Sustainability Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Sustainability Commission Monday, June 20, 2016 7:00 PM West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER Chair Paton called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the West Conference Room. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Paton led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Chair Bruce Paton Vice Chair Amit Srivastava Commissioner Gerald Glaser Commissioner Dan Hafeman Commissioner Steven Zornetzer Absent: 2 - Commissioner Brian Glazebrook Commissioner Petya Kisyova Commissioner Hafeman arrived at 7:06 p.m. Commissioners Glazebrook's and Kisyova's absences are excused. Council Liaison - Jim Davis (present) PRESENTATION 1 16-0626 Recognition of Service Councilmember Davis presented Commissioner Glaser with a Certificate of Appreciation for his four years of service on the Sustainability Commission and presented Commission Zornetzer with a Certificate of Appreciation for his service on the Commission to date. Additionally, Councilmember Davis recognized all the commissioners for their dedication, commitment, and service to the City of Sunnyvale. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 20, 2016 2 16-0627 Traffic Lights and Controls Information Carmen Talavera, Senior Traffic Engineer, provided information to the Commission on the City’s Traffic Lights program including the number of street lights that the City owns and controls, which lights are owned and controled by CalTrans (El Camino and some close to freeway on-ramps), and which are controlled by the County (Lawrence and Central Expressways). Ms. Talavera also provided an update on the City’s efforts to install a Traffic Management System and to the upcoming schedule to retime traffic lights in various areas around the City. 3 16-0628 Zero Waste Strategic Plan Update Mark Bowers, Solid Waste Division Manager, and Karen Gissibl, Environmental Programs Manager, provided an update on the City’s implementation of the Zero Waste Strategic Plan including results of recent efforts to improve processing at the SMaRT Station, early results from the residential food waste pilot program, and work with restaurants and bars to increase collection of glass bottles. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR 4 16-0636 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of May 16, 2016 Approve the Sustainability Commission Minutes of May 16, 2016 as submitted. Yes: 4 - Chair Paton Vice Chair Srivastava Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Zornetzer No: 0 Absent: 2 - Commissioner Glazebrook Commissioner Kisyova Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Glaser 5 16-0638 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of May 23, 2016 Approve the Sustainability Commission Minutes of May 23, 2016 as submitted. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 20, 2016 Yes: 3 - Chair Paton Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Zornetzer No: 0 Absent: 2 - Commissioner Glazebrook Commissioner Kisyova Abstain: 2 - Vice Chair Srivastava Commissioner Glaser PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 6 16-0629 Overview of the Lawrence Station Area Plan and Draft EIR Andrew Miner, Planning Official, provided a presentation on the Lawrence Station Area Plan and the Draft Environmental Impact Report which is currently out for public comment. Mr. Miner shared the goals for the LSAP: improve circulation; protect residential zoning; incentive zoning; and transformation of the area. Mr. Miner also noted that the Sustainability Commission will have an opportunity to formally comment on the LSAP later this year prior to City Council’s approval of the LSAP. Chair Paton opened the Public Hearing. John Cordes, Sunnyvale resident, provided comments about increasing the building height limits in the area for housing and shared that he was excited to see the circulation improvements in the area work and see more shuttles to the train station. Chair Paton closed the Public Hearing. The Commission asked questions about how the City would ensure the housing/jobs balance is maintained with the flexible land uses proposed and about CalTrain capacity limits. Commissioner Glaser commented that it made sense to have more industrial land uses in the Lawrence Station area because the North Sunnyvale area will be at risk of seal level rise. Commissioner Hafeman commented that he was disappointed that certain Santa Clara parcels were allowed to develop with a circulation route that was contrary what was intended to facilitate entry into the train station. No action was taken by the Commission. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 20, 2016 7 16-0631 Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Evaluation and Update Elaine Marshall provided a presentation on the staff’s evaluation of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing Programs and draft staff recommendations that the City Council authorize the City to sign-on to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Regional Services Collaborative Agreement with PACE providers and that the City Council authorize new PACE providers that have signed the ABAG agreement. Chair Paton opened the Public Hearing. None. Chair Paton closed the Public Hearing. Commissioner Srivastava commented that it was a good thing to have more options available to Sunnyvale property owners. Commissioner Glaser commented that PACE and CCA were two cornerstones of the CAP and that it is good to see that PACE is now moving forward as well. Commissioner Srivastava moved and Commissioner Glaser seconded a motion that the Sustainability Commission fully supports the draft staff recommendation to the City Council and recommends that stronger marketing and promotions by the City (such as utility bill inserts) are included. The motion passed by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Chair Paton Vice Chair Srivastava Commissioner Glaser Commissioner Hafeman Commissioner Zornetzer No: 0 Absent: 2 - Commissioner Glazebrook Commissioner Kisyova NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Srivastava attended a Friends of CalTrain meeting last week that included a presentation on the El Camino Grand Boulevard Initiative. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final June 20, 2016 Chair Paton thanked Commissioner Glaser for his many years of service to the City of Sunnyvale including his service on the Horizon 2035 committee, Sustainability Committee, and Planning Committee. Chair Paton also noted that he would be attending an upcoming Silicon Valley Leadership Group energy meeting. -Staff Comments None. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:42 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 5