Sustainability Committee: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 7:30PM. Albany City Hall - Council Chambers, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA.
This meeting includes discussion of Annual Presentation to School District Board of Trustees, Arts & Green Festival, Public Works Building, Albany Green Building Program, Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance, or Building Energy Saving Ordinance, CAP Target, and Outreach Activities.
*** AGENDA ***
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approve minutes from February 18, 2015 meeting
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
For persons desiring to address the Commission/Committee/Board on an item that is not on the agenda please note that each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits the Committee’s ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
6. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
A. Prepare for Annual Presentation to School District Board of Trustees
Recommendation: Designate representatives to attend School Board meeting on April 28th.
B. Arts & Green Festival Subcommittee Update
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.
C. Discussion of Sustainability Committee Booth at the Arts & Green Festival
Recommendation: Provide direction to Booth Subcommittee.
D. Report on Sustainable Building Features of new Public Works Building at 540 Cleveland Avenue
Recommendation: Provide feedback and direction to staff.
540 Cleveland excerpts for Sustainability
E. Presentation on City of Albany Green Building Program
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.
2013 City Council Staff Report re Green Building Standards
F. Discuss Possibility of Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance (RECO)
or Building Energy Saving Ordinance (BESO)
Recommendation: The Committee should establish policy alternatives to be further analyzed.
G. Update from CAP Target Subcommittee and Possible Recommendation to Council to Adopt New CAP Target for 2030-2035
Recommendation: Prepare draft greenhouse gas reduction goal and policy statements for incorporation into the 2035 General Plan update.
July 2014 General Plan Slides
July 2014 General Plan Staff Report
Conservation Element Draft from July 2014
General Plan Comment Summary 7-16-2014
H. Update on Outreach meeting and Discuss Outreach Activities
Recommendation: For discussion and possible recommendation.
7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
(Commission/Committee/Board Member announcement of requests for future agenda items. No public comment will be taken on announcement of future agenda items).
A. Next regular meeting – April 15, 2015
8. ADJOURNMENT
The Committee agenda is available for public inspection at the Albany Community Center/Library, Senior Center and City Hall. The agenda and supporting staff reports, if available, can be found on our web page at www.albanyca.org. Please note that if you provide your name and address when speaking before the Committee it will become part of the official public record, which will be posted on the Internet. Agenda related writings or documents provided to a majority of the Sustainability Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany CA.
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Sustainability Minutes 2015-03-18
