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Approved Minutes

Item 1 JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MEETING MINUTES January 22, 2020 The Joint Sustainability Committee convened in a regular meeting on January 22, 2020 at City Hall in Austin, Texas. Chair Kaiba White called the Board Meeting to order at 6:07 pm. Board Members in Attendance: Kaiba White Chair, Katie Coyne Vice-Chair, David Carroll, Fisayo Fadelu, Karen Hadden, Melissa Rothrock, Karen Magid, Rob Schneider, Holt Lackey Board Members Absent: Nhat Ho, Alberta Phillips, Kelly Davis City Staff in Attendance: Phoebe Romero, Zach Baumer CALL TO ORDER CALL TO ORDER 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from the December 18, 2019 Joint Sustainability Committee meeting were approved. Motion to approve (Commissioner Coyne), Second (Commissioner Rothrock)- 7 approved, 0 opposed. 2. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The 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. • None 3. NEW BUSINESS a) Urban Forestry Presentation – Keith Mars, Development Services Department (Discussion and/or possible action) – 45 minutes • Reviewed Heritage Tree Ordinance and Code Criteria for Removal which is allowed when tree prevents reasonable use, reasonable access or is dead, diseased or an imminent hazard • Land Development Code Revision • Updated modifications along corridors (in context of housing), street and residential planting requirements and improved language and definitions • Along corridors, heritage trees accommodations may take place if reasonable use guideline is affected • Opportunity to examine how the Climate Plan revision can create an overall tree canopy goal, and incorporate an equity analysis examining areas like the East Side • Discussed survival rate of relocated trees, those in redevelopment zones and opportunity to work with HOAs in policy b) Food Policy Recommendation on Land Development Code Revision (Discussion and/or possible action) – 45 minutes • Recommendation from the Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board concerning Food Policy and the Land Development Code Revision was approved with the following friendly amendments from Commissioner Carroll: • On bullet #1, recommended not tying food equity lens to idea of an equity overlay, so that it’s not dependent on this being done; last two sentences from the first bullet removed. • On bullet #5, recommended removing “siting” and adding “encouraging” and removing “stores”, but keeping food retail. • Record of the vote: Motion to approve Commissioner Hadden, Second Commissioner Lackey - 9 approved, 0 opposed • JSC to explore food pantry permit recommendation in the future c) Community Climate Plan Update – Zach Baumer, Office of Sustainability (Discussion and/or possible action) – 20 minutes • Community content workshops for each of the topics will be taking place throughout evenings and Saturdays in February • Community Climate Ambassador kickoff meetings complete • Steering Committee is working on equity tool • Texas Resilience 2020 Summit – May 20-21, 2020 4. OLD BUSINESS • No updates a. Working group updates (Discussion and/or possible action) b. Commission members report back on any relevant discussions from their respective boards and commissions (Discussion and/or possible action) • Resource Management Commission o Discussing natural gas rates, conservation programs and new construction hookups • Zero Waste Advisory Commission February 1st • Environmental Commission o Multifamily organics pickup 6-month pilot taking applications until o Commissioner Smith leading discussion on tree removal at new Apple • Ongoing updates from Office of Sustainability regarding Community Climate Plan campus 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS revision • Equity analysis of Atlas 14 • Green Infrastructure Plan • Adaptation overview from US Forest Service workshop • CapMetro – Project Connect Update • Food Policy charitable feeding organization recommendation • Climate Ambassador presentation Motion to adjourn (Commissioner White) Meeting adjourns at 7:53pm. 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 with the Office of Sustainability at 512-974-2836, 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 512-974-2836).