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Home My WebLink AboutAppointment of 9 Members to Citizen's Sustainability CommitteeCITY OF PALM DESERT CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT REQUEST: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE INAUGURAL PALM DESERT CITIZEN'S SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE, PURSUANT TO CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2010-79. SUBMITTED BY: City Clerk On Behalf of the Mayor and City Council DATE: April 14, 2011 CONTENTS: • Staff Report • Res. Nos. 2010-7 and 2010-79 Recommendation 1) Discussion to occur at the meeting, with report on City Councilmembers' selections of applicants. 2) By Minute Motion, appoint nine (9) Members to the inaugural Palm Desert Citizen's Sustainability Committee, with staggered terms of two, three, and four years to be determined at the Committee's organizational meeting. Background At the regular meeting of February 11, 2010, City Council adopted its Resolution No. 2010-7, approving and adopting the Environmental Sustainability Plan and Greenhouse Gas Inventory, and enacting Policies and Programs to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Subsequently, at its regular meeting of October 28, 2010, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2010-79, establishing a Citizen's Sustainability Committee to guide development of the Environmental Sustainability Plan recommended actions. Interested Palm Desert community members (residents and members of the greater Palm Desert business community) were encouraged to apply to serve on this new advisory body, with application periods provided in November 2010 and from mid -January to mid - February 2011. Councilmembers reviewed all applications, followed by conducting interviews on Friday, March 25, 2011. Following the interviews, each Councilmember was asked to submit the names of their nine (9) top -ranked applicants to the City Clerk prior to the April 14 City Council Meeting for tabulation and report to be made at that time. A binder containing all the applications is available for public inspection and review in the City Clerk's Office. A report of the nine (9) top -ranked applicants will be provided to the Mayor by the City Clerk just prior to convening the April 14 Meeting, with results to be announced at that time. Staff Report - Appointment of Citizen's Sustainability Committee Members April 14, 2011 Page No. 2 Fiscal Analysis There is no fiscal impact connected with appointing Members of the Citizen's Sustainability Committee. Submitted on behalf of the City Council by: RF V"o-Sammumetpa W I - M91*70 1; Approved: M. Wohlmuth, City Manager k Attachments (as noted) CITY COUNCIL ACTION APPROVED * ✓ RECEIVED MEETING DATE AYES: 1 D e i � t�sLn NOES: WOOe' ABSENT: 44 �'o e- ---._ ABSTAIN:. -NCO(' _ VERIFIED BY.--- ZC-b K.Ird Original on File with City Clerks Office H:IWPdatalWPDOCSIStafl Reportslappts sustainability cmte-2011. wpd RESOLUTION NO. 2010-7 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN AND GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY ENACTING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, did on the 11th day of February, 2010, consider the request to enact policies and programs as outlined in the Environmental Sustainability Plan; and WHEREAS, a Greenhouse Gas Inventory was completed for the baseline year of 2008; and WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert pledges to enact or beat the target of reducing harmful global emission levels to seven (7) percent below 2008 levels by 2012. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, as follows: The City of Palm Desert will comply with Assembly Bill 32 and Senate Bill 375 through a combined effort in implementing the Environmental Sustainability Plan and the Greenhouse Gas Inventory through recommended actions measured from the baseline year of 2008, unless specified otherwise, in the following six resource areas: 1. The "Built Environment' resource category identifies policies and actions to address efficiency and the environmental impacts of man-made improvements and construction such as buildings, roads, and parking lots. 2. "Energy Management" re-establishes the city goal to reduce overall and peak electricity and gas demand/consumption by 30% in five years from the 2007 baseline year. 3. The "Materials Management" category details upstream procurement policies and downstream management. 4. "Regional Air Quality" identifies local and regional measures to clear the air of particulates and PM 10, which will promote healthy air quality. RESOLUTION NO. 2010-7 5. `Transportation" aims to increase mobility through identifying and promoting alternative means of transportation, reducing vehicle miles traveled, and thus gasoline consumption. 6. "Water Management' references the declining levels of the aquifer that supplies the Coachella Valley and aims to reduce water consumption by 30% in five years, upon adoption of this resolution, from the baseline year 2010. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council, held on the11 th day of February , 2010, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, and FINERTY NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE C NDY FIN , Mayor ATTEST: RA HELLE KLASS N, City Clerk City of Palm Desert, California E CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2010-79 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT ESTABLISHING A CITIZEN'S SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN RECOMMENDED ACTIONS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert voted unanimously on February 11, 2010 to adopt the City of Palm Desert Environmental Sustainability Plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert has an increasing population that demands increasing energy needs and vital resources to the Coachella Valley; and WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert must direct clear policies and objectives to maintain and ensure these resources are being conserved and managed effectively; and WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert is a leading sustainable city and must maintain demonstration of high levels of civic leadership on many issues related to environmental sustainability, including: the Built Environment, Energy Management, Materials Management, Regional Air Quality, Transportation Resources, and Water Management; and WHEREAS, the need has been identified for active direction and oversight in the implementation of the recommended action items in the Environmental' Sustainability Plan from citizens of Palm Desert with a general knowledge of sustainability; and WHEREAS, that direction would be best provided by a committee composed of citizens and City staff who can develop appropriate policies and actions. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, as follows: Section 1. An Environmental Sustainability Committee is hereby created as an advisory body to the City Council, and further, that upon the appointment of nine members of such Committee by the City Council, such Committee shall, with assistance from City staff as required, generate its by-laws which shall generally follow the stated purpose of this resolution. Said by-laws shall, among other provisions, set out specific goals and objectives, terms of office, chairman selection, meetings, and procedures and shall be subject to approval by the City Council, as shall be all other formal or informal action of the Environmental Sustainability Committee. CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 2010-79 Section 2. The frequency of meetings shall be quarterly on a regular meeting date to be determined by the committee and shall continue through completion of the Environmental Sustainability Plan, unless otherwise terminated. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council, held on the 281h day of October, 2010, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, RROONEN, SPIECEL, and FINERTY NOES: NOW ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE. CINDY FINER , Mayor ATTEST: =411VA010 ' K