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Environmental Initiatives Committee
Regular Meeting Minutes DATE: Thursday, October 25, 2012
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Parks & Recreation Building,
26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills
1. Roll Call
Attendees: Peter Evans, Serena Giori, Sheela Veerina, Raj Reddy
Guests: Steve Schmidt
Past chair Jay Shideler attended and was made an associate member of the committee
2. Fast Track Guide
The committee continued discussion of the fast track guide for new residences, making final
changes to the document and supporting Standby Load Checklist for discussion with town staff.
3. Fast Track Guide for Remodels
The committee continued discussion of the fast track guide for remodels. Topics included
whether the town’s policies should generally discourage remodels (new buildings are more
efficient), what the threshold of applicability for the fast track guide should be, and whether
blown-in wall insulation, single-pane window replacement, and/or solar thermal should be
included as elements.
4. Outreach
5. EIC Initiatives
6. Public Comment
The committee discussed the status of recycling rate and GHG emission reports from Greenwaste.
Jay Shideler agreed to look into another tour of the Greenwaste recycling facility.
7. Adjournment
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Environmental Initiatives Committee regarding any
item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s office located at Town
Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California during normal business hours.