Sustainable City Commission

CITY OF LONG BEACH 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023 SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION MINUTES Hilda Gaytan, Chair Coby Skye, Vice Chair Donna Bergeron-Birge, Commissioner Sona Coffee, Commissioner Carla Dillon, Commissioner Keisha Gaines, Commissioner Rey Gonzales, Commissioner Kirk Kunihiro, Commissioner Alan Tolkoff, Commissioner Morgan Wheeler, Commissioner FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES CALL TO ORDER (4:02 PM) At 4:02 PM, Chair Gaytan called the meeting to order. ROLL CALL (4:02 PM) Donna Bergeron-Birge, Sona Coffee, Carla Dillon, Keisha Gaines, Rey Gonzales, Coby Skye and Hilda Gaytan Commissioners Present: Kirk Kunihiro, Alan Tolkoff and Morgan WheelerCommissioners Absent: Also present: Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department; Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager; Alyssa Campos, City Clerk Specialist. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (4:04 PM) There was no public participation. REGULAR AGENDA (4:04 PM) 1. 23-016SC Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Sustainable City Commission meeting of Thursday, June 22, 2023. Commissioner Dillon spoke. Page 1 of 6

411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023CITY OF LONG BEACH SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION MINUTES Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager, spoke. Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department, spoke. Vice Chair Skye spoke. Commissioner Bergeron-Birge spoke. A dialogue ensued between Vice Chair Skye and Commissioner Bergeron-Birge. A motion was made by Commissioner Bergeron-Birge, seconded by Vice Chair Skye, to approve recommendation, as amended, to modify the minutes of the Sustainable City Commission meeting of Thursday, June 22, 2023 to reflect the point when Dave Shukla spoke at the 2:07:55 time mark. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Sona Coffee, Carla Dillon, Keisha Gaines, Rey Gonzales, Coby Skye and Hilda Gaytan Absent: 3 - Kirk Kunihiro, Alan Tolkoff and Morgan Wheeler 2. 23-017SC Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from City Staff on Extreme Heat, Air Quality, and the Climate Action Plan. Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Kelly Colopy, Director of Health and Human Services, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Jason Gallup, Sustainability Program Specialist, City Manager Department, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Carline Hua, Program Specialist, Development Services, spoke; and Page 2 of 6

411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023CITY OF LONG BEACH SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION MINUTES continued the PowerPoint presentation. Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Paul Van Dyk, City Traffic Engineer, Public Works, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Carline Hua, Program Specialist, Development Services, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Kelly Colopy, Director of Health and Human Services, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Nick LeFranc, PHEM Operations Supervisor, Health and Human Services, spoke. Morgan Caswell, Air Quality Practices Manager, Harbor Department, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Gilberto Contreras, Administrative Analyst, Long Beach Airport, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Andre Balanji, Climate Analyst, City Manager Department, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Commissioner Gonzales spoke. Vice Chair Skye spoke. Gilberto Contreras, Administrative Analyst, Long Beach Airport, spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Page 3 of 6

411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023CITY OF LONG BEACH SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION MINUTES Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department, spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works, spoke. A dialogue ensued between Commissioner Coffee and Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works. Carline Hua, Program Specialist, Development Services, spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department, spoke. Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager, spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. A dialogue ensued between Commissioner Coffee and Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager. Commissioner Bergeron-Birge spoke. Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works, spoke. A dialogue ensued between Commissioner Bergeron-Birge and Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works. Morgan Caswell, Air Quality Practices Manager, Harbor Department, spoke. Commissioner Dillon spoke. Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works, spoke. A dialogue ensued between Commissioner Dillon and Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works. Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager, spoke. Page 4 of 6

411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023CITY OF LONG BEACH SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION MINUTES Commissioner Gaines spoke. Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department, spoke. Chair Gaytan spoke. Morgan Caswell, Air Quality Practices Manager, Harbor Department, spoke. Chair Gaytan spoke. Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works, spoke. A dialogue ensued between Chair Gaytan and Keith Hoey, City Engineer, Public Works. Commissioner Gonzales left the meeting. Pete Marsh spoke. John Kendrick spoke. Dave Shukla spoke. Commissioner Coffee spoke. A motion was made by Vice Chair Skye, seconded by Commissioner Coffee, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Donna Bergeron-Birge, Sona Coffee, Carla Dillon, Keisha Gaines, Coby Skye and Hilda Gaytan Absent: 4 - Rey Gonzales, Kirk Kunihiro, Alan Tolkoff and Morgan Wheeler 3. 23-018SC eComments received for the Sustainable City Commission meeting of Thursday, August 24, 2023. This SC-Agenda Item was received and filed. Page 5 of 6

411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023CITY OF LONG BEACH SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION MINUTES ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES FROM CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY STAFF (5:59 PM) 23-019SC Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager, spoke; and provided a PowerPoint presentation. Fern Nueno, Climate Manager, City Manager Department, spoke; and continued the PowerPoint presentation. Commissioner Coffee spoke. Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager, spoke. Chair Gaytan spoke. A dialogue ensued between Chair Gaytan and Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager. Commissioner Bergeron-Birge spoke. Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager, spoke. A dialogue ensued between Commissioner Bergeron-Birge and Meredith Reynolds, Deputy City Manager. This SC-Agenda Item was received and filed. COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS (6:20 PM) Commissioner Coffee spoke. ADJOURNMENT (6:23 PM) At 6:23 PM, there being no objection, Chair Gaytan declared the meeting adjourned. ac Page 6 of 6

CITY OF LONG BEACH 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023 SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA Hilda Gaytan, Chair Coby Skye, Vice Chair Donna Bergeron-Birge, Commissioner Sona Coffee, Commissioner Carla Dillon, Commissioner Keisha Gaines, Commissioner Rey Gonzales, Commissioner Kirk Kunihiro, Commissioner Alan Tolkoff, Commissioner Morgan Wheeler, Commissioner MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE THE OPTION TO USE eCOMMENT TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO CITYCLERK@LONGBEACH.GOV PLEASE VIEW THE MEETING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET, OR SMARTPHONE VIA: https://longbeach.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=84 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Members of the public are invited to address the Sustainable City Commission on items of interest to the public within the Commission's jurisdiction. Each speaker will be limited to three minutes unless that time is extended by the Chair. REGULAR AGENDA Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Sustainable City Commission meeting of Thursday, June 22, 2023. 23-016SC1. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. Recommendation to receive and file a presentation from City Staff on Extreme Heat, Air Quality, and the Climate Action Plan. 23-017SC2. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RESOURCES FROM CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY STAFF COMMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSIONERS Page 1 of 2

CITY OF LONG BEACH 411 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD CIVIC CHAMBERS, 4:00 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2023 SUSTAINABLE CITY COMMISSION AGENDA ADJOURNMENT I, Alyssa Campos, City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. NOTE: A digital recording of this meeting will be available in the City Clerk Department. The City of Long Beach provides reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is desired, or if an agenda is needed in an alternative format, please call the City Clerk Department, 48 hours prior to the meeting at (562) 570-6101. The City Clerk Department email at cityclerk@longbeach.gov is available for correspondence purposes. ac Page 2 of 2