Sustainability Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · September 19, 2022
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Final
Sustainability Commission
Monday, September 19, 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 August 30, 2022.
Chair Wickham called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Chair Kristel Wickham
Vice Chair Douglas Kunz
Commissioner Jeffery Nabhan
Commissioner Kristina Pistone
Commissioner Tonya Veitch
Absent: 2 - Commissioner Murali Srinivasan
Commissioner Justin Wang
Commissioners Srinivasan and Wang were absent.
Council Liaison – Councilmember Larsson (present)
Commissioner Srinivasan’s absence was excused by general
consent.
Commissioner Wang's absence was unexcused.
Chair Wickham, Vice Chair Kunz, all Commissioners, and Councilmember Larsson
attended via teleconference.
PRESENTATION
22-0933 PRESENTATION - Green Streets Initiative (Commissioner
presentation with guest speaker)
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Alison Hicks, Vice Mayor of Mountain View and member of Green Streets for
Sustainable Communities, presented on the benefits and best practices of Green
Streets. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and Ms. Hicks provided
answers.
22-0935 PRESENTATION - Water Conservation Program Update
Mansour Nasser, Division Manager of Water and Sewer, presented on the state of
the California drought and Sunnyvale’s water conservation program. Commissioners
asked clarifying questions, and Mr. Nasser provided answers.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
22-0937 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of
August 15, 2022
Commissioner Pistone requested that staff confirm whether Magdalena Sta. Maria
should be identified as Dr. Magdalena Sta. Maria prior to publishing the minutes.
Commissioner Pistone moved, and Commissioner Veitch seconded, a motion to
approve the consent calendar, as modified by staff.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 - Chair Wickham
Vice Chair Kunz
Commissioner Nabhan
Commissioner Pistone
Commissioner Veitch
No: 0
Absent: 2 - Commissioner Srinivasan
Commissioner Wang
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
No new Study Issues were submitted.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
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-Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Pistone encouraged Commissioners to attend a few National
Academy of Sciences webinars related to climate change and resiliency.
Chair Wickham encouraged Commissioners to attend various sustainability events
happening in the Bay Area.
Chair Veitch shared she will be attending the California Climate and Energy
Collaborative forum.
-Staff Comments
Ms. Willett shared that the Climate Corps Sustainability Engagement fellow, Roya
Samani, was hired. She announced that the first Drive Electric webinar titled
Goodbye Gas, Hello EVs! is scheduled for October 27 from 7 to 8 p.m. She noted
Reach Codes re-adoption will be presented to City Council on October 25, 2022.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
22-0936 Updated Annual Workplan September 2022
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:44 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Sustainability Commission
Monday, September 19, 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 No. 1089-21 (reaffirmed August 30, 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
PRESENTATION
22-0933 PRESENTATION - Green Streets Initiative (Commissioner
presentation with guest speaker)
22-0935 PRESENTATION - Water Conservation Program Update
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.
22-0937 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of
August 15, 2022
Recommendation: Approve the Sustainability Commission Minutes of August 15,
2022, as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to
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notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of
three minutes.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
-Staff Comments
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
22-0936 Updated Annual Workplan September 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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