Sustainability Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · April 18, 2022
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Final
Sustainability Commission
Monday, April 18, 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, reaffirmed on March 22, 2022.
Chair Wickham called the meeting to order at 7 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)
Commissioner Wang arrived at 7:06 p.m.
Chair Wickham, Vice Chair Kunz, and all Commissioners attended via
teleconference.
STUDY SESSION
22-0486 El Camino Real Precise Plan Update
Amber Blizinski, Principal Planner, and Jeffrey Cucinotta, Senior Planner, presented
the updates to the El Camino Real Precise Plan and the draft Environmental Impact
Report. Commissioners asked clarifying questions and staff provided responses.
Chair Wickham opened public comment.
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Gail Rubino asked questions about the plan’s impacts to City sales tax and
determining the property use.
Chair Wickham closed public comment.
Commissioners provided comments on the El Camino Real Precise Plan and the
draft Environmental Impact Report.
22-0487 Climate Action Playbook Update: Next Game Plan
Development
Madeline Willett, Environmental Engineering Coordinator, presented an overview of
Climate Action Playbook Game Plan 2028 development process and timeline. She
also shared the scores submitted by Commissioners for their top 20 ideas. She then
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 discussed the ideas that they submitted as well as ideas submitted
by the community. Commissioners discussed where there was overlap in ideas as
well as the potential for rewording them.
Chair Wickham opened public comment.
Mike Serrone commented on difficulties with installing heat pumps and electric
vehicle charging units based on building code requirements.
Chair Wickham closed public comment.
Commissioners continued to discuss the ideas for consideration and highlighted
ideas that could be combined.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1 22-0491 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of
March 24, 2022
Commissioner Veitch moved, and Commissioner Wang seconded, a motion to
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approve the consent calendar.
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
Commissioners encouraged people to participate in Earth Month activities
happening regionally.
Chair Wickham noted that Silicon Valley Clean Energy is celebrating their 5-year
anniversary at Cupertino’s Earth Month event.
-Staff Comments
Ms. Willett shared that Sunnyvale hosted a Ride into Earth Month event on May 9,
2022. She described the upcoming Sustainability Program events.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
22-0488 Updated Annual Work Plan April 2022
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:37 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Sustainability Commission
Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Webstream
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/95835903911
Special Teleconference Notice
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the health orders issued by Santa Clara
County and the State of California, this meeting of the Sunnyvale Sustainability
Commission will take place by teleconference, as allowed by Government Code
Subdivision 54953(e) and Resolution 1089-21 (reaffirmed April 5, 2022).
Public Participation
• Teleconference participation: You may provide audio public comment by
connecting to the teleconference meeting online or by telephone. Use the Raise
Hand feature to request to speak (*9 on a telephone):
Meeting online link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/95835903911
Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0282 | Meeting ID: 958 3590 3911
(*9 to request to speak | *6 to unmute/mute)
• Watch the Sustainability Commission meeting at:
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
• Submit written comments to the Sustainability Commission no later than 4 hours
prior to the meeting start to sustainabilitycommission@sunnyvale.ca.gov or by
mail to: City Clerk, 603 All America Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
• Review recordings of this meeting and past meetings at
https://sunnyvaleca.legistar.com/calendar.aspx or
http://youtube.com/SunnyvaleMeetings
Accessibility/Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special
assistance to provide public comment, or for other special assistance; please
contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make
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reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. ADA contact:
Madeline Willett may be reached at 408-730-7798 or mwillett@sunnyvale.ca.gov
(28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
CALL TO ORDER
Call to Order via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
STUDY SESSION
22-0486 El Camino Real Precise Plan Update
22-0487 Climate Action Playbook Update: Next Game Plan
Development
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the
Sustainability Commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15
minutes (may be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business
section of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three
minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not
allow the Sustainability Commission to take action on an item not listed on the
agenda. If you wish to address the Sustainability Commission, please refer to the
notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance
during this section.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be
acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If
a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed
separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
1 22-0491 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of
March 24, 2022
Recommendation: Approve the Sustainability Commission Minutes of March 24,
2022, as submitted.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
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NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
-Staff Comments
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
22-0488 Updated Annual Work Plan April 2022
ADJOURNMENT
Notice to the Public:
Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of this meeting
body regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public
inspection in the originating department or can be accessed through the Office of
the City Clerk located at 603 All America Way, during normal business hours and
in the Council Chamber on the evening of the Sustainability Commission Meeting,
pursuant to Government Code §54957.5.
Agenda information is available by contacting Madeline Willett at 408-730-7798 or
mwillett@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also available on
the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov or at the One-Stop Desk, City Hall, 456 W.
Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA, 72 hours before the Meeting.
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