Presentations
Sustainability Commission Meeting
1/16/2020
Presentations
Item #2
Sustainability Speaker Series Planning
Project/Task Project Objective
Driven by mandate,
law, or Council
priority/direction?
(If yes, please specify)
Resources Needed
(e.g. funding and # of staff
hours)
Estimated
Completion Date
Measurement Criteria
(How will we know how
we are doing?)
Proactive Legislative
Advocacy on Climate and
Sustainability issues in line
with Council Adopted 19/20
Legislative Priorities
Take a more proactive approach to
supporting or opposing climate,
energy and sustainability related
legislation
N/A No Funding needed. Staff
hours depend on level of
analysis needed for
legislation
Ongoing Legislative
Youth Engagement Engage Cupertino students in
sustainability activities and
education. This could include;
Sustainability Student Essay Contest,
Student Green Grants, School waste
audits, presentations at local schools
etc.
N/A Student Essay Contest or
Green Grants: 20 staff hours
each activity, Student
awards are from
Commission funding
Fall 2019 Conduct one Student Essay
Contest or Student Grant
completed
Green Building Code
Update
Determine possible adoption of
Green Building codes more stringent
than State standard Title 24 ( either
Tier 1 or Tier 2), to be adopted by
Council during the regular 2019
building code adoption cycle which
will take effect in January 2020.
Yes- This item is in City
Council Work Program
under Community
Livability.
$35,000- in Proposed FY
19/20 budget for consultant
to evaluate and advise.
About 200 staff hours.
January 2020 Green Building Code
adopted in time for
January 2020
implementation
Monitor the State's Buy
Clean Act Policy
Development and Bay Area
Low carbon concrete codes
project
Staff will provide the Commission
with quarterly updates on State's Buy
Clean Act Policy Development and
Bay Area Low carbon concrete codes
project by Sustainability staff
N/A 5 hours quarterly Ongoing Monitor this issue to
determine if future City
action should be taken
Understand CAP and GHG
methodology to improve
ability to support CAP
implementation
Review GHG Inventory
methodology, receive presentation on
CAP Progress report and determine if
annual GHG inventories should be
completed
In line with Climate
Action Plan
implementation and the
mandate of
Sustainability
Commission resolution
Included in Sustainability
Division staff core duties
Progress Reports:
Annual. GHG
Methodology
presentation /
Work Session: By
end of summer
2019. Decision on
GHG inventory
frequency: by
December 2019
Annual review of CAP
implementation and GHG
inventory helps to
determine if the City is on
track to meet our goals and
targets
Community Outreach &
Education
Explore new ways to education the
local community. This includes
tabling at Earth Day and other
community festivals. Sustainability
Speakers Series
N/A Included in Sustainably
Materials budget. 40 hours
of staff time per event.
Ongoing Complete at least one
Sustainability Speaker
Series event per year
Envision Standards for
Infrastructure
Examine the Envisions standard
process and explore how the City
could adopt Envision standards for
all infrastructure projects, major
developments, and planning projects.
N/A No funding needed. No staff
hours needed.
Commissioners will conduct
analysis and present to the
Sustainability Commission.
June 2020 Presentation to
Sustainability Commission
by June 2020
Sustainability Commission FY 2019-20 Work
Program
Attachment C
Sustainability Commission Meeting
1/16/2020
Presentations
Item #3
Green Building Ordinance and
Options for Addressing Emissions
Impact of Concrete in Construction
•Council made stronger at 1st reading
•Expected to be adopted on Jan 21st
•Very strong and leading position
Next steps:
•Submit to Energy Commission
•Enforcement begins ~March 1
•Training for building officials
•Address Green Building questions
Electric / Zero Carbon Buildings
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Cupertino’s Green Building Program
Project Type Minimum Green Building Requirement
Residential
Single Family and Multi-family homes equal to or less
than 9 homes
CALGreen Building Code minimum
Single Family and Multi-family homes equal to or
greater than 9 homes
•GreenPoint Rated or
•LEED Silver
Nonresidential
Small: less than 25,000 SF CALGreen Building Code minimum
Mid-size: 25,000-50,000 SF •LEED Certified
Large: greater than 50,000 SF •LEED Silver
New Construction
Today
Advice to staff on next steps
sub-committee?
further topics to consider?
more stringency for single-family?
March-April
Staff report and recommendation
Commission vote to approve
Council study session
Green Building Ordinance –Next Steps
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