Sustainability Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Sustainability Commission Monday, June 16, 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 7:00 pm. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Srivastava led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 3 - Commissioner Gerald Glaser Commissioner Dan Hafeman Commissioner Bruce Paton Absent: 1 - Commissioner Barbara Fukumoto Council Liaison Griffith (Present) PRESENTATION 1 PRESENTATION - Recognition of Service Mayor Griffith recognized Commissioners Kisyova and Srivastava for the completion of their term and their reappointment to the Commission. Mayor Griffith acknowledged all of the Commissioners for their service and commitment to Sustainability. 2 PRESENTATION - Recycled Water Environmental Services Director Stufflebean provided the Commission a presentation on considerations for the future of recycled water production in Sunnyvale. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Srivastava opened the meeting for public announcements. There were no announcements. Chair Srivastava closed the public hearing. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 16, 2014 CONSENT CALENDAR 3 Draft Minutes of the Sustainability Commission Meeting of May 19, 2014. Commissioner Hafeman pulled the May 19 meeting minutes from the consent calendar. Commissioner Hafeman moved and Commissioner Glaser seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the May 19, 2014 meeting as amended. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Srivastava Commissioner Glaser Commissioner Hafeman Kisyova No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Fukumoto Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Paton PUBLIC COMMENTS Chair Srivastava opened the meeting to public comments. There were no comments. Chair Srivastava closed the public hearing. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 4 Power Purchase Agreements for Alternative Energy Allocation (Study Issue) - Pursue Solar Energy Solutions, Approve Budget Modification 39, and Find that the Project is Exempt from CEQA Commissioner Hafeman made a motion and Commissioner Paton seconded to recommend that Council Adopt Alternatives 1 and 4: Find that the proposed solar installations are exempt from CEQA under Public Resources Code Section 21080.35 (Rooftop Solar CEQA Exemption) and CEQA guideline 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures); approve Budget Modification No. 39 to appropriate $40,000 for additional technical services to support the project; and recommend that Council adopt a modified Alternative 2: direct staff to pursue solar energy solutions through an RFP for PPAs and Direct Purchase for the four City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 16, 2014 recommended sites with the design done so the systems can be fully expanded to the site potential. Commissioner Glaser commented that he would like to see a financial analysis completed for the four sites comparing the economics to a Community Choice Aggregation Program. Commissioner Glaser commented that he would be interested in the economics for the sites, with Marin Clean Energy as the example, participating in a CCA Net Energy Metering program versus installing solar systems to the sites full capacity to sell all of the energy produced to a CCA, using Marin Clean Energy and their acquisition costs as a guide. Commissioner Glaser commented that he is interested in ways the City may enable residents to participate in solar through some mechanism that would allow them to finance the City's solar installations and receive some form of return on their investment, much like the Solar Mosaic model introduced in Colorado. The motion passed by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Srivastava Commissioner Glaser Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Paton No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Fukumoto Abstain: 1 - Kisyova 5 Proposal of Study Issues · Banning single use, single serving plastic water bottles in City properties The Commission voted on the previously tabled motion made by Commissioner Srivastava and seconded by Commisioner Glaser for a study issue to recommend Council limit the sale of single use plastic water bottles to containers greater than 36 ounces or other certain size at public events and property. The motion carried by unanimous vote. Yes: 5 - Srivastava Commissioner Glaser Commissioner Hafeman Kisyova Commissioner Paton No: 0 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 16, 2014 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Fukumoto NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Glaser shared some of the sustainability highlights from his recent trip to Amsterdam. Commissioner Hafeman reported attending the public meeting regarding the Mathilda Monster project, the intersection of Mathilda and Highway 237 at Moffett Park. Commissioner Srivastava reported participating in a webinar regarding energy efficiency scorecards for cities. Commissioner Kisyova reported attending the May 20 Council meeting during which the Climate Action Plan was adopted. Commissioner Kisyova acknowledged Commissioners Fukumoto and Hafeman and students from Homestead High School for their comments. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 9:28 pm. City of Sunnyvale Page 4