Sustainability Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · September 18, 2023
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Sustainability Commission
Monday, September 18, 2023 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kunz called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. in the Bay Conference Room
(Room 145) at City Hall.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Kunz led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Present: 6 - Chair Douglas Kunz
Vice Chair Tonya Veitch
Commissioner Kathryn Besser
Commissioner Bobbykin Makwana
Commissioner Jeffery Nabhan
Commissioner Kristina Pistone
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kristel Wickham
Council Liaison - Councilmember Melton (present)
Commissioner Wickham's absence was excused by
general consent.
PRESENTATION
23-0905 Solid Waste Program Update
Deepti Jain, Environmental Programs Manager, and Bailey Hall, Environmental
Programs Specialist II, provided updates on Solid Waste Programs as well as
collection and processing operations at the SMaRT Station®. Commissioners asked
clarifying questions, and staff provided answers.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
23-0906 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of
August 21, 2023
Vice Chair Veitch moved, and Commissioner Makwana seconded, a motion to
approve the meeting minutes of August 21, 2023.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Chair Kunz
Vice Chair Veitch
Commissioner Besser
Commissioner Makwana
Commissioner Nabhan
Commissioner Pistone
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Wickham
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
None.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
None.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Vice Chair Veitch congratulated Chair Kunz on facilitating his first Sustainability
Commission meeting as Chair of the Sustainability Commission. Vice Chair Veitch
reminded Commissioners of the upcoming Santa Clara County event, Live Induction
Cooking Experience, featuring Chef Tú. The event will be on September 26 from
6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Okayama Room in Leininger Center, Kelley Park in San Jose.
The presentation will be in English with live Vietnamese translation available. Vice
Chair Veitch congratulated Commissioner Wickham for being one of the winners of
the SVCE 2023 All-Electric Showcase Awards.
-Staff Comments
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Christina Raby, Environmental Engineering Coordinator, reminded Commissioners
of the release of draft Game Plan 2028. Ms. Raby informed the Commissioners
there will be several community workshops to provide input as well as an online
feedback survey. Madeline Khair, Environmental Programs Manager, and Ms. Raby
also reported on upcoming events and the deadline for submitting Study Issue
forms.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
23-0907 Updated Annual Work Plan September 2023
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Sustainability Commission
Monday, September 18, 2023 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room (Room
145), City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/87351330039
Public Participation
• In-person participation: You may provide public comment by filling out a speaker
card (optional) and giving it to the Recording Officer.
• Online participation: You may provide audio public comment by connecting to
the 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, 456 W. Olive Avenue, 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
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. ADA contact:
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Christina Raby may be reached at 408-730-7742 or craby@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28
CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
CALL TO ORDER
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION
23-0905 Solid Waste 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.
23-0906 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of
August 21, 2023
Recommendation: Approve the Sustainability Commission Minutes of August 21,
2023, as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to
notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of
three minutes.
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STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
-Staff Comments
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
23-0907 Updated Annual Work Plan September 2023
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 456 W. Olive Avenue, during normal business hours and
in the Bay Conference Room on the evening of the Sustainability Commission
Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5.
Agenda information is available by contacting Christina Raby at 408-730-7742 or
craby@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also available 72
hours before the meeting on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov and during
normal business hours at the NOVA Workforce Services reception desk located on
the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue.
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