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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-10-14 SSC Agenda Packet Date:Monday, October 14, 2024 Time:5:00 p.m. Location:City Hall, Bldg. C, Conference Room B-111 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA Sustainability Commission Regular 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. Each person will be allotted three (3) minutes to address the Board. •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." •Email comments. Submit comments via email to SSC@chulavistaca.gov. The commenting period will close at noon on the day of the meeting. All comments will be made available to the Board and the public. 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, Buquiran, Costello, Guevara-Gluyas, Knox, Salazar, Sharkey, Wu, 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 Youth Advisor David Wu 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 Meeting Minutes of September 9, 2024 Recommended Action: Commission review and approve meeting minutes 5.2 2022 Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory Presenter: Cory Downs, Conservation Specialist Recommended Action: Commission review report, provide recommendations as appropriate and forward to City Council OTHER BUSINESS 6.STAFF COMMENTS 7.CHAIR'S COMMENTS 8.COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS City of Chula Vista Sustainability Commission October 14, 2024 Agenda Page 2 of 3 9.ADJOURNMENT to the regular meeting on November 11, 2024 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 October 14, 2024 Agenda Page 3 of 3 1 REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION Meeting Minutes September 9, 2024, 5:00 p.m. City Hall, Bldg. C, Conference Room B-111 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA Present: Raymundo Alatorre, Eleuterio Buquiran, Commissioner Guevara-Gluyas, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar, Jeanine Sharkey Also Present: Abigail Costello, Environmental Services Manager Medrano, Secretary Rodriguez Others Present Dave DiDonato, Recycling Specialist _____________________________________________________________________ 1.CALL TO ORDER A regular meeting of the Sustainability Commission of the City of Chula Vista was called to order at 5:08 p.m. in Conference Room B-111 located in City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista California. 2.ROLL CALL Secretary Rodriguez called the roll. 3.PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comments submitted 4.PRESENTATIONS 4.1 Introduction of New Commissioner Dr. Eleuterio Buquiran DRA F T 2 Newly seated Commissioner Buquiran introduced himself to the commission and shared his goals and passion for sustainability. 4.2 Edible Food Rescue Efforts in Chula Vista in Compliance With Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383 Lara, Chapter 395, Statues of 2016) Recycling Specialist DiDonato shared a presentation on the edible food recovery progress. Food recovery is part of SB1383 and organic waste disposal needs to be reduced 75% by 2025 and rescue at least 20% of currently disposed edible food by 2025. DiDonato went over the requirements in place prior to SB1383 and what jurisdictions, commercial food generators and food recovery organizations must now do to meet the food recovery goal and comply. 5.ACTION ITEMS 5.1 Approval of Meeting Minutes of July 8, 2024 Moved by John Knox Seconded by Chair Korgan Motion to approve the meeting minutes of July 8, 2024 Yes (7): Raymundo Alatorre, Eleuterio Buquiran, Commissioner Guevara- Gluyas, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar, and Jeanine Sharkey Result:Carried (7 to 0) 5.2 Elect New Vice-Chair for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Moved by Chair Korgan Seconded by John Knox Motion to elect Commissioner Alatorre as Vice-Chair of the Sustainability Commission for fiscal year 2024-2025 Yes (7): Raymundo Alatorre, Eleuterio Buquiran, Commissioner Guevara- Gluyas, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar, and Jeanine Sharkey Result:Carried (7 to 0) 5.3 Commission Draft Memo on Artificial Turf Policy Recommendations Chair Korgan offered his gratitude to the two commissioners that worked on the draft memo and shared some recommendations when it comes to presenting to City Council. Discussion was had on time allotted to present DRA F T 3 and how the memo would be presented. Commissioner Sharkey will share a presentation with council that was previously shared with the commission. Moved by Chair Korgan Seconded by Jeanine Sharkey Motion to approve draft memo with the condition that the ask is clearly outlined and no future use of artificial turf in city owned properties. Yes (7): Raymundo Alatorre, Eleuterio Buquiran, Commissioner Guevara- Gluyas, John Knox, Chair Korgan, Hayley Salazar, and Jeanine Sharkey Result:Carried (7 to 0) OTHER BUSINESS 6.STAFF COMMENTS Environmental Services Manager Medrano shared information on upcoming evets such as the Master Composter class scheduled t start on September 17 at the Living Coast Discovery Center, NatueScape taking place on October 5, Benchmarking and Beyond event on October 9 and Beautify Chula Vista on October 19. On behalf of Conservation he shared that a $10 million grant was awarded from the Department of Energy for benchmarking. He concluded by sharing that Chair Korgan will be ratified to the Measure P Committee. 7.CHAIR'S COMMENTS Chair Korgan welcomed Commissioner Buquiran and shared that he looks forward to working with him. He also mentioned he encourages the current and future youth member to participate during meetings. 8.COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS Commissioner Knox thanked staff for the CLEAN Newsletter as it provides a lot if useful information. Commissioner Salazar shared that she attended her first Bayfront Cultural and Design meeting. 9.ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:26 p.m. Minutes prepared by: Monica Rodriguez, Secretary DRA F T 4 _________________________ Monica Rodriguez, Secretary DRA F T Chula Vista 2022 Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory Sustainability Commission 10/14/2024 •Tracks greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from city operations such as buildings and the fleet •These emissions are also included in the community inventory Municipal Inventory •Tracks emissions from within city boundaries from community activities •Also includes out of jurisdiction travel if the start or end location is in Chula Vista Community Inventory Background •Followed Local Government Operations Protocol •Reporting of Renewable Diesel •Fossil vs. biogenic CO2 emissions •CA Low Carbon Fuel Standard •Local air pollution still emitted •Removed waste sector because of lack of quality data •Previous data measured capacity not quantity •New electricity emission factor from SDCP Methodology Emission Sources Emission Inventory •67% reduction since 2020 •92% reduction since 1990 •26%more employees since 1990 •Emissions broken out by fuel type •SDCP Power100 rate •Easy to enroll but can be changed •Reopen City facilities after Covid-19 restrictions •Grand opening of Fire Station 10 and rebuilding of Stations 5 and 3 •10% more employees than 2020 •Electricity use stable since 2020 natural gas usage went down 25 Building Emissions •Zero emissions due to utilization of LED lights and Power100 rate •Opportunity to support community EV charging •Battery and solar pilot project Streetlight EV charging in City of LA External Lights Emissions Vehicle Fleet Emissions •7% of fleet comprised of electric vehicles •2 trucks •More EV options but can be out of budget •Need for more EV charging •Transition from 20% Bio- Diesel (B20) to Renewable Diesel •50% of new vehicles are zero emission •Some exemptions in Advanced Clean Fleets requirements Water and Wastewater •City operations are water efficient after emergency drought •Sweetwater and Otay water districts reducing their carbon footprints and evaluating potable water reuse •Zero emissions from electricity used for pumping Next Steps •Icarus solar heating at Loma Verde •Solar and battery LED park lighting •Municipal solar finalization and ongoing maintenance •Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) •EVs for fleet •Solar and Battery EV Chargers Next Steps •Updating procurement policy to increase recycled content products and materials •Increased organics collection •new organic food waste collection and education signs •Looking for better data source but most jurisdictions do not report this sector •Updating the City Operations Sustainability Plan Information, contractor network, rebates •www.switchison.org Residential Clean Energy Credit •www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/residential -clean-energy- credit Electrification for Big Impact Use compost around your home. Sign up for the Sustainability Newsletter to learn about free compost giveaways •www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/clean/clean-newsletter Digging Deeper with Compost Switch to Power100 and maximize clean electricity •https://sdcommunitypower.org/your-choice/opt -up-to-power100/ Use the EV Community Shuttle •www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/clean/residents/communityshuttle Easy to Implement Resources for Action Resources for Action techcleanca.com/heehra Thanks! Do you have any questions? Cory Downs Cdowns@chulavistaca.gov 619-476-2442 Lucas Escobedo lescobedo@chulavistaca.gov 619-476-5364 www.chulavistaca.gov/cap Tell someone who SCAN TO APPLY INVITE THEM TO JOIN OUR BOARDS & COMMISSIONS Wants an opportunity to use their leadership skills, share their experience and expertise while contributing to the community and building a better future. Whatever they are passionate about, there is a board or commission where they can make a difference! 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