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Sustainability Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · June 17, 2024

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes Sustainability Commission Monday, June 17, 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: 7 - Chair Douglas Kunz Vice Chair Tonya Veitch Commissioner Bobbykin Makwana Commissioner Jeffery Nabhan Commissioner Richard Parenteau Commissioner Kristina Pistone Commissioner Kristel Wickham Council Liaison – Councilmember Din (absent) PRESENTATION 24-0718 PRESENTATION - Recognition of Service Mayor Klein thanked Commissioners Besser, Wickham and Vice Chair Veitch for their years of service on the Sustainability Commission. He commended them and the Sustainability Commission for their contributions to moving the City’s sustainability initiatives forward. Ramana Chinnakotla, Director of Environmental Services, acknowledged Commissioners Besser, Wickham and Vice Chair Veitch for their years of service on the Sustainability Commission and provided key highlights on each member. 24-0719 PRESENTATION - Review Study Issue Process and Timelines City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes June 17, 2024 Christina Raby, Environmental Engineering Coordinator, presented an overview of the Study Issue process and timeline to the Commission and answered questions. 24-0717 PRESENTATION - Building and Transportation Decarbonization Policy Best Practices Commissioner Wickham provided an overview of building decarbonization policy best practices and noted a separate Commissioner presentation will be given by Chair Kunz on transportation decarbonization best practices at a later meeting date. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and Commissioner Wickham provided answers. CONSENT CALENDAR 24-0716 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of May 20, 2024 Commissioner Nabhan moved, and Commissioner Makwana seconded, a motion to approve the consent calendar with a minor spelling change to Richard Parenteau’s last name. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 5 - Chair Kunz Vice Chair Veitch Commissioner Makwana Commissioner Nabhan Commissioner Wickham No: 0 Abstain: 2 - Commissioner Parenteau Commissioner Pistone STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES None. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Pistone reported on a podcast episode called “The Los Angeles Leaf Blower Wars” by 99% Invisible and encouraged Commissioners to listen. Commissioner Pistone also described an HBO special by John Oliver on deep-sea mining for Commissioners to watch. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes June 17, 2024 Commissioner Parenteau voiced excitement to be on the Sustainability Commission and the opportunity to discuss topics related to climate action and sustainability in Sunnyvale. Commissioner Wickham welcomed Commissioner Parenteau to the Sustainability Commission and thanked the Commission for all of the accomplishments achieved during her time as a Commissioner. Commissioner Wickham also promoted the June 20 online event, Electrify Your Life Series: Local Success Stories hosted by the Sunnyvale Public Library and encouraged Commissioners and the public to attend the event. Chair Kunz notified the Commission of the upcoming City Council public hearing item, Adopt Updates to the Climate Action Playbook and Game Plan 2028, and encouraged Commissioners to attend the meeting online or in-person to support the adoption of the item. -Staff Comments Ms. Raby reported on upcoming events. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 24-0720 Updated Annual Work Plan June 2024 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:53 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3

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City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda Sustainability Commission Monday, June 17, 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 6/14/2024 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda June 17, 2024 • 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 24-0718 PRESENTATION - Recognition of Service 24-0719 PRESENTATION - Review Study Issue Process and Timelines 24-0717 PRESENTATION - Building and Transportation Decarbonization Policy Best Practices 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 6/14/2024 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda June 17, 2024 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. 24-0716 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of May 20, 2024 Recommendation: Approve the Sustainability Commission Minutes of May 20, 2024, as submitted. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 24-0720 Updated Annual Work Plan June 2024 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 City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 6/14/2024 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda June 17, 2024 the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue. City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 6/14/2024

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