City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Sustainability Commission  
Monday, September 19, 2022  
7:00 PM  
Telepresence Meeting: City Webstream  
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 30, 2022.  
Chair Wickham called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. via teleconference.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 5 -  
Absent: 2 -  
Chair Kristel Wickham  
Vice Chair Douglas Kunz  
Commissioner Jeffery Nabhan  
Commissioner Kristina Pistone  
Commissioner Tonya Veitch  
Commissioner Murali Srinivasan  
Commissioner Justin Wang  
Commissioners Srinivasan and Wang were absent.  
Council Liaison – Councilmember Larsson (present)  
Commissioner Srinivasan’s absence was excused by general  
consent.  
Commissioner Wang's absence was unexcused.  
Chair Wickham, Vice Chair Kunz, all Commissioners, and Councilmember Larsson  
attended via teleconference.  
PRESENTATION  
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PRESENTATION - Green Streets Initiative (Commissioner  
presentation with guest speaker)  
Alison Hicks, Vice Mayor of Mountain View and member of Green Streets for  
Sustainable Communities, presented on the benefits and best practices of Green  
Streets. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and Ms. Hicks provided  
answers.  
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PRESENTATION - Water Conservation Program Update  
Mansour Nasser, Division Manager of Water and Sewer, presented on the state of  
the California drought and Sunnyvale’s water conservation program. Commissioners  
asked clarifying questions, and Mr. Nasser provided answers.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
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Approve the Sustainability Commission Meeting Minutes of  
August 15, 2022  
Commissioner Pistone requested that staff confirm whether Magdalena Sta. Maria  
should be identified as Dr. Magdalena Sta. Maria prior to publishing the minutes.  
Commissioner Pistone moved, and Commissioner Veitch seconded, a motion to  
approve the consent calendar, as modified by staff.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Wickham  
Vice Chair Kunz  
Commissioner Nabhan  
Commissioner Pistone  
Commissioner Veitch  
No: 0  
Absent: 2 -  
Commissioner Srinivasan  
Commissioner Wang  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
No new Study Issues were submitted.  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS  
-Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Pistone encouraged Commissioners to attend a few National  
Academy of Sciences webinars related to climate change and resiliency.  
Chair Wickham encouraged Commissioners to attend various sustainability events  
happening in the Bay Area.  
Chair Veitch shared she will be attending the California Climate and Energy  
Collaborative forum.  
-Staff Comments  
Ms. Willett shared that the Climate Corps Sustainability Engagement fellow, Roya  
Samani, was hired. She announced that the first Drive Electric webinar titled  
Goodbye Gas, Hello EVs! is scheduled for October 27 from 7 to 8 p.m. She noted  
Reach Codes re-adoption will be presented to City Council on October 25, 2022.  
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS  
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Updated Annual Workplan September 2022  
ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 8:44 p.m.