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Environmental Initiatives Committee
Regular Meeting Minutes
DATE: Thursday, September 25, 2014
TIME: 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Parks & Recreation Building,
26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills
Notice to the Public
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Initiatives Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made
available for public inspection in the City Clerkâs office located at Town
Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills, California during normal
business hours.
1. Roll Call
The meeting was called to order with a quorum present at 7:20 pm.
Attendees: Aileen Lee, Jehan Godrej, Peter Evans, Serena Giori (chair), John
Harpootlian (Council Liaison).
Motion by Serena Giori, seconded by Peter Evans to approve the candidacy of Kit
Gordon as associate member of EIC. Motion passed unanimously.
2. Approval of Minutes.
Motion by Serena Giori, seconded by Aileen Lee to approve the minutes of May 22
and June 26. 2014. Jehan Godrej abstained, motion passed unanimously.
Motion by Peter Evans, seconded by Aileen Lee to approve the minutes of August 28,
2014. Aileen Lee abstained, motion passed unanimously.
3. Discussion of EIC initiatives on water and energy conservation.
Energy Conservation Initiatives. Aileen Lee will cross reference the data results of
the analyses by Steve Schmidt completed in September 2014 with data of the energy
audit done by Ferreira Service Inc. in September 2008. We postponed discussion of
recommendations to the Council until theses analyses are complete.
School Outreach Initiatives. Jehan Godrej reported that he is coordinating with the
Director of the Green Team at the Los Altos High School on drought awareness and
water conservation initiatives for the student body. We discussed getting the Art
Department at the School involved to evaluate if an art contest with the theme of
water and energy conservation is feasible. The school newspaper will also participate
by publishing an article on the drought and the need for water conservation in the
October issue.
Water Conservation Initiatives. Kit Gordon and Jehan Godrej reported that the Rain
Water seminar, co-sponsored by EIC, held at the Los Altos library on September 10,
2014 was well attended and generated much interest. Kit will follow up and will
report to EIC any new initiatives in the Bay Area on this subject.
Peter Evans and Jehan Godrej reported on the Water Conservation Declaration by the
Council. EIC will ask Purissima and CalWater feedback on the impact of this
initiative on water consumption. The initial response from the residents seems
favorable. If data from our water supply companies confirms it and if the Council
wants EIC to continue coordinating with Purissima and CalWater water conservation
initiatives, EIC will continue to search for new and more effective ways to make
residents aware of the need for conservation and of the financial and ecological
downside of ignoring these issues.
4. EIC reporting to the Council on October 16th.
We confirmed that we will report our progress to the Council on October 16, 2014.
We are in the process of adjusting to new responsibilities and we acknowledge that
there is more to be done.
5. CCA Update.
No action.
6. Report on status of Remodel Initiatives of the April 24th EIC meeting and follow
up on Public Comments of the same meeting.
The EIC recommendation was resubmitted for review by the Council.
7. Report on status of EIC Fast Track sustainability recommendations.
The EIC recommendation was resubmitted for review by the Council.
8. Public Comments.
None
9. Adjournment.
Adjourned at 9:05 pm