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Sustainability Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · August 19, 2024

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes Sustainability Commission Monday, August 19, 2024 7:00 PM Online and Bay Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER Chair Veitch called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. in the Bay Conference Room (Room 145) at City Hall. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Veitch led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Chair Tonya Veitch Vice Chair Jeffery Nabhan Commissioner Cortney Jansen Commissioner Douglas Kunz Commissioner Bobbykin Makwana Commissioner Richard Parenteau Commissioner Kristina Pistone Council Liaison - Councilmember Melingher (present) PRESENTATION 24-0895 PRESENTATION - Clean Water Program Updates Christine Jiang, Senior Environmental Engineer, provided an update on the clean water program and construction activities at the Water Pollution Control Plant in Sunnyvale. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and staff provided answers. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None. CONSENT CALENDAR 1 24-0896 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes August 19, 2024 July 15, 2024 Commissioner Parenteau moved, and Commissioner Jansen seconded, a motion to approve the consent calendar. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Veitch Vice Chair Nabhan Commissioner Jansen Commissioner Kunz Commissioner Makwana Commissioner Parenteau No: 0 Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Pistone STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 2 24-0897 Working with Partner Cities in Santa Clara County for addition of Medium-duty and Heavy-duty truck Hydrogen Fueling Station (potential Study Issue) Christina Raby, Interim Environmental Programs Manager, provided an overview of the Study Issue process and key dates to the Commission. Ms. Raby provided a brief summary of the potential Study Issue, and Commissioner Parenteau explained his rationale for submitting it. Ms. Raby summarized the staff response. Commissioners asked clarifying questions and Commissioner Parenteau, and staff provided answers. Chair Veitch opened Public Comment at 8:24 p.m. Chair Veitch closed Public Comment at 8:25 p.m. Commissioners offered their comments on the potential Study Issue. MOTION: Commissioner Parenteau moved, and Commissioner Kunz seconded, a motion to propose the Study Issue. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes August 19, 2024 Yes: 7 - Chair Veitch Vice Chair Nabhan Commissioner Jansen Commissioner Kunz Commissioner Makwana Commissioner Parenteau Commissioner Pistone No: 0 3 24-0898 Update Sunnyvale code and regulations for homes/buildings to encourage/require having bi-directional EV interfaces (potentially with incentives) to accelerate adoption by 2026. Distributed power storage to reduce grid demand (potential Study Issue) Ms. Raby summarized the potential Study Issue and staff response. Commissioner Parenteau explained his rationale for submitting it. Commissioners asked questions about the potential Study Issue and Commissioner Parenteau, and Ms. Raby provided answers. Chair Veitch opened Public Comment at 8:54 p.m. Chair Veitch closed Public Comment at 8:54 p.m. Commissioners offered their comments on the potential Study Issue. MOTION: Commissioner Parenteau moved to propose the Study Issue. The motion did not have a second. The motion failed for lack of a second to the motion. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Jansen provided an update on the August 3 Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action Youth Summit that took place at the Quinlan Community Center in Cupertino. Chair Veitch thanked the Commission for supporting her first meeting as Chair of City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes August 19, 2024 the Sustainability Commission. Chair Veitch shared a limited time discount for Bay Area residents to switch to solar and battery storage through a program called Bay Area SunShares. Discounts are available in the fall each year and this year the discounts are available from September 1 to November 15, 2024. -Staff Comments Ms. Raby reported on past and upcoming events. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 24-0899 Updated Annual Work Plan August 2024 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:26 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4

Agenda

City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda Sustainability Commission Monday, August 19, 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 8/16/2024 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda August 19, 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 24-0895 PRESENTATION - Clean Water Program Updates 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 during this section. CONSENT CALENDAR City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 8/16/2024 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda August 19, 2024 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 24-0896 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of July 15, 2024 Recommendation: Approve the Sustainability Commission Minutes of July 15, 2024, as submitted. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES 2 24-0897 Working with Partner Cities in Santa Clara County for addition of Medium-duty and Heavy-duty truck Hydrogen Fueling Station (potential Study Issue) 3 24-0898 Update Sunnyvale code and regulations for homes/buildings to encourage/require having bi-directional EV interfaces (potentially with incentives) to accelerate adoption by 2026. Distributed power storage to reduce grid demand (potential Study Issue) NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 24-0899 Updated Annual Work Plan August 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 8/16/2024 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda August 19, 2024 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 4 Printed on 8/16/2024

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