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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
April 9, 2012
City of Chula Vista, Executive Conference Room 103
276 Fourth Avenue
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: By Chair Rahimzadeh at 4:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
MEMBERS PRESENT: Commissioners Coleman, Davis, Kappes, Vargas, and
Chair Rahimzadeh
MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioners Romo, excused
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MOTION TO EXCUSE: Commissioner Davis was excused from the March 12th
meeting.
STAFF PRESENT: Environmental Services Program Manager France,
Environmental Resource Specialist Castagnola, Office
Specialist Didonato, and Sr. Secretary Fields
OTHERS PRESENT: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The Minutes of March 12th, 2012 were approved.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: Chula Vista resident Betsy Cory complimented staff on the
native plants that had recently been planted on the steep
slope on the north side of Orange Avenue east of Melrose,
and in the median on East H Street near Southwestern
College.
ACTION ITEMS:
None
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Earth Month Proclamation
Environmental Services Program Manager Lynn France stated that the comments from
the previous meeting had been incorporated into the draft Proclamation, and that it was
being presented to the commission for one last review. They reiterated that the
commission would be present at the Council meeting to receive the Proclamation as a
group, and then they briefly discussed some of the changes incorporated.
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As a related issue to one of the Proclamation items, Chair Rahimzadeh suggested
adding the Shade Tree planting item on the next agenda so that the group could discuss
selecting a date.
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2. New Virtual Warehouse
• Office Specialist Dave Didonato explained the details of a new program to manage office
supplies, and stated that it was modeled after a San Francisco program. He added that
it is an exchange system where one department or staff person can turn in unneeded
supplies that another department or staff person might want. He added that the purpose
of the program is to support the City's Continuous Improvement Program, to reduce
cost, and to reduce waste. Staff explained the related 5S Program of organizing work
areas, and staff member Didonato gave a demonstration of the program's website.
3. Appliance Exchange Rebate Program's Final Results
Environmental Resource Specialist Michelle Castagnola went over the results of the
rebate program, which ran from April 22, 2010 to April 4, 2012. She stated that during
that two year period, the City gave out $181,000 in rebates, with the average rebate
being $74. The number of appliances exchanged was 2,452, and the total amount of
receipts and shopping done with these purchases was just under 4 million dollars.
Castagnola also discussed the number of megawatt hours saved by the appliance
exchanges, and the number of million cubic feet of gas and water saved. Other savings
she discussed were the amounts of fuel oil, CO2 equivalent, and Criteria Pollutants (the
air quality index) reduced. She stated that overall, the program had had a positive
economic impact, served to get older inefficiency appliances off the grid, and helped to
meet some CO2 standards and standards of particulates in the air.
MANAGERS COMMENTS
• Environmental Services Program Manager France announced that the Public Works
Department had submitted five applications to the American Public Works Association for
Public Works Project of the Year and that two Parks projects had been recognized as
Projects of the Year. They were San Miguel Park and All Seasons Park. San Miguel Park
was cited for its unique contrast of high energy activities within a relaxed natural setting, and
All Seasons Park was recognized for its design, which allowed for various activities in a
setting where individuals could enjoy the changing seasons. The other Project of the Year
was the Solar Panel project in the parking lot, and Program Manager France stated that
several other City projects had received honorable mention.
CHAIR COMMENTS
Chair Rahimzadeh asked for an update on the items on the Future Items list at the next
meeting.
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
• Commissioner Coleman stated that the Wildlife Advisory Group had had a presentation
on sea level rise, which took the San Diego Foundation's study out fifty years further to
one hundred years. He added that it was shocking to see how much higher the sea
level could be in another fifty years and how much area along Chula Vista would be
inundated.
• Commissioner Coleman's comments led to an inquiry by Chair Rahimzadeh on Bayfront
• development, and Environmental Services Program Manager France suggested having
Development Services give a presentation on the City's development projects at a future
RCC meeting. The Commissioners agreed that this would be a good idea.
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ADJOURNMENT: T
May 14, 2012, at 4
. Avenue, Chula Vista,
Prepared by:
Sheryl Fields
Sr. Secretary
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