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 CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD PO Box 190 • Huntington Beach, CA 92648
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MEETING MINUTES AND ACTION ITEMS: November 20, 2019
Board Members: Ana Rudolf (Secretary), Bud Benneman, Michelle Claud-Clemente, KC Fockler, Kathleen McGowan, Joan Siegal, Tony Soriano (Vice Chair),
City Staff: Tess Nguyen
Planning Commission: John Scandura
Council Members: Jill Hardy, Barbara Delgleize
Speaker: none
Names in bold text were present at the meeting.
Call to Order/Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m.
Public Comments (Open to the Public)
Mark Sheldon - spoke about the purpose and activities of the Environmental Board. Thanked everyone for their service.
John Scandura - welcomed everyone to the Board. Spoke about giving the City Council honest feedback, importance of attending meetings, and getting involved.
Each Board member introduced themselves and gave brief information about themselves.
Consent Calendar
Approval of Minutes -
Approval of June 19, 2019 Minutes, moved by Claud-Clemente, second by Benneman.
Motion carried 3-0,
Action Items - Environmental Review Items
1. Environmental Impact Reports (<http://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/departments/planning/environmental-reports/>)
2. No EIRs on docket.
Committee Reports
1. Executive Committee
Recommended that Executive Committee wait until January to meet with City Council and Planning Commission Liaisons
2. Education and Outreach
• Art Contest - 2020
o Start planning
o Tess Nguyen will reach out to Debbie Killey and Mark Sheldon for information on past contests.
• Fockler discussed that the Huntington Beach Union High School District STEAM Fair (March 2020) is on Sustainability. They also have an art contest. Would the Board be interested in teaming with this event?
• Teen Team - Environmental Action Team
o No information to report.
3. Natural Resource Management and Open Space
No report
4. Life Cycle Management & Circular Economy
No report
5. Sustainable Energy
No report
6. Transportation
No report
Administrative Items
1. Election of Officers
a. Chair - Duties include running meetings, suggesting topics for agenda, occasional meeting with other Boards, and presents official Board position to the City.
i. Tony Soriano nominated by Claud-Clemente, second by Benneman.
b. Vice Chair - responsible for running meetings if Chair is absent and assisting chair
i. Bud Benneman nominated by Siegal, second by Fockler
c. Secretary - meeting minutes, annual report.
i. Ana Rudolf nominated by McGowan, second by Claud-Clemente
2. Selection of Committee Members
a. Executive Committee
i. Chair - Tony Soriano
ii. Vice Chair - Bud Benneman
iii. Secretary - Ana Rudolf
b. Education and Outreach
i. Bud Benneman
ii. Michelle Claud-Clemente
iii. KC Fockler
iv. Ana Rudolf
c. Natural Resource Management and Open Space
i. Michelle Claud-Clemente
ii. Kathleen McGowan
iii. Joan Siegal
d. Green Economy Committee
i. Combined the following committees to form the Green Economy Committee
1. Life Cycle Management & Circular Economy
2. Transportation (Claud-Clemente)
3. Sustainable Energy
ii. Members include
1. KC Fockler
2. Joan Siegal
3. Tony Soriano
Environmental Board Comments
• Speakers for meetings - No more than one speaker for time limit of 20 minutes.
• Tess will send information on Brown Act requirements.
• Tony spoke about projects the team has worked on to give new members background on what the committee has completed and types of work we do. e.g. EIRs, field trips, committee activities, speakers.
• Tess spoke about the logistics of distribution of documents to the board.
• All EIRs are available on the City website.
• Tess will send out a Board Member Contact list.
• Kathleen asked if Environmental Board would review the study the City council commissioned for a consultant to study Community Choice Aggregation.
Adjournment
Adjourned at 7:25 p.m. until 6:00 pm Wednesday, December 18, 2019.