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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
March 28, 2011
City of Chula Vista, Executive Conference Room 103, Building 300
276 Fourth Avenue
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MEETING CALLED TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
MEMBERS PRESENT:
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
OTHERS PRESENT:
MOTION TO EXCUSE:
None
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
INFORMATION ITEMS
By Vice Chair Rahimzadeh at 4:01 pm
Vice Chair Rahimzadeh, Commissioners Coleman, Cory,
Davis, and Ross
Chair Stillman
Quilantan, Environmental Resource Manager Reed,
Environmental Resource Program Manager France, Parks
Operations Manager Bernardo, Assistant Director Little,
Conservation Specialist Gibson, Interns Slotman and Rios,
and Sr. Secretary Fields
Public Works Director Hopkins, Assistant Director
Motion to excuse Chair Stillman was approved.
The Minutes of February 14, 2011 and February 28, 2011
were approved.
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1. Email request from Corinne McCall to the RCC inquiring about the procedure to
nominate a member of the community for a historic preservation award
Assistant Director Quilantan stated that Jennifer Quijano from the Mayor's Office
informed her that the awards were suspended in 2007 because of a lack of
development and also because of the budget cuts. Ms. Quijano had said that at this
point with the current budget situation, it didn't appear that the program would be
revived any time soon. Assistant Director Quilantan stated that she had forwarded
the a-mail to Ms. Quijano, who would respond to the resident. Vice Chair
Rahimzadeh asked if there were set guidelines to follow, and if it had to be a
commission-based or board-based decision. Assistant Director Quilantan stated that
based on information from Jennifer, the committee would meet annually to review all
the submittals as a team and come up with a recommendation. Vice Chair
Rahimzadeh asked if this was something the RCC could do. Assistant Director
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Quilantan stated that she would pass those thoughts on to Jennifer and see if she
could provide more guidance regarding the selection criteria and process.
2. Raffle Drawing for Smart Energy Meter Contest
Conservation Specialist Gibson gave a brief summary of the contest to promote
SDG&E's Smart Meter/Google Power Meter project. The new meters, which have
been installed in Chula Vista households, provide instantaneous energy data for
residents' home, allowing them to understand what they're using, when they're using
it, and how that affects their bill. The goal was to educate Chula Vista families
through engaging Middle School students, who are more tech savvy. That was done
through setting up a Clean Page through Facebook that they got the Middle
Schoolers to like. Conservation Specialist Gibson then gave a brief overview of how
the Power Meter works.
Vice Chair Rahimzadeh then drew names of the winners, which resulted in at least
one winner from each participating school. Staff mentioned tying awarding the prizes
in with Earth Month, which is April, and the board suggested awarding the prizes at a
Council meeting during that month.
3. New Energy Retrofit Opportunities for Businesses - Michelle Castagnola
Environmental Resource Specialist
The item was postponed to the next meeting.
• ACTION ITEMS:
1. Public Works Department Parks & Open Space Programs Presentation
Director Hopkins introduced the item and Environmental Resource Manager Reed gave
a summary of program overviews presented at the last couple meetings to recap the
process.
Director Hopkins then introduced Parks Operations Manager Bernardo who discussed
the current inventory of parks and centers, and other sites. Assistant Director Little
added information on the details involved in managing and maintaining all the sites given
the reduced staffing level. The group discussed the possibility of raising fees for use of
parks for sports activities to help offset some of the maintenance costs. Manager
Bernardo concluded her presentation with details on current and future services. The
board and staff discussed the issues at length.
The presentation on Open Space was moved to the next meeting.
No action was taken. The item was continued to the next meeting
FUTURE TO DO LIST
None
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• DIRECTOR COMMENTS
• Boards & Commissions Recognition event Monday, June 6th at 7 pm in Council
Chambers
• Calendar events for the Centennial activities throughout the rest of the year
• SDG&E Annual Energy Showcase Thursday, April 28th
OTHER ACTION ITEMS:
Staff discussed the possibility of cancelling the April 11th meeting due to time needed to
work on the budget and upcoming workshops. The board agreed.
Commissioner Cory made a motion to cancel the April 11th meeting. Commissioner Davis
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
CHAIR COMMENTS
None
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
None
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5:56 p.m. to a regular meeting on Monday,
April 25, 2011, at 4:00 pm in Executive Conference Room 103, Building 300, 276 Fourth
• Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910.
Prepared by:
Sheryl Fiel s
Sr. Secretary
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