Sustainability Commission MEETING AGENDA Thursday, March 20, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. Novato City Hall, 901 Sherman Avenue
The Sustainability Commission welcomes your attendance at its meetings, which are held on the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Your interest is encouraged and appreciated.
Public Participation Options
Members of the public may provide public comments and participate in Sustainability Commission meetings as follows:
- Written Public Comments: May be submitted via sustainability@novato.org. Written public comments received more than 3 hours before the start of the meeting will be distributed to the Commission prior to the meeting. Written public comments will not be read during the meeting.
- In-person Public Comments: May be made during the meetings, which are held at Novato City Hall, 901 Sherman Avenue.In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (415) 899-8986. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable accommodation to help ensure accessibility to this meeting. The Sustainability Commission may discuss and/or take action on any or all of the items listed on the agenda irrespective of how the agenda items are described.
- CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALLAPPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDAPUBLIC COMMENT
There is a three-minute time limit to speak, although the Chair may shorten the time based on the number of speakers or other factors. A speaker may not yield their time to another speaker.
- CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALLAPPROVAL OF FINAL AGENDAPUBLIC COMMENT
For issues raised during Public Comment that are not on the published agenda, except as otherwise provided under the Ralph M. Brown Act, no action can legally be taken. The Commission may direct that the item be referred to the Staff Liaison for action or may schedule the item on a subsequent agenda.
D. CONSENT ITEMS
D.1 Approve minutes of meeting held on January 16, 2025.
Meeting Minutes – January 16, 2025
- GENERAL BUSINESS
These items include significant and administrative actions of special interest and will usually include a presentation and discussion by the Commission. They will be enacted upon by a separate vote.- E.1 REVIEW AND ADOPT SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION FY 2024-25 WORKPLANStaff Contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator, 415-899-8950 Staff Report – Draft Sustainability Commission FY 2024-25 WorkplanAttachment 1 – Draft Sustainability Commission FY 2024-25 Workplan
- E.2 REVIEW AND ADOPT SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION FY 2023-24 ANNUAL REPORTStaff Contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator, 415-899-8950 Staff Report – Draft Sustainability Commission FY 2023-24 Annual ReportAttachment 1 – Draft Sustainability Commission FY 2023-24 Annual Report
- E.3 DISCUSS ZERO WASTE MARIN’S ‘BRING YOUR REUSABLES’ CAMPAIGNStaff Contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator, 415-899-8950 Staff Report – Zero Waste Marin’s ‘Bring Your Reusables’ CampaignAttachment 1 – ‘Bring Your Reusables’ Collateral
- CONTINUING ITEMSThis section is for items that have previously been discussed at a Commission meeting.
- F.1 PROVIDE UPDATE ON ELECTRIFICATION FAIRStaff Contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator, 415-899-8950 Staff Report – Electrification Fair Update
- F.2 PRESENTATION: SUSTAINABILITY ACTION DASHBOARDStaff Contact: Gretchen Schubeck, Sustainability Coordinator, 415-899-8950 Staff Report – Sustainability Action DashboardAttachment 1 – Sustainability Action Dashboard PowerPoint
- COMMISSIONER & STAFF LIAISON REPORTSThis section is used for Commissioners and the Staff Liaison to orally report on topics that can be considered for discussion at a future meeting.
- G.1 Commissioner Reports
- G.2 Staff Liaison Reports
- ADJOURNMENT
Materials that are submitted to members of the Commission after the distribution of the meeting’s agenda packet will be available upon request.
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