Sustainable City Commission

CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD, 4:00 PM Coby Skye, Chair Kathleen Irvine, Commissioner Sona Coffee, Vice Chair Nicholas Lind, Commissioner Donna Bergeron-Birge, Commissioner Alan Tolkoff, Commissioner Carla Dillon, Commissioner Morgan Wheeler, Commissioner Elliot Gonzales, Commissioner FINISHED AGENDA AND DRAFT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chair Skye called the meeting to order at 4:07 PM. ROLL CALL Also present: Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator; Alison Riordan, Clerk Typist; Linda Vu, Deputy City Attorney Commissioners Donna Bergeron-Birge, Carla Dillon, Elliot Gonzales, Kathleen Present: Irvine, Morgan Wheeler, Sona Coffee and Coby Skye Commissioners Nicholas Lind and Alan Tolkoff Absent: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Members of the public are invited to address the Commission on items of interest to the public within the Commission's jurisdiction. Each speaker will be limited to two minutes unless that time is extended by the Chair. Lily House Peters, faculty at CSULB, spoke. Eliot Gonzales joined the meeting. Joe Galliani, Founding Organizer of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group, spoke. Anna Christensen, Long Beach Area Peace Network, spoke. Morgan Wheeler joined the meeting. 17-017SC Recommendation to receive and file the minutes of the Sustainable Page 1 of 7 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD, 4:00 PM City Commission meeting of Thursday, May 25, 2017. MINUTES A motion was made by Commissioner Irvine, seconded by Commissioner Gonzales, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Carla Dillon, Elliot Gonzales, Kathleen Irvine, Morgan Wheeler, Sona Coffee and Coby Skye Absent: 2 - Nicholas Lind and Alan Tolkoff REGULAR AGENDA (2) 17-018SC Recommendation to receive a training on the Brown Act from the City Attorney's Office. Chair Skye introduced Linda Vu, Deputy City Attorney, who gave the presentation. Chair Skye spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Dillon, seconded by Commissioner Irvine, to receive and file. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Carla Dillon, Elliot Gonzales, Kathleen Irvine, Morgan Wheeler, Sona Coffee and Coby Skye Absent: 2 - Nicholas Lind and Alan Tolkoff 17-019SC Recommendation to receive presentations from Long Beach Gas & Oil, Los Angeles Community Choice Energy, and South Bay Clean Power on options for Community Choice Energy in Long Beach. Community Choice Energy Page 2 of 7 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD, 4:00 PM Community Choice Energy Chair Skye spoke. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, introduced Tony Foster, Business Operations Manager at the Long Beach Gas & Oil Department, who gave the first presentation. Chair Skye spoke. Tony Foster responded to queries from Chair Skye. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Tony Foster responded to queries from Vice Chair Coffee. Larry Rich responded to queries from Vice Chair Coffee. Tony Foster responded to queries from Commissioner Wheeler. Bob Dowell responded to queries from Commissioner Wheeler. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Chair Skye spoke. Joe Galliani, Founding Organizer of the South Bay Los Angeles 350 Climate Action Group, gave the next presentation. Chair Skye spoke. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Joe Galliani responded to a query from Vice Chair Coffee. Patti Garibay, Energy Manager for the City of Lancaster, gave the next presentation. Chair Skye spoke. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Patti Garibay responded to queries from Vice Chair Coffee. Page 3 of 7 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD, 4:00 PM Commissioner Dillon spoke. Patti Garibay responded to a query from Commissioner Dillon. Chair Skye spoke. Patti Garibay responded to queries from Chair Skye. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Patti Garibay responded to queries from Commissioner Gonzales. Chair Skye spoke. Patti Garibay responded to a query from Chair Skye. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Patti Garibay responded to a query from Vice Chair Coffee. Chair Skye spoke. Gary Gero, Chief Sustainability Officer for the County of Los Angeles, gave the final presentation. Chair Skye spoke. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Gary Gero responded to queries from Vice Chair Coffee. Chair Skye spoke. Chair Gonzales spoke. Gary Gero responded to queries from Chair Gonzales. Chair Gonzales spoke. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Gary Gero responded to queries from Vice Chair Coffee. Chair Gonzales spoke. Page 4 of 7 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD, 4:00 PM Commissioner Wheeler spoke. Chair Skye spoke. Alice Stevens provided public comment. Annie Buchanan provided public comment. Gabrielle Weeks provided public comment. Wayne Martinson provided public comment. Joe Sullivan provided public comment. Kaylee Veslasquez provided public comment. Greg Kasinski provided public comment. Jim Ward provided public comment. Patricia Chin provided public comment. Anna Christensen provided public comment. Chair Skye spoke. Lily House Peters provided public comment. Bob Calligant provided public comment. Chair Skye spoke. Greg Norman provided public comment. Chair Skye spoke. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Commissioner Bergeron-Birge spoke. A motion was made by Vice Chair Coffee, seconded by Commissioner Dillon, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Page 5 of 7 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD, 4:00 PM Yes: 7 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Carla Dillon, Elliot Gonzales, Kathleen Irvine, Morgan Wheeler, Sona Coffee and Coby Skye Absent: 2 - Nicholas Lind and Alan Tolkoff PROGRESS UPDATES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS & NEXT STEPS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY STAFF Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke. Commissioner Irvine spoke. Chair Skye spoke. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Chair Skye spoke. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS ADJOURNMENT Chair Skye adjourned the meeting at 6:44 PM. Page 6 of 7 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2017 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD, 4:00 PM GUIDE FOR PERSONS INTENDING TO SPEAK This guide has been prepared as an aid so that you will be able to express your opinions briefly and clearly before the Commission and thus increase the effectiveness of your presentation. Remarks are generally limited to 3 minutes. 1. State your name and address. 2. Organization you represent, if any. 3. State whether for or against the proposal. Your statement should include all pertinent facts within your knowledge; avoid gossip, emotion and repetition. It is important to discuss only those matters relating to the hearing and to tie your discussion of the facts directly to the decision you wish the Commission to reach. A clear, concise and non-repetitive argument is impressive. Page 7 of 7