2025-09-05 Environmental Committee AgendaAGENDA
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
CITY HALL - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM
350 MAIN STREET
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
12:00 PM
MEMBERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Chairperson
Kevin Butler, Vice Chair
Dennis Falk
Shannon O'Toole
Sudip Giri
Leslie Edwards
Chia -Ming Ro
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
at https.11www.else_qundo.or_g/_govemmentldepartments/city-clerk. Please contact
the City Clerk's Office at (310) 524-2308 to make an accommodation request or to
obtain a copy of the policy.
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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.
A. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Environmental Committee Meeting Minutes
Recommendation -
1. Approve the Environmental Committee Meeting minutes of August 8,
2025.
2. Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
B. REPORTS / SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
2. El Segundo Blue Butterfly Conservancy, Sub -committee Updates: Eco-
Friendly Events, Member Term Calendar, Other Focus Efforts
Recommendation -
1. Receive and file.
2. Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to these items.
C. REPORTS - PUBLIC WORKS
3. Hyperion Updates
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.
ADJOURNMENT
POSTED: 8-29-2025
DATE:
9-5-2025
TIME:
12:00 PM
BY:
Daniel Pankau
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ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
Friday, August 8, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 12:01 pm, held in the Executive
Conference Room of City Hall in person.
2. ROLL CALL:
The following Committee Members were present:
• Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Chair
• Dennis Falk, Member
• Leslie Edwards, Member
• Chia -Ming Ro, ESUSD
Kevin Butler, Vice Chair, Shannon O'Toole and Sudip Giri,
Members, were not present.
The following City staff were present:
• Daniel Pankau, Environmental Programs Manager
• Elias K. Sassoon, Public Works Director
Ryan Baldino, Councilmember, was not present.
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION:
Barbara Boland, El Segundo Blue Butterfly Conservancy, shared
information from their native tree tour in Manhattan Beach / Polliwog Park
that took place on July 23, 2025.
Philip Friess spoke on his involvement as a sub -consultant working on
Hyperion facility improvements. After a long waiting period there has
finally been some movement, with an upcoming meeting scheduled on
August 21, 2025, between Dr. Stenstrom, City of LA and City of El
Segundo.
4. CONSENT AGENDA:
Approval of Minutes from June 6, 2025. Member Edwards made a motion
for approval, seconded by Member Ro, approved unanimously.
5. REPORTS -SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: Sub -Committee Updates
a. SBCCOG El Segundo GHG Emissions Inventory: Kevin Truong, a Civic
Spark fellow with the SBCCOG, gave a presentation on the City of El Segundo's
2019-2020 greenhouse gas emissions inventory results. The results showed
significant emissions reductions in both 2019 and 2020. The two largest emission
sectors by percentage are Commercial/Industrial Energy at 62% and 69%
followed by Transportation and Mobile Sources at 26% and 19%. Chair Miller-
Zarneke asked why such a large time gap on getting the 2019 & 2020 data in
2025, Mr. Truong responded that the calculation module used "ICLEI" takes a
few years to generate its data.
b. Native Tree Education: Chair Miller-Zarneke and Community Member /
Blue Butterfly Conservancy Founder Barbara Boland spoke of the field trip to the
City of Manhattan Beach and Polliwog Park. They displayed a detailed tree map
of the park that identified all species present. They both spoke of the educational
aspect of seeing firsthand what species of trees do well in our south bay region.
Member Ro noted that non-native trees can also provide benefits. Barbara
Boland was appreciative that the City of Manhattan Beach was so transparent
with tree related costs and their community engagement process.
c. Eco-Friendly Public Events: Member Edwards suggested coming up with
a list of top 10 environmentally friendly measures so that each event could select
a few from this checklist. The committee gave additional updates on how the cost
reduction incentives could work for things such as no single use plastics or
assigning a "green host" for events. The question was raised how to verify that
the event did indeed achieve compliance. Member Giri suggested having a
representative of the event come to the Environmental Committee meetings,
Member Ro suggested having photo verification. City staff investigated permit
costs and found that there is a highly variable fee structure for each event
depending on the amount of city services needed. Smaller event permits could
be pulled for around $60 which might negate any fee reduction incentive. As an
alternative to the permit fees reduction, Chair Miller-Zarneke suggested that we
create an educational packet for distribution to folks pulling an event permit as a
hope that anyone running events will make good choices based on examples
provided from the "case study" that Member O'Toole ran with the Kiwanis
Chilipalooza.
d. Member Term Calendar: Chair Miller-Zarneke stated that herself along with
member O'Toole and Falk terms are expiring in October. An additional
discussion will be had during the September meeting with additional members
present to encourage them to find new applicants quickly.
6. REPORTS -PUBLIC WORKS
a. Hyperion Update: Environmental Programs Manager Daniel Pankau gave
updates regarding the Hyperion facility. Since July 1, 2025, SCAQMD
received approximately 38 odor complaints. The facility was issued two
Notices of Violation on July 27t" and August 6t"
b. City Sustainability Efforts: Environmental Programs Manager Daniel Pankau
gave an update on our Electronic Annual Report (EAR) submitted to
CalRecycle. Our Pounds Per Person Per Day (PPD) decreased from 12.2 in
2023 to 9.2 in 2024. This is well below our target.
7. ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourned at 1:09 p.m.
Daniel Pankau, Environmental Programs Manager