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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-08 SSC Minutes��Sl/ oftai CITY OF CHULA VISTA REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION Meeting Minutes July 8, 2024, 5:00 p.m. City Hall, Bldg. C, Conference Room B-111 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA Present. Raymundo Alatorre, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar, Jeanine Sharkey Absent: Commissioner Guevara-Gluyas Also Present: Abigail Costello, Environmental Sustainability Manager Wisniewski, Environmental Services Manager Medrano Others Present Deputy City Manager Courtney Chase 1. CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Sustainability Commission of the City of Chula Vista was called to order at 5:07 p.m. in Conference Room B-111 located in City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista California. 2. ROLL CALL Environmental Services Manager Medrano called the roll. 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comments submitted 4. PRESENTATIONS 1 4.1 Keeping Chula Vista Safe, Clean and Well -Maintained, A Status Update on Measure P Deputy City Manager Chase shared a status update on Measure P. The measure is 1/2 cent sales tax on retail sales that was voter approved on November 2, 2016 for a ten-year period which is set to expire in 2027. Chase shared some of the approved expenditure plan priorities, 42% were city infrastructure projects, 37% public safety projects and 21% public facility renovations. The sales tax revenues were originally estimated to generate $16 million per year but in 2023 revenue estimates are projected to generate >$25 million per year. The measure is overseen by the Measure P Citizens' Oversight Committee which is comprised of nine at - large members. The focus of the committee is to review and report on city compliance with the provisions of the measure. A ballot measure was approved by Council to renew this source of funding for an additional 10 years at the current rate without raising taxes. Chase concluded by going over the ballot measure planning and answering question from the commission. 5. ACTION ITEMS 5.1 Approval of Meeting Minutes of May 13, 2024 Moved by Raymundo Alatorre Seconded by John Knox Motion to approve the meeting minutes of May 13, 2024 Yes (5): Raymundo Alatorre, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar, and Jeanine Sharkey Result:Carried (5 to 0) 5.2 Chula Vista's Single -Use Plastics Ban Draft Environmental Services Manager Medrano went over the requested and approved changes from the original single -use plastic ban draft. He shared that he reached out to the Surfrider Foundation, but no real direction was provided as for the single -use plastic definition. Public comment submitted by resident Matthias Moved by Chair Korgan Seconded by Hayley Salazar 2 Motion to approve the draft updates Yes (5): Raymundo Alatorre, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar, and Jeanine Sharkey Result:Carried (5 to 0) 5.3 Policy Recommendation on the Use of Artificial Turf Public comment submitted by resident Matthias Moved by Jeanine Sharkey Seconded by Hayley Salazar Motion to elect Commissioner Salazar and Sharkey to draft memo on artificial turf policy Yes (5): Raymundo Alatorre, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar, and Jeanine Sharkey Result:Carried (5 to 0) 5.4 Elect New Chair and Vice Chair for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Moved by Chair Korgan Seconded by John Knox Motion to elect Chair Korgan to continue serving as Chair and elect a Vice -Chair next meeting Yes (5): Raymundo Alatorre, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar, and Jeanine Sharkey Result:Carried (5 to 0) OTHER BUSINESS 6. STAFF COMMENTS Environmental Services Manager Medrano shared information on the Beautify event Environmental Sustainability Manager Wisniewski shared information on the $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy 3 7. CHAIR'S COMMENTS Chair Korgan spoke on Measure P 8. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:15 p.m. Minutes prepared by.- Monica Rodriguez, Secretary Monica R riguez, Secreta IH