Joint Sustainability Committee Special Called Meeting of the Joint Sustainability Committee - Meeting Location: Austin Energy Headquarters 4815 Mueller Blvd. Austin, TX 78723
JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING December 6th at 6pm Austin Energy Headquarters 4815 Mueller Blvd. Austin, TX 78723 CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Kaiba White, Chair (Resource Mgmt. Commission) Audrey Barrett (Environmental Commission) Melissa Rothrock (Zero Waste Advisory Commission) Diana Wheeler (Urban Transportation Commission) Fisayo Fadelu (Community Development Commission) Karen Magid (Austin Travis County Food Policy Board) Christy Williams (Water & Wastewater Commission) Alexis Taylor (Economic Prosperity Commission) Richard DePalma - (Parks & Recreation Board) David Carroll (Design Commission) Alberta Phillips (City Council) Karen Hadden (Electric Utility Commission) Solveij Praxis (Planning Commission) For more information, please visit: www.austintexas.gov/jsc AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a) July 28, 2021 and August 25, 2021 meetings of the Joint Sustainability Committee 2. NEW BUSINESS a) Approve 2022 Schedule – (Discussion and/or possible action) b) JSC Bylaws Revision – (Discussion and/or possible action) c) Austin Climate Equity Plan Implementation Planning – (Discussion and/or possible d) Fleet Electrification – Will O’Connor, Fleet Mobility Services (Discussion and/or e) Transportation Electrification – Cameron Freberg, Austin Energy (Discussion and/or action) possible action) possible action) f) Commission members report back on any relevant discussions from their respective boards and commissions – (Discussion and/or possible action) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS • Ongoing updates on Austin Climate Equity Plan implementation • Ongoing updates on community and climate resilience ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Zach Baumer at the Office of Sustainability at 415-694-3111, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Joint Sustainability Committee, please contact Zach Baumer at (zach.baumer@austintexas.gov or 415-694-3111).
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Joint Sustainability Committee Recommendation 20211206- 2B – JSC Bylaws Revision The JSC recommends that Audit and Finance Committee ensure that: • Article 3, Section C aligns with council terms and appointments • Article 7 – Section F – consider whether or not a quorum can be defined by 50% + 1 of the appointment membership Record of the vote: Motion to approve (Commissioner White), second (Commissioner DePalma). 7 approved, 0 opposed, 0 abstained. Commissioner Magid was off the dais. Date of approval: December 6, 2021 Attest: Zach Baumer, Liaison 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 BYLAWS OF THE Joint Sustainability Committee ARTICLE 1. NAME. The name of the board is Joint Sustainability Committee. ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE AND DUTIES. The purpose of the board is to advise the council on matters related to conservation and sustainability; and review City policies and procedures relevant to the Austin Community Climate Plan and the Austin Climate Equity Plan, including planning, implementation, community engagement, goal setting, and progress monitoring; promote close cooperation between the council, City management, City boards, commissions, committees, and taskforces, and individuals, institutions, and agencies concerned with the politics, procedures, and implementation of the Austin Community Climate Plan and the Austin Climate Equity Plan with the goal of coordinating all similar activities within the City and the community in order to secure the greatest public benefit; and forward to the city manager all advisory material that the joint committee provides to the council, the Office of Sustainability, City departments and offices, or City boards, commissions, committees, and task forces. ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP. (A) The board is composed of eighteenthirteen members. Twelve members are each a representative of the Austin Travis County Food Policy Board , Community Development Commission, the Economic Prosperity Commission, the Electric Utility Commission, the Environmental Commission, the Parks and Recreation Board, the Planning Commission, the Resource Management Commission, the Urban Transportation Commission, the Water and Wastewater Commission, the Zero Waste Advisory Commission, and the Design Commission. To ensure adequate community stakeholder representation and improve racial diversity, the council committee assigned oversight of social service policies will nominate one individual to serve on the joint committee and …
Austin Climate Equity Plan Implementation 12/6/21 Plan Adoption and Resolution 110 Agenda Moving Forward Next Steps September 30 - Resolution 99 Adopted 10-1 Approve the adoption of the Austin Climate Equity Plan, which sets a new community-wide goal of equitably reaching net-zero community-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, using a steep decline path followed by negative emissions. September 30 - Resolution 110 https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=368416 By Nov 1 (requested extension to Jan 1) - Identify and clearly define leadership responsibilities over the implementation of the plan and more generally over the climate emergency and sustainability efforts of the city government Quarterly updates during work sessions January - - April July - - October Resolution 110 - Action Items (2) Identify recommendations included in the 2021 Climate Equity Plan that may be brought forward as a midyear budget amendment and present such recommendations to Council by March 1, 2022 or sooner; Identify recommendations and strategies that do not require a budget amendment and that can be launched by departments in the near term and/or at the regional or five-county scale, and report to Council on the progress and timeline of implementing such recommendations at the first quarterly update; Bring forward a list of proposed investments that would advance the city’s sustainability and climate goals and further the implementation of the 2021 Climate Equity Plan in advance of the Fiscal Year 2023 budget process. Within the Fiscal Year 2023 budget process and all future budgets, the City Manager is directed to identify specifically investments related to supporting the city’s greenhouse gas reduction efforts to achieve net-zero goals. Resolution 110 - Action Items (3) Be it Further Resolved - 4 Overarching priorities - general direction Be it Further Resolved - 3 projects, Green Jobs, Federal - general direction The City Manager is directed to create a public-facing, accessible dashboard, webpage, or similar mechanism to provide up-to-date information on the methods and metrics on the City’s progress in implementing the 2021 Climate Equity Plan and net-zero goals overall. The information presented should include aspects of other City plans (such as the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan and the Austin Energy Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan) that have an impact on reducing community-wide emissions and achieving equity through climate action. The City Manager is further directed to provide regular accessible public engagement opportunities regarding the implementation of the climate plan, and to evaluate extending the Climate Ambassador …
Executive Overview – Fleet BEV Rick Harland | Assistant Director Fleet Mobility Services | 11/22/2021 Fleet Mobility Services Overview • Fleet Mobility Services manages a comprehensive full life cycle management program for approximately 7,000 vehicles and equipment assets owned by the City of Austin. These services include budget, acquisition, make ready, maintenance and disposal as well as maintaining 45 fuel sites • The Department is currently organized into three functional areas: Service Center Operations Division, Emerging Technologies Division, and the Business Operations Division 11/19/2 021 2 Fleet Mobility Services: Fleet Mobility Strategy Mobility Strategy Advance Automotive Technology on Multiple Fronts: Alternative fuel vehicles, Electric vehicles, Telematics, Car Sharing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Mobility Services, Shop technology Environmental Stewardship: Focus on City’s sustainability goals and objectives Safety and Risk Mitigation Programs: Advanced Driver Assistant Systems (ADAS) technology, telematics, driver feedback, accident reduction Cost containment: All areas I N T R O D U C T I O N W H E R E W E A R E N O W Ahead of plan on savings in spite of a challenging 2020 Shaping the future Doing well by doing good Our 2021 BEV strategy was based on alignment with Austin 2021 fleet growth up 1% to 6787 fleet assets and achieving a City Council directive, fleet’s mobility strategy, disruptive milestone of 255 BEVs purchased with 125 City charging change in the automobile industry and the cultural challenge ports built. Although behind in our initial purchase quantity of introducing battery electric vehicles to a significant portion forecast due to COVID-19 resulting in the shut down of OEM of our light duty fleet, with the build out of a supporting factories, we are well on our way to the initial goal of 330 charging infrastructure. The goal is to take advantage of electric vehicles, which should be achieved in 2022. Cost significant savings opportunities in fuel and maintenance savings to date are ahead of plan showing a 50% greater costs as well as drive reductions in greenhouse gas impact. savings opportunity to the forecast of $3.5M over 10 years. Electrified vehicles are becoming viable and competitive; however, the speed of their adoption will vary strongly at the local level. The speed of adoption will be determined by the interaction of consumer, total cost of ownership and regulatory push, which will vary greatly at the regional and local level 4 Fleet Mobility Services …
