1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3-1. Approve minutes from September 10 and 16 meetings

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:

6-1. Recommendation to the City Council on Amendments to City of Albany Green Building Standards of Compliance and Checklists

6-2. Draft Climate Action Plan – discuss next steps and identify any additional comments

6-3. Landscape proposal for a green Albany – Catherine Stern (Urban Landscape Subcommittee)

6-4. Discuss concept of an Albany Farmer’s Market (Stephanie Sala, Supporters)

7. REPORTS

7-1. Long Range Planning/Sustainable Development Subcommittee – update

7-2. Urban Landscape Subcommittee - update

7-3. Education Subcommittee – update

8. 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).

8-1. Next meeting November 18, 2009 – 979 San Pablo Avenue

8-2. Discussion regarding scheduling of December 16, 2009 meeting.

9. ADJOURNMENT

Attachments
 
1. Draft Green Building Standards Update (Staff Report)
    1a: Green Bldg. Stds. of Compliance 7/2007
    1b: Draft Green Bldg. Stds. of Compliance 10/2009
    1c: AG Memo Green Bldg.
2. Catherine Stern - Landscape proposal for a Green Albany


The Committee packet is available for public inspection at the Albany Library, Fire Department 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, 979 San Pablo Avenue, Albany CA.

Sustainability Minutes 2009-10-21