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CITY OF CUPERTINO
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CUPERTINO SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
10300 Torre Avenue, City Hall, Conference Room C
Thursday, April 18, 2024
4:00 PM
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: January 18, 2024 Sustainability Commission minutes
Recommended Action: Approve the January 18, 2024 Sustainability Commission
minutes
A-Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter
within the jurisdiction of the Commission and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3)
minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect
to a matter not on the agenda.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2. Subject: Election of the Chair and Vice Chair for the Sustainability Commission
Recommended Action: Make nominations and elect a Chair and Vice Chair for the
Sustainability Commission
3. Subject: Update on Building Decarbonization Efforts and Options
Recommended Action: Receive update
4. Subject: 2024 Earth and Arbor Day Festival
Recommended Action: Receive staff updates on Earth and Arbor Day Festival activities
for the Commissioners' table
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Sustainability Commission Agenda April 18,2024
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
ADJOURNMENT
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24-13085 Agenda Date: 4/18/2024
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Approve the January 18, 2024 Sustainability Commission minutes
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DRAFT MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
January 18, 2024
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Draft Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 5:06 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Sonali Padgaonkar(VC),Steve Poon,Meera Ramanathan,Vignesh Swaminathan
(C), Anna Weber
Absent: None
Staff: Victoria Morin, Staff Liaison
Others Present: Matt Morley, Assistant City Manager, Susan Michael, Capital
Improvement Programs Manager, Chad Mosley, Director of Public Works, Ursula
Syrova, Environmental Programs and Sustainability Manager
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. October 19, 2023 Sustainability Commission minutes.
MOTION: Commissioner Weber moved, seconded by Vice Chair Padgaonkar to approve the
October 19, 2023, Sustainability Commission minutes as presented.
MOTION PASSED: 5-0
Commissioner Ramanathan arrived at 5:07 p.m.
POSTPONEMENTS
No Postponements
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Eric Zhong, public speaker mentioned global temperatures were rising and a lot of his peers did
not know about civic engagement and how to make changes.He wanted the City of Cupertino to
expand youth engagement.
Gilee Corral, public speaker expressed appreciation for the outgoing commissioners. She
previously worked for the City of Cupertino and the Sustainability Commission (Commission).
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Andre Duurvoort, public speaker announced that he was also a former staff and wanted to
express appreciation for the work the Commission did.He hoped the commissioners experienced
the real effects of their leadership in the community.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Victoria Morin,Sustainability Specialist gave announcements.The next Environmental Recycling
Day was January 20. Earth and Arbor Day Festival was happening on April 20 and the
Sustainability Commission (Commission) was going to have a table. The Parks and Recreation
Department was going to be leading the coordination of Earth and Arbor Day Festival starting
2025. She gave an update about a ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court which ruled that the City
of Berkeley's building electrification reach code was not constitutional. The City of Cupertino's
City Attorney was looking into Cupertino's current reach codes and how they might need to be
modified.
Chair Swaminathan wanted to know which reach code was potentially affected. Ms. Morin
answered it was the code requiring new construction projects be all-electric.
Ursula Syrova,Environmental Programs and Sustainability Manager said there will be an update
on the Landfill Agreement at a future meeting. Ms. Morin was officially promoted to
Sustainability Specialist.
Vice Chair Padgaonkar asked when the new commission recruitments were happening. Matt
Morley, Assistant City Manager said the interviews were happening at the end of January. Ms.
Syrova commented on Cupertino's Single-use Plastics Ordinance and how the City was part of a
regional working group that was trying to get more traction with compliance from large chains.
Chair Swaminathan was stepping down from Valley Transportation Authority(VTA)because he
was leaving the area. The VTA finalized its Climate Action Plan. He recommended
commissioners review that. He noted that the VTA appreciated the SV Hopper, and a driverless
vehicle was being tested in the City of Palo Alto.
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2.Review City Council Work Program and Capital Improvement Program projects and
recommend items for 2024.
Ursula Syrova, Environmental Programs and Sustainability Manager gave a presentation on the
City Work Program (CWP) recommendation for 2024. Susan Michael, Capital Improvement
Programs Manager, gave a presentation on the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects,
recommendations for 2024.
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Commissioner Weber wanted clarification on the CIP projects mentioned in the slide, specifically
the five buildings mentioned in the last bullet, she wanted to know if that was for electrification.
Ms.Michael explained Commissioner Weber was referring to the solar program.There were very
early preliminary designs completed,now she needed to get that to the next level.Victoria Morin,
Sustainability Specialist,clarified the solar was over the parking lot and on the rooftop.Vice Chair
Padgaonkar inquired if this was regarding the existing City of Cupertino buildings. Ms. Morin
said yes.
Chair Swaminathan wanted to know the relationship between the City and Apple because there
were a lot of unused charging stations at some Apple buildings on Bubb Road that were left
empty most of the time. He suggested SV Hopper or City vehicles use those because there was a
lot; possibly there could be some agreement made. He suggested looking for unused charging
stations in the City of Santa Clara as well.
Chair Swaminathan was happy that Vision Zero was at the top of the list.The Bicycle Pedestrian
Plan was in the medium priority section. He said only certain things in the Bicycle Pedestrian
Plan needed to be updated, rather than doing a whole new study.
Commissioner Ramanathan went back to the discussion of vacant electric vehicle (EV) charging
stations. She wanted to know what happened to the charging stations when a company moved
out of the area, but the building remained. She wondered if the company took the charging
stations or were they part of the property and sold or leased with the building. Chad Mosley,
Director of Public Works said it depended on the individual property owner.A lot of the time the
property owner used charging stations as a selling point, and they were sold with the property.
Commissioner Poon emphasized the chargers were on private property. Mr. Mosley stated the
City did not have the authority to use them, but we could reach out to the property owner and
try to establish an agreement.
Commissioner Poon inquired if the budget was expected to be lower than what was previously
planned because this affected what the City was able to do. Ms. Morin emphasized the
Sustainability Commission's (Commission) recommendation was to the Council, so the budget
was prioritized based on what the Commission thought was the most important. If the
Commission thought it was too expensive, then they probably should not recommend that
particular action. Mr. Mosley relayed that the Council was looking for three recommendations
that were within the Commission's purview. Staff was looking for the three most important,
considering staff time and economic resources.
Chair Swaminathan thought the items to focus on were the Housing Element, Recycled Water
Feasibility Study, Vision Zero, and potential revenue sources. Mr. Mosley mentioned the high-
priority items in the staff report were previously suggested CWP items from 2023 and 2024.
Vision Zero was hopefully going to be complete next year. He did not recommend putting that
on the list. Commissioner Poon confirmed that what was previously in place will continue. Mr.
Mosley said yes.
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Chair Swaminathan questioned what "The Rise" and the "Real Estate Purchasing Policy' were.
Commissioner Poon answered that The Rise was Vallco. Mr. Mosley spoke to The Rise and said
plans were resubmitted in December and were currently under review. He recommended the
Commission recommend items related to sustainability.
Commissioner Ramanathan inquired about the Electrification Study. She thought it needed to be
moved up because there was a lawsuit,plus it was cheap.Ms.Morin interjected that the Building
Electrification Study was supposed to focus on existing buildings.New construction was already
required to be all-electric under the existing Reach Code but because of the new decision that
might not be enforceable. There was going to have to be other ways to encourage building
electrification.
Vice Chair Padgaonkar asked about the existing Climate Action Plan (CAP) and questioned if
there was budget for projects related to that. Ms. Morin relayed there was some Special Projects
budget,and yes,there was some work that could be done on it.It was not a CWP item and Council
was not involved in the CAP at this time. Ms. Syrova understood the larger question was 'Is
everything in the CAP budgeted forT That was not the case, it was just a plan. As things went
along, certain items were elevated. Vice Chair Padgaonkar wondered if the CAP should be
included in the CWP. Ms. Morin said yes if the Commission thought the Council should be
involved in it, if it needed to be elevated, and if they thought funds needed to be behind it. Vice
Chair Padgaonkar understood there was an action that needed to be taken by 2040, such as
compliance issues. Ms. Morin said the CAP needed to be followed, but it was up to the City
Council to decide which projects took precedence. Even though the Council put the CAP in a
plan,which did not necessarily mean it was going to get funded and move forward right away.
Vice Chair Padgaonkar felt the CAP,the Electrification Study,and the Recycled Water Feasibility
Study were priorities. Ms. Morin inquired what specific part of the CAP the Vice Chair wanted
to recommend. Commissioner Poon said the Existing and New Building Electrification.
Ms. Morin identified some recommendations the Commission could make: 1) the Urban Forest
Management Plan; 2) the Micromobility Study; and 3) Conducting a Consumption-Based
Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
Commissioner Ramanathan recalled the Micromobility Study was an option.Ms.Morin clarified
that was not previously on the CWP list, but the Commission could propose new items.
Commissioner Poon suggested the Recycled Water Feasibility Study. Vice Chair Padgaonkar
asked if there was a budget threshold for the recommendations the Commission made. Chair
Swaminathan said the Commission makes their recommendation and then the staff determines
what they can do, spending-wise.
Commissioner Poon stated Apple was the only place in Cupertino that had recycled water. The
City wanted recycled water to be more widely available,so would the City have to build its pipes.
Ms. Morin replied that was what the study was going to look at. Mr. Mosley said the
infrastructure for the recycled water stopped at Homestead Road and Wolfe Road and it was
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owned by Valley Water and the City of Sunnyvale. Cupertino needed to coordinate with those
agencies on the expansion of those facilities.The Recycled Water Feasibility Study looked at what
options were available and how the City was able to do this project. Vice Chair Padgaonkar was
interested in recommending youth outreach, such as the essay contest with a prize.
MOTION: Commissioner Ramanathan moved, seconded by Commissioner Weber to
recommend the following City Work Program items to the City Council:
1. Recycled Water Feasibility Study
2. Existing and New Building Electrification
3. Consumption-Based Greenhouse Gas Inventory
MOTION PASSED: 5-0
3. Staff update on CDP (previously known as Carbon Disclosure Project) recognition
and discussion on mid-term greenhouse gas target.
Victoria Morin, Environmental Programs Specialist gave a presentation on the staff update on
CDP (previously known as Carbon Disclosure Project) recognition and discussion on mid-term
greenhouse gas target.
Chair Swaminathan recognized the City of Cupertino was pretty aggressive;we got an A-instead
of an A. He wanted to know what the recommendation was for the Sustainability Commission
(Commission) going forward.
Commissioner Ramanathan referenced the presentation which said there were 3.44 metric tons
(MT) of carbon dioxide (CO2)per person was what caused a 62.8%reduction,but Cupertino got
3.39 MT of CO2 per person. She was surprised that the City did not get an A because there was a
reduction. Ms. Morin replied that the City had a lower goal;it was needed for the City to reduce
even more. The City had to get to 3.44 MT of CO2 per person to reach 62.8%but Cupertino got
62.1%;that brought our score down to an A-instead of an A.
Gilee Corral, public speaker congratulated the Commission on getting an A- and it was a big
effort.
Chair Swaminathan asked if staff wanted a recommendation.Ms. Morin replied that if there was
a need to make a recommendation,which meant amending the Climate Action Plan(CAP).
Chair Swaminathan did not recommend amending the CAP. He was good with the A-.
4. Discuss engagement ideas regarding sustainability projects for youth.
Victoria Morin, Environmental Programs Specialist gave a presentation on the discussion
engagement ideas regarding sustainability projects for youth.
Chair Swaminathan asked if all the utility boxes were painted. Ms. Morin was unsure. Chad
Mosley, Director of Public Works understood the traffic control cabinets were painted, and
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regarding the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)utility boxes,permission needed to be granted for
those.Ms.Morin reminded the Sustainability Commission(Commission)of the budget situation,
so there was nothing to pay the painters.
Eric Zhang, public speaker suggested sustainability stakeholders attend youth assemblies and
present to large groups there, explaining how these big sustainability projects can be
implemented at youths'homes.He also requested an update on current projects.
Chair Swaminathan liked the recommendation of speaking at assemblies, engaging youth, and
discussing the Climate Action Plan (CAP). He liked the pamphlet that was done in the past
because it explained what kids were able to do at home with their families.
Vice Chair Padgaonkar offered her time to volunteer. Chair Swaminathan suggested a
Subcommittee where two commissioners brainstormed ideas and then came back to the
Commission for input and to report on what has been done. Commissioner Ramanathan liked
the idea of outreach.She suggested engaging students in Advanced Placement(AP)classes in the
high schools.
Chair Swaminathan suggested tabling this discussion until the three new commissioners joined
at the April meeting. He suggested a Subcommittee be created at the next meeting to focus on
youth engagement.Vice Chair Padgaonkar noted that children were the best source for outreach
because they taught their parents.
Ms. Morin relayed that the recommended action was to prioritize youth engagement. Chair
Swaminathan recommended the green pamphlet to have ideas for students to implement at
home. Vice Chair Padgaonkar did not like the idea of a paper pamphlet because she felt it could
be a waste of paper. Chair Swaminathan restated and suggested a PDF pamphlet to save paper.
Commissioner Poon asked about food waste diversion and wondered if students did not know
what went in each of the blue, black, and green waste bins. Ms. Morin clarified schools did not
have organics sorting right now. When organic sorting was rolled out, the kids were going to
need guidance. Commissioner Poon offered that if the schools and companies had the same bins,
it made things easier. Ursula Syrova, Environmental Programs and Sustainability Manager
interjected that there was an existing California State law that required that staff talk to local
companies about sorting and the City had that.Recology and City staff already had plans to work
with school facilities to provide the bins, training, and operations for sorting.
Vice Chair Padgaonkar said having a liaison per school was good. Every school had a Parent
Teacher Association (PTA). There needed to be one person designated to talk to the PTA about
this. Chair Swaminathan recognized Commissioner Weber was the Commission liaison for
schools. When new commissioners came on board, a new commissioner needed to be elected to
talk to the PTA and other groups. Commissioner Weber said her work was more of an education
work,which was an appointment by the Council.
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Commissioner Ramanathan suggested help at school events too,not just at lunchtime.
MOTION: Chair Swaminathan moved, seconded by Commissioner Poon to recommend the
following engagement ideas regarding sustainable projects for youth:
1. Connect with schools
2. Presence at events
3. PDF pamphlet update on what students can do at school and at home to be sustainable
a. Make the pamphlet capable of posting on Instagram or other social media
platforms
MOTION PASSED: 5-0
5. Discuss ideas for generating funding for sustainability projects.
Ursula Syrova, Environmental Programs and Sustainability Manager presented ideas for
generating funding for sustainability projects.
Andre Duurvoort, public speaker remarked on funding and said there were a lot of regional
groups, such as Silicon Valley Clean Energy that were good resources. Incentives were being
taken advantage of more in cities than at the Statewide level. Working with the County of Santa
Clara and applying for grants were solid ways to go about this.
Gilee Corral, public speaker offered herself as a resource.
Chair Swaminathan said Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) charged companies for bus
passes and companies gave those bus passes out to their employees. He wondered if this could
be done with SV Hopper. The City of Cupertino paid for a pass and the employees were able to
get an SV Hopper pass for a reduced fee. Another idea was to charge more for gas within City
limits to meet the sustainability goals;it would be a fee source for the City.Vice Chair Padgaonkar
recalled the scooter idea,which was part of the Micromobility Plan.There were ways for the City
to make money related to micromobility.
Commissioner Weber suggested private corporations for sponsorships, not just for events but
more permanent things, such as assets or programs. She wondered if this was a potential source
for revenue or was there a conflict. Chad Mosley, Director of Public Works relayed that any
funding donations required the approval of the City Council.
Commissioner Ramanathan recognized there was a Rotary Club that had a list of various
businesses in the City.She suggested letting people on that list know of projects and asking them
if they wanted their name to be part of a given project. Maybe businesses were interested in
sponsoring projects.
Vice Chair Padgaonkar asked to email ideas later.Victoria Morin said yes.
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Commissioner Poon stated there were grants available, and he understood City of Cupertino
residents were taking advantage of these grants. He wondered if there was a place where
residents could get help applying for grants or rebates. Ms. Morin recalled there were rebates
with the Climate Victory Garden Program,but help was awarded on an agency-by-agency basis.
There was no specific consultant support at this time. Commissioner Poon suggested finding
volunteers that could help with rebates. This helped residents be more sustainable.
Vice Chair Padgaonkar suggested a workshop and charge for it, maybe a few times per year.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
• Building Decarbonization master plan including outreach
• Sustainable Youth Engagement option brainstorm
• Elect Subcommittee
• Climate change adult action campaign/hosting a workshop for
carbon reduction ideas
• Opportunities and challenges of recycled water in Cupertino
• Discuss zero-emission vehicles and chargers.
• Municipal plan to electrify fleet
• Landfill Agreement/Post-Collection RFP update
• CAP 2.5 Re: Brainstorm funding ideas for the City
• New Construction
• Fees
• Recycling
• Municipal Goals vs. CAP
• Earth Day
• Study Session on Grants
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Victoria Morin, Staff Liaison
Note: Any attachments can be found on the Cupertino Website
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City Work Plan/Capital Improvement Plan
• City Council will evaluate all CWP items in spring 2024
• Review existing, propose up to three for Council
consideration
• Sustainability Commission Project Recommendations?
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CWP Ideas
Already on the "To Be Considered FY 24-25 CWP" list
• Recycled Water Feasibility Study
On Items Not Included in FY 23-25 CWP List
• Electrification Study
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What is CDP?
• CDP Disclosure Insight Action - An optional disclosure platform
• Scoring requirements have changed over the years
2023 A- Fully science-based
2022 A Partially science-based Cupertino.org/ClimateAction
Yearly reporting:
2021 6 • 2023 - Read full report or summary report
2019 6 • 2022 - Read full report or summary report
Committed M,dg,ti" • 2021 -'Read full report or summary report
Ce",ate • 2020 - no report submitted this year
2018 D °MM�TrFo em • 2019 - Read full report or summary report
• 2018 - Read full report or summary report
=. • 2017 - Read summary report
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What is `Science - based ' ?
What happens if we fail to reach our goals?
• Science-based targets are Current policies
Low-lying areas become uninhabitable
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aligned with the Paris Agreement Government +3.2`C(+5.8°F) *
pledges Species extinctions increase
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How do we meet fully `Science- based ' criteria?
• The emission reduction target must:
✓ Cover city-wide emissions
✓ A long-term (2050 or sooner) net-zero target
• A mid-term (2030) target in line with a global reduction of
50% against 2018 per capita emissions, adjusted using
country Human Development Index (HDI) weighting
• HDI represents a fair share of global emission reduction
based on social economic level.
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How are the mid -term targets calculated?
F17 DATA POINTS Step 1 : Gather2018 emissions data and
divide by 2018 population
population . . . Step 2: Use the HDI to estimate reduction
Country-wide targets that reflect a fair share of 50%
development index Reduction target = 50% x (HDl of country/HDI global
average)
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What is our fair share to fully align • . • • - •
with science-based goal?
3.44 MT CO2/Person What is our CAP 2.0 mid-term goal?
3.39 MT CO2/Person
2030 emission reduction target is
approximately 2030 emission reduction target is
62 . 8% approximately
from 2018 baseline per capita 62 . 1 %
emissions. from 2018 baseline per capita
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climate action.
Funding Sources Referenced in CAP 2.0
Building Electrification: Partner with SVCE, BayREN, explore
rebate and financing programs like PACE and utility-
offered incentive programs and on-bill financing.
Transportation: Grants, pilots offering free public transit
options, work with SVCE & PG&E to incentivize EV charger
installations via on-bill financing, explore local tax breaks
Carbon Sequestration: Grants for tree planting
Waste: CalRecycle grant funding for organic waste
diversion
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Funding of Recent & Future Projects
• Building Electrification Reach Code — SVCE grant
(2022)
• VR Decarb — SVCE Grant (2023)
• LED Streetlight Conversions — Energy Efficiency
Community Block Grant (2024)
• Fleet Electrification Plan — Service provided by SVCE
• Climate Pollution Reduction Grant — via regional
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Student Essay Contest • Green Schools Design 2009
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Green@Schools 2014
-- Utility Box Art Contest 2016- 19
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Community Outreach 7 0 Student Green Grants 2018- 19
' - Teen Leadership Academy 2019
Essay Contest 2019
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Staff Ideas
• Attend and solicit ideas from Teen Commission for combo project.
• Meet with youth groups to see how we can support their projects.
• Work with a professor/teacher and propose a school project that
researches a topic locally, such as recycled water at golf course or
building decarbonization.
• Volunteer when schools implement food waste diversion as a lunch
monitor.
• Guest attend a Safe Routes working group meeting.
• Table at Bike Fest (September).
• Attend school career fairs.
• Update the Green@schools packet content from 2017.
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24-13086 Agenda Date: 4/18/2024
Agenda #: 2.
Subject: Election of the Chair and Vice Chair for the Sustainability Commission
Make nominations and elect a Chair and Vice Chair for the Sustainability Commission
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24-13088 Agenda Date: 4/18/2024
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Subject: Update on Building Decarbonization Efforts and Options
Receive update
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Agenda M 4.
Subject: 2024 Earth and Arbor Day Festival
Receive staff updates on Earth and Arbor Day Festival activities for the Commissioners' table
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