 了解更多信息 DRAFT MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE Environmental Quality Committee Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Hana Gardens 10870 San Pablo Avenue CONVENE SPECIAL MEETING Chair Bialy called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m 1. ROLL CALL – Chair Fred Bialy; Vice-Chair Pamela Austin; Members Howdy Goudey, Sean O’Connor, Mordecai Stayton, Sheila Tarbet Absent: Eleanor Pilling Chappelear (Youth Member) Also Present: Christina Leard, Staff Liaison 2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Public comment was received from Richmond resident Cordell Hindler. 3. COUNCIL/STAFF LIAISONS ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REPORTS Staff and/or Council Liaison Carolyn Wysinger may report on policies, priorities, and actions taken by the City Council, and/or on matters of general interest to the EQC. Staff Liaison Leard provided updates on the following items: - Controlled burn scheduled for June 10-12 in Madera Open Space - Staff shortage in recycling impacting service; messaging to residents on setting out recycling carts only if more than half full to help with route efficiency - Districting updates (2028 Election) elcerrito.gov/districts 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES Consider a motion adopting the minutes of the EQC meeting held on May 12, 2026. Move/Second: O’Connor/Stayton Action: Passed a motion to adopt the minutes of the May 12, 2026 EQC meeting. Ayes: Austin, Bialy, Goudey, O’Connor, Stayton, Tarbet Noes: None Youth Member Chappelear: Absent 5. COLLABORATION WITH THE URBAN FOREST COMMITTEE Urban Forest Committee member Robin Mitchell provided updates from the most recent meeting of the Urban Forest Committee. 6. EQC MEMBER APPOINTMENT PROCESS Committee members participated in discussion and considered possible action items regarding recommending for appointment members to the EQC. 7. FY 25-26 WORK PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS Committee members heard updates, participated in discussion and considered possible action items regarding implementation of the FY 25-26 work plan and Accomplishments. Move/Second: O’Connor/Bialy Action: Passed a motion to approve the FY 25-26 EQC Accomplishments. Ayes: Austin, Bialy, Goudey, O’Connor, Stayton, Tarbet Noes: None Youth Member Chappelear: Absent 8. EQC BUDGET AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS Committee members heard updates, participated in discussion, and considered possible action items regarding planning, logistics, and expenditures for the EQC calendar of events, including • Green Team 2026 Cleanups o Sat 6/27 – Northern Gateways (Meet at Northeast corner of Knott & Key) o Sun 8/2 Baxter Creek (w/ Baxter Volunteers) o Sat 9/19 Coastal Cleanup Day – Location TBD o Sun 10/11 – Northern Gateways (Meet at Southwest Potrero & San Pablo Ave, Del Norte Plaza parking lot) o Sun 12/6 – Baxter Creek (with Baxter volunteers) • July 4th WorldOne Festival o Planning for tabling  Share booth with UFC 9. ELECTRIFY MY BLOCK PROGRAM DISCUSSION ON HOW TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM IN EL CERRITO Committee members heard updates, participated in discussion and considered possible action items regarding support for Electrify My Block. 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Staff and Committee members provided updates on recent events the EQC has supported and discussed plans for future events in 2026, including: • Annual Member Recognition Event – Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. • Cancel September meeting • BAAQMD (BAAD) Updates (Howdy to follow-up) • Collaboration with UFC & Friends of the Hillside for volunteer work parties • Foodware Ordinance Support 11. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m. _____________________________________________ Fred Bialy, Chair This is to clarify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Special Environmental Quality Committee meeting of June 9, 2026 as approved by the Environmental Quality Committee. _______________________________________________ Christina Leard, Staff Liaison Environmental Quality Committee 6/9/2026 Draft Minutes Page 2 of 2