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CITY OF
CHULA VISTA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
January 13, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
City Hall, Bldg. C, Conference Room B-111
276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA
Present: Raymundo Alatorre, Eleuterio Buquiran, John Knox, Chair
Korgan, Hayley Salazar, Jeanine Sharkey
Absent: Commissioner Guevara-Gluyas
Also Present: Abigail Costello, Commissioner Wu, Environmental
Sustainability Manager Wisniewski, Environmental Services
Manager Medrano
1. CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the Sustainability Commission of the City of Chula Vista was
called to order at 5.10 p.m. in Conference Room C-101 located in Council
Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista California.
2. ROLL CALL
Environmental Sustainability Manager Wisniewski called the roll.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 3.1-3.2)
Moved by Raymundo Alatorre
Seconded by John Knox
Motion to approve consent calendar
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Yes (6): Raymundo Alatorre, Eleuterio Buquiran, John Knox, Chair Korgan,
Hayley Salazar, and Jeanine Sharkey
Result:Carried (6 to 0)
3.1 Approval of Meeting Minutes of October 14, 2024
Commission review and approve minutes
3.2 Written Communications
Commission excuse the absences
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments submitted
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1 Republic Services Fleet Electrification Program
Republic Services General Manager Rick Rojas, Sustainability Advisor
Melissa Perez and Municipal Manager Risa Baron shared an update on
the city's vehicle replacement and electrification. Rojas went over the
three primary trucks seen in Chula Vista which are a residential,
commercial, and industrial trucks. In 2024 thirty-five new collection
vehicles where added, thirty-two CNG, two EV residential and one EC
flatbed for an estimated $14 million investment. The presentation included
the benefits to municipalities and how EV's make for safer communities
and concluded by sharing the current replacement impact on the city.
OTHER BUSINESS
6. STAFF COMMENTS
Environmental Sustainability Manager Wisniewski shared that the annual
Sustainability awards is fast approaching, and nominations will soon be open and
run through the end of March. She next shared that in tomorrow's council
meeting a ten -million -dollar grant from the IRA that will be used to support the
building energy saving ordinance will be considered for approval. Wisniewski
also shared that mid -year commissioners will be presented with a Climate Action
update and a updated Building Energy ordinance. She also mentioned the
energy efficiency community block grant that is being used to obtain one solar
EV charging unit for a fire station.
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Environmental Services Manager Medrano shared an update on what staff is
working on and will be presented to the commission this year. One of the items is
a procurement policy that will help comply with regulation that requires the
purchase of organic materials like compost and mulch. There will also be
updates on the planning guide that look at waste and recycling management on
projects submitted to the city. Medrano shared that the Zero Waste Academy is
coming back this year and will be hosted at Loma Verde Community Center,
South Bay Earth day will take place on April 19 at the same location and food
caddy giveaway events are being worked on. He thanked Republic Services for
the remediation at the Otay Valley Regional Park that was being used as an
illegal dump site with tires and other debris. Lastly, he mentioned an increase of
what is recognized and identified as self -hauler waste or self -hauling waste from
construction sites and staff will be looking at exactly where these sources of
materials are coming from.
7. CHAIR'S COMMENTS
Chair Korgan shared how difficult the permitting process was with having solar
installed in his home. He had to make several visits to Development Services as
staff did not reply to emails or answer his phone calls.
8. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
Commissioner Alatorre asked is there where any updates on the city taking any
action on the bad air quality and pollution in the South Bay.
Commissioner Knox asked if it was possible to get an update or presentation on
the Bayfront project, specifically the sustainability issues that relate to the project.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:22 p.m.
Minutes prepared by: Monica Rodriguez, Secretary
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