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2023 Nov 03 - Environmental Committee Agenda AGENDA CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE MEETING LOCATION: CITY HALL Executive Conference Room 350 Main Street, El Segundo, CA 90245 REGULAR MEETING OF THE EL SEGUNDO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE Friday, November 3, 2023 12:00 P.M. How Can Members of the Public Observe and Provide Public Comments? Members of the Public are welcome to attend the live meeting and speak during the Public Communications agenda item. Members of the Public may provide comments electronically to Erica Miramontes via email at emiramontes@elsegundo.org, with a limit of 150 words and accepted up until 30 minutes prior to the meeting. The emails will be read to the Environmental Committee during public communications and are subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act. Additional Information The Environmental Committee, with certain statutory exceptions, can only take action upon properly posted and listed agenda items. Unless otherwise noted in the Agenda, the public can only comment on City-related business that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Environmental Committee, and items listed on the Agenda during the Public Communications portion of the meeting. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Government Code Section 54953(g), the City Council has adopted a reasonable accommodation policy to swiftly resolve accommodation requests. The policy can also https://www.elsegundo.org/government/departments/city- clerk. -2308 to make an accommodation request or to obtain a copy of the policy. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS (Related to City Business Only and for which the Committee is responsible 5-minute limit per person, 30-minute limit total) While all comments are welcome, the Brown Act does not allow the Committee to take action on any item not on the agenda. Committee members may respond to comments after Public Communications is closed. 4. REPORTS: PUBLIC WORKS this portion of the agenda is for City staff to provide brief reports to the Committee. -action items only. Any actions needed to be taken must be included on an upcoming agenda. a. Hyperion Update b. Imperial Median Project Update c. South Bay Local Travel Network Pilot Project Update d. EV Charging Station Update e. CAGBN Update 5. REPORTS: ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS this portion of the agenda is for members to discuss various ideas and for subcommittees established by the Committee to provide brief reports on the work being done by the -action items only. Any actions needed to be taken must be included on an upcoming agenda. a. Summary of Learnings from Hyperion Tour b. Summary of Learnings from City Council Conversations c. Environmental Work Plan: SubCommittees 6. CONSENT AGENDA: a. Approval of October 6, 2023 Environmental Committee Meeting Minutes (attachment). Recommendation: Approval. 7. ADJOURNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Friday, October 6, 2023, 12:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:01pm, held in the Executive Conference Room of City Hall in person. 2. ROLL CALL The following Committee Members were present: Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Local Business, Committee Chair Kevin Butler, Resident, Committee Vice Chair Kevin Atmore, Resident, Member Dennis Falk, Resident, Member Heather Sutherland, ESUSD Representative, Member, was not present. The following City staff were present: Elias K. Sassoon, Public Works Director Erica Miramontes, Senior Management Analyst Councilmember Ryan Baldino was not present. 3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: None. 4. REPORTS: PUBLIC WORKS a. Hyperion Update: Director Sassoon provided a status report regarding Hyperion. He informed the committee that bill AB 1216 is still waiting for Governor . Director Sassoon also reported that AQMD has received 40 odor complaints within the last two weeks but there has been no notice of violation. He added that Hyperion reported that they completed the refurbishment of their primary scrubbers on 9/30. The primary tanks and their covers are still being repaired and scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. Director Sassoon also reported that Hyperion has invited the City to an emergency table top drill taking place in November. Member Falk asked what this emergency test will entail. Director Sassoon stated that in the event there is response and identify areas for improvement. b. Imperial Median Project Update: Director Sassoon reported that there are no new updates. The City is still currently working with the City of Los Angeles on the Memorandum of Agreement for the project and the funding for the project is still currently in the process of being approved. c. South Bay Local Travel Network Pilot Project Update: Director Sassoon reported that the project is ongoing. Most of the signs have been installed and the ribbon cutting is scheduled for 11/2. d. EV Charging Station Update: Director Sassoon provided a status update regarding the EV charging station. He reported that Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi will bring a check for $700K to the next City Council meeting. Director Sassoon added that he will use this money to begin purchasing EV charging stations for micro mobility vehicles. Vice Chair Butler asked if the City has looked at the reliability of these EV stations. Director Sassoon stated that they have looked into the quality of the batteries and the new technology and the City will make sure to purchase a reliable product. e. CAGBN Update: Martha Segovia from SBCCOG provided a status update regarding the 2nd year of the Cal Green Business Network program. She reported that as of 10/8, they have certified 17 out of 20 businesses. She added that they have more appointments scheduled with businesses so they hope to have all 20 businesses certified by the end of the month. She also reported that the program has extended the due date for the report to 12/30/2023. Additionally, Ms. Segovia on 10/5 to promote the program and they will return again on 10/19. f. Water Conservation Draft Regulations: Director Sassoon reported that the State Water Board is looking at pushing municipalities in Southern California to reduce their water consumption of potable water. By year 2025, they want a 10% reduction in water consumption. By year 2033, they want a 22% reduction and by year 2035, they want a 25% reduction. Vice Chair Butler asked if the City has looked into how they will reach these goals. Director Sasson stated that he to implement these requirements in cities. He added that there will be more discussions amongst the Water Board regarding this issue. 5. REPORTS: ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS a. Local Facility Tours Calendar Check: Chair Miller-Zarneke confirmed with the committee the dates for the Hyperion & Chevron tours. She asked the members to check their availability on 10/14 for an event at West Basin. She also asked the committee if they were interested in touring the Scattergood plant and all members agreed to pursue a tour there as well. b. VOCs and HS Tutorial: Vice Chair Butler gave a presentation regarding VOCs and 2 HS. He talked about why Hydrogen Sulfide (HS) is dangerous and where 22 sources of HS come from. He added that one of the main producers of HS are 22 water treatment plants. Vice Chair Butler also talked about how HS is measured 2 and how it relates to how Hyperion is monitoring and reporting their emissions to the community. c. Environmental Work Plan: Committee Priority Assessment: Chair Miller-Zarneke presented a list to the committee of environmental tasks and the names of the members that would be spearheading each project. She asked the members to review the list and let her know if they would like to make any changes. She also suggested that each member make an appointment with a City Council member and go over the issues that they would like to see addressed by the City. 6. CONSENT AGENDA: a. Approval of Minutes for September 8, 2023 meeting. moved to approve. Vice Chair Butler seconded the motion. The motion was approved unanimously. 7. ADJOURNMENT: Closing announcement: Next meeting will be held in person on November 3, 2023, at noon, in the Executive Conference Room. Meeting was adjourned at 1:36 p.m.