Wednesday, May 18, 2011 – 7:30 p.m
City Hall Conference Room, 1000 San Pablo Avenue 

This meeting will include updates of CAP Implementation, Public Education Subcommittee and discussions of UC Village Project, Finance Subcommittee, Albany Patch Monthly Article, Arts & Green Festival and Green Building Ordinance. 
 

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3-1. Approve minutes from April 2011 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

6. REPORTS

6-1. CAP Implementation Update

6-2. Public Education Subcommittee – Update

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

7-1. Update regarding University Village Mixed Use Project and next steps

7-2. Review findings from Finance subcommittee – determine whether to make recommendation to City Council regarding a funding mechanism for CAP implementation

7-3. Monthly articles for Albany Patch – review June article and confirm review process for draft articles

7-4. Discuss outcome of Arts & Green Festival and determine interest in holding event again next year

7-5. Receive information regarding update to the City’s Green Building Ordinance – select designees from the Committee to serve on a subcommittee with Planning & Zoning Commission members

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 – June 15, 2011
Presentation on Energy Upgrade California

9. ADJOURNMENT





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 2011-05-18