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REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
Meeting date January 11, 2021 VIA TELECONFERENCE
5:00 pm Conference Room C-101 Building A
276 Fourth Ave
Chula Vista
PLEASE NOTE THAT, PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S
EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20, AND IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY,
MEMBERS OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION AND STAFF MAY PARTICIPATE IN
THIS MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EXECUTIVE ORDER,
THE PUBLIC MAY VIEW THE MEETING ONLINE AND NOT IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM C-
101 IN BUILDING A AT CITY HALL.
HOW TO WATCH: Members of the public can access a link to the livestream at
www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings. Members of the public who wish to join by
telephone only, may call 1-408-418-9388 (United States Toll) and enter the access code: 146
868 4600.
HOW TO SUBMIT COMMENTS: Visit the online eComment portal for this meeting at:
www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings. The commenting period will be open shortly after
the agenda is published for a particular meeting and will remain open through the meeting,
as described below. All comments will be available to the public and the Sustainability
Commission using the eComment portal. Comments must be received prior to the time the
Chair calls for the close of the commenting period. Comments received after such time will
not be considered by the Sustainability Commission. If you have difficulty or are unable to
submit a comment, please contact the Economic Development Department for assistance at
mmedrano@chulavistaca.gov or at 619-585-5766.
ACCESSIBILITY: Individuals with disabilities are invited to request reasonable modifications
or accommodations in order to access and/or participate in a Sustainability Commission
meeting by contacting the Economic Development Department at
mmedrano@chulavistaca.gov (California Relay Service is available for the hearing impaired
by dialing 711) at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting.
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public comments via Granicus, Inc. With the increase of virtual meetings, most platforms are
working to scale their systems to meet the new demand. If we have technical difficulties, we
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publicly accessible experience. ***
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Baugh, Guevara-Gluyas, Korgan, Rodriguez, Richeson, Vice
Chair Legaspi and Chair Matthias
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Board/Commission will enact the Consent Calendar staff recommendations by one motion,
without discussion, unless a Board/Commission Member, a member of the public, or staff
requests that an item be removed for discussion. If you wish to comment on one of these items,
please submit comments electronically at: www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings.
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the meeting on December 14, 2020
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons may address the Board/Commission on any subject matter within the
Board/Commission’s jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the agenda. State law
generally prohibits the Board/Commission from discussing or taking action on any issue not
included on the agenda, but, if appropriate, the Board/Commission may schedule the topic for
future discussion or refer the matter to staff. If you wish to comment, please submit comments
electronically at: www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings.
INFORMATION ITEMS
2. PRESENTATION ON NEW CONSTRUCTION ELECTRIFICATION – by San Diego
Building Electrification Coalition
3. SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION 2010-2020 IN REVIEW – Environmental
Sustainability Manager Wisniewski
ACTION ITEMS
The Item(s) listed in this section of the agenda will be considered individually by the
Board/Commission and are expected to elicit discussion and deliberation. If you wish to
comment on one of these items, please submit comments electronically at:
http://www.chulavistaca.gov/virtualmeetings.
4. 2018 MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY GHG EMISSIONS INVENTORIES
Staff recommendation: Approve the reports and recommend City Council approval.
5. CONSIDERATION OF REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CATEGORIES IN THE 2021
SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION AWARDS DUE TO TEMPORARY COVID-19
RESTRICTIONS
Staff recommendation: Discuss and vote to reduce the total award categories for 2021.
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6. CONSIDERATION OF MODIFICATION TO THE INITIAL LETTER TO HAVE THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA JOIN THE SAN DIEGO GREEN NEW DEAL ALLIANCE
TO REQUEST THE CITY MANAGER CONTINUE TO SUPPORT CITY STAFF’S
INVOLVEMENT IN THE SAN DIEGO GREEN NEW DEAL ALLIANCE’S EFFORTS.
Staff recommendation: Take action to modify the initial letter to request the City Manager continue
to support city staff’s involvement in the San Diego Green New Deal Alliance’s efforts.
OTHER BUSINESS
7. STAFF COMMENTS
8. CHAIR’S COMMENTS
9. COMMISSIONERS’/BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT to the regular meeting on February 8, 2021 at 5 pm in the conference room
C-101 in building A at City Hall, Chula Vista, California.
Materials provided to the Sustainability Commission related to any open-session item on this
agenda are available for public review at https://chulavista.granicusideas.com/meetings or by
contacting the Economic Development Department at mmedrano@chulavistaca.gov or at 619-
585-5766.
I declare under penalty of perjury that I am
employed by the City of Chula Vista in the
Economic Development department and that
I caused the document to be posted according
to Brown Act requirements.
Dated: ______ Signed: ______________