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AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABILITY

March 23, 2015
11:00 A.M.
651 Pine Street, Room 101, Martinez

Supervisor John Gioia, Chair
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, Vice Chair

Agenda Items:

Items may be taken out of order based on the business of the day and preference of the Committee

Present:	John Gioia, Supervisor, District I
Absent:	Federal D. Glover, Supervisor, District V
Staff Present:	Lara DeLaney, Sr. Deputy County Administrator
	Jason Crapo, Deputy Director, Department of Conservation & Development
	John Kopchik, Director, Department of Conservation & Development
	Kara Douglas, Housing Manager, DCD
	Joe Yee, Public Works
	William Nelson, Principal Planner, DCD
	Ed Diokno, Senior District Representative, District V
Attendees:	Supervisor Dave Pine


1.				Introductions

2.				Public comment on any item under the jurisdiction of the Committee and not on this agenda (speakers may be limited to three minutes).
				No public comment was given.

3.				REVIEW the programs identified in the report and DIRECT staff to provide additional information at a future meeting.
				The Committee directed that a County staff lead is to be identified for each of the GGRF programs to ensure that funding opportunities that become available to the County are identified and pursued.
				Attachments:
				Attachment A
				Attachment B


4.				ACCEPT the report on the status of the County Climate Action Plan; DIRECT DCD staff to convene the Interdepartmental Working Group; and PROVIDE direction to staff as appropriate.
				The Committee accepted the report and provided direction to staff regarding the possibility of workshops and the schedule for the Plan development.

5.				Based on the experience of neighboring cities and counties, staff believes Contra Costa County would benefit from a designated County Sustainability Coordinator, with responsibilities as described above. DCD recommends the Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability direct DCD to prepare a Board Order seeking the Board’s authorization to establish this new position and the associated funding to be included in DCD’s budget for fiscal year 2015-16.
				The Committee requested that the Board Order to establish the position be provided to the Committee in advance, for input.

6.				The next meeting is not currently scheduled. This meeting is Ad Hoc and does not have a set meeting schedule.

7.				Adjourn

The Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities planning to attend Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability meetings. Contact the staff person listed below at least 72 hours before the meeting.

Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by the County to a majority of members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public inspection at 651 Pine Street, 10th floor, during normal business hours.

Public comment may be submitted via electronic mail on agenda items at least one full work day prior to the published meeting time.

For Additional Information Contact:

Lara De Laney, Committee Staff
Phone (925) 335-1097, Fax (925) 646-1353
lara.delaney@cao.cccounty.us