City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes  
Sustainability Commission  
Monday, March 18, 2024  
7:00 PM  
Online and Bay Conference Room,  
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave.,  
Sunnyvale, CA 94086  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Kunz called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. in the Bay Conference Room  
(Room 145) at City Hall.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Kunz led the salute to the flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 5 -  
Absent: 2 -  
Chair Douglas Kunz  
Vice Chair Tonya Veitch  
Commissioner Kathryn Besser  
Commissioner Bobbykin Makwana  
Commissioner Kristel Wickham  
Commissioner Jeffery Nabhan  
Commissioner Kristina Pistone  
Commissioner Pistone’s absence was excused by general consent  
Commissioner Nabhan’s absence was unexcused  
Council Liaison - Councilmember Din (absent)  
PRESENTATION  
24-0473  
PRESENTATION - Updates from Youth Groups  
(Commissioner Presentation)  
Vice Chair Veitch invited Briana Horta, Management Analyst in the Office of  
Sustainability for the County of Santa Clara, and Jasneet Sharma, Director of the  
Office of Sustainability for the County of Santa Clara, to provide an overview and  
update on the County’s Youth Climate Initiative Program. Commissioners asked  
clarifying questions, and Ms. Horta and Ms. Sharma provided answers.  
STUDY SESSION  
24-0474  
Climate Action Playbook Update: 2022 GHG Inventory and  
Progress Update  
Christina Raby, Environmental Engineering Coordinator, presented the 2022  
Greenhouse Gas Inventory results and provided Climate Action Playbook progress  
updates. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and staff provided answers.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
24-0475  
Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of  
February 20, 2024  
Vice Chair Veitch moved and Commissioner Besser seconded the motion to  
approve the consent calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 4 -  
Chair Kunz  
Vice Chair Veitch  
Commissioner Besser  
Commissioner Makwana  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Commissioner Nabhan  
Commissioner Pistone  
Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Wickham  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
None.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Wickham encouraged Commissioners to attend the City of  
Sunnyvale’s Earth Day Festival and Civic Center Grand Opening on April 20, 2024,  
as well as attend other Earth Day events happening in the County. Commissioner  
Wickham reminded Commissioners of the March 19, 2024, City Council Study  
Session on Draft Game Plan 2028.  
Chair Kunz echoed Commissioner Wickham’s announcement about the March 19  
City Council Study Session on Draft Game Plan 2028 and encouraged  
Commissioners to attend and participate in the public comment period.  
-Staff Comments  
Christina Raby, Environmental Engineering Coordinator, reported on previous and  
upcoming events.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
24-0476  
Updated Annual Work Plan March 2024  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m.