2024-10-04 Environmental Committee AgendaAGENDA
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
12:00 PM
CITY HALL - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM
350 MAIN STREET
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
OCTOBER 4, 2024
MEMBERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Chairperson
Dennis Falk
Shannon O'Toole
Kevin Butler
Kevin Atmore
Heather Sutherland
The Environmental Committee, with certain statutory exceptions, can only take action
upon properly posted and listed agenda items. Any writings or documents given to a
majority of the Environmental Committee, regarding any matter on this agenda, that the
City received after issuing the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the
Reception area of City Hall during normal business hours. Such documents may be
posted on the City's website at www.elsegundo.org and additional copies will be
available at the meeting.
Unless otherwise noted in the agenda, the public can only comment on city -related
business that is within the jurisdiction of the Environmental Committee and/or items
listed on the agenda during the Public Communications portion of the Meeting. The time
limit for comments is five (5) minutes per person. Before speaking to the Environmental
Committee, please state: your name, residence, and organization/group you represent,
if desired. Please respect the time limits.
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 be found on the City's website
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the City Clerk's Office at (310) 524-2308 to make an accommodation request or to
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CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
(Related to City Business Only — 5-minute limit per person, 30-minute limit
total) Individuals who have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the
Environmental Committee on behalf of another, and employees speaking on behalf
of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing Environmental
Committee. Failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of
$250. While all comments are welcome, the Brown Act does not allow action on any
item not on the agenda.
ROLL CALL
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1. Environmental Committee Meeting Minutes
Recommendation -
1. Approve the Environmental Committee Meeting minutes of
August 2L2024 and September 13, 2024.
2. Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B. REPORTS - ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
2. Environmental Work Plan - Sub -committee Updates; Liaisons with Local
Agencies, Blue Butterfly, and City Event Greening Notes
Recommendation -
Receive and file updates regarding; Liaisons with local agencies, Blue
Butterfly, and City Event Greening Notes.
2. Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
C. REPORTS - PUBLIC WORKS
3. Hyperion Update
Recommendation -
1. Receive and file.
2. Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
4. City Sustainability Update
Recommendation -
1. Receive and file.
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2. Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
5. Open Committee Seats
Recommendation -
1. Receive and file.
2. Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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POSTED:
DATE: 10-01-2024
TIME: 12:00 PM
BY: Daniel Pankau
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Friday, August 2, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 12:02pm, 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
• Shannon O'Toole, Member
• Dennis Falk, Member
• Kevin Atmore, Resident, Member
Kevin Butler, Resident, Vice Chair, was not present.
Heather Sutherland, ESUSD Representative, Member, was not present.
The following City staff were present:
• Elias K. Sassoon, Public Works Director
• Daniel Pankau, Environmental Programs Manager
Ryan Baldino, Councilmember, was not present.
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: Phil Friess, a South Bay resident, attended the
commission meeting for a third time and continued to share insights and
perspective from his long career working for LASAN (County) in the wastewater
realm. Julie Rochefort from the El Segundo Blue Butterfly Conservancy shared
concerns and a residential driveway sample of particulate matter collected. She
stated that the material started last Thursday and was still coming down with
winds from the West. Director Sasson noted that the city took immediate action
including requesting additional information from Hyperion along with
notification from El Segundo Fire Chief. Ashley and Alexis from Green
Infrastructure Design shared a training/conference opportunity on implementing
green infrastructure. The conference will take place Oct 29-30t" in Carmel, CA.
4. REPORTS: PUBLIC WORKS
Hyperion Update: Environmental Programs Manager, Daniel Pankau- SCAQMD- For
the month of July, they received 122 complaints for odors, with a single day high of
11 complaints on July 9t". The district issued two NOV's on July 9t" & July 12t" for
public nuisance relating to odors. They held their abatement order hearing on July
315t, this was an update to the initial order given to Hyperion in 2022. The board
members unanimously voted to extend the order to January V 2025 and an
additional modification hearing on September 5t". Hyperion Status Report Highlights
dated July 315t, planned one -mile outfall exercise was completed July 25t", on July 3ra
congressmen Ted Lieu's office toured Hyperion facilities and discussed plant
improvements with Director Barbara Romero, on Friday July 19t" Hyperion's air
monitoring website experienced and outage from July 18t" 4pm —July 19t" at
6:30am, AQMD was notified. PW Director, Sasson noted that the city continues to
be in communication with City of Los Angeles regarding the hiring status of the new
position that will head up the planned organizational changes at Hyperion.
b. City Sustainability Update: Environmental Programs Manager, Daniel Pankau
stated that staff submitted their annual report to CalRecycle on August V. This
report detailed all recycling, trash and organic data hauled and processed for the
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2023 calendar year. Our per capita disposal rate was well below target at 12.1
Pound Per Person Per Day (PPD). Staff updated our South Bay Cog Energy &
Climate Recognition Report to include all sustainability activities and projects.
With these updates the City reached the Gold level for 2024. The awards
ceremony is usually held in December.
c. Open Committee Seats -Chair, Miller Zarneke, requested an update on open
environmental committee seats and weather members who seats are expiring
have been notified. Staff will request updates from City Mangers office.
5. REPORTS: ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
a. Environmental Work Plan: Subcommittee Updates
i. Community Event Greening Update: Member O'Toole reported on
research done on reduction of waste at community events. She updated
"zero waste" event tentative plan to incentivize participants with a sliding
scale of potential discounts base of the number of eco measures they are
able to accomplish. She referenced Tacoma Washington as an example.
ii. Liaisons with Local Agencies:
i. Introduction & Hyperion Tour w/ El Segundo Staff
Date: Chair, Miller-Zarneke and Director Sasson confirmed the
August 71" date and meeting time of 1:30pm
ii. Blue Butterfly Habitat Cleanup tentatively scheduled for the 3ra
week of August but may shift to September.
6. CONSENT AGENDA:
Approval of Minutes for June 14, 2024, meeting. Member, Dennis Falk, moved to
approve. Member, Shannon O'Toole Dennis seconded the motion. The motion
was approved unanimously.
7. ADJOURNMENT:
Closing announcement: Next meeting will be held in person on September 13,
2024, at noon, in the Executive Conference Room. Meeting was adjourned at
1:08 p.m.
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Friday, September 13, 2024, 12:00 p.m.
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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, Vice Chair
Members Shannon O'Toole, Dennis Falk, Kevin Atmore, were not present.
Heather Sutherland, ESUSD Representative, Member, was not present.
The following City staff were present:
• Elias K. Sassoon, Public Works Director
• Daniel Pankau, Environmental Programs Manager
Ryan Baldino, Councilmember, was not present.
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: Phil Friess, a South Bay resident and sub consultant
of Dr. Michael Stenstrom, attended the commission meeting for and continued
to share insights and perspective from his long career working for LASAN
(County) in the wastewater realm. Barbara Boland spoke about the difficulties of
expanding the Blue Butterfly Conservancy's reach with its current Chevron
funding. She also spoke the invasive proliferation on the Imperial Hillside along
with upcoming clean-up event September 21, 2024.
4. REPORTS: PUBLIC WORKS
Hyperion Update: Environmental Programs Manager, Daniel Pankau- SCAQMD-
Since August 19t", the district has responded to approximately 33 odor
complaints, but did not confirm any public nuisance violation. The Board held
their modification hearing on September 5t", they accepted all proposed
modifications along with setting another meeting date of 11/19/24. The city
plans to submit another letter prior to the meeting outlining continued concerns
with the facility. PW Director, Sasson noted that both the City and Hearing Board
are requesting that the original inspector Haynes be reassigned to the facility
due to his intimate knowledge of the facility. Hyperion Status Report Highlights
dated September 3rd 2024, on August 29t", Hyperion conducted a planned
exercise of the 1-mile outfall gate. DOJ — the City of LA has agreed to pay a total
of 20.8 million to fix issues at the Hyperion Plant and to complete related
environmental projects in connection with the discharge of millions of gallons of
sewage into Santa Monica Bay in 2021.
b. City Sustainability Update: Environmental Programs Manager, Daniel Pankau
stated that Public Works in cooperation with EDCO will be supplying free SB1383
compliant compost for the entire month of October. The bin will be self -serve
and located in the Northeast corner of Recreation Park. The city has secured a
$700k grant from the CEC for solar powered EV chargers per the EV master plan.
c. Open Committee Seats -Chair, Miller Zarneke, received some updated
information on open environmental committee seats. Members whose seats are
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expiring have been notified. The CM office was also notified that the ESUSD
representative has not been attending.
5. REPORTS: ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
a. Environmental Work Plan: Subcommittee Updates
i. Community Event Greening Update: The checklist draft review was tabled
until October meeting.
ii. Liaisons with Local Agencies:
i. Chair, Miller-Zarneke began the process of setting up a potential
Scattergood Facility tour with LADWP
ii. Imperial Hillside Clean -Up taking place September 21, morning
and afternoon shifts available. This is between Loma Vista &
Hillcrest
6. CONSENT AGENDA:
Approval of Minutes from August 2024, meeting, were tabled due to having only
two members present.
7. ADJOURNMENT:
Closing announcement: Next meeting will be held in person on October 4, 2024,
at noon, in the Executive Conference Room. Meeting was adjourned at 1:48 p.m.
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