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Home My WebLink About2021-03-08 SSC Agenda Packet City of Chula Vista Boards & Commissions Sustainability Commission REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA March 8, 2021 VIA TELECONFERENCE 5:00 pm Conference Room C-101 Building A 276 Fourth Ave Chula Vista SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION CONFERENCE ROOM C- 101 IN BUILDING A AT CITY HALL. Sustainability Commission. Economic Development Department mmedrano@chulavistaca.gov. Sustainability Commission Economic Development Department mmedrano@chulavistaca.gov V.03 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 February 8, 2021 PUBLIC COMMENTS Persons may address the Board/Commission on any subject matter within the 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. SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER UPDATE Carolyn Scofield, San Diego Community Power Community Advisory Committee Member 3. PRESENTATION FROM CIOPRO, INC, AN ORGANIZATION OFFERING SERVICES THAT HELP CITIES ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS Eli Cortez 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. REVIEW FULL CLIMATE EQUITY INDEX REPORT Staff recommendation: Approve and recommend to City Council OTHER BUSINESS 5. STAFF COMMENTS 6. 7. ADJOURNMENT to the regular meeting on April 12, 2021 at 5 pm in the conference room C- 101 in building A at City Hall, Chula Vista, California. Page 2 Sustainability Commission Agenda Meeting Date March 8, 2021 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. 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: 3/2/21 Signed: ______________ Page 3 Sustainability Commission Agenda Meeting Date March 8, 2021 Sustainability Commission Meeting Time: 03-08-21 17:00 eComments Report J u III fj, foo g" Afjf,,,,,,,inda Guirnii-rieirds SU",Y)",Y)0 11,J 0 eJJeuhrr� I Sustainability Commission 03-08-21 15 4 4 0 0 17:00 Sentiments for All Meetings The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment ff Sustainability Commission 03-08-21 17:00 Ageii-iid�,,', Yk,",whrM 2. SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER UPDATE—Carolyn Scofield, San 1 1 0 0 Diego Community Power Community Advisory Committee Member 4. REVIEW FULL CLIMATE EQUITY INDEX REPORT 3 3 0 0 Sentiments for All Agenda Items The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment Ageii iida �er'ri�� eC�r'riirneii'ft kojr 2. Skl',J, C0�',0fl�',0�iW`Jfl "Y 30W�11�11��", Caii'�o4yn Sain ��')flego Coirrrirnuii,fly Advasr.,Yjii,y \u(ieirrflk"wir Overall Sentiment Rita Clement Location:91914, CHULA VISTA Submitted At: 4:29pm 03-08-21 Good evening everyone, Congratulations on the launch of San Diego Community Power. Thank you for your presentation, Carolyn Scofield and for keeping us up to date. This launch is one of the solutions to climate change impacts! I appreciate your work. A�,jp,',,�,ii idzb �eil'TV04 011'Tirneinh"r f u 4", !!!!W 11 Q� 1"y111jfl�)11!!!!Y !11!!!!��70�!!� Overall Sentiment Illlllllllllllllllllllllllll��li: IIIIIIIII mu,,,M01 IIIIIIIIIIIII iii r ,it, I M1 fliff Miff Fabiola Lao Location:92110, San Diego Submitted At: 4:40pm 03-08-21 Dear Commissioners, The Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the full Climate Equity Index (CEI) Report. We support the Report and recommend the Commission approve it and send it to the City Council for approval. We applaud the City of Chula Vista for developing a CEI. As a member of the City's Climate Equity Stakeholder Group, staff was very receptive to our suggestions and recommendations. The CEI shown before you tonight reflects and incorporates feedback from Chula Vista residents and relevant stakeholders. The stakeholder process that helped develop the CEI consisted of a series of meetings where we had in-depth conversations as to which indicators should be included in the CEI. We also helped develop the definition for climate equity. The CEI will be an important tool in helping the City implement its Climate Action Plan (CAP) and focus investments and resources in low-income communities and communities of color in the City that have been historically underinvested and marginalized from public processes and funding opportunities. It will help ensure that equity is front and center in policy and decision-making CSE appreciates the Commission's leadership and commitment to equity through the CEI and the implementation of the CAP. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the City. Thank you for your consideration. Noah Harris Location:92103, San Diego Submitted At: 4:14pm 03-08-21 Good afternoon, Sustainability Commissioners. This is Noah Harris, from Climate Action Campaign, writing to applaud the city for developing this Climate Equity Index. This crucial tool will help Chula Vista identify the communities most impacted by climate change and environmental injustice, which is a critical first step to building a more equitable, sustainable, and safe city for Chula Vista families. To that end, the Climate Action Plan should also include a Social Equity section which explicitly defines how the communities most impacted by climate change and environmental injustice, identified through the CEI, will be prioritized through the funding of greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies, including affordable housing development and investments in urban forestry, active transportation, renewable energy, and energy efficiency measures. The development and implementation of this methodology should take place in consultation with a diverse set of stakeholders and organizations that represent low-income communities of color who are disproportionately harmed by a fossil fuel economy and are impacted first and worst by the climate crisis. For examples of Climate Action Plans that integrate climate equity, we recommend referencing King County 2020 Strategic Climate Action Plan, Oakland Equitable Climate Action Plan, the "Planning for a Boston Green New Deal and Just Recovery" Plan, and Los Angeles's Sustainability Plan "LA's Green New Deal." Rita Clement Location:91914, CHULA VISTA Submitted At: 2:56pm 03-08-21 Good evening Commissioners, I strongly support Action Item #4 to send this climate equity index to our City Council for approval. This climate Equity Index will enable a plan to direct funding to the areas of Chula Vista where it is needed the most. The indicators are essential areas that make our Climate Action Plan stronger and more accurate for planning purposes. We are experiencing a climate emergency which is accelerating. We need to take action to improve areas of Chula Vista which are suffering the most due to the impacts of climate change. I support pending legislation California Senate Bill 99. Microgrids provide a platform for distributed energy resource development. This entails building clean power infrastructure to support sustainable industry. This bill will require a grant program for local governments to develop community energy resilience plans. This bill will ensure that a diversity of perspectives is incorporated into the plan. A proposed plan shall also include an analysis of multiple project options for each location, including distribution segmentation and microgrids. This senate bill involves identifying and coordinating with appropriate local government staff and outside consultants capable of drafting the plan. A local government may hire a resilience manager to manage the plan development process and the implementation of any specific projects identified in the plan.