Sustainability Committee: Wednesday, December 16, 2015, 7:30PM. Albany City Hall - Council Chambers, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA.
This meeting includes discussion of Draft General Plan, Building Energy Assessment and Disclosure Ordinance (BEADO), Utility Users' Tax, and Arts & Green Festival Subcommittee update.
*** AGENDA ***
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approve minutes from October 21, 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
Community Choice Energy Steering Committee update
Update on Sustainability Committee appointments
6. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
A. Discuss Draft General Plan
Recommendation: Provide comments on draft General Plan to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
Draft General Plan
B. Discuss Building Energy Assessment and Disclosure Ordinance (BEADO)
Recommendation: Discuss Council action, follow-up strategy and schedule for drafting ordinance.
BEADO Council Staff Report 12-7-2015
C. Subcommittee update on Utility Users’ Tax Proposal to Council
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.
D. Arts & Green Festival Subcommittee Update
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.
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).
January agenda items:
- Committee operations and chair election
- Work Plan review
- Net Zero Target
- Federal Cap and Dividend Policy
- Restructuring utility users’ taxes to reflect greenhouse gas emissions
A. Next regular meeting – January 20, 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 2015-12-16
