MINUTES
JANUARY 14,
2008 MEETING OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
SUSTAINABLE
CITY TASK FORCE
The
meeting was convened at 7:30pm.
Sustainable City Task Force members in attendance: Jim
Ries, Laura Berland Shane, Dennis Woods, Al Rosen, Christina Erikson, Carol
Rosskam and Jennifer Wolch. City staff
in attendance: Dean Kubani, Susan Munves and Shannon Parry. Members of the
public in attendance: Santa Monica Parks
and Recreation Commissioner Susan Cloke, Community Sustainability Liaison Traci
Reitz, Louisa Fish and Michael Ware.
Public
Input on Agenda Items
Louisa Fish commented that the Sustainable Santa
Monica event at the library has not been adequately advertised in the print media.
She requested that future events at the library be included on the library’s
events calendar and that print advertising not be lost in light of newer
virtual advertising strategies. Louisa
Fish also requested that Solar Santa Monica address multi-family housing in a
more thorough manner.
Approval of
Minutes from the November
12, 2007 meeting
Dennis Woods made a motion to approve the minutes from the November
12, 2007 meeting. The motion passed
unanimously.
Discussion
and Recommendations Regarding Solar Santa
Monica
Susan Munves provided the update. She summarized the outcomes of Solar Santa Monica’s
initial pilot phase. During the last year, over 335 kW of solar were installed
in Santa Monica,
with the City itself leading the way.
After discussion, the Task Force commended Solar
Santa Monica on their success. The Task
force also asked about the challenges to realizing the Solar Santa Monica
vision. In particular the Task Force inquired about the ability to standardize
cost, provide financing and consider alternative funding scenarios.
Discussion
and Recommendations Regarding the Parks
and Recreation Master Plan and the Update of the Land Use and Circulation
Element
Susan Cloke introduced the item. She presented an
overview of the city’s park and recreation characteristics. She also introduced the strategies necessary to
realize the Santa Monica Recreation and Parks Commission’s vision of the ‘City
As Park.’ She highlighted the
significant opportunity that the update of the Land Use and Circulation
Elements represents in this process.
After discussion, the Task Force unanimously approved
the following motion:
Motion: The
Santa Monica Sustainable City Task Force supports the Santa Monica Recreation
and Parks Commission’s vision of the ‘City As Park’ and encourage its
integration into the update of the Land Use and Circulation Elements. The realization of the Santa Monica
Recreation and Parks Commission’s vision of the ‘City As Park’ is an important
step in realizing many of the goals established in the Santa Monica Sustainable
City Plan.
The Task Force also suggested that the Recreation and
Parks Commission consider explicitly highlighting the relationship between
their vision of the ‘City As Park’ and the Sustainable City Plan.
Update from
the Community Sustainability Liaison
Traci Reitz provided the update. She will be hosting
a Sustainable Santa Monica panel discussion on Tuesday, January 29th
at the Main library. Speakers will include representatives from Sustainable
Works, Global Green, The city’s Energy and Green Building Office and the
Environmental Programs Division.
After discussion, the Task Force suggested that Traci
Reitz would provide monthly updates, a quarterly report and an annual report to
the Task Force. The monthly updates will
include a brief summary of successes, challenges and opportunities. The quarterly report will include work plan
objectives and outcomes. The annual
report will be a detailed report that tracks actions and outcomes and includes
recommendations for future action.
Discussion
and Recommendations Regarding Sustainable City Task Force Participation
Shannon
Parry introduced the item. The Task Force
reviewed the Sustainable City Task Force Attendance and Preparedness
Requirements.
Liaison Updates
o
Jim Ries
provided the LUCE update. The next 6
months are a very active period in the LUCE process and he encouraged the Task
Force to fully participate in the upcoming community workshops. The next workshop is on Boulevards and will be
held February 9th at 9:30 a.m. in the John Adams Middle School Cafeteria.
o
Shannon Parry
provided the Chamber of Commerce update. The 2008 Sustainable Quality Awards will be
held on May 13th. Nominations
are now being accepted. You can visit www.smsqa.com
for more information.
o
Shannon Parry
provided the SMMUSD update. The SMMUSD sustainable design charette is scheduled
for February.
o
Shannon Parry
provided the CVB update. The CVB continues to work on the “I Know Santa Monica”
program. They are also moving forward with a pilot Green Hotels Certification
program.
Public
Input on Non-Agendized Items
There was no additional public input on agendized
items.
Comments
and Announcements
There were no additional comments and announcements.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 9:50pm.
