Sustainability Committee Meeting: Wednesday, January 17, 2017 at 7:30PM.  Albany City Hall - Council Chambers, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL  

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

A. Approve minutes from October 17, 2017 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      

5-1. Regular Meeting Schedule 
5-2. Update on Home Energy Assessment Pilot Program
5-3. Update on Reach Codes
5-4. East Bay Community Energy – Presentation scheduled for February 5th City Council meeting

6. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

6-1. Presentation by Miya Kitahara of Stopwaste Regarding Climate Action Planning Trends and Best Practices
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.

6-2. Discuss Draft Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Plan Request for Proposals (RFP) 
Recommendation: Recommend that Council authorize the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for consulting services related to preparation of a Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Plan.

Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Plan RFP Memo 

Draft RFP for Consulting Services for Climate Mitigation & Adaptation Plan 

6-3. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Subcommittee Presentation
Recommendation: Information only. No action required.

6-4. Discuss Possibility of Becoming a Task Force and/or Updating Committee Focus 
Recommendation: Recommend that Council approve a request to update the Committee’s form and/or focus.

Committee Form & Focus Memo 

Sustainability Committee Work Plan 2017-2019

6-5. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair for 2018
Recommendation: Select new Chair and Vice Chair.

7. POSSIBLE 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).

- Discuss Community Outreach and Engagement Strategies
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 
- Home Energy Assessment Pilot Program Results
- Update on CAP 2.0 RFP Process

A. Next regular meeting – Wednesday, February 21, 2018

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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