1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3-1. Approve minutes from November 2010 and January 2011 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. REPORTS
6-1. CAP Implementation – Staff Update
6-2. Technical/Financial Subcommittee - Update
6-3. Public Outreach Subcommittee – Update
6-4. Public Events Subcommittee - Update
6-5. Arts & Green Festival Update
6-6. Albany Farmer’s Market Update
7. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
7-1. Discussion with City Attorney regarding Brown Act - implications for Committee and subcommittees, determine whether to change subcommittee format based on input from the City Attorney and the will of the Committee (Note: this item will be taken out of order at the beginning of the meeting)
7-2. Follow-up on Commissioner, Committee Member, and Board Member training - lessons
learned, ideas for changing protocols or procedures, and any other information needed
7-3. Discuss development of monthly informational articles for Albany Patch/City media - select
liaison to lead project and provide general guidance regarding article content
7-4. Recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Commission on Parking Standards for the University Village Mixed Use Project
7-5. Selection of Committee Chair and Vice Chair
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 – March 16, 2011
Presentation by James Kalin, Virtually Green – Commercial Urban Agriculture
9. ADJOURNMENT
Attachments
1. Brown Act excerpts – subcommittees
2. Draft letter regarding UC Village Project
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, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany CA.
Sustainability Minutes 2011-02-16
