Sustainable City Commission

CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM Coby Skye, Chair Nicholas Lind, Commissioner Sona Coffee, Vice Chair Jenny Novak, Commissioner Donna Bergeron-Birge, Commissioner Eric Rock, Commissioner Carla Dillon, Commissioner Alan Tolkoff, Commissioner Hilda Gaytan, Commissioner Morgan Wheeler, Commissioner Rey Gonzales, Commissioner Finished Agenda and Minutes CALL TO ORDER Chair Skye called meeting to order at 4:05 P.M. ROLL CALL Commissioners Donna Bergeron-Birge, Carla Dillon, Hilda Gaytan, Rey Present: Gonzales, Jenny Novak, Eric Rock, Morgan Wheeler, Sona Coffee and Coby Skye Commissioners Nicholas Lind and Alan Tolkoff Absent: Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator; Courtney Chatterson, Communications Specialist; Sandra Barajas, Clerk Typist III 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. Jim Oberst with BCI, a national non-profit, free grant-funded program spoke and left handouts for the public to take about the company. MINUTES Page 1 of 8 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM 1. 19-001SC Recommendation to receive and file the minutes of the Sustainable City Commission meeting of Wednesday, December 5, 2018 Attachments: FinishedAgendaAndMinutes December 5, 2018.pdf A motion was made by Commissioner Wheeler, seconded by Commissioner Novak, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: approve recommendation Yes: 7 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Hilda Gaytan, Rey Gonzales, Jenny Novak, Morgan Wheeler, Sona Coffee and Coby Skye Absent: 4 - Carla Dillon, Nicholas Lind, Eric Rock and Alan Tolkoff NEW BUSINESS Page 2 of 8 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM 2. 19-002SC Recommendation to receive a presentation from Public Works Stormwater Management Division on Stormwater Projects and Programs. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, gave presentation for Public Works Stormwater Management Division on Stormwater Projects and Programs. Chair Skye spoke Elisa T. spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. Chair Skye spoke. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. Chair Skye spoke. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Commissioner Wheeler spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. A dialogue ensued between Commissioner Wheeler and Melissa You from Public Works spoke. Commissioner Novak spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. Page 3 of 8 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM Commissioner Novak spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. Commission Dillon spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. Commissioner Bergeron-Birge spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. A dialogue ensued between Commissioner Bergeron-Birge and Melissa You with Public Works. Commissioner Gaytan spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. Commissioner Gaytan spoke. Melissa You, Storm Water/Environmental Compliance Office, spoke. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Chair Skye spoke. A motion was made by Commissioner Wheeler, seconded by Commissioner Novak, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: approve recommendation Yes: 8 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Hilda Gaytan, Rey Gonzales, Jenny Novak, Eric Rock, Morgan Wheeler, Sona Coffee and Coby Skye Absent: 3 - Carla Dillon, Nicholas Lind and Alan Tolkoff Page 4 of 8 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM 3. 19-003SC Recommendation to receive a presentation from Office of Sustainability Staff on the new Fruit Tree Program. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, from office of Sustainability Staff gave presentation on the new Fruit Tree Program. Chair Skye spoke. Member of the public had questions. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, spoke. Member of the public spoke. Vice Chair Coffee spoke. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, spoke. Commissioner Rock spoke. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, spoke. Commissioner Novak spoke. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, spoke. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, Commissioner Wheeler spoke. Commissioner Gaytan spoke. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, Commissioner Bergeron-Birge spoke. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, A motion was made by Commissioner Gonzales, seconded by Commissioner Gaytan, to approve recommendation. The motion carried Page 5 of 8 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM by the following vote: approve recommendation Yes: 9 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Carla Dillon, Hilda Gaytan, Rey Gonzales, Jenny Novak, Eric Rock, Morgan Wheeler, Sona Coffee and Coby Skye Absent: 2 - Nicholas Lind and Alan Tolkoff Page 6 of 8 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM 4. 19-004SC Recommendation to receive a presentation from Office of Sustainability Staff on PACE Provider Expansion in Long Beach. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, gave presentation for PACE Provider Expansion in Long Beach. Chair Skye spoke. Jeremy H. from the public spoke also representative of PACE. Vice Coffee spoke. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, spoke. Vice Coffee spoke. Jeremy H. spoke. Commissioner Rock spoke. Jeremy H. spoke. Commissioner Rock spoke. Presenter spoke. Jeremy H. spoke. Commissioner Novak spoke. Kristyn Payne, Sustainability Analyst, A motion was made by Commissioner Gaytan, seconded by Commissioner Rock, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: approve recommendation Yes: 8 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Carla Dillon, Hilda Gaytan, Rey Gonzales, Jenny Novak, Eric Rock, Sona Coffee and Coby Skye Page 7 of 8 CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD., LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM Absent: 3 - Nicholas Lind, Alan Tolkoff and Morgan Wheeler PROGRESS UPDATES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS & NEXT STEPS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY STAFF Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke. COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke. A dialogue ensued between Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, and Commissioner Gonzales. Chair Skye spoke. Commissioner Gaytan spoke. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke on CAAP Jan. 26 Saturday. Commissioner Bergeron-Birge, spoke about shred event on Jan. 26 Saturday. Commissioner Gaytan spoke. Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke. Commissioner Rock spoke. Chair Skye spoke. ADJOURNMENT Chair Skye adjourned the meeting at 5:46 P.M. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 4:00 PM Page 8 of 8