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Sustainability Commission

Regular Meeting

Sunnyvale, CA · November 18, 2024

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City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes Sustainability Commission Monday, November 18, 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: 6 - Chair Tonya Veitch Vice Chair Jeffery Nabhan Commissioner Cortney Jansen Commissioner Bobbykin Makwana Commissioner Richard Parenteau Commissioner Kristina Pistone Absent: 1 - Commissioner Douglas Kunz Commissioner Kunz's absence was excused by general consent. Council Liaison – Councilmember Melingher (absent) Council Liaison – Councilmember Sell (present) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Joe inquired about Sunnyvale’s Public Library construction project and requested that a green roof be considered in the design plans. CONSENT CALENDAR 1 24-1163 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of October 28, 2024 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes November 18, 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 Makwana Commissioner Parenteau Commissioner Pistone No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kunz PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 24-1164 Recommendation to the Council Subcommittee on Board and Commission Effectiveness The Commission provided comments, questions and recommendations for the Chair and Vice Chair to bring to the Council Subcommittee on November 19, 2024, to improve on Board and Commission Effectiveness. The following recommendations were drafted for the Chair and Vice Chair: - Potential for community news channel for more effective communication between members of the public and Commissions. Leverage Neighborhood Association newsletters and/or Horizon newsletter for the City to push out information on what the Commissions do, and what discussion topics are agendized. - Clarification for the public on why Commissioners cannot respond directly. Response could also include general guidance on the purview of the Sustainability Commission. - Additional information in meeting minutes. Potential opportunity for staff liaisons to utilize Zoom transcription tool to develop a summary of meeting minutes. - More Joint Study Session meetings for Commissioners to meet on topics that intersect between two or more Commissions. - Commissioners should attend annual Chair and Vice Chair training. - Add highlights on Commission webpage to announce annual key achievements. City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes November 18, 2024 - Appreciative of oral communications being first item on agenda and would like it publicized on the City’s website. - Additional opportunities not on weekday evenings that would happen infrequently for members of the public to provide oral communications. 3 24-1165 Approve 2025 Draft Annual Work Plan The Commission discussed finalizing the Draft 2025 Annual Work Plan. The Draft Work Plan was prepared by staff in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair and reflects topics prioritized by the Commission. Chair Veitch opened the public hearing at 8:04 p.m. No public comments were made. Chair Veitch closed the public hearing at 8:05 p.m. Vice Chair Nabhan moved, and Commissioner Parenteau seconded, a motion to approve the 2025 Draft Master Work Plan. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Veitch Vice Chair Nabhan Commissioner Jansen Commissioner Makwana Commissioner Parenteau Commissioner Pistone No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Kunz STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES None. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments Commissioner Parenteau inquired about additional staff listening in to the meeting. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes November 18, 2024 Christina Raby, Interim Environmental Programs Manager, responded that the City Clerk was training staff how to host public meetings in the Bay Conference Room. Commissioner Jansen shared a KQED episode called ‘Power Metal’ Examines the Cost of Our Battery-Powered Lives, for the Commission to listen to. Commissioner Parenteau asked when WayMo will be in Sunnyvale. Councilmember Sell responded that in the City Manager’s Update Sunnyvale newsletter, there is an article on when WayMo will be in Sunnyvale. -Staff Comments Ms. Raby reported on past and upcoming events. INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 24-1166 Annual Work Plan November 2024 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4

Agenda

City of Sunnyvale Notice and Agenda - Final Sustainability Commission Monday, November 18, 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/87351330039 Meeting call-in telephone number: 833-548-0282 | Meeting ID: 873 5133 0039 (*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 City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Printed on 11/15/2024 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda - Final November 18, 2024 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 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 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 24-1163 Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of October 28, 2024 City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Printed on 11/15/2024 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda - Final November 18, 2024 Recommendation: Approve the Sustainability Commission Minutes of October 28, 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. 2 24-1164 Recommendation to the Council Subcommittee on Board and Commission Effectiveness 3 24-1165 Approve 2025 Draft Annual Work Plan STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS 24-1166 Annual Work Plan November 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 the first floor of City Hall at 456 W. Olive Avenue. City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Printed on 11/15/2024 Sustainability Commission Notice and Agenda - Final November 18, 2024 City of Sunnyvale Page 4 Printed on 11/15/2024

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