Sustainable City Commission
Regular MeetingLong Beach, NY · July 25, 2019
Minutes
CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
Sona Coffee, Chair Jenny Novak, Commissioner
Morgan Wheeler, Vice Chair Nicholas Lind, Commissioner
Coby Skye, Commissioner Eric Rock, Commissioner
Alan Tolkoff, Commissioner Carla Dillon, Commissioner
Donna Bergeron-Birge, Commissioner Hilda Gaytan, Commissioner
Rey Gonzales, Commissioner
FINISHED AGENDA AND DRAFT MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Coffee called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Donna Bergeron-Birge, Carla Dillon, Hilda Gaytan, Rey
Present: Gonzales, Jenny Novak, Eric Rock, Alan Tolkoff, Coby Skye,
Morgan Wheeler and Sona Coffee
Commissioners Nicholas Lind
Absent:
Also present: 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.
NEW BUSINESS:
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CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
1. 19-024SC Recommendation to receive and file the minutes of the Sustainable City
Commission meeting of Thursday, June 27, 2019.
Attachments: Finished Agenda Minutes 6-27-19.pdf
A motion was made Vice Chair Morgan Wheeler, seconded by
Commissioner Rey Gonzales, that this SC-Agenda Item be
received and filed passed by Voice Vote
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CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
2. 19-025SC Recommendation to receive a presentation from the Department of
Development Services’ Building & Safety Bureau on Local Code
Adoption of the Latest Edition of the California Building Standards
Code and support the code adoption.
Attachments: 2019 Code Adoption Presentation - SCC v20190725 slide.pdf
SCC-SR Triennial Code Adoption FY20 with Exh A+B+C.pdf
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau gave presentation on Local Code Adoption
of the Latest Edition of the California Building Standards Code and support the
code adoption.
Chair Coffee spoke.
Commissioner Gonzales spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Novak spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Skye spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Commissioner Skye and Truong Huynh, from the
Department of Development Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Vice Chair Wheeler spoke.
Truong Huynh spoke.
A dialogue ensued between Vice Chair Wheeler and Truong Huynh, from the
Department of Development Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
Chair Wheeler spoke.
Chair Coffee spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Chair Coffee spoke.
Commissioner Dillon spoke.
Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke.
Chair Coffee Spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Gonzales spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Gonzales spoke.
Commissioner Gaytan spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Dillon spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Alan Tolkoff spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Oscar Orci, Deputy of Development Services, from the Department of
Development Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
Commissioner Tolkoff spoke.
Chair Coffee spoke.
Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke.
Oscar Orci, Deputy of Development Services, from the Department of
Development Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Gaytan spoke.
Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Bergeron-Birge spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Bergeron-Birge spoke.
Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Oscar Orci, Deputy of Development Services, from the Department of
Development Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Bergeron-Birge spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Gaytan spoke.
Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke.
Oscar Orci, Deputy of Development Services, from the Department of
Development Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
Commissioner Tolkoff spoke.
Oscar Orci, Deputy of Development Services, from the Department of
Development Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Chair Coffee spoke.
Commissioner Skye spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Gonzales spoke.
Commissioner Gaytan spoke.
Commissioner Skye spoke.
Commissioner Gaytan spoke.
Commissioner Skye spoke.
Chair Coffee spoke.
Commissioner Sky spoke.
Courtney Chatterson, Communications Specialist, with Sustainable spoke.
Oscar Orci, Deputy of Development Services, from the Department of
Development Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Skye made suggestion to accept, support and further request of
modifications.
Oscar Orci, Deputy of Development Services, from the Department of
Development Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Truong Huynh, General Superintendent, from the Department of Development
Services' Building & Safety Bureau spoke.
Commissioner Skye spoke.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke.
Chair Coffee spoke.
A motion was made by Gonzales, seconded by Rock, that this
SC-Agenda Item be received and filed passed by Voice Vote
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CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
3. 19-026SC Recommendation to receive a presentation from Roman Vazquez,
Engineering Senior Project Manager for Southern California Edison, and
electric vehicle subject matter expert, on Transitioning to Electric Vehicles
in California.
Attachments: EV_Lunch_Learn.LB.v1.pdf
Roman Vazquez, Engineering Senior Project Manager for Southern California
Edison, gave presentation on Transitioning to Electric Veicles in California.
Commissioner Gonzales spoke.
Roman Vazquez, Engineering Senior Project Manager for Southern California
Edison, spoke.
Commissioner Gaytan spoke.
Roman Vazquez, Engineering Senior Project Manager for Southern California
Edison, spoke.
Commissioner Gaytan spoke.
Roman Vazquez, Engineering Senior Project Manager for Southern California
Edison, spoke.
Commissioner Tolkoff spoke.
Roman Vazquez, Engineering Senior Project Manager for Southern California
Edison, spoke.
Commissioner Gaytan spoke.
A motion was made Commissioner Coby Skye, seconded by
Commissioner Rey Gonzales, that this SC-Agenda Item be
passed by Voice Vote
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CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
COMMISSION MINUTES 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
PROGRESS UPDATES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS & NEXT STEPS FROM SUSTAINABLE
CITY STAFF
Larry Rich, Sustainable City Coordinator, spoke.
Retreat will be in September 2019.
Commissioner Gaytan spoke.
Chair Coffee spoke.
COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Coffee adjourned the meeting at 6:40 p.m.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 4:00 PM
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Agenda
CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AGENDA 333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
Sona Coffee, Chair Jenny Novak, Commissioner
Morgan Wheeler, Vice Chair Nicholas Lind, Commissioner
Coby Skye, Commissioner Eric Rock, Commissioner
Alan Tolkoff, Commissioner Carla Dillon, Commissioner
Donna Bergeron-Birge, Commissioner Hilda Gaytan, Commissioner
Rey Gonzales, Commissioner
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
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.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. 19-024SC Recommendation to receive and file the minutes of the Sustainable City
Commission meeting of Thursday, June 27, 2019.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
Attachments: Finished Agenda Minutes 6-27-19.pdf
2. 19-025SC Recommendation to receive a presentation from the Department of
Development Services’ Building & Safety Bureau on Local Code Adoption
of the Latest Edition of the California Building Standards Code and support
the code adoption.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
Attachments: 2019 Code Adoption Presentation - SCC v20190725 slide
SCC-SR Triennial Code Adoption FY20 with Exh A+B+C.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019
SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
333 W. OCEAN BLVD.
LONG BEACH, 4:00 PM
3. 19-026SC Recommendation to receive a presentation from Roman Vazquez, Engineering
Senior Project Manager for Southern California Edison, and electric vehicle
subject matter expert, on Transitioning to Electric Vehicles in California.
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.
Attachments: EV_Lunch_Learn.LB.v1.pdf
PROGRESS UPDATES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS & NEXT STEPS FROM SUSTAINABLE
CITY STAFF
COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 4:00 PM
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