City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Sustainability Commission  
Monday, August 15, 2022  
7:00 PM  
Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream  
CALL TO ORDER  
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted  
telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings  
by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21, reaffirmed on August 9, 2022.  
Chair Wickham called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. via teleconference.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 7 -  
Chair Kristel Wickham  
Vice Chair Douglas Kunz  
Commissioner Jeffery Nabhan  
Commissioner Kristina Pistone  
Commissioner Murali Srinivasan  
Commissioner Tonya Veitch  
Commissioner Justin Wang  
Council Liaison – Councilmember Larsson (present)  
Chair Wickham, Vice Chair Kunz, all Commissioners, and Councilmember Larsson  
attended via teleconference.  
PRESENTATION  
22-0820  
PRESENTATION - Silicon Valley 2.0 Update  
Dr. Magdalena Sta. Maria, Sustainability Analyst for the County of Santa Clara  
Office of Sustainability, presented the Silicon Valley 2.0 climate resiliency planning  
tool updates. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and Ms. Santa Maria  
provided answers.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
1
22-0819  
Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of  
July 18, 2022  
Commissioner Wang moved, and Commissioner Veitch seconded, a motion to  
approve the consent calendar.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Chair Wickham  
Vice Chair Kunz  
Commissioner Nabhan  
Commissioner Pistone  
Commissioner Srinivasan  
Commissioner Veitch  
Commissioner Wang  
No: 0  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
22-0825  
PRESENTATION - Study Issue Timeline and Process  
Overview  
Madeline Willett, Interim Environmental Programs Manager, presented the Study  
Issue process and timeline to the Commission and answered questions.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Chair Veitch encouraged Commissioners to promote and attend BayREN’s webinar  
titled “Now We’re Cooking” on August 19, 2022, from 12 to 1 p.m. She also shared  
that BayREN’s rebate for purchasing an induction cooktop increased from $300 to  
$750.  
Commissioner Pistone encouraged Commissioners to read the paper titled “Climate  
Change is Increasing the Risk of a California Megaflood” by Daniel Swain.  
-Staff Comments  
Ms. Willett shared that the Environmental Programs Specialist position on the  
Sustainability team is vacant.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
22-0821  
Updated Annual Work Plan August 2022  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.