Sustainability Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Sustainability Commission Monday, March 17, 2014 7:00 PM West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Vice Chair Srivastava. SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Commissioner Gerald Glaser Commissioner Dan Hafeman Commissioner Petya Kisyova Commissioner Bruce Paton Vice Chair Amit Srivastava Absent: 1 - Commissioner Barbara Fukumoto Commissioner Fukumoto (absence excused) Council Liaison: Mayor Jim Griffith (present) PRESENTATION 1 PRESENTATION - Water Conservation Water and Sewer Division Manager Mansour Nasser provided a presentation to the Commission regarding the current status of California's water supply situation, Sunnyvale's supply sources, water conservation programs and potential actions that may be brought forward in response to the drought. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Vice Chair Srivastava opened the public hearing to public comments. There were no comments. Vice Chair Srivastava closed the public hearing. CONSENT CALENDAR City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final March 17, 2014 2 Draft Minutes of the Sustainability Commission Meeting of January 21, 2014. Commissioner Kisyova moved and Commissioner Hafeman seconded the motion to approve the consent calendar. The motion carried. Yes: 4 - Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Kisyova Commissioner Paton Vice Chair Srivastava No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Fukumoto Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Glaser PUBLIC COMMENTS Vice Chair Srivastava opened the public hearing to public comments. There were no comments. Vice Chair Srivastava closed the public hearing. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 3 Discussion: Updating the Green Building Program Commissioner Glaser moved and Commissioner Hafeman seconded the motion to recommend Council adopt Green Building Standards no less rigorous than those presented by staff and that staff consider including requirements for PV readiness for residential and commercial new construction. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Yes: 5 - Commissioner Glaser Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Kisyova Commissioner Paton Vice Chair Srivastava No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Fukumoto City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final March 17, 2014 4 Discussion and Possible Action: Nomination of Sustainability Commission Representative to the Lawrence Station Area Plan (LSAP) Citizens Advisory Group (CAG) Commissioner Glaser moved and Commissioner Kisyova seconded the motion to nominate Commissioner Fukumoto as the Sustainability Commission representative to the Lawrence Station Area Plan Citizen Advisory Group ,if willing, and if not to take up the issue at the next meeting. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Yes: 5 - Commissioner Glaser Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Kisyova Commissioner Paton Vice Chair Srivastava No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Fukumoto 5 Discussion and Possible Action: Approval of Sustainability Commission Annual Workplan Commissioner Glaser moved and Commissioner Paton seconded the motion to approve the Sustainability Commission Annual Workplan as modified. The motion carried by a unanimous vote. Yes: 5 - Commissioner Glaser Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Kisyova Commissioner Paton Vice Chair Srivastava No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Fukumoto City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final March 17, 2014 6 Discussion and Possible Action: Draft Climate Action Plan The Sustainability Commission reviewed and discussed the Draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) in preparation for the staff report and public hearing at their April meeting. The Commission discussed a letter sent to them by the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors (SVAR) regarding the SVARs request that the Commission consider recommending Council remove a CAP provision requiring mandatory water and energy efficiency disclosure at the time of sale of a home. The Commission commented on the lack of substantiated data provided by the realtors association of the impact from the measure and would welcome additional information and specific data, such as impacts to transactions times, etc. 7 Discussion and Possible Action: Selection of Commission Chair and Vice Chair The Sustainability Commission deferred this item until the April meeting. COMMISSIONER ORAL COMMENTS Commissioner Hafeman commented that every other light bulb has been removed from the streetlights downtown near the new Solstice development. Commissioner Hafeman is interested in hearing from staff regarding how that occurred and whether it was done as a result of a complaint from Solstice or if a light survey had been conducted and determined it was appropriate to make the change. Commissioner Paton reported attending some training sessions provided by the Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program regarding climate communication and climate engagement. Commissioner Paton also reported attending a program called Reimagining Our Future, that talked about visualizing a more positive future. Commissioner Hafeman reported attending a meeting regarding the Lawrence Expressway road modification plan. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Srivastava adjourned the meeting at 10:00 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4