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Climate Action Subcommittee

Regular Meeting

Santa Rosa, CA · November 1, 2023

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Chamber Building, 1st Floor City of Santa Rosa Large Conference Room 637 1st Street Santa Rosa, CA Climate Action Subcommittee Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, November 1, 2023 4:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Rogers called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. Present: 2 - Mayor Natalie Rogers, and Council Member Victoria Fleming Absent: 1 - Chair Chris Rogers 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2.1 October 4, 2023 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT The October 4, 2023 minutes were approved as submitted. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS Beth Brown shared concerns about the lack of support for trees and concerns regarding artificial turf. Duane Dewitt spoke on the Roseland Creek riparian corridor and having more small neighborhood parks. 4. DEPARTMENT REPORTS Peter Martin, Deputy Director - Water Resources, presented. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.1 UPDATE ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGY As part of the 2050 General Plan Update, the city is updating the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategy. Staff will provide background on the Strategy and other information for review and direction by the Subcommittee. Shari Meads, Senior Planner, presented. Staff answered Subcommittee Member questions and received feedback. City of Santa Rosa Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 2 Climate Action Subcommittee Meeting Minutes - Final November 1, 2023 Omar Lopez shared his support of staff approach and gave feedback that some points in the plan were not clear. Beth Brown shared concerns about traffic emissions and spoke in support of adding more trees. 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 6.1 PRESENTATION - FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Peter Martin, Deputy Director - Water Resources, presented. Subcommittee Members suggested looking at measuring canopy differences around the City. Beth Brown commented that there is no equity with tree canopy around the City. 7. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Rogers adjourned the meeting at 4:59 p.m. The next schedule Climate Action Subcommittee meeting will be December 6, 2023. Approved on: December 06, 2023 ___/S/_________________________ Michelle Montoya Recording Secretary

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Chamber Building, 1st Floor City of Santa Rosa Large Conference Room 637 1st Street Santa Rosa, CA CLIMATE ACTION SUBCOMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA AND SUMMARY REPORT - FINAL NOVEMBER 1, 2023 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY ATTENDING IN-PERSON AT THE CHAMBER BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM LOCATED AT 637 1ST ST. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO VIEW OR LISTEN TO THE MEETING LIVE AT HTTPS://SRCITY-ORG.ZOOM.US/J/87679265049 LINK OR BY DIALING 877-853-5257 AND ENTERING WEBINAR ID: 876 7926 5049 The public attending in person will be able to provide public comment on agenda items at the time an agenda item is discussed during the Climate Action Subcommittee Meeting. Public Comment may also be submitted via e-mail at mmontoya@srcity.org. Deadlines and additional instruction for public comment are set forth below. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please contact Michelle Montoya at mmontoya@srcity.org. 4:00 P.M. (VIA IN-PERSON) 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2.1 October 4, 2023 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Attachments: October 4, 2023 - Regular Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time when any person may address matters not listed on this agenda, but which are within the subject matter of the jurisdiction. The public may comment on agenda items when the item is called. Each speaker is allowed three minutes. Live Public Comment: Members of the public can provide comment on an City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Agenda and Summary Report Page 2 of 3 Climate Action Subcommittee - FINAL NOVEMBER 1, 2023 agenda item in-person from the Old Chamber Building, First Floor Large Conference room at the time an agenda item is discussed during the Climate Action Subcommittee Meeting. Advance E-mail Public Comment: To submit an e-mailed public comment to the Climate Action Subcommittee, please send to: mmontoya@srcity.org by 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 31. Identify in the subject line of your e-mail the agenda item number(s) on which you wish to comment, provide your name in the body of the e-mail and your comment. Comments received by the deadline will be e-mailed to all Subcommittee Members, will be posted to the agenda documents on-line, and be made part of the archive packet. Late Correspondence Attachments: Late Correspondence (Uploaded 11.02.2023) 4. DEPARTMENT REPORTS This time is reserved for City staff to provide a briefing on issues of interest. No action will be taken on these matters except to possibly place a particular item on a future agenda for consideration. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.1 UPDATE ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGY As part of the 2050 General Plan Update, the city is updating the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategy. Staff will provide background on the Strategy and other information for review and direction by the Subcommittee. Attachments: Presentation (Uploaded 10.30.2023) 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 6.1 PRESENTATION - FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Attachments: Upcoming CAS Meetings List for November 2023 7. ADJOURNMENT City of Santa Rosa Regular Meeting Agenda and Summary Report Page 3 of 3 Climate Action Subcommittee - FINAL NOVEMBER 1, 2023 The City of Santa Rosa does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admissions or access to, or treatment of or employment in, its programs or activities. Disability-related aids or services, including printed information in alternate formats, to enable persons with disabilities to participate in public meetings and programs are available by contacting the Secretary at (707) 543-3901 (TTY Relay at 711) one week prior to the meeting. Meeting information can also be accessed via the internet at http://srcity.org.

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