Sustainability Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Sustainability Commission Tuesday, February 18, 2020 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 p.m. in the West Conference Room. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Paton led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Chair Bruce Paton Vice Chair Kristel Wickham Commissioner Stephen Joesten Commissioner Douglas Kunz Commissioner Shana Padgett Commissioner Murali Srinivasan Commissioner Steven Zornetzer Council Liaison - Russ Melton (absent) Commissioner Kunz arrived at 7:02 p.m. PRESENTATION 20-0320 PRESENTATION - Climate Action Playbook Quarterly Update Nupur Hiremath, Environmental Programs Manager, provided an update on Climate Action Playbook (CAP) implementation, including a summary of the 2017 and 2018 annual greenhouse gas inventories. The presentation highlighted progress on selected Climate Action Playbook Moves (actions) and communitywide emissions reductions of 25 percent and 28 percent in 2017 and 2018, respectively, relative to 1990 levels. The Commission asked clarification questions and staff provided responses. Members of the public asked questions and staff provided clarifications. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 18, 2020 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR 1 20-0321 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2020 Commissioner Joesten moved, and Vice Chair Wickham seconded, a motion to approve the minutes on the consent calendar. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Chair Paton Vice Chair Wickham Commissioner Joesten Commissioner Kunz No: 0 Abstain: 3 - Commissioner Padgett Commissioner Srinivasan Commissioner Zornetzer Commissioners Padgett, Srinivasan and Zornetzer abstained as they were not present at the January 21, 2019, meeting. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES No updates. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 18, 2020 -Commissioner Comments Vice Chair Wickham shared that the Sustainability Speaker Series event by Felicia Marcus entitled “California’s Rise to Water Resiliency: What Will It Take?” on January 29, 2020, was well received. Staff added that the event was attended by 87 attendees. Vice Chair Wickham requested the Commission to share information with their networks on the next Speaker Series event, which focuses on transportation and parking. The event entitled “Less Traffic, Better Places: How Do We Get There?” features Patrick Siegman and will be held in City Hall, Council Chambers on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Commissioner Zornetzer shared that he represented the Sustainability Commission at the El Camino Real Corridor Plan Advisory Committee meeting on January 23, 2020. He provided a summary of the vision statement, goal of the Plan, and upcoming outreach planned in March. He noted that the final Plan will be submitted to City Council in July 2020. Chair Paton shared that he attended Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s State of the Valley event on February 14, 2020, and mentioned a study that found that a significant amount of housing in the area could be built in medium-density developments along transit-accessible “Grand Boulevards” like El Camino Real. Commissioner Kunz shared that the Sunnyvale Elementary School District is working on electrifying its bus fleet. Commissioner Padgett shared insights from the podcast Podship Earth, recommended by Vice Chair Wickham and Commissioner Zornetzer. -Staff Comments Nupur Hiremath shared that the City will hold an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, entitled “Gourmet Earth Day,” on Saturday, April 18, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sunnyvale Public Library. The event will feature induction cooking demos, food rescue and composting booths, a bike rodeo, and a home electrification showcase. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 20-0325 2020 Annual Work Plan City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 18, 2020 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4