Sustainability Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · February 20, 2024
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes
Sustainability Commission
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room, City
Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA
94086
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Kunz called the meeting to order at 7 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
Commissioner Wickham's absence was excused by general
consent.
Council Liaison - Councilmember Din (absent)
PRESENTATION
24-0370 PRESENTATION - SVCE Programs Update
Nupur Hiremath, Manager of Decarbonization Programs and Policy and Zoe
Elizabeth, Deputy Director of Decarbonization Programs and Policy, from Silicon
Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) provided an overview of SVCE’s policy updates,
community programs, incentive and rebate programs, and pathways for
electrification. The Commission asked clarifying questions, and SVCE staff
provided answers.
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STUDY SESSION
24-0371 Single Use Plastics Policy/Programs Update
Shikha Gupta, Solid Waste Programs Division Manager, and Bailey Hall,
Environmental Programs Specialist II, provided an update on the recently launched
Reusable Foodware Pilot Project with Sunnyvale businesses. Commissioners
asked clarifying questions, and staff provided answers.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Residents Andrea Wald and Kristel Wickham thanked the Sustainability
Commission for their efforts to highly rank Study Issue ESD 24-01, “Evaluate the
Use of Artificial Turf versus Living Groundcover.” Both residents mentioned the
Study Issue was ranked highly at the Council Strategic Study Session on February
15, 2024.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Chair Kunz noted the January 16, 2024 meeting minutes contained an incomplete
motion statement under the consent calendar.
Commissioner Nabhan moved, and Commissioner Pistone seconded, a motion to
approve the consent calendar items.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT: Vice Chair Veitch introduced a friendly amendment to
vote separately on the two consent calendar items.
Commissioner Nabhan accepted the friendly amendment.
1.A 24-0372 Approve the Joint Study Session Minutes of November 30,
2023, with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory, Planning and
Sustainability Commissions.
Commissioner Nabhan moved, and Commissioner Pistone seconded, a motion to
approve itme 1.A in the consent calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Chair Kunz
Vice Chair Veitch
Commissioner Besser
Commissioner Makwana
Commissioner Nabhan
Commissioner Pistone
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No: 0
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Wickham
1.B 24-0373 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of
January 16, 2024
Commissioner Nabhan moved, and Commissioner Pistone seconded, a motion to
approve item 1.B in the consent calendar reflecting the correct motion statement for
the January 16 consent calendar item. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5 - Chair Kunz
Commissioner Besser
Commissioner Makwana
Commissioner Nabhan
Commissioner Pistone
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Wickham
Abstain: 1 - Vice Chair Veitch
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
None.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Vice Chair Veitch and Commissioner Pistone thanked attendees and
Commissioners for attending and promoting the two recent Sustainability Speaker
Series events and provided information on where to watch the recorded webinars.
The theme for fiscal year 2023/24 is “Water in a Changing Climate.”
Chair Kunz thanked SVCE staff for their presentation and noted he has taken
advantage of a few of the residential electrification programs offered. Chair Kunz
encouraged Commissioners to watch the Active Transportation Update that was
provided at the January 25 Council Strategic Workshop by Department of Public
Works staff. Chair Kunz reported to the Commission that he provided public
comment at two of the recent City Council meetings discussing potential Study
Issues to advocate for the ESD Study Issues the Sustainability Commission ranked
in January.
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-Staff Comments
Christina Raby, Environmental Engineering Coordinator, reported on previous and
upcoming events and reminder Commissioners to save the date for the upcoming
Study Session with the City Council on Game Plan 2028 happening on March 19,
2024.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
24-0374 Updated Annual Work Plan February 2024
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:17 p.m.
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Sustainability Commission
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room, 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.
As a courtesy, and technology permitting, members of the public may also attend
online. However, the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to online
technology will be uninterrupted, and technical difficulties may occur from time to
time. Unless required by the Ralph M. Brown Act, the meeting will continue
despite technical difficulties for participants using the online option.
The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public
comment during Oral Communications.
• 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
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• 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:
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
24-0370 PRESENTATION - SVCE Programs Update
STUDY SESSION
24-0371 Single Use Plastics Policy/Programs Update
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The Chair may determine it would be impractical to include remote public
comment during Oral Communications for the purpose of timeliness of the meeting
or conducting an orderly meeting. Such a determination shall be made prior to
opening public comment on 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
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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.A 24-0372 Approve the Joint Study Session Minutes of November 30,
2023, with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory, Planning and
Sustainability Commissions.
Recommendation: Approve the Joint Study Session Minutes of November 30,
2023, with the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory, Planning and
Sustainability Commissions, as submitted.
1.B 24-0373 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of
January 16, 2024
Recommendation: Approve the Sustainability Commission Minutes of January 16,
2024, 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.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
-Staff Comments
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
24-0374 Updated Annual Work Plan February 2024
ADJOURNMENT
Notice to the Public:
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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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