1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

3-1. Approve minutes from October 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

5-1. Welcome new Committee Member Max Wei

5-2. Session with Planning & Zoning Commission/Traffic & Safety Commission regarding Measure D/Parking Requirements

6. REPORTS

6-1. CAP Implementation Update

6-2. Golden Gates Field/LNBL Task Force Update

6-3. UC Village Project Update

6-4. Green Building Ordinance Subcommittee Update

6-5. Arts & Green Festival Update

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

7-1. Presentation by Stopwaste.Org staff – “Energize For the Prize” Energy Upgrade California Residential Energy Efficiency Program and workshop planning

7-2. Confirm existing subcommittees and participation by Committee members

7-3. Community Parking Management Strategies – consider development of a subcommittee to research parking management strategies including metered parking and permit parking within the City

7-4. Review monthly article for Albany Patch

7-5. Overview of the City’s Waste Diversion Programs

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 – December 21, 2011

9. ADJOURNMENT

Attachments
1. Energize for the Prize Flyer
2. Existing Subcommittees
3. Draft Albany Patch Article
4. Memo – Overview of City’s Waste Diversion Programs

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 2011-11-16