Sustainable City Commission

CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM Elliot Gonzales, Chair Desiree Gutierrez, Commissioner Kathleen Irvine, Vice Chair Nicholas Lind, Commissioner Donna Bergeron-Birge, Commissioner Coby Skye, Commissioner Sona Coffee, Commissioner Alan Tolkoff, Commissioner Carla Dillon, Commissioner Morgan Wheeler, Commissioner FINISHED AGENDA AND DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chair Gonzales called the meeting to order at 4:13PM. ROLL CALL Commissioners Sona Coffee, Carla Dillon, Coby Skye, Alan Tolkoff, Morgan Present: Wheeler, Kathleen Irvine and Elliot Gonzales Commissioners Donna Bergeron-Birge, Desiree Gutierrez and Nicholas Lind Absent: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are invited to address the Sustainable City Commission on non-agenda 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 17-001SC Recommendation to receive and file the minutes of the Sustainable City Commission meeting of Thursday, December 8, 2016. Commissioner Dillon spoke. Chair Gonzales spoke. Page 1 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM A motion was made by Commissioner Skye, seconded by Vice Chair Irvine, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Coby Skye, Alan Tolkoff, Morgan Wheeler, Kathleen Irvine and Elliot Gonzales Abstain: 2 - Sona Coffee and Carla Dillon Absent: 3 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Desiree Gutierrez and Nicholas Lind REGULAR AGENDA 17-002SC Recommendation to receive a presentation by the Aquarium of the Pacific on climate resilience community outreach. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, introduced Dave Bader, Director of Education and the Aquarium of the Pacific, who gave the presentation. Commissioner Irvine spoke. Commissioner Tolkoff spoke. Dave Bader spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Dave Bader spoke. Commissioner Skye spoke. Dave Bader spoke. Chair Gonzales spoke. Commissioner Wheeler spoke. Chair Gonzales spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Dave Bader spoke. Page 2 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM Chair Gonzales spoke. Commissioner Tolkoff spoke. Dave Bader spoke. Chair Gonzales spoke. Dave Bader spoke. Chair Gonzales spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Skye, seconded by Commissioner Coffee, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Sona Coffee, Carla Dillon, Coby Skye, Alan Tolkoff, Morgan Wheeler, Kathleen Irvine and Elliot Gonzales Absent: 3 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Desiree Gutierrez and Nicholas Lind 17-003SC Recommendation to receive a presentation by CSULB Sustainability on sustainability and climate resilience initiatives. Larry Rich, introduced Holli Fajack, Sustainability Coordinator, and Dr. Lily House-Peters, Resilience Commitment Coordinator at CSULB, who gave the presentation. Holli Fajack spoke. Dr. Lily House-Peters spoke. Commissioner Wheeler spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Holli Fajack spoke. Commissioner Skye spoke. Holli Fajack spoke. Commissioner Dillon spoke. Page 3 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM Holli Fajack responded to a query from Commissioner Dillion. Chair Gonzales spoke. A member of the public spoke. Holli Fajack spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Wheeler, seconded by Commissioner Dillon, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Sona Coffee, Carla Dillon, Coby Skye, Alan Tolkoff, Morgan Wheeler, Kathleen Irvine and Elliot Gonzales Absent: 3 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Desiree Gutierrez and Nicholas Lind 17-004SC Recommendation to receive an update on the City of Long Beach Climate Action and Adaptation Plan. Chair Gonzales excused himself and Vice Chair Irvine took over the meeting. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, introduced Christopher Koontz, Advance Planning Officer, who gave the presentation. Chair Gonzales spoke. Commissioner Skye spoke. Christopher Koontz responded to queries from Chair Gonzales. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Christopher Koontz spoke. Vice Chair Irvine spoke. Christopher Koontz responded to queries from Commissioner Tolkoff. Commissioner Skye spoke. Vice Chair Irvine spoke. Page 4 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM A member of the public spoke. Christopher Koontz spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Tolkoff, seconded by Commissioner Skye, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Sona Coffee, Carla Dillon, Coby Skye, Alan Tolkoff, Morgan Wheeler and Kathleen Irvine Absent: 4 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Desiree Gutierrez, Nicholas Lind and Elliot Gonzales 17-005SC Recommendation to receive an update on the EV Charger Give-away Program. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, introduced Jason Gallup, who gave the presentation. Jason Gallup answered queries from Commissioner Wheeler. Commissioner Dillon spoke. Larry Rich spoke. Vice Chair Irvine spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Skye, seconded by Commissioner Dillon, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Sona Coffee, Carla Dillon, Coby Skye, Alan Tolkoff, Morgan Wheeler and Kathleen Irvine Absent: 4 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Desiree Gutierrez, Nicholas Lind and Elliot Gonzales PROGRESS UPDATES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS & NEXT STEPS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY STAFF Larry Rich spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Page 5 of 6 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, 4:00 PM Commissioner Skye spoke. COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS Larry Rich answered queries from Commissioner Coffee. Commissioner Tolkoff spoke. Christopher Koontz spoke. Vice Chair Irvine spoke. Commissioner Skye spoke. Commissioner Tolkoff spoke. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Irvine adjourned the meeting at 6:20PM. Page 6 of 6