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CHULA\ VISTA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
March 11, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
City Hall, Bldg. #C, Conference Room B-129
276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista
Present: Raymundo Alatorre, Commissioner Guevara-Gluyas, John Knox,
Hayley Salazar
Absent: Chair Korgan, Jeanine Sharkey
Also Present: Abigail Costello, Chief Sustainability Officer Gakunga,
Environmental Sustainability Manager Wisniewski, Secretary
Rodriguez
Others Present Victor Sanchez, Senior Recycling Specialist and Dave DiDonato,
Recycling Specialist
1. CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the Sustainability Commission of the City of Chula Vista was
called to order at 5:04 p.m. in Conference Room B-129 located in City Hall
Building C, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista California.
2. ROLL CALL
Secretary Rodriguez called the roll.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 3.1-3.2)
Moved by John Knox
Seconded by Chair Korgan
Motion to approve consent calendar
Yes (5): Raymundo Alatorre, Commissioner Guevara-Gluyas, John Knox, Chair
Korgan, and Hayley Salazar
3.1
3.2
Result:Carried (5 to 0)
Approval of Meeting Minutes of February 12, 2024
Commission review and approve minutes
Written Communications
Commission approve the absence
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Two public comments received
Jessica and Dan, San Diego Urban Timber
Tina Matthias, South Bay Sustainable Communities
PRESENTATIONS
5.1
5.2
Update Regarding the Chula Vista Building Energy Saving Ordinance
Environmental Sustainability Manager Wisniewski shared an update on
the Building Energy Saving ordinance. She began by sharing some
background information on the 2017 Chula Vista Climate Action plan
(CAP) and then went over California AB 802 which requires buildings
50,000 sq ft and over to report their energy usage. Wisniewski went over
Chula Vista's program design and how the program will be implemented.
City of Chula Vista's Progress on Compliance with Senate Bill 1383
Programs
Senior Recycling Specialist Sanchez presented on the city's progress in
compliance with Senate Bill 1383. He went over jurisdiction responsibilities
with includes providing organic collection services to all residents and
businesses, conduct education and outreach to community, secure access
to recycling and edible food recovery capacity, establish an edible food
recovery program, produce recyclable and recovered organic products,
monitor compliance and conduct enforcement. Sanchez shared that as of
March 7 2,392 review had been performed by city staff. He concluded his
presentation by going over enforcement requirements as of 2024.
OTHER BUSINESS
STAFF COMMENTS
Environmental Sustainability Manager Wisniewski gave a friendly reminder for
commissioners to submit their nominations for Sustainability Champion Awards
Senior Recycling Specialist Sanchez shared information on South Bay Earth Day
taking place on April 13 at Bayfront Park
CHAIR'S COMMENTS
Chair Korgan gave a welcome to the new youth member, Abigail Costello and
asked her to introduce herself to the commission.
COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
Commissioner Guevara-Gluyas extended an invitation to a book launch taking
place on May 14 at the University of San Diego and asked for a plastic ban
update.
Commissioner Salazar shared that she participated in the San Diego Audubon
bird festival and in a workshop the theme was about lighting and bird migration
and how birds are affected with outdoor lighting, as well as within buildings. She
mentioned other cities are participating on just getting the word out and
publicizing a bird migration and would like for Chula Vista to do the same as least
on social media.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
Minutes prepared by: Monica Rodriguez, Secretary
Monica Rodriguez, Secret