1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3-1. Approve minutes from April 15 meeting (attached)

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
5-1. Update regarding City participation in the Stopwaste.org “Green Packages” program, energy efficiency stimulus funding, and regional energy efficiency/solar financing opportunities – Attachment 1
5-2. Update regarding Climate Action Plan – Attachment 2

6. PRESENTATION
6-1. Albany Waterfront Park Status & Wind Energy Concept (Ann Chaney)

7. REPORTS
7-1. Long Range Planning/Sustainable Development Subcommittee – update
a. Liaison meetings
7-2. Urban Landscape Subcommittee - update
7-3. Education Subcommittee – update

8. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
8-1. Green Albany Day – review 2009 event and determine if Committee supports an event in 2010
8-2. Urban Landscape Subcommittee – Green Albany Proposal – Attachment 3 (Schrift)
8-3. Attendance at an upcoming City of El Cerrito Environmental Quality Committee meeting
8-4. Public events – determine if Committee would like to have a booth at the 4th of July Festival and/or Solano Stroll event

9. 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).
9-1. Next meeting July 15, 2009 – Comments on Draft Administrative CAP (EDAW, Inc.)
Presentation by P&Z Commission Members – Green Building Standards

10. ADJOURNMENT

Attachments
1. Summary of Public Workshops & Update regarding draft Administrative CAP – EDAW, Inc.

2. Memo - Stopwaste.org Green Packages program & funding opportunities

3. Report from Urban Landscape Subcommittee – Green Albany landscape proposal

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 2009-06-17