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Home My WebLink About2019-07-08 SSC MinutesMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA July 8, 2019 5:00 PM A Regular Meeting of the Sustainability Commission of the City of Chula Vista was called to order at 5:04 pm by Chair Romo in the Executive Conference Room #103, Building A, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Commissioners Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo, STAFF PRESENT: Director of Economic Development Crockett, Chief Sustainability Officer Gakunga, Environmental Sustainability Manager Wisniewski, Environmental Services Manager Medrano, Conservation Specialist II Downs, Conservation Specialist I Coleman and Administrative Secretary Green. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Richeson requested a correction to the minutes of the June 10, 2019 meeting under Commissioners' Comments from "Commissioner Richeson attended the Wildlife Advisory Group meeting on 5/25/19 was cancelled due to lack of quorum" to "Commissioner Richeson attended the Wildlife Advisory Group meeting on 5/25/19 which was held but no actions were taken due to lack of quorum". Commissioner Richeson moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on June 10, 2019 with the correction and to approve the minutes special meeting on June 17, 2019. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Legaspi and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 PUBLIC COMMENTS Gina Woodard, AP Environmental Science teacher at Hilltop High School. Ms. Woodard and her California Global Education Project students offer their support and partnership to the Sustainability Commission, Rita Clement, San Diego 350 member, expressed her support of Community Choice Aggregation and shared "100% Clean Energy for Chula Vista" flyers and stickers. Carolyn Scofield, Chula Vista Partners in Courage and Chula Vista resident, strongly encouraged community education regarding the Climate Action Plan and Community Choice Aggregation and is happy to see the commission has the same goals. INFORMATION ITEM 1. Honorable Mayor Mary Casillas Salas Chair Romo presented a proposed revised charter for the Sustainability Commission. Mayor Casillas Page 1 of] Sustainability Coaunission Minutes Salas would like to further study the proposal. All Sustainability commissioners expressed their appreciation of the Mayor's support. ACTION ITEMS 1. Elect Chair and Vice Chair: CVMC 2.25.180 Operations — Election of chair and vice chair; https://chulavista.municipal.codes/ After discussion, Commissioner Richeson moved to elect Chair Romo to continue as Chair for the 19/20 fiscal year. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Guevara and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 Commissioner Guevara moved to elect Commissioner Richeson to act as Vice Chair for the 19/20 fiscal year. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Matthias and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 2. CCA Feasibility Study Howard Choy, EES Consulting, presented the CCA feasibility study and answered questions. Mr. Gakunga shared there will be public meetings. David Harris, resident of La Mesa and San Diego 350 member, pointed out the benefits of local control with the CCA. Commissioners recommended the addition of risk information to the study. Commissioner Richeson moved to accept the report to allow presentation to City Council. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Legaspi and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No —0 Abstain —0 3. Consideration of Republic Services request to increase service fees for solid waste and recycling services based on exceptional circumstance. Environmental Services Manager Medrano and Michael Simonsen, Republic Services, presented the report and answered questions. Commissioners requested to see the planned material for the public prior to distribution. A recommendation was made to consider a sponsored advertisement on social media. Commissioner Richeson moved table this item to the August meeting with no interruption to the hearing process. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Matthias and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 4. Elect a Vice Chair for the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) Commissioner Richeson moved to elect Commissioner Gluyas-Guevara as Vice Chair for the CCWG. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Legaspi and carried with the following vote: Page 2 of] Sustainability Commission Minutes Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 5. Elect a representative for the Existing Buildings and Infrastructure sector of the CCWG Conservation Specialist II Downs informed the commissioners Grid Alternatives is the only candidate for this sector. Commissioner Legaspi moved to elect Grid Alternatives as the representative for the Existing Buildings and Infrastructure sector of the CCWG. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Guevara and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 6. Establish the following adhoc subcommittees a. Single Use Plastic/Styrofoam ban/Zero Waste Plan b. Smart Cities c. Energy efficiency ordinances (residential and commercial) Alexandra Ferron, Surfrider Foundation, spoke in support of EPS ordinance and offered the support of the help of Surfrider Foundation, Commissioner Richeson moved to elect Commissioner Matthias to the Single Use Plastic/Styrofoam ban/Zero Waste Plan adhoc subcommittee. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Legaspi and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 Commissioner Richeson moved to elect Chair Romo to the Smart Cities adhoc subcommittee. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Matthias and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 Chair Romo moved to elect Commissioner Richeson to the Smart Cities adhoc subcommittee. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Guevara and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 Commissioner Matthias moved to table the establishment of the energy efficiency ordinances adhoc subcommittee to the August meeting to allow new commissioners the opportunity to participate. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Richeson and carried with the following vote: Yes — 6 Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, Richeson and Chair Romo. No -0 Abstain — 0 Page 3 of I Sustainability Commission Minutes STAFF COMMENTS Dennis Gakunga announced Mayor Casillas Salas will be participating in the Bloomberg Harvard Leadership Initiative yearlong education and professional development program in New York City, July 2019, Mr. Gakunga will be representing the City in part two of the program in August 2019. Coleen Wisniewski will email the updated copy of projected Sustainability Commission calendar items. Coleen shared LEED rating for building B is silver certified and building C is gold certified for operations and maintenance. There are currently no plans to LEED certify any other City buildings due to budget impacts. Coleen will find out if building repairs are LEED certified. Upcoming events are Lemon Fest on 8/4/19 and Harbor Fest on 8/17/19. Two new Sustainability commissioners will be sworn in at the 7/23/19 city council meeting. Manuel Medrano announced a marketing campaign will soon be rolled out regarding minimizing recycling contamination. Commission will be asked for their input on how to best outreach to the community. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS Commissioner Matthias announced the next clean up day will be 7/27/19 at Main & Hollister. Commissioner Matthias personally leads a group of 9 neighbors in composting and food scrap efforts. They have already processed 184 lbs. of food scraps. Commissioner Legaspi will chair the Climate Change Working Group meeting to be held on 7/17/19. CHAIR COMMENTS Chair Romo thanked the commissioners for electing him as chair for the current fiscal year. ADJOURNMENT Chair Romo adjourned the meeting at 7:57pm. Connie Green, Administrative Secretary Page 4 of 1 Sustainability Commission Miarrtes