Sustainability Committee: Wednesday, January 20, 2016, 7:30PM. Albany City Hall - Council Chambers, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA.
This meeting includes discussion of Federal Cap & Dividend Policy; electric vehicle charging stations; Alameda County Community Choice Energy Program; Arts & Green Festival; work plan review; and Chair & Vice Chair selection.
*** AGENDA ***
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approve minutes from December 16, 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
- Building Energy Assessment and Disclosure Ordinance Update
- Utility Users’ Tax Update
- General Plan Update
6. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
A. Presentation on Federal Cap and Dividend Policy
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.
B. Report on Traffic & Safety Commission discussion of electric vehicle charging stations
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.
C. Update on Alameda County Community Choice Energy (CCE) Program
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.
County Proposed CCE Adoption Timeline
County CCE Pre-Feasibility Study Consultant Presentation
D. Arts & Green Festival Subcommittee update
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.
E. Work plan review
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.
Council-Approved Sustainability Committee Work Plan 2015-2016
F. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2016
Recommendation: Select new Chair and Vice Chair.
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).
Possible future agenda items:
- Building Energy Assessment and Disclosure Ordinance
- Utility Users’ Tax
- Net Zero Target
- Green building in planned new schools
- Green building reach codes
- UC Village
A. Next regular meeting – February 17, 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 2016-01-20
