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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
September 27, 2010
City of Chula Vista, Council Chambers
276 Fourth Avenue
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MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: By Chair Stillman at 4:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Stillman, Vice Chair Gilgun, Commissioners
Coleman, and Rahimzadeh
MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Cory
STAFF PRESENT: Conservation & Environmental Services Director
Meacham, Environmental Resource Manager Reed,
Conservation Specialist Downs, Advanced Planning
Manager Batchelder, Building Official EI Khazen, Building
Inspector McGuire, Sr. Secretary Fields
OTHERS PRESENT:
None
MOTION TO EXCUSE:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
ACTION ITEMS:
Commissioner Cory, excused
None
None
1. CCWG Climate Protections Measures' 2-Year Progress Report
Environmental Resource Manager Reed gave a review and update of the 7 Measures of the
Climate Protection Measures Program and discussed the components and next steps of the
program. Upon completion of the presentation, he and other staff members responded to
questions and comments from the Board.
ACTION: Chair Stillman made a motion that the Resource Conservation Commission
recommend that City Council accept the CCWG Climate Protections Measures'
2-Year Progress Report. Commissioner Coleman seconded the motion. The
motion passed unanimously.
2. 2009 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report
Conservation Specialist Cory Downs gave the presentation. He stated that one of the most
. important reasons for doing annual inventories is our commitment to reduce our emission
levels to 20% below 1990 levels. He added that the inventories also assist City Council and
other city organizations in knowing what our emissions are and where the local sources for
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• our emissions are in order to best reduce the emissions. He then went over what goes into
creating an inventory.
The Board then offered comments and asked question to which staff responded.
ACTION: Chair Stillman made a motion that the Resource Conservation Commission
recommend that City Council accept the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Inventory Report and that staff report to Council on how much their efforts have
helped to lessen what the effects could have been. Commissioner Gilgun
seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.
DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMMENTS
Director Meacham discussed the following topics
• Announcement of new Board member Robert Ross
• AB 1234 -Ethics Training
• City Council meeting on the budget -October 5th
CHAIR COMMENTS
None
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
• None
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5:49 p.m. to a regular meeting on Monday,
October 11, 2010, at 4:00 pm in Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA
91910.
Prepared by:
Sheryl Field
Sr. Secretary
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