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Sustainability Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · September 18, 2023

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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 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes September 18, 2023 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes September 18, 2023 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 3

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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: City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 9/15/2023 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda September 18, 2023 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 9/15/2023 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda September 18, 2023 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 9/15/2023

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