Sustainable City Commission

CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM Elliot Gonzales, Chair Nicholas Lind, Commissioner Kathleen Irvine, Vice Chair Coby Skye, Commissioner Sona Coffee, Commissioner Alan Tolkoff, Commissioner Desiree Gutierrez, Commissioner Morgan Wheeler, Commissioner FINISHED AGENDA AND DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chair Gonzales called the meeting to order at 4:10PM. ROLL CALL Also present: Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator; Alison Riordan, Clerk Typist Commissioners Donna Bergeron-Birge, Desiree Gutierrez, Nicholas Lind, Alan Present: Tolkoff, Kathleen Irvine and Elliot Gonzales Commissioners Sona Coffee, Coby Skye and Morgan Wheeler Absent: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are invited to address the Sustainable City Commission on items of interest to the public within the Commission's jurisdiction. Each speaker will be limited to three minutes unless that time is extended by the Chair. There were no comments from the public. MINUTES 16-025SC Recommendation to receive and file the minutes of the Sustainable City Commission meeting of Thursday, October 27, 2016. A motion was made by to received and filed. The motion carried by the following vote: Page 1 of 4 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM REGULAR AGENDA 1 16-026SC Recommendation to receive a presentation by the Storm Water Management Division on the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment (MUST) project. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, introduced Tony Arevalo from Storm Water Management Division, who gave the presentation. Commissioner Tolkoff spoke. Tony Arevalo answered queries from Commissioner Tolkoff. Kekoa Anderson spoke. Tony Arevalo spoke. Tony Arevalo and Kekoa answered queries from Commissioner Tolkoff. Vice Chair Irvine spoke. Tony Arevalo spoke. Vice Chair Irvine spoke. Tony Arevalo spoke. Kekoa Anderson spoke. Chair Gonzales spoke. Tony Arevalo spoke. Chair Gonzales spoke. Kekoa Anderson spoke. 2 16-027SC Recommendation to receive an update on the EV Charger Give-away Program. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, gave the presentation. Page 2 of 4 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM A motion was made by Commissioner Gutierrez, seconded by Chair Gonzales, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Desiree Gutierrez, Nicholas Lind, Alan Tolkoff, Kathleen Irvine and Elliot Gonzales Absent: 3 - Sona Coffee, Coby Skye and Morgan Wheeler 3 16-028SC Recommendation to receive an update on the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Program. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, gave the presentation. Commissioner Gutierrez spoke. Larry Rich spoke. Commissioner Tolkoff spoke. Larry Rich responded to queries from Commissioner Tolkoff. Commissioner Lind spoke. Larry Rich spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Lind, seconded by Vice Chair Irvine, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Desiree Gutierrez, Nicholas Lind, Alan Tolkoff, Kathleen Irvine and Elliot Gonzales Absent: 3 - Sona Coffee, Coby Skye and Morgan Wheeler PROGRESS UPDATES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS & NEXT STEPS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY STAFF Larry Rich, Sustainable City Commissioner, spoke. COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Gutierrez spoke. Page 3 of 4 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2016 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM Vice Chair Irvine spoke. Chair Gonzales spoke. ADJOURNMENT Chair Gonzales adjourned the meeting at 6:02PM. Note: The City of Long Beach provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is desired, or if an agenda is needed in an alternative format, please call the Office of Sustainability 48 hours prior to the meeting at (562) 570-6369. Email address Larry.Rich@longbeach.gov is available for correspondence purposes. Page 4 of 4