Sustainable City Commission

CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 SUSTAINABLE CITY PLAZA LEVEL - CITY HALL COMMISSION MINUTES CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 4:00 PM Daryl Supernaw, Chair Elliot Gonzales, Commissioner Gordana Kajer, Vice Chair Joan Greenwood, Commissioner Elizabeth Nash, Commissioner Stella Ursua, Commissioner Lisa Wibroe, Commissioner Kathleen Irvine, Commissioner Robin Thorne, Commissioner Morgan Wheeler, Commissioner Desiree Gutierrez, Commissioner FINISHED AGENDA & DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER At 4:02 PM, Chair Supernaw called to order the meeting of the Sustainable City Commission. ROLL CALL ALSO PRESENT: Larry Rich, Sustainability Coordinator; Tiffany Chen, Sustainability Analyst; and Thelinjoris Manuel, Clerk Typist III. Commissioners Daryl Supernaw, Desiree Gutierrez, Elizabeth Nash, Elliot Present: Gonzales, Gordana Kajer, Joan Greenwood, Kathleen Irvine, Lisa Wibroe, Morgan Wheeler and Robin Thorne Commissioners 10 - Daryl Supernaw, Desiree Gutierrez, Elizabeth Nash, Elliot Present: Gonzales, Gordana Kajer, Joan Greenwood, Kathleen Irvine, Lisa Wibroe, Morgan Wheeler and Robin Thorne Commissioners Stella Ursua Absent: Commissioners 1 - Stella Ursua Absent: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: There was no public participation. PRESENTATION: Chair Supernaw introduced the CoolCalifornia Cities Prize Award recipients. Julie Bartolotto, Historical Society of Long Beach, spoke. Chair Supernaw spoke. Cheryl Perry, Long Beach Heritage, spoke. Chair Supernaw spoke. Page 1 of 3 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 SUSTAINABLE CITY PLAZA LEVEL - CITY HALL COMMISSION MINUTES CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 4:00 PM Lisa McCarthy, Maple Village Waldorf School, spoke. Chair Supernaw spoke. Marcelle Epley, Long Beach Community Foundation, spoke. Larry Rich, Sustainability Coordinator, spoke. Chair Supernaw spoke and a dialogue ensued with Larry Rich, Sustainability Coordinator. PRESENTATION: Chair Supernaw introduced Ryan Serrano, who provided the Foodscape Long Beach presentation. Chair Supernaw spoke. Vice Chair Kajer spoke and a dialogue ensued with Ryan Serrano, Foodscape Long Beach. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Ryan Serrano, Foodscape Long Beach, spoke. Chair Supernaw spoke. Larry Rich, Sustainability Coordinator, spoke. PRESENTATION: Chair Supernaw introduced Fine Feathers Kombucha Company to receive the Green Business Recognition Award. Tiffany Chen, Sustainability Analyst, spoke and introduced Jodine & Jay, Owners of Fine Feathers Kombucha Company, who accepted the Green Business Recognition Award. Commissioner Gonzales spoke and Jay, Fine Feathers Kombucha Company, spoke. Tiffany Chen, Sustainability Analyst, spoke. NEW BUSINESS: 1. 14-019SC Recommendation to receive and file the Minutes of the Sustainable City Commission meeting of Thursday, September 25, 2014. Chair Supernaw introduced the two new Commissioners, Morgan Wheeler and Desiree Gutierrez. Commissioner Wheeler spoke. Page 2 of 3 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 SUSTAINABLE CITY PLAZA LEVEL - CITY HALL COMMISSION MINUTES CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD LONG BEACH, CA 90802, 4:00 PM Chair Supernaw spoke. Commissioner Gutierrez spoke. 2. 14-020SC Recommendation to receive a report on the Long Beach Bike Infrastructure and Mobility. 3. 14-021SC Recommendation to receive a report on the Rain Barrel Installation and Rain Harvesting Workshop. 4. 14-022SC Recommendation to receive a report on the Civic Center Berm Improvement Project. PROGRESS UPDATES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS & NEXT STEPS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY STAFF COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS ADJOURNMENT Page 3 of 3