Sustainability Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Sustainability Commission Tuesday, February 22, 2022 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Webstream CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21 on October 26, 2021, reaffirmed on January 4, 2022. Chair Wickham called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. via teleconference. ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Chair Kristel Wickham Vice Chair Douglas Kunz Commissioner Kristina Pistone Commissioner Murali Srinivasan Commissioner Tonya Veitch Commissioner Justin Wang Council Liaison - Councilmember Hendricks (present) Councilmember Hendricks arrived at 8:05 p.m. Chair Wickham, Vice Chair Kunz, all Commissioners, and Council liaison attended via teleconference. Present: 6 - Chair Kristel Wickham Vice Chair Douglas Kunz Commissioner Kristina Pistone Commissioner Murali Srinivasan Commissioner Tonya Veitch Commissioner Justin Wang STUDY SESSION 22-0304 Climate Action Playbook Update: Next Game Plan City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 22, 2022 Development Madeline Willett, Environmental Engineering Coordinator, presented an overview of Climate Action Playbook Game Plan 2028 development process and timeline. She also gave an overview of process for the Sustainability Commission to provide input on the development of potential Next Moves for Game Plan 2028. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and staff provided responses. Commissioners read off the scores they assigned to the top 10 ideas they chose and identified any ideas they thought should be considered for elimination. After each Commissioner reported their scores, each Commissioner made a short pitch providing the rationale for their scores. Once each Commissioner had given their five-minute pitch, staff shared the totals of the scoring and sorted the ideas from highest score to lowest. Commissioners discussed inconsistencies between scores and eliminations. Chair Wickham opened public comment. Chao Zhang, an employee of InstaCart, shared that there was overlap with his company’s goals and the ideas that were being discussed. Jonathan Wilson expressed concern about the development of a bicycle highway. He also noted he did not think that textile recycling technology is feasible for deployment at this time. Chair Wickham closed public comment. Commissioners continued to discuss the ideas for consideration. Commissioners adjusted their scores as desired and staff confirmed the final list of top 20 ideas with the Commission. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR 22-0305 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of January 18, 2022 Commissioner Wang moved, and Commissioner Veitch seconded, a motion to approve the consent calendar. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 22, 2022 The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Wickham Vice Chair Kunz Commissioner Pistone Commissioner Srinivasan Commissioner Veitch Commissioner Wang No: 0 STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES No new Study Issues were submitted. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Srinivasan shared that Stanford is creating a new school for sustainability. Vice Chair Kunz encouraged Commissioners to attend the webinar series on Reach Codes put on by Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) and to watch the recording of the most recent event on February 17, 2022, titled “Bay Area Reach Codes City Staff Feedback Event.” Chair Wickham shared that she attended the City Council Study Issues workshop on February 17, 2022. Study Issues ESD 22-01, ESD 22-02, and DPW 22-04, which were proposed or prioritized by the Commission were ranked by Council. -Staff Comments Ms. Willett shared that the first Sustainability Speaker Series event held on February 2, 2022, had over 130 attendees. Ms. Willett reminded Commissioners of upcoming events. Ramana Chinnakotla, Director of Environmental Services, thanked Commissioners for their participation in developing Game Plan 2028. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 22-0313 Updated Annual Work Plan February 2022 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes - Final February 22, 2022 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:56 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4