SC 12-08-2017CITY OF CUPERTINO SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
Environmental Education Center, 22221 McClellan Road, Cupertino, CA
and Sunnyvale SMaRT Station, 301 Carl Road, Smmyvale, CA
Friday December 8, 201710:15 a.m.
MINUTES
ROLL CALL
The meeting convened at 10:25 a.m. at the Environmental Education Center, 22221
McClellan Road, Cupertino, CA.
Commissioners Present: Angela Chen, Meera Ramanathan, Anna Weber, and Vignesh
Swaminathan
Commissioners Absent: Gary Latshaw
Staff: Gilee Corral, Sustainability Program Coordinator; Keith W andry, Recreation
Coordinator; Cheri Donnelly, Environmental Programs Manager (met at SMaRT
Station)
FIELD TRIP TO SUNNYVALE SMART STATION
The Sustainability Commissioners and staff proceeded by bus and cars to the Sunnyvale
SMaRT Station in Sunnyvale and met Cheri Donnelly at the SMaRT Station.
Commissioners and staff were greeted by Debi Sargent, Solid Waste Contract
Administrator with the City of Sunnyvale Environmental Services Department, who
conducted the tour. Ms. Sargent explained key features of the SMaRT waste transfer
station, how waste is sorted and separated at the station, and plans to open a new
machine in January which will process food waste into animal feed onsite.
(Commissioner Ramanathan left at 11:30 a.m. before the group entered the facility to
tour the transfer station.)
Ms. Sargent led the group on a tour through the transfer station and answered
questions. Discussion followed.
The Commissioners and staff departed the SMaRT Station and returned by bus to the
Environmental Education Center in Cupertino.
ADJOURNMENT-Chair Chen adjourned the meeting at 1:54 p.m. at the
Environmental Education Center with Commissioners Weber and Swaminathan and
Gilee Corral present.
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