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Home My WebLink About2023-09-11 SSC Agenda Packet Date:Monday, September 11, 2023 Time:5:00 p.m. Location:City Hall, Bldg. #C, Conference Room B-111 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista Welcome to your Sustainability Commission Meeting!     Public Comments: Public comments may be submitted to the Sustainability Commission in the following ways: •In-Person comments during the meeting. Join us for the Sustainability Commission meeting at the time and location specified on this agenda to make your comments. Please visit www.chulavistaca.gov/boardmeetings for current mask requirements and other safety protocols.  •Submit an eComment. Visit  www.chulavistaca.gov/boardmeetings, locate this meeting and click on the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on, and then click on "Leave Comment." The commenting period will close one hour before the meeting. All comments will be made available to the Commission and the public. •Mail or email comments. Submit comments via email to SSC@chulavistaca.gov or by mail to Economic Development Department, 276 Fourth Ave, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Please send comments early; written comments received within one hour of the meeting may not be distributed until the following day.    Accessibility: Individuals with disabilities are invited to request modifications or accommodations in order to access and/or participate in a Sustainability Commission meeting by contacting the Office of the Economic Development at SSC@chulavistaca.gov (California Relay Service is available for the hearing impaired by dialing 711) at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting. 1.CALL TO ORDER 2.ROLL CALL Commissioners Alatorre, Fairley, Guevara-Gluyas, Knox, Salazar, and Chair Korgan 3.PUBLIC COMMENTS Persons may address the Commission on any subject matter within the Commission’s jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the agenda. State law generally prohibits the Commission from discussing or taking action on any issue not included on the agenda, but, if appropriate, the Commission may schedule the topic for future discussion or refer the matter to staff. If you wish to speak on any item, please fill out a "Request to Speak" form and submit it to the Secretary prior to the meeting or submit an electronic comment per the instructions on page one of this agenda. 4.PRESENTATIONS The following item(s) will be presentations given to the Commission. Action on these item(s) is typically limited to the Commission receiving the presentation and providing direction or feedback to staff, as appropriate. 4.1 INTRODUCTION OF NEW COMMISSIONER - JEANINE SHARKEY 4.2 SAN DIEGO 350 FEEDBACK FROM THREE CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY SURVEYS Presenter: Lexi Rueff, San Diego350 Youth Cordinator and Abby Costello, Hilltop High School Student 4.3 CHULA VISTA COMMUNITY SHUTTLE PROGRAM UPDATE Presenter: Chief Sustainability Officer Gakunga 5.ACTION ITEMS The Item(s) listed in this section of the agenda will be considered individually by the Commission and are expected to elicit discussion and deliberation. If you wish to speak on any item, please fill out a "Request to Speak" form and submit it to the Secretary prior to the meeting or submit an electronic comment per the instructions on page one of this agenda. 5.1 APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 10, 2023 Recommended Action: Commission review and approve minutes 5.2 SELECTION OF WILDLIFE ADVISORY GROUP (WAG) COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE Discuss, nominate and elect commissioner representative City of Chula Vista Sustainability Commission September 11, 2023 Agenda Page 2 of 3 OTHER BUSINESS 6.STAFF COMMENTS 7.CHAIR'S COMMENTS 8.COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS 9.ADJOURNMENT to the regular meeting on October 9, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Materials provided to the Sustainability Commission related to any open-session item on this agenda are available for public review by contacting the Economic Development Department at SSC@chulavistaca.gov. City of Chula Vista Sustainability Commission September 11, 2023 Agenda Page 3 of 3 Survey Feedback Analysis: Green Bins, Public Health, & Public Transit Presenters: Abby Costello, Community Liaison Intern Lexi Rueff, Youth Coordinator Participant and Data Collection Summary: -Variety of locations -Participant age range varies -Participant interests varies (the surveys were shared at events that were not only attended by people interested in sustainability) Green Bins Green Bins: Most-used words in response to being asked about barriers to using green bins What green bins are being used for What percentage of people surveyed have green bins in each zip code: Public Health: Public Health Public Transit: Sustainability Commission Update 0 9 / 11/ 20 23 Clean Mobility Options Voucher Program (CMO) •June 2021 -Chula Vista awarded $997,833 to launch Community Shuttle Program through the Clean Mobility Options Voucher Program •Program aims to improve access to SAFE, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE, clean mobility options for underserved communities •June 2022 –Awarded $500,000 to enhance the program and recover increased expenses CCDC Involvem ent •Community Congregational Development Corporation (CCDC) com m its up to $1 million towards program •CCDC grant allows: •One (1) additional vehicle •Extension of service area •Fully funds Year 3 of operation upon expiration of CMO funding Chula Vista Service Area Service provided in northwest portion of Chula Vista (Service operates 12 hours per day, 5 days a week). Aug 2021 -City submitted request for expansion of initial service area to meet community demand. (expanding to all AB 1550 low -income community areas) (1) On the Disadvantaged Communities List for Climate Investments with a score in the top 25 percent of CalEnviroScreen 3.0 scores) Must be located within an AB 1550 designated low -income community. (4) An AB 1550 low -income community, defined as census tracts that are either at or below 80 percent of the statewide median income Vehicles 5 2022 Kia Niro EV ●100% electric ●Driver + 4 passengers ●200+ m ile range 1 Lightning Electric Transit Van ●100% electric ●Driver + 6 passengers + wheelchair ●140 m ile range June 1, 2022 –August 31, 2023 Total Rides 20,455 Total Passengers 24,264 Average Wait Time 8:47 Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMTs)4 0 ,18 1 m i l e s Gallons of Gas Saved 2,539 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Em issions Saved 22.57 m etric tons Total ADA Rides 1,992 5.0 passenger vehicles driven for 1 year 4.4 hom es’ electricity use for 1 year 373 tree seedlings grown for 10 y e a r s Future Funding Opportunities Grant Opportunities Advertising Revenue Fare Revenue Local Partnerships Thank you RideCircuit.com @ride_circuit Public Transit Solutions: Public Health: ●Tree barriers next to highways ●Improved public transit Public Transit: ●Let’s Go Initiative ○would increase funding for public transit ●Implement multi- modal transit on a larger scale ●more protected bike lanes Solutions: Green Bins: ●more accessible education, other than just what goes in the bin ○Key questions: How will they be enforced? Where does the compost go? ●attach an educational flyer to a paper bag and send it out ○less “junk mail” the bag will be a useful reminder of how they can manage smell and bugs Sources used: https://www.epa.gov/sciencematters/living-close-roadways-health-concerns-and-m itigation-strategies https://calenviroscreen-oehha.hub.arcgis.com/ https://gissd.sandag.org/rdw/rest/services/Census/Census_ZIP/MapServer/5 https://dig.abclocal.go.com/kabc/interactives/tree-maps/index.html https://goraleigh.org/what-multimodal 1 REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION Meeting Minutes July 10, 2023, 5:00 p.m. City Hall, Bldg. #C, Conference Room B-111 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista Present: Raymundo Alatorre, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar Absent: Crystal Fairley, Commissioner Guevara-Gluyas Also Present: Environmental Services Manager Medrano, Secretary Rodriguez _____________________________________________________________________ 1. CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Sustainability Commission of the City of Chula Vista was called to order at 5:05 p.m. in Conference Room B-111 located in City Hall, Building C, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista California. 2. ROLL CALL Secretary Rodriguez called the roll. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS One public comment submitted by resident Scofield 4. ACTION ITEMS 4.1 APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF JUNE 12, 2023 Moved by Raymundo Alatorre Seconded by John Knox DRAFT 2 Motion to approve the meeting minutes of June 12, 2023 Yes (4): Raymundo Alatorre, John Knox, Chair Korgan, and Hayley Salazar Result:Carried (4 to 0) 4.2 ELECT NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 - 2024 Moved by Chair Korgan Seconded by John Knox Motion to re-elect Commissioner Korgan as Chair and Commissioner Guevara-Gluyas as Vice Chair Yes (4): Raymundo Alatorre, John Knox, Chair Korgan, and Hayley Salazar Result:Carried (4 to 0) 4.3 DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES AND AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR TO WORK WITH STAFF TO FINALIZE AND SUBMIT REPORT Moved by Chair Korgan Seconded by Raymundo Alatorre Motion for Chair Korgan to work with staff to finalize and submit the annual report of activities Yes (4): Raymundo Alatorre, John Knox, Chair Korgan, and Hayley Salazar Result:Carried (4 to 0) OTHER BUSINESS 5. STAFF COMMENTS Environmental Services Manager Medrano shared that new green waste mailers where sent out to residents, provided an update on the littler collection kit and on new commissioner appointments. Concluded by sharing information on the upcoming NatureSpace workshop. 6. CHAIR'S COMMENTS DRAFT 3 Chair Korgan shared that there is now a candidate running for City Attorney. 7. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS Commissioner Salazar shared that in her visit to Jackson Hole, Wyoming she was impressed by the sense of community and how people were very eco conscious and recognizing food establishments with a sticker. The sticker let the public know that they have zero waste and or are composting. She would like to see something similar to this program implemented in the city. Commissioner Alatorre mentioned he would like to see businesses focus on one item at a time and suggested pizza boxes as an example. Commissioner Knox mentioned he had a chance to read the CLEAN newsletter and thought it was very comprehensive and had a question regarding the Synergy Residential Energy Solutions Program. He then asked what impact if any does the rejection of Berkeley's electrification ordinance have on the city. 8. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m. Minutes prepared by: Monica Rodriguez, Secretary _________________________ Monica Rodriguez, Secretary DRAFT