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From YouTube: Sustainability Commission | Jan 18 2021
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City of Palm Springs Sustainability Commission Meeting, held January 18th, 2021
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A
C
D
E
A
A
A
B
Thank
you
chair
clark.
I
provided
an
update
just
of
upcoming
council
meetings
of
dates
that
we're
proposing
items
to
go
forward
on
also
just
a
recap
of
the
airport
demonstration
garden,
which
is
going
well
and
has
a
completion
date
of
the
end
of
february
arbor
day
is
something
new
that
actually
stacy
shaffer
in
our
facilities.
Department
is
spearheading,
but
if
it
goes
in
alignment
with
with
our
objectives,
so
just
wanted
to
have
folks
save
that
date
on
their
calendar
and
also
looking
for
volunteers,
so
hoping
that
everybody
can
participate.
B
C
B
B
C
C
G
With
that,
let
me
go
ahead
and
discuss
the
city
council
priorities
that
were
on
the
agenda
on
the
january
13th
city
council
agenda.
Let
me
attempt
to
share
my
screen
just
so
I
can
pull
those
up,
and
so
for
those
of
you
who
may
have
been
watching
the
city
council
meeting
on
the
13th
last
fall.
The
city
council
held
two
visioning
sessions
and
the
point
of
those
sessions
was
for
the
city
council
to
identify
their
priorities
as
a
way
to
focus
staff
efforts
on
projects.
G
Our
city
council
is
very
ambitious,
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
they
want
to
get
done,
but
we
do
have
limited
staff
and
limited
resources,
and
so
it's
important
that
we
prioritize
the
things
that
are
most
important
to
them.
To
accomplish
now,
as
you'll
see
they've
identified
priorities
in
four
different
areas:
quality
of
life,
environmental
stewardship,
community
infrastructure
and
good
governance,
but
the
items
that
fall
specifically
into
the
area
focus
for
sustainability.
G
One
of
the
first
things
that
the
council
has
agreed
to
as
a
priority
is
that
we
need
to
have
additional
staff
members
in
the
office
of
sustainability
in
order
to
accomplish
these
projects
and
does
chair
clark,
and
vice
chair
friedman
have
discussed
with
us
over
the
past
couple
of
weeks.
There's
a
lot
of
things
we
want
to
get
done,
and
in
order
to
do
them,
we
just
need
more
staff
to
do
it,
and
so
additional
staff
members
is
something
that's
important
to
that.
G
G
In
the
second
category,
it's
labeled
consider
new
policies,
one
of
those
is
implementation
of
sb
1383
relative
to
organic
waste
and
how
we
deal
with
that.
You'll
also
see
that
desert
community
energy
is
another
area
there,
and
commissioner
friedman
will
be
assisting
us
with
that
one:
commercial,
renewable
energy
standards.
We've
already
mentioned
that
community
composting
we've
been
in
discussions
with
a
group
who
wants
to
start
that,
and
so
that's
something
that
we
hope
to
be
working
on
and
then
one
other
thing
that
may
not
be
solely
the
responsibility
of
the
sustainability
commission
is
clarified.
G
Land
conservation
goals-
this
will
probably
fall
mostly
under
the
planning
commission,
as
they
are
currently
looking
at
an
update
to
the
general
plan
and,
more
specifically,
to
the
land
use
element
of
the
general
plan.
But
certainly
this
is
something
that
is
important
to
the
city,
as
we
think
about
environmental
stewardship
and
then.
Finally,
the
last
category
is
developing
internal
policies
and
practices.
G
The
first
one
is
to
integrate
sustainability
with
other
departments,
divisions
and
initiatives.
One
of
the
things
that
we've
talked
about
is
integrating
our
sustainability
plan
as
part
of
the
general
plan,
and
so
that
will
be
working
with
the
planning
division
to
do
that
as
we
integrate
that
with
the
general
plan.
That
means
that
planning
staff,
as
well
as
building
an
engineering
staff,
will
need
to
look
at
sustainability
policies
as
we
evaluate
projects,
and
so
certainly
that's
something.
G
So
the
city
council
held
their
initial
discussion
last
thursday
night
on
this.
They
will
complete
that
discussion
at
the
meeting
of
the
27th
they're,
primarily
going
to
focus
that
discussion,
as
I
understand
it
on
the
last
category,
that
being
good
governance,
which
they
did
not
really
discuss
in
detail.
G
One
of
the
other
things
that
needs
to
happen
is
that
staff
needs
to
flesh
out
action
plans
for
all
of
these
measures
and
what
we
hope
to
do
is
at
an
upcoming
city
council
study
session
tentatively,
scheduled
for
february,
we'll
begin
to
look
at
specifics
in
order
for
us
as
staff
to
do
that.
We
do
need
your
input
this
evening
on
identifying
some
of
your
prioritized
items
that
will
assist
us
in
putting
together
a
work
plan
that
we
will
then
present
to
the
city
council.
D
G
It's
an
integrated
part
of
this
discussion,
as
I
mentioned,
about
adding
staff
members
that
requires
us
to
add
to
the
budget
for
the
office
of
sustainability
and
doing
that.
City
council
will
also
consider
all
of
these
projects
that
I
but
they've
identified
for
priorities
in
terms
of
the
city's
budget.
That's
going
to
be
coming
forward.
G
C
G
Pretty
much
accepted
that
they
haven't
taken
the
final
vote
on
that,
yet
I
would
suspect
that
they
would
do
that
on
the
27th.
I
would
say
at
this
point
their
discussion
on
the
sustainability
items
is
more
or
less
completed.
I
wouldn't
anticipate
that
they
would
have
much
discussion
as
they've
already
gone
through
that
list
on
the
13th.
Okay.
D
A
A
H
H
I'm
sorry
in
those
situations
under
the
currently
revised
ordinance,
commissioners
must
recuse
themselves
from
participating
before
the
city
on
any
matter
before
the
city,
when
such
non-profit
or
trust
has
an
interest
in
the
particular
matter.
Previously,
commissioners
had
to
recuse
themselves
only
when
the
nonprofit
or
trust
had
actually
filed
an
application
for
the
matter
before
the
city.
H
However,
it
bears
pointing
out
that
the
expanded
provision
prohibition
only
applies
to
the
city
official
and
the
non-profit
board
member
other
representatives
of
the
nonprofit
would
still
be
able
to
advocate
for
their
position
on
the
particular
issue,
and
I'm
certainly
happy
to
answer
questions
or
provide
some
clarification.
If
you
have
some
questions.
D
F
Anthony,
I
think
you
just
clarified
my
major
question
of
before
the
city,
and
it
sounds-
and
this
is
what
I
interpreted
but
just
want
a
confirmation
that
before
the
city
is
broad,
so
it
goes
beyond
the
body
that
you
serve
on
and
you
can't
show
up
at
some
other
commission
or
city
council
and
that's
how
I
interpret
it
and
that's
what
mr
ballinger's
memo
said.
But
I
just
want
to
confirm
that,
because
that
is
broader
than
the
previous
version,
which
applied
generally
just
to
the
commission
that
you
were
serving
on.
H
F
D
A
A
A
At
that
time.
Vice
chair
friedman
had
provided
a
a
memo
with
some
some
comments
on
the
staff
report,
but
unfortunately
that
was
we
were
unable
to
get
that
to
the
commissioners
in
time
to
review
it
before
the
december
meeting.
So
we
talked
a
little
bit
about
the
topic,
but
we
decided
to
form
a
subcommittee
to
take
a
look,
a
closer
look
at
the
proposal
and
to
determine
how
we
wanted
to
move
forward.
A
I
think
tracy
covered
that
in
a
memo,
that's
included
in
the
agenda
packet,
but
there
was
a
meeting
that
included
tracy
and
me,
let's
see
commissioner
barrett
and
vice
chair
friedman
and
director
fagg,
and
we
basically
talked
about
what
items
should
be
on
the
on
the
list.
What
types
of
projects
and
we
wanted
to
bring
them
back
as
a
recommendation
and
and
for
discussion
this
evening.
A
A
The
difficulty
in
engaging
in
some
of
the
projects
specifically
is
a
permit
required,
and
would
it
be
an
owner's
process
for
the
individual
to
go
through
to
get
a
permit
and
that
had
been
reviewed
and
the
results
of
that
review
are
in
the
memo
from
tracy.
Basically,
there's
a
list
of
projects
there
that
could
be
considered
under
this
program,
and
I
believe
the
conclusion
is
that
the
permitting
process
is
pretty
standard.
A
It's
not
expensive
or
onerous,
it's
pretty
straightforward,
so
it
shouldn't
be
a
barrier
to
any
homeowner
wanting
to
do
any
of
these
projects.
So
I
think
I'd
summarize
that
fairly
well
in
addition
to
what's
in
tracy's
memo.
But
the
point
tonight
is
for
us
to
determine
if,
if
that's
in
line
with
what
we'd
like
to
do
as
a
commission
on
those
types
of
projects
verify
that
500
maximum
is
what
we
would
like
or
some
other
amount,
and
then
we
can
move
forward.
A
I
believe
that
the
reason
that
patrick
had
written
the
memo
and
the
staff
report
initially
was
not
to
really
nail
down
the
specifics
of
the
types
of
projects,
but
to
get
approval
for
the
transfer
of
funds.
So
we
could
do
that
that
program
and
that's
something
we
may
still
want
to
continue
with
so
with
that.
Is
there
any
discussion
about
the
the
program,
the
rebate
program.
C
A
C
Yeah,
I
thought
that
it
might
help
in
this
document
actually
to
say
something
like
what
you
just
said,
that
the
reason
we're
even
talking
about
permanent
status
in
here
is
that
the
commissioner
has
raised
concerns
about
whether
permitting
would
affect
the
expediency
of
doing
a
project,
and
so
I
think
it
would
help
to
put
that
note
in
this
document.
Am
I
making
sense,
you
sort
of
said
it
yourself
a
few
minutes
ago?
Yes,.
C
F
Yeah,
I
mean
a
couple
of
points
and
it's
a
question
of
sort
of
what
how
this
is
reflected
in
various
documents,
whether
it's
the
staff
report
or
the
or
the
program
terms-
and
I
guess
probably
the
one
point
that
I
think
we
really
should
get.
Commissioner
guidance
on
is
my
suggestion
that
there
be
a
reservation
of
you,
know
40,
but
it
could
be
potentially
a
different
number
and
it's
for
council
determination
of
set
aside
for
karen
farah
recipients.
This
really
is
best
practice
on
energy
programs.
F
But
I
I
would
recommend
that,
as
somebody
who's
now
working
on
a
lot
of
energy
programs,
there
is
a
strong
equity
component
and
I
I
I
would
strongly
recommend
that
the
rest
of
it
is
is
can
be.
You
know,
between
the
staff
report
and
the
program
terms,
just
making
sure
that
is
aligned
in
terms
of
what
title
24
and
title
20
for
water
fixtures
there.
But
you
know
those
are
details
that
I
think
could
be
largely
be
reflected
in
the
implementation
materials
for
the
program.
For
example,
it's
not
water
sense.
F
It's
title,
20,
that's
a
little
different
standard
in
california
than
the
federal
standard,
but
you
know
that
doesn't
necessarily
need
to
get
into
that
level
of
detail.
The
staff
report
can
simply
say
you
know
it
reliant
program
will
be
aligned
for
for
the
matters
that
are
covered
under
state
jurisdiction.
It
would
be
aligned
with
state
standards.
F
F
F
Yeah-
and
it
would
be
you
know
right-
is
that
40
council
would
make
the
termination
the
percentage
and
the
easy
way
to
do
eligibility
is
care,
fiera
and
potentially
medical
baseline.
These
are
the
energy
rebate,
well,
not
rebate,
and
the
discounts
that
you
get.
These
are
the
utility
discount
programs
and
it
literally
shows
up
on
your
electricity
bill
every
month
and
your
gas
bill
as
well.
So
it's
really
easy
to
submit
that
document.
F
Yeah
that
makes
sense.
The
challenges
commissioner
barrett
is
known
is
the
folks
who
live
in
mobile
home
parks,
who
don't
get
electricity
bills
directly,
and
we
can
work
on
the
detail
of
because
I
believe
commissioner
barrett,
those
folks
will
have
filed
an
application
with
with
edison
to
or
the
gas
company
to
get
the
discount.
I
I
think
that's
what
you
had
sent
in.
C
F
F
E
A
C
F
And
I'm
happy
to
work
on,
you
know,
implementation
and
all
that
stuff
it
obviously
falls.
I
do
it
on
sort
of
my
city
hat,
but
it
clearly
falls
within
the
scope
of
my
program
manager,
duties
at
dce
to
be
working
on
designing
energy
efficiency
programs.
So
I'm
happy
to
help
out,
at
least
in
the
design
phase.
A
What
about
the
amount,
the
maximum
of
500
dollars?
That's
something
that
we
discussed
in
our
subcommittee
meeting
and
I
thought
we
would
bring
it
back
to
the
commission
to
see
if,
if
it
was
felt
that
that
was
sufficient,
the
higher
the
amount,
the
fewer
the
awards
could
be
assuming
the
people
asked
for
the
maximum
amount,
but
we
500
was
targeted
initially.
C
When
we,
when
we
met
last
week,
or
so
I
don't
remember
what
the
amount
was
that
was
suggested
at
that
time,
because
I
had
suggested
having
it
mainly
out
of
the
equity
issues,
so
they
would
be
distributed
more
toward
others,
but
I
mean
I
mean
500
is
sounding
reasonable
to
me.
Now,
I'm
not
sure
was
it
originally
hired?
Does
anyone
remember.
G
F
Set
of
comments
but
yeah,
maybe
that
makes
I
mean
some
things
like
some
fixtures-
are
pretty
reasonable,
like
water
efficiency,
the
estimate
for
that
is
208
from
the
state
for
the
whole
water
efficiency
package.
Other
things
like
insulation
are
going
to
be
a
lot
more,
but
you
get
a
big
bang
for
your
buck.
When
you
do
that,
you
get
substantial
reductions
in
your
electricity
bills,.
F
The
only
other
thought
that
it's
sort
of
for
something
that
I'm
working
on
at
tce
and
that
was
confirmed-
is
that
we're
going
to
be
working
on
compiling
a
list
of
available
energy
efficiency
programs
through
either
the
gas
company
and
the
edison
or
else
ferry
estate
program.
So
that's
on
the
dce
sort
of
to-do
list
it
may
take
a
while,
but
we
will
provide
that
so
people
can
know
hey
in
addition
to
whatever
you
may
get
from
the
city.
F
Here
are
some
other
programs
that
are
available
and
you
know
we'll
cross
pollinate
if
you
will
to
make
sure
that
that
is
going
both
on
the
dce
and
the
office
of
sustainability
website.
So
let
folks
know
that
even
you
know,
even
if
it
doesn't
cover
everything
in
the
city
program,
there
may
be
additional
resources
available.
A
So,
thank
you
for
the
discussion.
Is
it
a
general
consensus,
then
that
we
should
go
forward
with
this
with
the
projects
that
are
listed
in
the
memo
from
tracy
yeah
500
limit?
I,
I
guess
also
initially,
it
was
proposed
that
it'd
be
no
more
than
one
half
yeah
cost
of
the
project
or
500
yeah.
That's
fine!.
F
F
It
it's
yeah,
it's
25
of
the
poor
population.
40
is
a
number
that
I've
seen
in
some
programs.
We
can
give
the
council
sort
of-
maybe
we
just
say
at
least
25.
Maybe
I'm
I'm
not
way
to
the
40
number,
but
we
should
probably
say
at
least
25
percent.
Maybe
we
should
leave
it
at
that,
and
the
staff
report
can
say
here
are
some
examples
of.
For
example,
the
federal
is
40
et
cetera.
I
defer
to
you
clark
about
whether
you
want
to
put
a
a
set
number
or
just
a
minimum
number.
A
Okay,
actually,
actually
I'd
like
to
ask
some
for
some
guidance
from
flynn
on
this,
because
you
know
we.
We
just
talked
about
the
city
council's
process
of
establishing
priorities
and
from
the
meeting
on
the
13th,
it
sounds
like
they're
going
to
be
pretty
rigid
in
terms
of
following,
what's
on
the
priority
list,
how
much.
A
G
G
A
Okay,
so
it
seems
like
we've:
we've
agreed
pretty
much
on
the
general
parameters
of
this
request
and
it's
really
a
matter
of
going
forward
with
a
with
a
staff
report
that
would
go
to
the
city
council.
I
believe
that
patrick
had
intended
initially
to
be
on
the
consent
calendar,
so
that
probably
takes
much
less
of
the
time
of
the
of
the
city
council
than
if,
if
it
was
on
the
regular
part
of
the
agenda,
yeah
and.
G
A
F
Okay
and
I'm
happy
to
edit
it
just
to
sort
of
the
tweaks
for
the
a
couple
of
you
know,
just
the
reflection
there's,
I
think
a
lot
of
it
that
I
already
sent
in
my
various
markups,
but
I
I'll
I'm
happy
to
help
out
on
on
just
some
questions.
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you,
yeah!
Do
we
need
to
get
a
vote
on
the
equity
component
or
a
recommendation
of,
let's
say
at
least
25
percent
and
leave
it
for
council?
F
I
you
know,
I
said
they
don't
have
a
a
hard,
I
would
say
at
a
minimum
of
25,
because
that's
the
rough
population,
maybe
we
would
just
simply
say
is
that
the
commission
recommends
an
equity
component
of
at
least
25
and
then
give
a
couple
of
examples
in
case
council
wanted
to
increase
it
beyond
the
25.
That
would
probably
be
a
fair
way
of
putting
it
up.
You
know,
for
example,
you
know
x,
program.
G
A
F
A
I
This
is
a
contest
open
to
all
students
in
riverside
and
san
bernardino
counties.
It's
open
to
preschoolers
through
12th
graders.
We
have
a
special
needs.
Category.
It's
been
opened
up
to
adults,
so
you
know
really
everyone
is
invited
to
participate.
That's
interested
2022
will
be
our
third
year
of
presenting
a
virtual
art
contest,
and
this
provides
an
essential
opportunity
really
for
community
engagement
during
this
ongoing
pandemic.
I
World
environment
day
celebration
became
our
signature
event,
which
brought
together
all
kinds
of
agencies:
environmental,
educators,
artists.
We
had
hundreds
of
community
members
come
out
to
celebrate
with
us.
This
also
was
where
we
had
the
environmental
art
award
ceremony
and
the
exhibition
of
the
art
for
the
foreseeable
future.
Unfortunately,
we
cannot
plan
an
in-person
event,
but
continuing
to
sponsor
the
art
contest
as
a
way
to
continue
to
engage
with
our
community.
I
So
in
the
past
we
spent
up
to
five
thousand
dollars
when
we
got
billboards
and
other
things
to
advertise
our
events.
Last
year,
you
know
for
the
art
contest
alone.
We
provided
twelve
hundred
dollars
towards
the
prizes,
so
the
cost
for
all
of
the
prizes
that
we
had
was
over
four
thousand
dollars
last
year,
so
we're
inviting
so
many
people
to
participate
in
this
and
there's
the
three
different
categories
which
changed.
We
used
to
only
have
visual
arts,
so
it's
really
opened
it
up
to
the
literary
art
community
and
the
performing
artists.
I
So
I'm
requesting
that
our
commission
take
the
lead
role
this
year
in
sponsoring
half
of
the
prizes
at
two
thousand
dollars
or
whatever
you
feel
is
appropriate.
I'm
not
really
sure
what
we
have
in
our
in
the
budget
in
this
area,
but
we'll
be
continuing
to
raise.
You
know
the
extra
money
you
know
towards
matching
those
those
funds
to
be
able
to
provide
these
prizes.
I
I
also
invite
anyone
on
the
commission
if
you'd
like
to
join
me,
you
know
in
promoting
the
event.
I
think
water
is,
of
course
something
that
we
all
are
invested
in,
and
I
think
you
know
the
more
that
kids
think
about
our
environmental
resources
and
the
treasures
that
we
have
it
it
just
it.
It
encourages
this
amazing
opportunity
to
be
critical
thinkers
in
a
creative
way,
so,
especially
because
we're
still
in
this
pandemic,
it's
it's
such
an
interesting
way
to
interact
with
with
kids
and
also
adults.
A
I
Yes,
we
did,
and
that
is
absolutely
open
to
everyone.
So
having
it
be
virtual,
you
can
do
it
from
home
you,
you
know,
you
can
judge
all
three
categories
of
the
visual
arts
performing
arts
and
literary
arts
or
just
one.
So
that's
totally
up
to
you,
whatever
you
have
time
for,
but
we
would
most
be
grateful
for
your
participation
in
that
and
also
just
getting
the
word
out
about
the
event.
So
we
don't
have
a
flyer.
I
A
I
A
B
D
A
A
A
Thus
far,
we've
only
received
responses
from
four
of
the
eight
commissioners.
I
I
have
tabulated
the
responses
so
far
and
have
an
idea
of
what
the
more
important
ones
are.
According
to
the
commissioners
who
reply,
but
not
really
sure
where
to
go
with
this
tonight,
other
than
to
encourage
the
remaining
commissioners
to
send
in
their
responses.
D
D
A
You
yeah,
just
you
know,
one
of
the
things
is:
there
are
a
lot
of
things
on
our
plate.
There
are
some
things
like
one
of
the
things
on
the
list
was
arbor
day
and
now
it
turns
out
that
the
city
is
going
to
have
a
tree
planting
ceremony
which
we're
aware
of,
but
this
is
something
that
really
falls
into
sustainability
and
environment
and
yet
doesn't
require
work
from
our
commission.
So
it's
a
win-win.
Really,
it
doesn't
take
our
resources.
But
it's
something
that's
going
to
happen.
A
A
B
B
So
I
don't
want
to
give
an
exact
date
of
when
it
will
go
to
council.
I
think
I'd
indicated
on
the
staff
report
february
of
2022,
we'll
see
if
that
is
doable
or
not,
but
everyone
is
meeting
and
moving
that
forward,
we're
still
working
on
an
faq
document.
The
the
biggest
challenge
has
really
been
that
implementation
date
because
there
have
been
so
many
factors,
whether
it's
the
facility
at
edom
hill,
whether
it
is
the
delivery
of
the
carts
of
the
new
trucks
that
were
ordered.
B
You
know
there
was
also
a
discussion,
a
side
conversation
today
with
palm
springs
disposal
of
if
we
had
implemented
on
july,
1st
and
delivery
of
those
carts.
What
about
the
impact
to
vacation
home,
rentals
and
rentals
decreasing
in
the
summer
months?
What
about
our
seasonal
residents
that
live
here?
You
know
primarily.
B
So
the
faq
document
is
in
process
but
not
completed.
Yet
it's
going
back
and
forth
with
the
city
attorney's
office
and
then
cal
recycle
is
offering
the
first
of
their
grants
to
help
with
1383.
So
the
maximum
amount
for
palm
springs
is
just
over
63
000.
So
we're
in
the
process
of
submitting
that
one
of
the
requirements
is
having
an
ordinance
in
place
which
we
do
which
went
into
effect
january
9th.
B
B
B
So
that's
a
lot
of
the
feedback
we've
been
receiving
and
then
also
you
know.
The
compliance
with
1383
is
resonates,
more
importantly,
to
business
owners
than
with
the
food
ware
ordinance,
which
makes
sense
where
you
have
a
state
mandate
versus
a
local
mandate.
But
the
consultants
have
been
really
great.
Businesses
have
been
communicating
with
them,
they've
been
calling
the
office
sending
emails,
and
so
it
has
all
been
positive,
positive
reports
there,
let's
see
and
then
with
our
downtown
trash,
can
signage
chair
clark
and
I
did
an
audit
on
new
year's
eve.
B
We
were
shocked
to
find
that
our
educational
signage
was
not
working,
so
another
option
is
to
possibly
use
cal
recycles
signage,
which
is
has
more
images
as
to
what
goes
into
a
recycling
bin,
maybe
encouraging
the
correct
item,
as
opposed
to
the
no
used
coffee,
cups
and
smoothie
cups,
and
then,
commissioner
torrens,
I
was
going
to
ask
if
you
had
a
chance
to
speak
with
the
composting
group.
We
haven't
had
communications
in
some
time
and
wanted
to
see
if
you
had
had
any
success
since
our
meeting.
E
We
were
not
able
to
meet
so
I
haven't
been
able
to
go
through
my
list
of
items
with
her
yet
so
I
will
prioritize
that
I
she
had
something
come
up
that
got
in
the
way
and
so
I'll
prioritize
that
so
I
have
a
better
update
for
our
next
scour
meeting
and
then
we
will
then
be
able
to
inform
the
rest
of
the
commissioners
then,
and
my
goal
is
to
understand
where
they're
at
with
relatives
like
have
they
broke
ground?
Where
are
they
at
with
the
the
new
site?
E
I
also
wanted
to
share
the
information
that
you
provided
last
week
about
the
other
site.
That's
been
presented
to
them.
We
discuss
some
of
the
items
around
the
franchise
agreement
and
also
just
kind
of
discuss
if
they
might
be
a
good
stop
gap
between
the
implementation
at
the
city
level
with
collecting
or
if
we
could
be
providing
our
food
waste
as
community
members
to
their
program.
So
I've
got
a
list.
I
will
update
you.
My
apologies
that
I
haven't
been
able
to
get
that
going.
B
Battery
battery
recycling
project,
I
thought
it
would
be
nice
to
just
give
a
annual
overview
that
we
were
able
to
collect
50
containers
and
we
saved
1
471
pounds
of
batteries
from
going
into
the
landfill
last
year.
So
I
think
that
is
a
success
we'll
see
if
we
can't
beat
that
number
in
2022
and
that's
all
I
have
unless
there
are
any
waste
related
questions.
E
B
C
G
A
I
just
wanted
to
make
one
one
side
comment:
having
been
there
directing
traffic
from
eight
to
ten
on
noticing
the
types
of
cars
that
came
through,
there
was
a
huge
number,
I
think,
proportionally
there
were
more
teslas
that
came
through
on
the
recycling,
the
shredding
event
than
any
other
make
of
car,
and
I
think,
just
about
any
every
other.
There
was
at
least
one
of
every
other
major
electric
vehicle
on
the
market.
So,
if
that's,
if
that's
a
good
sample
of
what's
in
palm
springs,
I
think
that's
really.
C
A
Thank
you
tracy.
I
I
I
forgot
to
mention
when
we
started
this
section
that
we've
reordered
the
topics
in
this
section.
Basically
we're
now
down
to
one
standing
subcommittee,
which
is
waste
reduction.
The
standing
subcommittee
on
solar
and
green
building
now
doesn't
meet,
but
we'll
be
getting
a
regular
report
from
david
friedman.
A
So
the
the
next
item
is
the
ad
hoc
subcommittee
on
strategic
planning
and
general
plan
update.
That's
me
vice
chair
friedman
and
I
forgot
to
put
randy's
name
though,
when
I
reordered
the
list,
but
basically
I
have
reached
out
to
david
on
the
planning
in
the
planning
office
and
who
is
working
on
the
update
of
the
general
plan,
and
I
sent
him
the
update
of
the
sustainability
plan
and
suggested
that
we
get
together
sometime
and
talk
about
how
we
might
integrate
the
two.
A
So
I
just
said
that
recently
and
haven't
gotten
a
response
that
was
david
newell
and
so
we'll
I'll
continue
to
pursue
that.
I
don't
anticipate
we'll
do
much
more
to
the
the
sustainability
plan
until
we
have
a
new
manager
in
place,
but
we
have
documented
the
changes
that
were
made
when
we
had
our
special
sex
session
in
october.
F
But
at
least
for
the
moment.
I
think
I
can
carry
that
ball
as
much
as
possible
and
then
obviously
reach
out
to
staff
when
additional
resources
are
needed
and
in
particular,
once
we
get
the
findings
and
any
adjustments
to
the
ordinance,
I
think,
would
be
ready,
then,
to
work
on
having
a
stakeholder
input
session,
particularly
with
the
cannabis
stakeholders,
but
I'll
I'll.
F
F
What,
if
anything,
can
be
do
done
to
move
it
forward
before
additional
staff
is
hired,
because
that's
also,
I
believe,
on
the
list
of
council
directed
items
and
the
city
may
want
to
consider
retaining
consultant
to
work
on
outreach
and
implementation
similar
to
what's
happening
with
food
ware
ordinance,
because
where
I
think
this
is
resource,
intensive
is
actually
work
that
can
be
done
by
a
consultant
and,
for
example,
south
lake
tahoe
just
launched
an
rfp
for
a
consultant.
So
I
actually
do
have
a
model
of
an
rfp
to
help
out
on
on
consulting.
F
F
On
the
regulatory
front,
the
biggest
news
is
the
public
utilities
commission
proposed
net
energy
metering
decision
or
solar
which
could
substantially
increase
the
price
customers
would
pay
for
energy
city
council,
approved
resolution.
Last
week's
council
meeting
calling
on
the
cpuc
to
protect
rooftop,
solar
and
expand
access
to
all
households,
particularly
those
of
low
and
moderate
income.
There
was
initial
thought
that
this
would
be
on
the
cpuc
agenda
for
next
week
and
governor
newsom
indicated
more
work
needs
to
be
done
so
that
decision
has
been
deferred.
F
But
I
continue
to
to
follow
that,
given
the
potential
impact
of
palm
spring
solar
users
and
also
on
regulatory
energy,
commission
staff
anticipates
issuing
final
guidelines
for
the
bill
program
for
all
electric
low-income
housing.
Technical
assistance
providers
now
starting
to
provide
some
pre-application
guidance
and
I'll
keep.
Commissioner
baker
informed
for
the
dap
projects,
and
also
I've
been
working
with
the
developer
team
on
the
monarch
project,
so
that
actually
is
about
to
hit.
Go,
live
in
just
a
couple
of
days.
After
talking
about
it
for
months
we're
almost
there
excellent.
A
I
No,
it's
okay,
so
world
environment
day
is
sunday
june
5th
this
year,
so
it
does
happen
to
fall
on
a
weekend.
Last
year
we
had
the
virtual
art
award
ceremony
on
saturday,
the
5th,
so
it
will
be
the
sunday
this
year
and
I
just
want
to
put
out
there.
I
did
have
you
know,
commissioner
barrett
and
commissioner
got
here
that
we're
on
that
standing
subcommittee,
but
you
know
because
we're
not
having
an
in-person
event.
I
I
don't
know
if
we
need
that,
but
if
there
were
a
virtual
way
to
connect
with
the
community
for
world
environment
day
or
to
do
a
virtual
meet
movie
or
something
that
we
might
sponsor
to
at
least
you
know,
help
get
the
word
out
that
it's.
You
know.
Everyone
thinks
about
earth
day,
but
a
lot
of
people
still
don't
know
about
world
environment
day,
and
it
is
a
international
celebration.
So
I
just
want
to
throw
that
out
there.
If
anyone
would
like
to
work
on
that
with
me,
I'm
I
would
like
to
invite
you.
J
So
I've
made
that
I
think
it's
a
one
and
a
half
page
kind
of
document
with
different
links
and
examples
and
notes-
and
I
sent
it
to
chair
clark
and
tracy,
and
we
tried
to
squeeze
in
a
meeting
before
this
meeting
where
we
are
today.
But
again,
that's
on
me.
We
didn't
quite
make
it
and
we're
hoping
to
meet
soon.
A
So
thank
you
for
that
report,
which
you
provided,
and
I
spent
some
time.
I
I
read
it.
I
read
some
of
the
references
and
I
went
back
and
re-read
the
last
report
that
rob
mccann
had
provided
to
the
commissioner
commission
at
the
time
that
he
left
and
I
think
I'm
ready
and
I'm
not
sure
about
tracy.
But
I'd
suggest
that
we
schedule
that
meeting
sometime
soon,
certainly
before
the
next
commission
meeting
kind
of
narrow
things
down.
A
D
A
E
Yeah,
that's
all
I
had
to
offer
was
that
you
know
alex
thanks
for
offering
the
suggestion
to
pare
it
down.
There
is
an
email
chain.
I
think,
there's
also
some
discussion
on.
You
know
working
with
that
group
to
understand
its
overall
purpose
and
mission
and
how
it
relates
to
our
strategy
as
a
commission
and
our
climate
action
plan.
So
hopefully
we
will
have
more
to
report
next
month
so
and
yeah.
Thank
you
to
tracy
for
initiating
more
of
the
dialogue
back
with
that
group.
E
C
D
C
I
have
a
couple
of
thoughts.
I
think
the
survey
overall
looks
good,
but
I
have
a
couple
of
thoughts
on
it,
based
on
my
experience
in
doing
surveys,
so
I
can
just
email
those
to
you.
If
you
want
it's,
not
major,
it's
just
some
some
some
tweaks
are
you.
Are
you
interested?
You
want
me
to
email
that
to
you
to
alex
also
to.
E
E
C
C
A
F
A
staff
has
coordinated
on
this
matter
with
the
city
of
palm
springs,
as
I
mentioned
before,
dwa
board
approved
an
additional
300
000
in
funding
for
water
conservation
projects
for
the
rest
of
this
fiscal
year,
with
265
000
of
that
directed
to
grass
removal
and
the
remaining
35
000
intended
for
smart
irrigation
controller
program.
The
turf
conversion
money
is
for
several
large
hoa
projects.
B
F
Great
okay,
that's
fine
and
then
finally,
overall
water
use
was
down
seven
percent
in
december
2021,
compared
with
the
same
month
in
the
2013
baseline
year
and
17
below
the
2013
baseline
over
the
last
12
months.
Water
use
was
down
4.3
percent
in
december
compared
with
december
2020.
So
there
is
still
room
for
improvement
to
meet
the
voluntary
state
conservation
goal
of
15
percent.
D
F
Thank
you
first,
I'm
pleased
to
announce
that
commissioner
barron
has
replaced
me
on
the
dc
community
advisory
committee
in
the
palm
springs
working
group
and
we're
starting
to
work
on
a
the
agenda
for
a
cac
meeting
next
month,
which
will
include
an
update
on
dc's
new
outreach
program.
So
commissioners,
samara
and
baker
expect
an
email,
probably
from
liz
barnwell.
Our
new
management
analyst
at
sevag
dc
board,
met
last
week
and
approved
an
eight
million
dollar.
F
Reliable
revolving
line
of
credit
city
council
will
consider
issuing
a
guarantee
of
the
loan
obligation
at
its
meeting
next
week,
and
so
I've
been
working
on
that
and
then
finally,
I'm
working
on
evaluating
responses
to
the
rfp
for
consultant
help
design
distributed
energy
resources
program
and
dce
has
also
launched
an
rfp
for
a
new
new
renewable
energy
and
storage
procurement
program
together
with
other
community
choice.
Aggregators
and
responses
are
due
february
4th
for
that
program.
A
A
Our
next
meeting
will
be
on
tuesday
february
15th
at
5,
30
expected
to
be
on
video
teleconference,
as
it
has
been
so
at
this
point,
we'll
go
through
our
regular
process
and
not
really
ask
for
a
motion
in
the
second
on
the
journey,
but
unless
there's
an
objection,
we'll
go
ahead
and
adjourn
the
meeting
this
evening,
and
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
a
productive
meeting
and
for
the
good
comments
and
there'll
be
correspondence
in
between
and
our
next
meeting
will
be
on
february
15th.
Thank
you.