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From YouTube: Sustainability Commission Meeting | Mar 15, 2022
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City of Palm Springs Sustainability Commission meeting, held March 15th, 2022
A
C
C
A
I'd
like
to
welcome
all
of
you
to
the
meeting
this
evening
program
coordinator,
tracy
sheldon,
commissioners,
visitors
and
our
presenter
tonight.
Julie
warren
from
the
palm
springs
public
library
for
visitors.
There
will
be
time
for
public
comments
later
in
the
meeting.
Please
keep
your
microphones
muted
during
the
meeting
and
then
raise
your
hand
to
be
called
to
speak
and
then
unmute
your
microphone.
A
The
first
item
on
the
agenda
is
the
acceptance
of
the
agenda.
The
agenda
was
emailed
and
posted
on
thursday
march
10th.
I
do
have
one
change
that
I'd
like
to
request
before
we
express
any
other
comments
or
and
accept
the
agenda.
What
I
propose
doing
is
to
move
new
business.
The
one
item
is
palm
springs:
public
library,
summer
reading
program,
request
for
funds
to
immediately
follow
the
presentation
by
julie
warren
because
those
items
are
related
and
the
the
new
business
item
will
require
a
vote
we
want
to.
A
D
B
B
I
know
from
the
airport
commission
in
terms
of
plant
selection,
so
they
are
contacting
additional
nurseries
and
will
try
to
make
as
minimal
of
changes
as
possible.
Also
with
the
proposals
for
the
signage
for
the
demonstration
garden.
The
pricing
have
all
come
from
local
vendors
and
the
array
of
prices
are
pretty
across
the
board.
B
That
really
is
attractive,
looking
and
very
appealing,
but
it
is
much
different
than
what
was
requested
from
the
quote,
so
we're
seeing
how
how
we
can
work
with
that
and
then
we
have
received
some
additional
requests
for
sustainability
scholarships
since
the
packet
was
posted,
so
you
will
see
some
additional
businesses
listed
on
there.
Did
anybody
have
any
specific
questions
from
the
staff
comments
memo.
A
A
F
F
and
I
have
a
long-standing
relationship
with
the
sustainability
commission.
I
actually
was
a
member
of
the
city's
green
team
at
the
formation
of
the
sustainability
commission
and
worked
with
michelle
maisien,
and
I
helped
do
the
community
garden
at
dumuth
and
all
sorts
of
other
projects.
So
I've
worked
with
the
sustainability
commission
for
many
many
years.
So
I
appreciate
you
having
me
here
today
for
your
meeting
specifically
to
the
bikes.
F
So
you
guys
have
been
a
great
partner
in
supporting
bicycles
for
summer
reading,
and
my
proposal
is
for
this
year
and
I
do
have
two
amendments
to
it.
I
wanted
to
let
you
know
that
we
did
tweak
the
summer
reading
date
slightly
previously.
We
started
on
a
monday
june
6th
and
we
will
still
do
that,
but
we
ended
on
a
thursday
and
we
were
talking
about
it
and
decided.
F
F
So
we
always
like
that
interaction
and
we
are
going
to
have
a
big
public
celebration
this
year
for
the
last
two
years
because
of
covid
we've
mainly
been
online
and
virtual,
but
this
year
we
are
going
to
have
weekly
in-person
programs
and
we
are
going
to
have
a
big
in-person
finale
as
we've
done
in
the
past.
Usually
we
have
several
of
our
city
council
members
come.
D
F
E
F
Had
people
you
know
tell
us,
oh
I
love
my
bike.
I
still
have
my
bike
so
by
anecdotal.
We
know
that
they
are
around,
but
I
don't
have
we
don't
track
them.
So
I
don't
have
specific
data
of
like
how
many
and
how
long
they
lasted.
You
know.
We
have
seen
over
time
that
you
know,
of
course,
especially
during
covid
bike
prices
went
up,
helmet
prices
went
up
things
like
that
and
then,
but
I
think
people
were
really.
F
So
in
the
past,
depending
on
you
know
how
many
you
know
the
money
we
requested,
how
many
bikes
we
were
able
to
get
and-
and
we
always
targeted
around
this
time-
because
you
know,
as
you
know,
may
of
bike
month
and
a
lot
of
places
would
have
sales
on
bikes.
So
sometimes
we
were
able
to
get
more
bikes
than
we
anticipated
because
of
sales.
But
we
always
got
several
kid
bikes.
F
A
A
E
D
A
A
A
Thank
you
julie,
so
now,
you're
welcome
now
we'll
move
on
to
the
next
item
in
the
agenda,
which
is
the
approval
of
the
meeting
minutes.
The
meeting
minutes
for
the
february
15th
meeting
were
emailed
and
posted
on
thursday,
the
10th
of
march.
Are
there
any
comments,
corrections
or
objections
to
the
minutes.
A
A
Right
now
is
what
you
saw
from
last
time:
a
high-level
list
of
all
of
the
priorities
that
the
council
has
elected
and
the
column
two,
the
green
one
is
environmental
stewardship
and
those
are
all
the
things
that
were
accepted
by
the
council.
Most
of
them
had
been
proposed
by
the
commission.
Some
of
them
had
not,
but
you'll
recall
that
when
we
had
our
special
session
in
october,
these
are
the
things
that
came
out
as
our
priorities.
A
A
The
expectations
will
be
two
additional
positions
and
the
the
timeline
there
is
june
to
october
of
this
year.
The
sustainability
director,
the
position
has
been
posted
and
the
deadline
for
sending
in
applications
is
the
end
of
this
month.
So
once
that
happens,
the
there
will
be
down
selection
and
interviews
and
then
a
final
selection
of
of
a
director.
A
A
The
the
chart
shows
what
things
that
have
been
accomplished:
the
applying
for
the
sbe
1383
grant
funding,
which
tracy
has
been
reporting
on
one
item.
There
is
to
adopt
an
environmental
purchasing
policy
and
I'll
have
a
little
bit
more
to
say
about
that
as
we
go
along
and
another
item,
there
is
to
update
the
franchise
agreement
and
present
it
to
the
city
council.
A
A
This
is
one
thing
that
I
wanted
to
go
into
a
little
bit
more
detail
on
and
the
timeline
is
shown
there
and
the
first
item.
There
is
to
draft
an
environmentally
preferable
purchasing
policy
and
it
says
that's
completed.
That's
that's
an
item
that
had
been
on
the
agenda
for
the
city
council
meeting
last
week,
but
it
was
pulled
from
the
agenda.
It's
a
it's
a
document
that
is
has
been
part
of
the
work
and
preparing
for
sb1383
patrick
did
a
lot
of
work
on
it
before
he
left
right
before.
A
He
left
and
there's
been
some
additional
work
done
by
the
by
tracy
and
the
legal
staff
since
that
time.
But
one
thing
about
the
environmental,
environmentally
preferable
purchasing
policy
say
that
fast
is,
I
think,
things
that
it
includes
our
procuring
recycled
content
paper
containing
a
minimum
of
30
recycled
content,
purchasing
products
that
have
fewer
toxic
chemicals,
where
possible,
purchasing
energy
from
renewable
or
green
sources
instead
of
from
fossil
fuels,
purchasing
products
that
contribute
to
improved
indoor
air
quality
and
purchasing
products
and
implementing
practices
that
reduce
pollution
and
conserve
water.
A
So
the
reason
I
wanted
to
go
into
more
detail
on
that
is
that
the
this
item
was
removed
from
the
agenda
from
the
meeting
last
thursday,
the
council
meeting,
but
council
member
coors
requested
that
the
sustainability
commission
review
this
policy
and
then
report
back,
and
so
vice
chair
friedman
and
myself
have
expressed
an
interest
in
working
on
this.
But
I
wanted
to
open
it
up
to
other
commissioners
to
see
if
you
wanted
to
take
part
in
reviewing
this
policy
and
then
making
recommendations
back
to
the
city
council.
A
I
see
the
time
frame-
probably
being
the
next
three
months
for
for
doing
that.
So
if
you
know
right
now
that
you'd
like
to
do
this,
please
let
us
know
or
I'll
let
tracy
or
me
know
subsequent
to
the
meeting.
But
I
wanted
to
give
a
little
bit
more
background
on
that
particular
item
and
since
we
were
asked
to
make
a
recommendation
or
make
comments,
I
wanted
to
open
up
that
to
the
whole
commission.
C
A
B
Sorry
about
that,
I
was
just
looking
for
the
agenda
to
post
that
again.
This
ball
is
in
my
court
to
to
write
the
staff
report,
which
I
have
not
done
yet,
but
I
have
requested
some
assistance,
even
if
it's
temporary
assistance
in
the
interim,
just
because
the
I'm
just
not
able
to
get
to
everything
and
these
types
of
programs
and
documents
are
very
important.
We're
approaching
the
first
set
of
reports
to
the
state
for
under
1383,
which
are
due
april
1st.
B
C
E
D
And
actually
I'm
not
working
on
it,
but
I
hear
everything
about
it.
Everything
is
up
to
date
we're
having
a
large
and
we're
having
a
good
increase
in
number
of
people
wanting
to
have
booths
at
it.
So
it's
going
to
be
fairly
diversified,
we're
having
more
public
groups
wanting
to
be
there
more
non-profits
wanting
to
be
there,
so
that
will
help
we
have.
We
have
the
basic
organization
ready
to
go.
We
have
three
food
vendors.
We've
lost
one.
D
D
Saturday,
we
will
we're
gonna,
you
know,
do
the
dog
contest
and
all
the
other
sorts
of
things
since,
since
I'm
more
involved
in
working
on
helping
get
things
set
up,
I
don't
think
about
that
part
of
it,
so
I
can't
really
say
a
whole
lot
to
it,
but
there
is
a
poster
for
it
in
the
in
the
in
the
agenda
for
today
and
that
that's
pretty
good
description
of
it.
But
I
can
probably
answer
questions
if
there
are
questions.
B
I
would
just
like
to
remind
commissioners
that
are
in
town-
I
know
some
are
not
in
town
this
weekend,
but
if
you
are,
the
time
is
from
11
a.m,
to
2
p.m,
and
we
will
have
a
sustainability
booth
set
up
a
tent.
So
look
for
that
and
of
course,
look
for
the
the
green
sustainability
commission
tablecloth
and
then
I'm
working
with
palm
springs
disposal.
So
at
the
food
area
there
will
be
refuse
recycling
and
organic
food
waste
containers.
B
So
we
can
help
assist
folks
who
might
have
any
questions
about
what
goes
into
what
item
palm
springs.
Disposal
is
also
going
to
have
signage
and
then,
of
course,
we'll
have
some
giveaway
items
and
educational
materials
at
the
booth.
So
if
you're
in
town
please
stop
by
enjoy
some
food
and
circulate
amongst
the
community.
D
And-
and
I
would
add
something
I
should
have,
which
is
that
one
of
the
big
features
this
year
is
we're
going
to
be
honoring
the
efforts
of
all
the
city
employees
to
help
us
get
through
covet
and
that
will
be
an
honor
for
them
and
it's
a
public,
a
public
honoring
of
them.
That's
an
important
part
of
being
there.
D
Yes,
yes,
it
is,
and
there
is
a
a
special
benefit
which
I
won't
describe,
but
it
it
yeah.
Unfortunately,
I
don't
know
the
exact
time
of
it,
but
it
is,
it
is,
there's
a
special
time
for
it,
but
we're
only
three
hours.
So
if
you're
there
for
it's
enjoyable
to
spend
most
of
the
day
there
and
wander
around
and
see
what
people
are
doing
and
thinking
so
it'll
be
it'll,
be
evident
when
we're
there.
A
D
B
Absolutely
so
just
look
for
me
also
on
my
email.
Has
my
city
cell
phone
number
now
as
well.
That's
a
760
area
code.
So
I'll
have
my
phone
on
me.
I
might
even
wear
a
fancy
yellow
vest,
so
I
am
recognizable
but
yes,
we'll
be
we'll
we'll
be
helping
educate
folks,
but
we're
also
there
for
enjoyment.
I
think
palm
springs
disposal
is
going
to
have
enough
folks
there
so
have
the
mindset
of
semi
volunteering,
but
also
enjoying
yourself.
E
B
B
B
B
B
So
has
a
lot
of
connections
within
the
corporate
organization,
so
we've
also
been
working
with
the
franchise
owner
in
berkeley
where
they're
using
the
reusable
products.
So
it
looks
like
a
fry
container,
but
it's
made
out
of
reusable
plastic
same
thing
with
the
burger
containers,
mcnugget
containers,
and
so
the
real
challenge
is
the
kitchens
are
built
and
designed
to
utilize
every
square
inch
in
the
back
of
the
house
at
mcdonald's,
and
so
it's
really
incorporating
they
need
to
incorporate
dishwashers
to
accommodate
the
reusables.
B
However,
this
is
we're
really
going
after
this
as
more
than
just
a
palm
springs
initiative,
but
really
trying
to
utilize
the
impact
that
this
particular
franchise
owner
has
and
who
is
just
a
lovely
human
being
dick
chalub
and
he's
raised
his
family
here
in
the
desert.
So
we'll
keep
you
updated
on
that,
but
it's
very
exciting
that
the
food
ware
ordinance
is
exciting.
We
get
a
lot
of
calls
from
other
jurisdictions
throughout
the
state
of
california
that
are
asking.
B
E
B
B
So
now
we
have
more
commercial
businesses
that
need
to
comply,
but
our
our
objective-
and
when
I
say
our
I
mean
mine
in
palm
springs
disposal
is
we
we
want
to
have
all
of
the
businesses
in
100
compliance,
so
we're
continuing
to
work
on
that.
Some
of
them
have
space
issues
that
we've
talked
about
in
the
past
space
issues
at
their
refuse
location.
B
Another
example
are
our
friends
at
the
palm
springs
cultural
center,
which
also
has
the
movie
theater
and
has
our
farmers
markets
on
saturdays
and
the
vintage
market,
the
first
sunday
of
each
month.
They
have
been
struggling
with
their
refuse
area
in
the
back
and
they
experience
a
lot
of
illegal
dumping,
and
so
we
are
utilizing
the
food
ware
scholarship
because
there's
technically
three
businesses
out
of
that
location,
so
that
we
can
help
them
enhance
their
refuse
area
and
expand.
B
The
size
and
also
make
it
an
enclosure
very
similar
to
what
the
right
aid
on
indian
canyon
has
in
terms
of
their
enclosure,
so
we're
I'm
helping
to
be
a
conduit
with
our
permitting
department
so
that
it
doesn't
get
too
confusing
for
them
and
also
trying
to
help
them
with
the
scholarship
so
that
they
will
have
a
lovely
area
there
and
they
have
a
lot
of
different
activities
and
those
special
events.
So
they
really
do
need
the
refuse
recycling
and
organics
collection
there
with
community
composting.
B
So
I've
been
speaking
with
abby
winston.
We
met
in
person
also
with
haley
and
also
susan,
st
louis,
the
what
council
has
dictated
in
the
the
document
that
we
went
through.
Is
they
really
want
us
to
make
sure
that
we
confirm
a
location
this
year
and
then
also
gather?
What's
the
cost
going
to
be?
And
so
it's
really
viewed
as
this
will
be
a
city
run.
B
B
Just
so
as
to
not
confuse
things,
and
there
is,
they
went
through
their
grant
funding
already,
and
so
what
it
really
is
is
some
of
our
community
members
want
to
utilize
industrial
composting,
which
will
be
offered
through
palm
springs
disposal.
We
have
other
community
members
who
really
want
to
have
a
community
composting.
They
want
to,
you
know,
drop
their
own
items
off.
B
They
want
to
volunteer
turn
that
mulch
into
compost,
so
we
are
going
to
we're
going
about
it
to
offer
both
or
at
least
offer
to
council
what
the
parameters
and
costs
and
what
is
entailed
to
have
community
composting.
So
it
we've
had
very
effective,
beneficial
conversations
together
and-
and
so
that
has
been
positive,
we
have
a
a
little
bit
of
a
snag
with
our
battery
recycling
program,
which
I
personally
get
a
lot
of
joy
out
of,
because
our
community
has
really
embraced
to
this
program.
B
B
So
I
have
been
looking
this
week.
There
are
other
vendors
out
there.
Battery
solutions
was
a
great
option.
They
have
those
containers
that
they
provided
to
us
the
collection
containers
of
the
different
locations
and
then,
of
course,
the
containers
that
we
send
back
the
batteries
to
be
recycled
to.
So
I
haven't
found
a
program
as
fleshed
out
as
battery
solutions,
so
I'm
continuing
to
do
that
also
based
on
the
cost
I'll
have
to
provide
three
different
quotes
to
procurement.
B
So
it's
just
a
little
bit
of
a
snag,
but
I'm
gonna.
We
will
continue
collecting
the
batteries
and
just
store
them
somewhere
until
we
get
appropriate
containers
again,
but
we
don't
need
to
let
the
public
know
that
necessarily
so
we'll
just
continue
because
of
its
success
and
the
next
e-waste
event
is
right
around
the
corner
april
23rd.
B
E
Thanks
tracy,
I
was
curious
as
it
tied
to
the
community
composting.
I
know
that
I've
been
asking
questions
a
lot
about
the
franchise
agreement
and
I'm
curious.
I
know
you
don't
want
to
reveal
anything
until
it's
all
the
ink
is
dry.
I'm
just
curious.
Are
there
any
surprises,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
this
sort
of
collaboration
of
a
community
composting
program
with
the
new
franchise
agreement?
B
So
former
manager
talarico
he
really
helped
push
for
that
language
and
it's
the
language
that
desert
compost
is
asking
for,
so
that
language
has
not
changed.
I
don't
have
it
in
front
of
me.
I
know
we
discussed
it.
I
think
it
last
month's
scour
meeting
it
could
have
been
two
months
prior,
but
that
language
allows
community
composting,
whether
that's
desert,
compost
or
someone
else,
but
it
allows
it
meets
all
of
the
requests,
except
for,
I
think,
being
able
to
charge
a
rate
for
right
like
for
picking
up.
E
B
And
I'm
happy
to
re-forward
that
language,
but
there
aren't
any
changes.
We
because
a
lot
of
time
was
spent
on
that
and
also
we
want
to
make
sure
that
it
is
an
activity
that
can
occur
and
that
the
franchise
agreement
won't
prevent
it
from
occurring.
And
I
think
I
think
that
we've
really
honed
in
on
the
language
of
industrial
composting
and
community
composting
and
the.
E
G
B
This
was
very
similar
when
I
was
in
south
lake
tahoe
city
hall
was
at
the
airport,
so
I'm
familiar
with
some
of
the
nuances
that
go
on
with
properties
on
airports
and
faa's
involvement.
So
it's
technically
airport
property.
The
city
technically
pays
the
airport
an
annual
rent
on
that
location
and
then,
if,
if
it's
a
temporary
activity,
it
sounds
like
it's
something
we
can
do
if
it's
a
consistent
activity
which
composting
would
be
and
we're
also
talking
about
wherever
composting
is
going
to
occur.
B
Also
adding
aluminum
can
recycling
as
well,
because
right
now,
there's
only
the
one
location
at
the
smoke
tree
center
and
so
community
members
have
been
saying
we
want
to
have
additional
locations
in
town
where
we
can
recycle
our
aluminum
cans.
So
this
would
be
a
consistent
activity
and
would
not
have
an
end
date.
B
B
A
C
All
right,
thank
you,
chair
clark.
First,
concerning
the
two
ordinances
that
you
mentioned
earlier
this
evening.
The
first
is:
I've
updated
the
findings,
the
renewable
energy
ordinance
based
on
the
work
from
the
cannabis
consultant,
he's
working
on
a
cost
effectiveness
analysis
and
I'm
also
working
with
the
dc
east
consultants
on
an
estimate
of
the
ghg
emission
savings
from
requiring
commercial
businesses
to
purchase
renewable
energy.
I
hope
to
have
a
new
draft
of
the
ordinance
in
next
week
or
so
and
then
we'll
coordinate
with
chair
clark
and
staff
on
outreach
to
stakeholders.
C
Concerning
the
other
ordinance.
Last
week,
the
reach
codes
team
released
the
multifamily
module
for
the
existing
home
energy
efficiency
model
ordinance.
I
will
update
the
warden
anti-drafted,
confirm
it
with
the
reach
code,
technical
team
and
then
can
discuss
with
your
clark
and
staff
on
next
steps.
C
The
monarch
project
developer
is
all
ready
to
submit
their
completed
application
for
funding,
and
I've
also
kept
commissioner
baker
informed
for
the
dap
health,
affordable
housing
projects
and
staff
for
the
navigation
center,
which
may
also
be
eligible
there's
a
lot
more
going
on.
But
that's
my
quick
report.
G
So
what
I'd
like
to
report
to
you
first
is
that
we
were
discussing.
You
know
this.
This
year's
theme
is
water
and
justice,
and
it
was
brought
to
my
attention
you
know
last
year
we
did
air
and
justice
and
it
was
air
or
justice
or
the
intersection
of
the
two,
and
especially
with
water,
there's
so
much
water
justice
in
this
area
as
well.
So
we
thought
it
should
be
clarified
that
it
could
be
either
water
or
water
justice,
and
not
just
justice,
also
just
to
make
that
distinction.
G
So
the
flyer
is
being
reworked
and
translated
into
spanish.
It
should
be
ready
to
send
out
so
once
that
is
complete,
I'll,
send
it
to
tracy,
and
you
can
send
it
to
everyone
to
send
out
to
contacts
and
we
can
start
promoting
the
contest
and
the
environmental
education
collaborative
is
quite
grateful
for
our
contribution.
G
Let's
see
we
had
talked
about
having
an
event.
You
know,
a
lot
of
events
are
starting
to
happen
again.
My
feeling
is,
you
know
that
going
indoors
for
a
big
event
still
feels
like
it's.
It's
not
appropriate.
You
know
outdoor
events
feel
safer,
so
I
think
just
possibly
for
one
more
year,
I
think
we
should
wait
to
go
into
the
pavilion,
but
it
would
be
really
nice
to
have
an
online
presence
from
us
if,
if
that
were
possible,
so
we
have
a
little
bit
of
time
to
think
about
that.
G
G
If
there's
something
else
that
you
know,
sustainability
commission
could
provide
either
a
film
online
or
something
that
weekend
I
I
haven't
actually
approached
megan
yet
and
the
you
know.
What
do
you
call
it?
The
palm
springs
cultural
center
to
see
if,
if
they
would
want
to
do
a
film
indoors
or
maybe
it
could
be
outdoors,
it
just
really
depends
on
the
weather.
It
seems
a
little
risky
to
plan
an
outdoor
event
for
june,
just
because
we
don't
know
how
that's
what
the
weather
is
going
to
do.
G
I
wanted
to
just
inquire.
You
know
what
we
are
planning
for
earth
day.
If
you
know,
if
we're
going
to
have
a
presence
somewhere,
I
was
thinking
you
know,
they're
semi-related,
you
know
if
we
could
do
something
like,
and
I
wanted
to
ask
you
roy
also
about
the
the
milkweed
for
monarchs
like
your
project.
G
If
somehow
we
could,
you
know
do
something
in
honor.
You
know
to
give
out
milkweeds
or
sell
them
or
do
something.
I
guess
that
would
be
new
business,
except
for
I
wanted
to
include
it
right
now,
because
it's
coming
up
so
soon.
I
don't
know
if
we
could
actually
put
it
on
the
next
agenda.
So
I
just
wanted
to
ask
about
that,
because
you
know
the
timing
in
the
desert.
We
have
to
be
really
careful
with
the
weather,
so
I
think
that
was
kind
of
everything
I
wanted
to
update
you
on.
G
You
know
we'll
get
the
flyer
out
as
soon
as
we
can
and
just
start
promoting
that,
and
we
will
have
you
know
the
three
categories
of
the
visual
arts,
which
is
two-dimensional,
three-dimensional
art.
We
have
literary
art
contests
so
and
if
you
know
any
literary
artists
that
you
wanna
share
that
with
and
also
the
video
submissions
which
could
be
any
kind
of
performance,
art
related
to
water
or
water
justice.
So
we'll
get
that
to
you
soon.
B
You
had
you
had
inquired
about
earth
day
and
what
the
plans
were
a
few
months
back.
We
had
talked
about
a
variety
of
events
for
that
week.
This
is
when
former
manager
talarico
was
still
with
the
city,
and
we
talked
about
reviving
psychedelic
and
doing
a
tree
planting
and
and
then
there's
the
shredding
and
e-waste
event.
That's
on
saturday,
we
talked
about
movies,
so
I
obtained
costs
for
those
items
and
I
was
approved
to
do
any
events
that
didn't
cost
anything.
B
So
with
that
I
was
going
to
follow
the
similar
model
that
manager
talarico
followed
the
last
two
years
because
of
kovid,
which
were
you
know,
there
were
certain.
There
were
certain
tasks
that
neighborhoods
could
do
outreach
specific
to
1ps
groups
having
the
shredding
event
without
having
any
budget.
It
really
canceled
the
majority
of
the
ideas
that
we
had
come
up
with
so
for
next
year's
fiscal
budget.
There
is
a
line
item
in
there
specifically
for
earth
week.
B
B
So
I
went
ahead
and
and
signed
the
pledge
for
mayor
middleton,
so
the
city
of
palm
springs
is
pledging
again
like
we
have
in
previous
years
and
then
in
terms
of
access
to
milk
weeds.
We
did.
We
were
at
the
farmer's
market
on
the
first
saturday
of
this
month
and
chair
clark.
Was
there
commissioner
baker
was
there.
We
met
a
person,
who's
volunteering
at
the
animal
shelter.
B
He
has
access
to
milkweeds
he's
also
a
master
gardener,
so
we
do
have
some
information.
He
sent
me
some
information
earlier
today
about
buying
milkweed
in
bulk.
Again
that
could
be
a
budget
item,
because
the
budget
is
very
lean
this
fiscal
year,
and
so
we
could
ask
for
that
for
fiscal
year,
2223,
which
starts
july
1st.
G
A
And
I
will
follow
up
on
that
too,
with
the
person
that
we
met
at
the
farmer's
market.
I
think
his
name
was
roger,
but
christine
hammond
and
I
were
you-
know,
instrumental
in
getting
milkweed
out
over
a
two-year
period
and
I'd
like
to
look
back
at
to
find
out
what
source
of
plants
this
person
has
and
we
still
have
a
possibility
of
getting
plants
from
the
palm
springs
high
school
garden
club,
which
is
where
we
got
a
lot
of
them
in
the
past.
A
G
E
Badly,
no,
and
actually
I
was
just
as
you
were
queuing
it
up.
I
was
looking
to
see
if
we
had
any
traction.
I
know
that
we
had
been
trying
to
meet
with
the
group
to
move
forward
with
the
survey.
There's
been
a
sidebar
conversation,
so
I
will
reach
out
to
that
group
again
I'll
work
with
you
and
with
tracy.
Since
you
two
have
also
been
part
of
that
communication
and
we
can
see
where
we
can
go.
If
not,
then
I
think
that
we
can
find
you
know.
E
As
a
as
a
community
advocate
group,
you
know
we
can
continue
to
keep
them
on
our
in
our
sites
as
we
look
to
activate
alternative
mode
transfer,
etc,
as
it
fits
within
our
own
sustainability
plan
of
the
commission.
So
I
think
that,
right
now
I
don't
have
any
new
news
right
now
so,
but
I
will
I'll
reach
out
to
that
group
and
I'll
see
if
I
can
get
some
new
news
next
month.
C
Thank
you,
sir
clark.
The
at
this
morning's
ewa
board
meeting
I
updated
the
board
on
the
airport
demonstration
garden.
The
board
also
authorized
additional
funding
to
the
department
of
water
resources
for
environmental
planning
costs
associated
with
the
delta
advanced
project
and
the
amount
up
to
approximately
3.3
million
dollars.
A
E
Hi,
so
we've
updated
everything
from
the
lung
cancer
society
on
our
proposed
resolution
and
that's
good
to
go.
I'm
going
to
share
that
with
hrc
human
rights
campaign
and
just
to
get
their
sign
off
on
it.
But
that's
where
we
are
and
we
did
push
to
have
that
added
into
the
list
of
topics
for
for
the
city,
to
review,
for
the
fiscal.
C
Okay,
southern
california,
edison
has
increased
its
electricity
rates
effective
march.
One
dc
rates
are
also
increasing,
but
the
premium
for
carbon
free
energy
over
seas
base
rate
remains
at
14,
so
we're
holding
the
line
there.
The
community
advisory
committee
meeting
will
be
meeting
next
monday,
discuss
the
outreach
plan
and
other
updates,
as
commissioner
barrett
mentioned,
dc
plans
to
have
a
booth
at
the
1ps
picnic
and
he's
currently
volunteered
for
some
of
the
time.
C
In
addition
to
sustainability,
commission
duties,
the
dc
board
will
meet
on
march
28th
and
consider
a
support
letter
for
ab-1814,
which
would
authorize
ccas,
like
community
energy,
to
apply
for
transportation,
electric
application
funding
and
I'm
working
with
tracy
and
flynn
on
getting
a
similar
letter
on
the
council
agenda
for
next
thursday.
I
will
also
be
working
with
staff
to
see
how
to
move
the
city's
eb
chargers
to
carbon
free
energy
and
then.
Finally,
the
c-bag
executive
committee
approved
resolution
on
february
28th,
like
the
one
approved
by
the
dce
board
on.
C
A
A
G
A
A
A
So
I
discussed
this
with
flynn
fagg
last
week
and
he
agreed
that
what
we're
going
to
do
is
to
have
the
election
of
the
chair
and
the
vice
chair
for
2022-23
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
next
month
april.
19Th
that
way,
the
new
people,
the
new
chair
and
vice
chair-
will
overlap
with
david
and
myself
for
two
months
until
we've
finished
our
time
on
the
commission
and
that
will
give
us
time
to
help
with
planning
meetings
and
dealing
with
some
of
the
issues
and
and
so
forth.
D
E
D
A
C
It
would
have
to
be
less
than
a
majority,
and
I
think
there
are
only
eight
of
us,
which
means.
Theoretically,
you
could
talk
to
two
other
people
and
but
then
they
could
not
talk
to
other
people,
because
you
can't
do
it
as
a
daisy
chain.
If
you
talk
to
two
people
and
that
person
talks
to
two
people,
so
just
be
careful.
D
E
A
We
we
know,
one
of
our
visitors
bernard
is
interested,
and
I
and
I
do
know
that
the
city
corps
office
does
have
applications
from
people
that
have
been
submitted
in
the
past.
I
don't
know
if
they're
all
still
interested,
but
there
are
a
number
of
applications
from
the
from
the
past
and
and
it'll
turn.
It
turns
out
that
with
the
three
terming
out
and
the
three
vacancies,
we
have
that's
six
positions
to
be
filled
and
it's
not
clear
that
that
many
will
be
filled
at
that
time.