04302024 JSC Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MEETING MINUTES April 30, 2024 The Joint Sustainability Committee convened in a hybrid meeting via videoconferencing and City Hall. Chair Kaiba White called the Board Meeting to order at 6:06 pm. Board Members in Attendance in Person: Chris Maxwell-Gaines, Haris Qureshi, Kaiba White, Anna Scott Board Members in Attendance Remotely: Diana Wheeler, Jon Salinas, Melissa Rothrock, Charlotte Davis, Lane Becker, Heather Houser, Rodrigo Leal, Yure Suarez, Chris Campbell, Amy Noel Board Members Absent: Bertha Delgado, Alice Woods, Larry Franklin City Staff in Attendance: Rohan Lilauwala CALL TO ORDER Chair Kaiba White called the meeting to order at 6:06 pm. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 1. Craig Nazor – speaking in support of LIDAR for tree inventory and support for native 2. Zenobia Joseph – speaking in favor of improved transit and shelters near low-income 1. Approval of minutes from the April 24th meeting of the Joint Sustainability Committee.  Qureshi motions to approve, Maxwell-Gaines seconds, passes on 13-0 vote (Noel off nurseries communities dais)   2. Joint Sustainability Committee discussion and approval of recommendations for the   Environmental Investment Plan, in the areas of Buildings and Energy, Transportation, Natural Systems, and Consumption.  Discussion of details of individual recommendations at length  Commissioners suggest including social cost of carbon (and air pollutants, if possible) amount for Fayette closure  Tweaks suggested to sustainable buildings recommendation #10  Tweaks to ACCC recommendation – change language to purchasing a truck  Suggested $400,000 budget for Sustainable Buildings Recommendation 10 Public comment - Zenobia Joseph –  Speaks in favor of improved fixed-route transit, better survey methods, equity  Scott motions to approve all recommendations minus five pulled items ; Qureshi second 1. Pro-climate, pro health foods 2. Downtown High-Frequency Circulator 3. Neighborhood E-Circulators 4. Establish a city-owned all-electric carshare service 5. E-mobility solutions pilot program  Passes 13-0 (Suarez off dais)  White motions to approve Pro-climate, pro health recommendation, Qureshi seconds, passes 12-0 (Davis recuses, Suarez off dais)  Davis motions to approve neighborhood e-circulators as amended, Noel seconds, passes 13-0  Davis motions to approve downtown high frequency circulator, Qureshi seconds, passes 13-0 (Suarez off dais). (Suarez off dais).  Campbell motions carshare service to approve, Becker seconds, passes 13-0 (Suarez off  Leal motions to approve e-mobility solutions pilot program, Qureshi seconds, passes 10-2 (White abstains, Davis and Houser no) dais).  TBD FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS White adjourns meeting at 8:34 pm without objection 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).   Approved at the May 22, 2024 meeting of the Joint Sustainability Committee on a 12-0 vote (Maxwell-Gaines motions to approve, Campbell seconds, passes on 12-0 vote)