Sep 26, 2022 Sustainability Commission

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ALL RIGHT, SO IT'S 5:33 P.M..

A CALL TO ORDER THE ABILITY COMMISSION MEETING THAT WE WILL DO.

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]

KARA BENSON HERE.

VICE CHAIR, LOU.

I'M HERE. I'M HERE.

COMMISSIONER TECH HERE.

COMMISSIONER. CHRIS? YES, MA'AM. HERE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

AND WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

HOW IS HATE, HOW TO START KNOWING HOW TO START THIS.

SO LET'S GO AHEAD.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

AND WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN THE FLOOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE WAS A COMMENT FOR US TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER IN CASE THERE WAS IS SOMEONE WHO DOES WANT TO COMMENT ON SOME OF OUR ITEMS. SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THIS A A SECOND TO SEE IF ANYONE RAISES THEIR HAND.

SURE. AND I DON'T SEE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THE MINUTES.

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BUT IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR REGARDING THE MINUTES? MOTION THROUGH APPROVED MINUTES AS CONSTITUTED? THANK YOU. THERE ARE SECOND.

SECOND. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE MOTION? RIGHT. THERE'S NO COMMENTS IN THE MOTION.

WE'LL GO TO VOTE.

IF YOU CAN DO THE.

SIR, IF YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE VOTING PROCESS, PLEASE.

CHAIR. BENSON ABSTAIN.

VICE CHAIR, LOU. APPROVE.

COMMISSIONER TECH APPROVE.

COMMISSIONER CHRIS APPROVED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ZERO AND ONE ABSTENTION MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, THE PRESENTATIONS.

[5.1 Eastern Coachella Valley Community Steering Committee for AB617 Anna L...]

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND STRAIGHT TO PRESENT THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS ANALISA VARGAS AND I AM A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH COMMUNITIES FOR A NEW CALIFORNIA.

AND PART OF OUR WORK IS ALSO WE ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY STEERING COMMITTEE.

SO I'M HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR AB SIX AND SEVEN.

STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER.

AND SO THIS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR MANY YEARS.

BACK IN, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND, VERY BRIEF.

WE WERE NOMINATED AS A COMMUNITY TO BE SELECTED FOR AB617 IN DECEMBER OF 2019.

WE WERE SELECTED AND THEN THE WORK BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 2020.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WITH THE PANDEMIC, WE MET IN PERSON THE FIRST TIME AROUND, BUT SINCE FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF 2020, WE HAVE MET VIRTUALLY. AND SO HERE ARE SOME OF THE AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, SOUTH COAST.

AKHMED, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION OR IF YOU HAVE IT, THE SLIDES.

I HAVE THE SLIDES. OKAY, PERFECT.

AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AN INTRO TO AB617, WHAT THE PURPOSE IS.

YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

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AND ALSO SOME SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR THE THE CITY OF INDIO.

YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, 86.7 IS AN ASSEMBLY BILL FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY AIR INITIATIVES.

AND IT'S A COMMUNITY FOCUSED PROGRAM TO MONITOR AND REDUCE AIR POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES.

AND PART OF IT IS THEY'RE IDENTIFYING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN OVERBURDENED AND SEVERELY IMPACTED BY POLLUTION, BY DIFFERENT CONTAMINANTS.

AND SO THAT IS THAT IS WHY OUR COMMUNITY WAS IDENTIFIED AND THEN SELECTED.

IT'S BASED ON PRIORITY, IT'S BASED ON CUMULATIVE IMPACT BURDEN.

SO AGAIN, WE WERE SELECTED IN YEAR TWO.

SO LIKE I MENTIONED IN 2019 AND THE SOUTH AND SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IS ACTIVELY WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY, LIKE I MENTIONED, SINCE 2020 AND CREATING THIS COMMUNITY BASED EFFORT WITH OUR STEERING COMMITTEE BEING THE GROUP THAT IS LEADING THIS AND PROVIDING THAT FEEDBACK AND CONSTANT COMMUNICATION.

WE USED TO MEET MONTHLY, NOW WE MEET QUARTERLY AS A CSC AND ULTIMATELY IT'S TO IMPROVE OUR AIR QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN OUR EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY COMMUNITIES. AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, WE'RE FOCUSING ON REGULATIONS.

SO WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIES, SOME OF REGULATIONS, TARGETED AIR MONITORING, ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT, INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION, EXPOSURE REDUCTIONS, INCENTIVES AND PUBLIC INFORMATION AND OUTREACH.

SO IT'S VERY MULTIFACETED.

AND PROGRAM.

YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND ALSO THIS PROGRAM IS IS AN 11 YEAR COMMITMENT.

SO KAB, CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD PART OF AND THERE'S FUNDING THAT COMES TO THE STATE BUT IT'S AN 11 YEAR COMMITMENT ULTIMATELY.

SO PART OF THE WORK IS.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME, RIGHT? WE'RE WE'RE WE'VE JUST SORT OF MOVED FROM THE PLANNING TO SORT OF OUR BEGINNING THE IMPLEMENTATION.

AND THESE, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, ARE THE CITIES AND BOUNDARIES.

SO IT'S PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF INDIO, THE ENTIRE CITY OF COACHELLA AND THE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES OF THERMAL MECCA, OASIS AND NORTH SHORE.

AND THIS IS A FLIER.

THERE'S A FLIER THERE. YEAH.

NEXT SLIDE.

AND SO OUR COMMUNITY AIR MONITORING OR COMMUNITY AIR MONITORING PLAN THAT WAS DEVELOPED JUST GIVES YOU SOME IDEA HERE OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE MONITORING STATIONS AND AIR QUALITY SENSORS AND ALSO WHO THEY'RE OPERATED BY, WHAT POLLUTANTS ARE BEING MONITORED AND ADDED MONITORS.

SO PART OF OUR PLAN, WE'VE WE'VE IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL AIR MONITORS AND SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

SO THAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING.

AND SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE ADDED MONITORS AND THE POLLUTANTS THEY'LL BE MONITORING BASED ON NEED AND IDENTIFICATION DURING THIS PROCESS.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SO OUR COMMUNITY EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS PLAN.

SO WE HAVE OUR AIR MONITORING REDUCTION MONITORING PLAN, WHICH IS THE CAMP, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN PLANS AND THEY'RE BOTH AVAILABLE ONLINE.

THEY'RE VERY LARGE DOCUMENTS.

WE'RE JUST GIVING YOU SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

AND PART OF THE PRIORITIES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS A AS A CSC IS THE SALTON SEA PESTICIDES, OPEN BURNING, FUGITIVE DUST, DIESEL AND GREEN LEAF POWER PLANT.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SO PART OF OUR WORK IS PARTNERING.

WE HAVE. AS I MENTIONED, THE SURP STATES THAT AKMED AND THE CSC WILL COLLABORATE, COLLABORATE, BUILD THESE COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN THE CITIES, WITH THE CITIES AND ALSO TRIBES AND THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE AND OTHER PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS, SUCH AS RESTRICT UNNECESSARY PUBLIC ACCESS TO UNPAVED ROADS OR AREAS WHERE OFF ROADING TAKES PLACE, WHICH WE KNOW HAPPENS A LOT HERE IN THESE ESPECIALLY IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS, AND THINGS LIKE INSTALLING SIGNS, PHYSICAL BARRIERS, REDUCING SPEED LIMITS ON UNPAVED ROADS, IDENTIFYING FUNDING TO PLANT NATURAL VEGETATION, PERHAPS NATIVE PLANTS AND UNPAVED ON UNPAVED SURFACES THAT ARE NO

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SO WE HAVE COMMUNITIES THAT CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE THAT, PARTICULARLY THAT YOU SEE THAT IN THE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY.

AND ONE OF OUR GOALS IS TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS GOAL ON OUR CLEANER AIR.

BUT WE REALLY WANT TO BUILD THESE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY SO THAT AND ALIGN IT WITH YOUR PLANS.

AND LATER, I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE MORE.

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE MANY PLANS ALREADY IN, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE HAPPENING AS WE'RE CONDUCTING THIS WORK.

SOME OF THEM ARE THE REGIONAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD MOBILITY PLAN FOR THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY.

AND SO THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY'S PLAN ACTION FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE, THE CITY OF INDIA'S TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES PLAN, DUST SUPPRESSION ACTION PLAN AND THE CITY OF INDIO SUSTAINABILITY PLAN, THE SALTON SEA MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY EXTREME OZONE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

SO THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE ARE COLLABORATING AND OUR GOALS ALIGN.

AND SO IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE TALKING THE IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, THE, THE IMPORTANT HERE THING IS THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND CONTINUE THESE COLLABORATIONS AND JUST MAKE THEM STRONGER SO WE CAN SEE THE RESULTS THAT WE NEED.

NEXT SLIDE. SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE PAVEMENT PROJECT INCENTIVE.

SO I WON'T GO VERBATIM BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION AND DETAIL.

SO AND I DON'T WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME, BUT JUST GIVING YOU THE OVERALL BUDGET, WHICH WAS 4.5 MILLION FOR A COMMUNITY AIR PROTECTION INCENTIVE FUNDING, WE KNOW THAT THERE'LL BE OTHER CYCLES OF FUNDING COMING THROUGH, BUT IN THIS CYCLE WE HAVE THE WE HAD THE STATUS OF CARB APPROVAL OR INCENTIVE PROJECTS WERE SUBMITTED AND THEY'VE GOTTEN APPROVED PARTICULARLY I'LL JUST MENTION THOSE LIKE THE PAVING PROJECT.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE PROCESS.

SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF HOW THE PROCESS TOOK PLACE ONCE THIS WAS PRIORITIZED AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT FOCUSING ON SOME OF THESE AREAS WHERE THERE'S LIKE UNPAVED ROADS, SOME OF OUR IDENTIFIED SOME OF THE POLANCO MOBILE HOME PARKS IN LIKE THERMAL MECCA OASIS COMMUNITIES.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SO, YEAH, THIS WAS THE SCORING CRITERIA THAT THEY USED TO DETERMINE LIKE PROJECT READINESS AND OTHER CRITERIA IN MAKING THIS DECISION FOR THE PAVING PROJECT.

NEXT SLIDE. AND ANOTHER PROJECT IS OUR AIR FILTRATION INCENTIVES PROGRAM THAT WILL ULTIMATELY BE ABLE FOR RESIDENTS IN.

IT'LL BE A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

I DON'T KNOW BASED ON THE FUNDING, LIKE HOW HOW MANY, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S ESTIMATED FOR 1500 TO 2000 HOMES.

SO IT'S 937,000 WAS BUDGETED AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS HOW THAT'S GOING TO LOOK OR WHAT ARE LIKE, WHAT IS THE APPLICATION, THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BEGIN THE OUTREACH AND START LETTING THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THIS IS COMING UP AND JUST GETTING THEM READY FOR WHEN THAT DOES HAPPEN THAT WE HAVE. WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET THOSE AIR FILTERS TO OUR COMMUNITIES, PRIMARILY THE MOST THOSE THAT ARE MOST IMPACTED.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SOME OF OUR RESULTS.

THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE SERP.

AND AGAIN, IT'S A LOT OF INFO, BUT ESSENTIALLY WE WANT TO UPLIFT THAT.

THE 30.2 MILLION THAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED FOR OUR INCENTIVE PROJECTS AND THROUGH KAB THROUGH THIS THIS PARTICULAR FUNDING. AGAIN, THERE'LL BE OTHER CYCLES.

WE'RE HOPING THAT THE AMOUNTS OF FUNDING WOULD BE INCREASED TO OUR AREA.

AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE IN BEHALF OF.

AND AS WE GO THROUGH THE SERP AND WHEN THERE ARE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO FOR THESE PROJECTS AND THEN RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND ALSO JUST SOME OF THE OUTREACH WORK THAT WE'VE DONE, PARTICULARLY WITH DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION, ALSO THE EPA.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SO CONTINUING OUR RESULTS, AGAIN, THIS IS BETWEEN 20 2020 AND

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SO THIS IS FOCUSING ON THE MONITORING WORKING TEAM THAT THEY'VE DISCUSSING THE AREAS AND WHERE THEY WOULD PLACE THESE AIRFIELDS.

I'M SORRY, THESE AIR MONITORS AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH CARB, DPR AND OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND ALSO THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS RELATED TO PESTICIDES.

SO THAT WAS A LOT OF OUR DISCUSSIONS.

WE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO BEGIN AKHMED TO HERSELF AND TO BEGIN THESE CONVERSATIONS.

SO WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE'RE WE'RE MOVING ON OUR GOALS WHERE WE'RE DOING WELL.

WE HAVEN'T THERE HASN'T BEEN ANYTHING LIKE ALARMING OR RED FLAGS REGARDING OUR PROGRESS.

NEXT SLIDE. AND THESE ARE SOME OF OUR 2022 HIGHLIGHTS AND.

THAT OUR SALTON SEA MEETINGS THAT WERE ATTENDED, JUST MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE SALTON SEA AND JUST UPDATES REGARDING SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT ESPECIALLY AROUND DEATH SUPPRESSION AND LETTING THE COMMUNITY JUST HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET MORE ENGAGED AND THEN THEIR PAVING PROJECT PLAN, SOME OF THE ITEMS LIKE THE BUDGET WORKING TEAM.

SO WE HAVE WORKING TEAMS THAT WORK SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE OUR AIR MONITORING WORKING TEAM, THE BUDGET WORKING TEAM, AND THEN THE OUTREACH WORKING TEAM WITH WHICH ANITA AND I ARE BOTH MEMBERS OF.

AND SO YEAH, AND SO IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN EVOLVING AND I FEEL LIKE FINALLY NOW WE'RE STARTING TO MOVE A LITTLE FASTER, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING LIKE FIVE, TEN MILES AN HOUR NOW.

WE'RE KIND OF LIKE 15, 20 MILES AN HOUR.

SO WE'RE STEADILY REACHING OUR GOALS.

NEXT SLIDE. AND SOME MORE HIGHLIGHTS.

LIKE I SAID, I DON'T.

REALLY WANT TO OVERWHELM YOU WITH INFORMATION AT YOUR LEISURE.

YOU CAN REVIEW SOME OF THIS AND IF QUESTIONS POP UP, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US.

AND AND ALSO, WE REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ALSO AS IT RELATES TO.

I GUESS THAT ALIGNING SOME OF THOSE THE GOALS THAT THAT YOU HAVE IN THE CITY OF INDIA AND THEN ALSO AS WE'RE IMPLEMENTING AND DOING THE WORK THAT WE CONTINUE HAVING CONVERSATIONS OR IF IT'S JUST POPPING INTO THE CSC AND OR EVEN IF IT'S A WORKING TEAM MEETING, WE'D BE SO HONORED TO HAVE.

HAVE YOU JOIN US? NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS IS JUST SOME OF WHAT I WAS JUST MENTIONING.

IF YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TO OUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE OCTOBER 27 AND IT'LL BE FROM 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM.

AND THEN WE ARE WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH CONTACT INFO SO THAT YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH ARLENE DIRECTLY AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

AND JUST MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO PRESENT TO THE CSC AND LET US KNOW ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE DOING RELATED TO AIR QUALITY.

BE HAPPY TO PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA.

SO THINGS LIKE THAT IS ALSO PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND AND ALSO COMMUNICATING THE INCENTIVES TO OUR RESIDENTS VIA COMMUNITY CITY WEBSITES AND NEWSLETTERS. SO WE ALSO RELYING ON YOU AS AN OUTLET TO THEN COMMUNICATE WHEN WE HAVE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT CAN BENEFIT OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

AND NEXT SLIDE.

AND SO THERE ARE SOME CONTACT INFORMATION HERE.

OUR COMMUNITY LIAISON, ARLENE FERRELL, IS HURT.

THERE'S AN EMAIL, AS YOU CAN SEE, BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS.

I WOULD SAY ARLENE'S LIKE THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT, BUT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SURP PEDRO, THERE'S HIS CONTACT OR THE CAMP AND OR ANY COMPLIANCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I HOPE I DIDN'T GO TOO FAST, BUT I HOPE I DIDN'T GO OVER TIME AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, ANALISA. THAT WAS A VERY NICE PRESENTATION.

APPRECIATE YOU TAKING YOUR TIME.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER AT THIS AT THIS MOMENT? ARLENE DID RAISE YOUR HAND.

CAN YOU LET ARLENE IN AS A PARTICIPANT? THANK YOU.

GO AHEAD, ARLENE.

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THIS IS ARLENE FOR ROSARIA, REPRESENTING SOUTH COAST.

AKHMED AND ANITA AND ANNA.

LISA HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR OUR AB 617 PROGRAM.

AGAIN, AS ANALISA HIGHLIGHTED, THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE WORKS THAT WE DO.

AND SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST A WAY OF REALLY BRINGING WHAT WE DO AS AGENCY, AS GOVERNMENT, AND REALLY BRIDGING THE COMMUNITIES.

AND SO I WON'T HOLD UP ANY MORE TIME.

AND ELISA DID A FABULOUS JOB.

WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY FROM AKHMED.

IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME.

THANK YOU. I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS, IF I MAY TAKE A MOMENT TO.

PUT THEM OUT THERE? SURE.

SO WHY WHY ARE YOU FOCUSED MOSTLY ON THE EASTERN PART OF THE VALLEY AND NOT THE WESTERN PART OF THE VALLEY? DEFINITELY. GOOD QUESTION.

SO THE 17 PROGRAM HAS BEEN PUT TOGETHER SINCE 2017.

THE HCV COMMUNITY WAS NOMINATED AND SELECTED AS A COMMUNITY.

SO BASICALLY THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY NOMINATED THEMSELVES AS A COMMUNITY AND THEY WERE THEN SELECTED AT THAT TIME.

SO WE HAVE CURRENTLY SIX DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES FROM COUNTIES OF LOS ANGELES, ORANGE COUNTY, RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, AND THE COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED THEMSELVES AS HAVING THESE SPECIFIC AIR QUALITY ISSUES.

AND SO THEY WERE THEN SELECTED TO BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM.

SO IT WASN'T THAT ANY GOVERNING BODY OR ANY DATA SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT THE EASTERN PART OF THE VALLEY NEEDED MORE ATTENTION.

IT WAS THAT PART OF THE VALLEY SAID THEY WANTED MORE ATTENTION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT.

SO THAT'S THE THAT'S THE ACTUALLY THE FIRST PART OF IT IS WE GO THROUGH OUR CAL AND SCREENS AND THROUGH THERE WE IDENTIFY WHICH COMMUNITIES DO HAVE THE MOST POLLUTED AIR.

AND SO BASED ON THAT, AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES NOMINATING THEMSELVES, WE THEN RECOMMEND THAT TO THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD. SO IT'S ACTUALLY A COMBINATION OF BOTH THOSE THINGS.

GOOD QUESTION. ALL RIGHT.

AND WHY IS IT NOT THAT IN YOUR PRESENTATION THERE WAS NOT ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT VEHICLE EMISSIONS? SO WE THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE PRIORITIES.

ON ONE OF THE SLIDES, I THINK ANALISA IDENTIFIED WHAT THE SIX PRIORITIES ARE, SALTON SEA PESTICIDES BEING TWO OF THE ONES THAT SHE DISCUSSED, ALSO FUGITIVE DUST.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A PORTION THERE ON DIESEL.

SO VEHICLE EMISSIONS IS PART OF THE PLAN.

WE JUST HAVEN'T CREATED SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR OR PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY ON VEHICLE EMISSIONS, BUT WE'RE DOING A LOT OF THAT IN OUR LOS ANGELES COMMUNITIES, WHICH DIRECTLY AFFECTS WHAT HAPPENS IN IN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY.

SO AND THAT LEADS TO MY FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.

SO. AND IT'S NOT JUST DIESEL EMISSIONS THAT ARE CAUSING AN ISSUE WITH AIR QUALITY.

IT'S ALSO JUST REGULAR GASOLINE COMBUSTION, CAR EMISSIONS.

BUT SO SINCE MOST OF THE PREVAILING WINDS MOVE WEST TO EAST, IT'S A SAFE THING TO SAY THAT A LOT OF THE VEHICLE EMISSIONS FROM LA AND ORANGE COUNTY DO PASS THROUGH AND END UP COMING THROUGH OUR COMMUNITIES HERE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YOU'RE WORKING ON THAT ON A VEHICLE MISSIONS FOR THE FUTURE.

IS THAT PART OF IT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK ON? YEAH, DEFINITELY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE AND WE HAVEN'T LAID IT OUT HERE YET IN THE SERP IN OUR COMMUNITY EMISSION REDUCTION REDUCTION PLAN, BUT IT IS IN THERE.

WE JUST HAVEN'T HIGHLIGHTED IT YET FOR OUR ANNUAL REPORT.

BUT YES, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PORTS IN THE LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH COMMUNITIES WHO ARE ALSO PART OF THIS AB 617 PROGRAM.

WE'RE WORKING ON ALTERNATIVE FUELS WHERE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME ALTERNATIVE TRUCKS GOING FROM WEST TO EAST, AS YOU MENTIONED.

SO THERE ARE CONTINUOUS PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THIS MOMENT.

WE JUST DIDN'T MENTION THEM AS PART OF THIS PLAN FOR EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND SORRY, I HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS.

SO YOU HAD THE MEETINGS FOR THE MONITORING STATIONS.

DID YOU DETERMINE WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO AT THIS TIME OR ARE YOU STILL TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT? YEAH. SO THE MONITORING WORKING TEAM, AGAIN, IS A SUBSET.

YOU'VE MET ANALISA AND ANITA.

HERE ARE PART OF THE OUTREACH WORKING TEAM.

SO THEY HAVE SELECTED LOCATIONS WITHIN THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY ALREADY AND THEY HAVE ACTUALLY DEPLOYED SEVEN OF THOSE SENSORS.

AND SO WE'RE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO IDENTIFY THOSE LOCATIONS.

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SO YES, WE'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO INPUT.

IF YOU THINK THERE'S A PART OF THE EASTERN COACHELLA VALLEY THAT WE SHOULD BE MONITORING A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSELY, THIS COMMUNITY HAS IDENTIFIED A LOT OF THE SALTON SEA REGION FOR MONITORING, AND WE HAVE A PROJECT COMING UP WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH 29 PALMS, EPA AND THE DESERT HEALTH CARE AGAIN TO IDENTIFY SOME LOCATIONS OF WHERE TO PUT SOME OF THESE SENSOR NETWORKS.

WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND OUR SENSOR NETWORK.

OKAY. SO YOU SAID IF I WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID.

SO YOU YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED SEVEN MONITORING STATIONS AND YOU'RE OPEN TO MORE MONITORING STATIONS.

IF THE COMMUNITY TELLS YOU THERE'S ANOTHER PLACE TO PUT A STATION.

IS THAT RIGHT? RIGHT.

AND I KNOW I HOPE I'M NOT MISSPEAKING.

I THINK IT'S SENSOR NETWORK.

SO WE DID PUT SEVEN MONITORING STATIONS AND NOW WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND OUR SENSOR NETWORK.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON PUTTING MORE SENSORS OUT AND WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE SENSOR LOCATIONS.

COPY THAT. THANK YOU. AND MY LAST QUESTION AND AGAIN, WHY IS THIS? NO, THAT'S GREAT.

SO SINCE WE LIVE IN A DESERT WITH LOTS OF SAND AND EVERYTHING SURROUNDING US, HOW DID YOU DETERMINE AND I'M NOT AGAINST PAVING ROADS AND IN COMMUNITIES THAT NEED PAVED ROADS, BUT HOW DID YOU DETERMINE THAT PAVING OF ROADS IS SUCH A PRIORITY WHEN THE ONE CAN ANECDOTALLY SAY THAT MOST OF THE DUST THAT GETS IN THE AIR IN OUR COMMUNITY COMES FROM OUR SURROUNDING DESERT AREAS? GOOD QUESTION. AND I TELL THIS TO ANNALIESE ALL THE TIME.

I'M NOT THE TECHNICAL PERSON, BUT I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME HEALTH STUDIES ON ON THE DUST THAT'S HAPPENING THERE.

THIS JUST HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH.

AS FAR AS THE PAVING PROJECT, THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE, WHAT SHOULD WE SAY, ACTIONS THAT ARE IN THE SERP.

AND SO THESE ARE JUST ONE OF THE STRATEGIES OF WAYS TO TO WORK ON THAT DUST SUPPRESSION.

SO WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH SALTON SEA AND SEA AND OUR OTHER AGENCIES TO WORK ON THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

SO WE ARE VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN A LOT OF THE SALTON SEA WORKSHOPS AND THE COMMUNITIES UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DUST COMES FROM ALL OVER AND NOT JUST THIS ONE CENTRALIZED AREA. AND SO I KNOW THEY HAVE SOME DUST SUPPRESSION PLANS THAT ARE IN ACTION DOING SOME OTHER MITIGATIONS.

AND SO WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES AS THEY TRY TO NAVIGATE THROUGH SOME OF THE DUST IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SORRY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I WANT AGAIN, THANK ARLENE AND ANNALISA FOR FOR COMING IN TODAY.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

AND SIR, IF YOU CAN MAKE SURE TO SEND THAT THAT PRESENTATION DOCUMENT TO ALL THE DIRECTORS OR COMMISSIONERS.

EXCUSE ME. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

YES, PLEASE DO SEND THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ELLEN, THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT IN THE VERY LAST PART, I DIDN'T GO OVER THE SECTION, BUT THERE IS LINKING THE INDIA GENERAL PLAN 40, 40, I MEAN, 2040 TO THE SERP.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE THERE WHERE THEY ALIGN.

SO AS YOU'RE WORKING ON YOUR PLANS, IMPLEMENTING THEM, YOU CAN SEE THAT DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT.

SO I'LL GIVE HER ALL THE CREDIT CREDIT TO HER FOR DOING THAT.

AND SO I JUST THINK THAT'S A GREAT TOOL.

THEN YOU CAN MONITOR AS YOU'RE DOING WORK AND LIKE I SAID, CHECK IN WITH THE SEE AND SEE AND SAY, HEY, JUST WANT AN UPDATE ON THIS ITEM.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? WE'RE DOING THIS. SO ALSO JUST ANOTHER WAY TO CONTINUE THE DIALOG AND PARTNERSHIP.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS A MOVING TARGET.

JUST A COMMENT THAT IT IS A MOVING TARGET.

I THINK THE GENERAL PLAN 2040 IS BEING UPDATED.

RIGHT. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW? I BELIEVE I BELIEVE INDIA'S GENERAL PLAN IS UP FOR ANOTHER UPDATE.

BUT IT'S WE'LL JUST HAVE TO KEEP LOOKING AT THE CHANGES AS THEY OCCUR.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS AND LISA, WE'LL LET YOU GO.

YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

STAY SAFE AND APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT AS WELL.

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[6.1 General Updates]

AND SARA, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES FOR 1383.

SEVERAL MONTHS BACK, WE HEARD FROM MARGARET FROM ENERGIA ABOUT DOING POSSIBLY HAVING A DIFFERENT PLACE TO TAKE OUR 1383 WASTE MAYBE TO VALLEY SANITARY OR ANOTHER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, POSSIBLY COACHELLA, KIND OF THINKING ABOUT OPENING UP THOSE.

OPPORTUNITIES JUST AS POSSIBILITIES FOR FOR 1383 ORGANICS AND ACTUALLY THE INDIA WATER AUTHORITY AND THE VILLAGE SANITARY DISTRICT HAVE ALREADY HAVE A A JPA OR AN MOU.

IT'S CALLED THE EAST VALLEY RECLAMATION AUTHORITY, AND THEY WORK TOGETHER MOSTLY FOR RECYCLED WATER OR NEW WORK, NEW WATER SOURCES.

BUT THEY JUST PASSED A RESOLUTION IN THE LAST MONTH ON SEPTEMBER 6TH THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO TALK ABOUT COMMERCIAL FOOD WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAMS AS AN APPROPRIATE, APPROPRIATE ACTIVITY FOR THAT ORGANIZATION AS WELL.

SO THAT'S A THAT'S A STEP FORWARD IN POSSIBLY OPENING UP THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR 1383 ORGANICS.

I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE DID RECEIVE THE GRANT FUNDING FOR 1383 IMPLEMENTATION.

THE CITY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $121,000.

WE CAN USE IT FOR OUTREACH.

WE CAN USE IT TO BUY EQUIPMENT IF WE NEED IT, THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE HAVEN'T YET ALLOCATED THE FUNDING.

WE MIGHT CONSIDER THOSE LITTLE FOOD BUCKETS FOR INSIDE THE INSIDE PEOPLE'S KITCHENS.

SO THOSE ARE THAT'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT THAT JUST OPENED UP AS WELL.

WE DID GET APPROVED FOR THOSE FUNDS, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE GENERAL UPDATES.

DID WHATEVER HAPPENED TO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE FOOD WASTE FOR PEOPLE'S KITCHENS, THE STICKERS FOR THE TRASH BINS WITH BIRD TECH TO PUT IT ON THE BINS, THE NEW BINS, REPLACEMENT BINS MOVING FORWARD, NEW BINS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS MOVING FORWARD AND PUT THEM ON EXISTING BINS IN PEOPLE'S HOMES TO CLARIFY WHAT GOES IN WHAT BIN AND ADDING THE FOOD WASTE FROM THE KITCHEN SO THAT WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T RECALL ONGOING, IT'S NOT IT HASN'T GONE AWAY.

I THINK RIGHT NOW YOU'LL SEE THE STICKERS OFTEN ARE ALWAYS ON THE NEW BINS THAT GO OUT, BUT THEY'VE BEEN MORE OR LESS FOCUSED ON THAT VERSUS PUTTING THE STICKERS ON THE OLDER BINS.

BUT THAT IS ROLLING OUT.

SO WE DO HAVE STICKERS ON NEW BINS GOING OUT, THE DETAIL, EVERYTHING ABOUT ALL THAT.

YES, THERE'S A PICTURE AS WELL AS WRITING.

YES. ALL RIGHT, COOL.

BECAUSE I WAS RECENTLY IN SEATTLE AND SAW STICKERS ON THEIR BINS AND I WAS REMINDED THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THAT IN QUITE A WHILE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SARAH REGARDING THE UPDATES TO SB 1383? I HAVE NOBODY ELSE. SORRY.

I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING OFF MY BACKGROUND BECAUSE I'M IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

MY CELL, MY VOLUME.

SO YOU CAN YOU SEND OUT THAT INFORMATION THAT YOU JUST.

I THINK I GOT IT.

JUST. JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT I GOT THE NEW ORGANIZATION THAT YOU SAID WAS FOUNDED AND THE SCOPE, THE CHANGE AND SCOPE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES ON THIS FOOD WASTE.

IF YOU CAN SEND THAT OUT, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

SAVE ME GOOGLING AND FINDING THE WRONG THING.

YOU GOT IT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR SARAH?

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THE TRUE CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET ON THE FLOOR IS STILL YOURS.

THIS IS ULTIMATELY VICE CHAIR LU'S WORK, AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO HER.

ALL RIGHTY. THANKS.

SO, COMMISSIONER CHRIS AND I WERE ASKED TO LOOK AT THE TRUE WAY CERTIFICATION AS AN OPTION FOR ACCELERATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SB 1383 PROGRAM. SO I DID QUITE A BIT OF THE HEAVY LIFTING AND THEN SENT IT TO COMMISSIONER CHRIS TO REVIEW, SO HE MIGHT HAVE

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BUT I'LL GIVE YOU THE AS I SAY, BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT.

SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE AND TELL ME IF IT'S TOO LOUD IN HERE.

THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE IF WE SHOULD PROMOTE THIS TWO WAY CERTIFICATION, WHICH IS REALLY A ZERO WASTE PROGRAM.

AND IT'S SPONSORED BY THIS GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION AT COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.

THE TWO WAY CERTIFICATION IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL FACILITIES AND NOT FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMES, AND IT WILL ASSIST THE FACILITIES TO BE SUSTAINABLE, LOWER THEIR WASTE BILLS AND FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH SB 1383, WHICH REQUIRES WASTE RECYCLING ORGANIC WASTE COLLECTION THAT YOU'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT USE OF LARGER WASTE BRANDS, MORE FREQUENT PICKUP AND HIGHER WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THAT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER.

WHAT IS TRUE WASTE? THE TRUE ACRONYM STANDS FOR TOTAL RESOURCE USE AND EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATION OFFERED BY THE US GREEN BUSINESS COUNCIL.

IT IS AN INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED ZERO WASTE GOALS OF DIVERTING ALL SOLID WASTE FROM THE LANDFILL AND EVEN INCINERATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

SO IT'S PRETTY IT'S PRETTY HEAVY.

LIFT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO IN LOOKING AT THIS AND ANALYZING THIS, FIRST LOOKED AT THE OBJECTIVE WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT, WHICH I JUST MENTIONED, THE ALTERNATIVES TO THOSE TRUE CERTIFICATION, WHICH WAS TO PROMOTE THIS ZERO WASTE PROGRAM FOR THE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.

EITHER WE GIVE THEM SOME BENEFITS, SAY, OKAY, IF YOU DO TRUE CERTIFICATION, YOU GET SOME BENEFIT OR YOU PROMOTE IT AND SAY JUST DO IT BECAUSE IT'S GOOD OR YOU DON'T PROMOTE IT OR WE PROMOTE SOMETHING ELSE.

SO IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY TO GO, I LOOKED REALLY AT THE IMPLEMENTING FACTORS, THE REGULATIONS, WHAT WAS THE COST OF THE FACILITY, WHAT WAS THE COST OF THE CITY, WHAT WERE THE SUSTAINABILITY BENEFITS, ANY BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENT THIS TRUE CERTIFICATION? THEN RANKED THOSE FOUR ALTERNATIVES, PROMOTE THE BENEFITS, BUILD OUT BENEFITS, DON'T PROMOTE OR RANK THEM.

AND THEN NOW WE'RE HERE AT THE PURPLE CIRCLE, WHICH IS FOR YOU TO REVIEW THIS AND ULTIMATELY MAKE A DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

A RECOMMENDATION, I GUESS.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS CONSIDERED.

JUST TO BREAK IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, WHAT OUR FACILITIES, WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO DO FOR THE 1383 RULE? THERE IS ALSO THE STATE THAT'S THE STATE REGULATION, AND THEN THERE'S A CITY ORDINANCE.

SO I WENT THROUGH THAT.

I WON'T GO THROUGH EVERY KIND OF DETAIL ON THAT.

WHAT'S THE EXPECTED COST FOR THE CERTIFICATION? HOW MANY FACILITIES DO WE THINK WILL SIGN UP FOR IT, WHICH IS A WILD GUESS.

AND THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE? SHOULD CITIES TALK? SHOULD WE TALK TO FACILITIES ABOUT THIS FOR CERTIFICATION BEFORE ROLLING OUT THIS PROGRAM? WHAT'S THE COST IF WE DON'T COMPLY? WHAT OUR CITIES REQUIRE TO DO FOR SB 1383? WHAT DOES INDIA HAVE TO PAY IN TERMS OF PENALTIES IF THE CITY DOESN'T COMPLY? BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING TO BE INSPECTED BY CALVIN RECYCLE.

AND WHAT'S THE PROCESS? WHAT IS THE WHOLE PROCESS INVOLVED WITH TO CERTIFICATION IF WE'RE RECOMMENDED IT AND HAVE OTHER CITIES REC ADOPTED THIS PROGRAM? SO THOSE WERE ALL THE FACTORS CONSIDERED.

THERE IS YOU CAN SEE THIS IS 23 PAGES.

THERE'S A MUCH LONGER DOCUMENT BEHIND THIS THAT ANSWERS EACH OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

AND I WON'T GO THROUGH THEM UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO.

BUT THE THOUGHT IS TODAY I JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT THOSE WERE THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE LOOKED AT.

YOU CAN EITHER TELL ME, GO AHEAD, GO THROUGH ALL EIGHT OF THEM, OR TAKE THE DOCUMENT, LOOK AT IT, AND THEN COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND MAKE YOUR DECISION.

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THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE THINGS, WHICH I KNOW I WON'T GO THROUGH UNLESS YOU SAY GO AHEAD. IS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION THAT I KIND OF COME UP WITH? JUST THE LOGIC OF IT SEEMS YOU PROMOTE THIS TRUE CERTIFICATION WITH INCENTIVES AS IT'S MORE ADVANTAGEOUS THAN NOT OFFERING ANY INCENTIVES OR NOT OFFERING THE PROGRAM AT ALL.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

AND WHY IS THAT? AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE BOTTOM LINE ON WHY IS BECAUSE BEFORE I GO TO THIS, THE INFORMATION ON THIS SIDE IS IT'S THERE'S A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL FINE, AS YOU WILL SEE IN THE THE OTHER MATERIAL THAT I WON'T GO THROUGH.

I DON'T REMEMBER ALL THE NUMBERS.

IF THE CITY DOES NOT I THINK IT'S LIKE $10,000 PER DAY PER FACILITY.

SO THERE'S A HUGE PENALTY THAT CAN BE INCURRED BY THE CITY.

THE THE PENALTIES THAT THE CITY OF INDIO CAN ASSESS ON FACILITIES, THAT'S NOT THAT THAT'S SIGNIFICANT, I DON'T THINK.

BUT THE CITY REALLY HAS AN INCENTIVE.

HOWEVER THIS TO GET TO ZERO WASTE.

WHEN I WHEN WE LOOK AT BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM THE CITY HAS TO HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

NOW, SARA MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT OF THAT AT THE BEGINNING TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW A COMMERCIAL FACILITY TO GET TO ZERO WASTE. YOU HAVE TO MINIMIZE YOUR WASTE ON THE FRONT END.

YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO EITHER HAVE THAT WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE WASTE, REUSE SOMEWHERE ELSE OR REPURPOSE CHANGE YOUR PROCESS. SO IT'S JUST SUCH A HEAVY LIFT THAT.

YOU KNOW, I JUST FIGURED MAYBE TEN FACILITIES OUT OF A COUPLE HUNDRED MIGHT.

BECAUSE THERE WASN'T WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF IT THAT I COULD SEE.

SO MAYBE TEN FACILITIES OUT OF A COUPLE HUNDRED.

I FORGET HOW MANY TOTAL WILL WILL ADOPT THIS PROGRAM.

AND SO THERE WOULD BE A THERE WOULD BE A NET SAVINGS.

BUT THE DIFFICULTY IS GETTING A FACILITY TO IMPLEMENT THIS.

WE WOULD HAVE TO OFFER SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL, SUCH AS YOU DON'T GET VIOLATIONS IF YOU IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM, BECAUSE TO BE QUITE HONEST, JUST TO BE A REALIST HERE, I UNLESS A CITY SORRY, A FACILITY HAS SOME SORT OF A CORPORATE MANDATE. THEY'LL NEED ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO DO THIS.

SO ONE OF THESE ENCOURAGEMENTS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM ALSO IS A LITTLE BIT OF CONSULTING SUPPORT OR SOME OF SOME SOME HELP AND GUIDANCE.

THE OTHER THINGS ARE THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT RESULTED FROM IT WAS TO BOOST SB 13 8083 INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND THE ORDINANCE, DISTRIBUTE THE INFORMATION BY EMAIL, CONTINUE TO TRACK COMPLIANCE STATUS WITH THE ORDINANCE.

THE CITY HAS BEEN OUT DOING THAT.

GET INPUT FROM THE BUSINESS.

PROVIDE ONSITE GUIDANCE AND EVALUATION FOR FOUR FACILITIES.

GET THEM OVER THAT HURDLE OF NOT KNOWING ANYTHING.

BECAUSE IF THIS IS NOT YOUR LINE OF BUSINESS AND SOMEONE JUST WALKS UP TO YOU AND SAY DO ZERO WAITS.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKET TO INVEST THE TIME TO SAVE.

WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR ME TO DO THAT? THAT'S A BIG BARRIER.

SO IF WE CAN HELP THEM OVERCOME THAT HURDLE, MAYBE WE CAN GET THEM MOVING.

PROVIDE ONLINE GUIDANCE ALSO AND CONSIDER OTHER INCENTIVES IN ADDITION TO TOOLS SUCH AS. AND IF YOU DO AN 80 TO 90, MAYBE RATHER THAN GO ZERO.

EASE UP A LITTLE BIT AND OTHER OFFERING ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE OF 80 TO 90% WASTE DIVERSION.

MAYBE THOSE FACILITIES DON'T GET AS INSPECTED AS OFTEN AND MAYBE THE TRUE WASTE PEOPLE, THEY DON'T.

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SO I THINK THE NEXT SLIDE IS ALL OF THE BACKGROUND.

ALL OF THIS THAT GOES INTO THE DETAILS AND ALL OF THE NUMBERS.

SO, COMMISSIONERS, YOUR THOUGHTS? WHAT? WHAT? GO AHEAD. WELL, BEFORE BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT, COMMISSIONER LOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THAT SLIDE SHOW.

I WENT THROUGH IT EARLIER.

BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, YOU SAID THAT YOU HAVE US LOOK AT IT AND GO THROUGH IT AND COME BACK NEXT MONTH.

DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT OR DO YOU WANT TO INPUT TODAY AND OUR QUESTIONS TODAY? I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO AIR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE TODAY IF YOU HAVE SOME SO THAT ADDITIONAL RESEARCH CAN BE DONE BY THE NEXT TIME WE MEET.

BUT SINCE WE DID NOT GET THIS OUT, HAVE WE GOTTEN THIS OUT LIKE THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AGO? YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO ASK FOR A VOTE ON IT.

BUT THIS LARGE PACKAGE JUST WENT OUT ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO.

SO I THINK IT'S BETTER TO GIVE FOLKS A LITTLE TIME TO LOOK AT IT AND COME UP WITH MORE QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T.

DO YOU HAVE ANY? I HAVE A COUPLE.

YES, GO AHEAD. MAY I HAVE A FEW MORE? IN A MONTH'S TIME. TED, DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD TAKE THE MONTH BEFORE NEXT MEETING TO DELVE INTO THIS MORE AND AND COME UP WITH SOME MORE DETAILS AND MAYBE SOME MORE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, IF ANYBODY HAS THAT.

AND I WANT TO CLARIFY AND REITERATE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR HERE.

SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS IS WHY THIS THIS CERTIFICATION, WHY TRUE CERTIFICATION VERSUS BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER GREEN CERTIFICATIONS OUT THERE FOR BUSINESSES TO GET ON THEIR OWN SO THEY CAN KIND OF USE THAT AS IMPLEMENT AS A CORPORATE CULTURE AND USE AS A MARKETING TOOL TO OBTAIN CUSTOMERS.

SO WHY WOULD THIS THIS SYSTEM WITH THE THE US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL BE THE ONE THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER OVER ANYTHING ELSE? I DON'T THINK THAT THAT IS THE THE THAT'S NOT THE WAY THAT I'M PRESENTING IT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONE THAT SARAH ASKS US TO LOOK AT. SO IN MY LIFE, YEAH.

SO I BROUGHT THE TRUE CERTIFICATION BECAUSE ULTIMATELY WHEN I LOOKED INTO ZERO WASTE CERTIFICATIONS, LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THEM.

BUT I UNDERSTOOD THAT TO KIND OF BE THE STANDARD, THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR THE CERTIFICATION AND ALSO BECAUSE IT IS BACKED UP BY THE GREEN BUILDING, GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL AND THEY ALSO DO LEED, THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF THIS, THESE TYPES OF CERTIFICATIONS, AND THAT ADDED A LOT OF, I THINK, VALUE TO IT AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT FORWARD THIS SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION.

I FEEL LIKE BECAUSE IT IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD AND IT'S BACKED BY THE GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, THAT THIS WOULD BE PROBABLY THE ONE THAT THAT TO LOOK INTO FIRST AT LEAST.

OH, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER WITH US TODAY, MIGUEL ROMERO'S RAMIREZ MAHLE, AND HE IS HE WORKS WITH THE CHAMBER.

HE WORKS WITH BUSINESSES.

SO I ASKED HIM TO TEND TO ATTEND THE MEETING, TO BE HERE, TO LISTEN TO THIS PART AS WELL, TO KIND OF CONSIDER WHAT OUR OUR COMMERCIAL FOLKS MIGHT MIGHT CONSIDER AS WELL.

THANK YOU, MIGUEL. CAN I ASK A QUESTION, SARAH? I HAVE A COUPLE MORE REAL QUICK.

IF I CAN GET THROUGH MINE AND I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR TO YOU, COMMISSIONER PTAK, IF THAT'S OKAY.

GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. SO YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESENTATION THE DEPTH OF THE PRESENTATION THAT SOME BUSINESSES WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM THIS.

I CAN'T FIND IT RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THERE WAS 850 BUSINESSES THAT WERE ELIGIBLE AND WITH EXEMPTIONS OR DROPPED IT DOWN TO 150 THAT WOULD ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE.

WHAT IF YOU CAN REAL QUICK, WHAT MAKES A COMPANY EXEMPT FROM THIS? I ALSO SENT THOSE NUMBERS TO VICE CHAIR LEW.

AND MAINLY IT'S YOU CAN BE EXEMPT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OF A THRESHOLD OF WASTE THAT YOU'RE UNDER.

SO WE HAD A LOT OF INSURANCE COMPANIES, EVEN AUTOMOBILE PLACES THAT DON'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF ORGANIC WASTE OR A LOT

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AND THOSE WERE THE MAJORITY OF THE EXEMPTIONS.

OKAY. SO IT'S ABOUT SIZE OF WASTE THAT YOUR BUSINESS GENERATES IS DETERMINES IF YOU PARTICIPATE.

CORRECT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND THEN ON PAGE 26, WITH THE COST, THE CERTIFICATION COSTS, THE REGISTRATION FEES ARE PRE CERTIFICATION FEES, EXPEDITED REVIEW FEE AND AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THE CERTIFICATION FEES.

THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY.

WHERE DOES THIS MONEY GO EXACTLY? DOES IT GO TO THE CITY? DOES IT GO TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEHIND THE CERTIFICATION? IT GOES TO THE GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL FROM WHAT I SEE.

AND A PART OF THAT IS OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING TO SEND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO SEND OUT THE.

AUDITORS, IF YOU WILL.

THE FOLKS WHO DO ISSUE THE CERTIFICATION AND THEY WOULD BE GOING THROUGH THE RECORDS AND SO ON.

SO MOST OF THESE THIRD PARTY CERTIFICATIONS, WELL, I SHOULD SAY ALL OF THEM, THAT'S THE WAY THEY OPERATE.

YOU PAY A FEE, THEY SEND OUT THEIR PEOPLE.

AND THEN THE FINES THAT THE CITY MIGHT GET THAT WOULD BE THAT COULD BE LEVIED THAT COMES FROM THIS GROUP AS WELL.

AND THOSE 10,000 FINES PER DAY WOULD BE PAID TO THIS GROUP.

IS THAT CORRECT? NO.

THE TEN THE $10,000 THAT INFORMATION CAME FROM.

THERE ARE TWO FINES.

THERE'S THE FINE THAT IS IN THE ORDINANCE WHICH THE CITY OF INDIO WOULD ISSUE TO FACILITIES OR RESIDENTS THAT DON'T COMPLY WITH THE RULE.

AND THEN SEPARATE AND APART FROM THAT, THE CITY OF INDIO HAS A DELIVERABLE OR DUTY TO CAL RECYCLE.

SO IF THE CITY OF INDIO AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE I GOT THAT INFORMATION FROM SIERRA, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CITY IS.

FINES ARE DOCUMENTED.

IS THAT IN THE U.S.? IS THAT IN THE CODE OF CALIFORNIA REGULATION, SARA? YES, IT'S ACTUALLY IN 1383 LEGISLATION.

OKAY. IT'S IN THE LEGISLATION.

OKAY. SO THOSE FINES WOULD GO WHERE EXACTLY, SARA? WE WOULD PAY THEM TO CAL RECYCLE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION IS, AND I'M ALL FOR THE GOAL OF ZERO WASTE, BUT WE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH WIRTEK A FEW YEARS, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COMMISSION AND A QUESTION WAS POSED TO BIRD TECH ABOUT THAT 70% OF RECYCLED GOODS END UP IN THE LANDFILL AS IT IS ANYWAYS, REGARDLESS OF GOING INTO THE RECYCLING BIN OR NOT, BECAUSE THERE'S NO MARKET FOR RECYCLING MATERIALS, THE CARDBOARD MARKET GOING TO CHINA DRIED UP AFTER THE GREAT RECESSION IN 2008.

THE ONLY PLASTIC ITEMS THAT HAVE ANY RECYCLING VALUE ARE MILK CARTONS AND SODA CONTAINERS.

SO BY WHERE I MEAN IT'S PLAIN OLD WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE RECYCLING ITEMS THAT GET SEPARATED THAT WE GO TO ZERO WASTE? DO THEY ACTUALLY DOES THIS ACTUALLY WORK OR IS THIS JUST SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS ALL GREAT ON PAPER, BUT IN EXECUTION IT DOESN'T WORK? THAT MAKES SENSE. WELL.

I'LL I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS CAME UP IN OUR FRANCHISE NEGOTIATIONS BECAUSE IT IS AN ISSUE AND.

WE DON'T HAVE A WAY OF BEING 100% SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, BEING PROCESSED AND BEING HANDLED THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

BUT WE DID ADD INTO OUR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH BIOTECH THAT THEY WOULDN'T TAKE THESE ANYWHERE WHERE THEY'RE NOT PROCESSED AND HANDLED CORRECTLY. AND IN TALKING WITH THEM, I UNDERSTAND THAT MOST OF THEIR PROCESSING FACILITIES ARE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND MOST OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HAPPENS WHEN THESE THINGS ARE SHIPPED OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

AND WHILE I CAN'T WHILE I DON'T I CAN'T MONITOR WHERE EVERYTHING GOES FOR SURE THAT VERTEX IS BASICALLY PROCESSING OR SENDING THINGS IN THE UNITED STATES GOES A LONG WAY TO SAYING THAT AT LEAST WHAT'S COMING FROM HERE IS GOING WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO AND BEING HANDLED CORRECTLY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTION I HAVE.

MR. TAK, THE FLOOR IS YOURS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.

WELL, WHEN WE FIRST DISCUSSED THIS, I THOUGHT WE WERE SORT OF TENTATIVELY LOOKING AT A ROLLING OUT OF THIS PROGRAM WITHOUT THE TRUE ASPECT OF IT, BUT ROLLING IT OUT TO GET IT IN EFFECT FOR ABOUT A YEAR, GET THE CONTAINERS ALL OUT, GET EVERYTHING MARKED AND GET IT DONE.

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AND THEN AT THAT POINT, ONCE WE GOT TO A CERTAIN LEVEL WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH, WE COULD APPLY FOR THE CERTIFICATION FOR TRUE.

BECAUSE THAT WAS.

THAT WAS I. AM I MISSING SOMETHING OR IS THAT.

SARAH, DOES THAT REMIND? IS THAT SORT OF HOW WE STARTED? I THINK THAT.

WE WERE THINKING ABOUT ROLLING IT OUT KIND OF IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE 1383 ROLLOUT AS IT IS KIND OF TOGETHER.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, YES, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THESE SERVICES.

YES, IT WILL COST YOU MORE, BUT THE CITY WILL HELP YOU AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN WORKING TOWARD THIS CERTIFICATION, WHICH YOU CAN'T GET UNLESS YOU LITERALLY SHOW THAT YOU'VE REDUCED YOUR WASTE BY 90%.

AND THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT THAT WILL SAVE YOU ON COSTS FOR COMMERCIAL.

THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IN MY HEAD WAS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THE COMMERCIAL BECAUSE THE COST FOR 1383 FOR THE COMMERCIAL SIDE IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AND IT'S BASED ON HOW MUCH WASTE YOU'RE GENERATING, THE MORE WASTE, THE MORE COST, AND THAT THIS WOULD BE A WAY OF TRYING TO HELP THEM MITIGATE THAT COST INCREASE.

SO WE WOULD ROLL IT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

MAKES SENSE. RICHARD, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T. MORGAN, THANKS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

CHRIS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DARIO'S GOING ON MUTE.

NO, I DON'T.

MADAM VICE CHAIR, LOU DID AN AMAZING JOB.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.

I REALLY DEPENDED ON HER.

I DROPPED THE BALL IN THIS ONE.

SHE. SHE REALLY TOOK THE BALL.

IT ALL SEEMS SELF EXPLANATORY TO ME.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO NEED TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION INVOLVED IN IT? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ATTENDEE.

AND THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO DEBATE.

WELL, LET ME SAVE MY REMARKS UNTIL AFTER WE HEAR FROM HIM.

PLEASE GO AHEAD. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON THIS MEETING.

I'VE WORKED A LITTLE TINY BIT IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN WE WERE KIND OF IMPLEMENTING THIS AND ROLLING STUFF OUT WITH BUSINESSES.

AND THEIR MAJOR CONCERN IS THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION AS TO WHAT'S KIND OF HAPPENED, WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN AND WHAT AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

AND THEN ANYTHING COSTS RIGHT AWAY IS RED FLAGS FOR ANY BUSINESSES, AS YOU PROBABLY ALL AWARE.

THEY JUST HEAR A DOLLAR AMOUNT OR YOU SAY COST OR ANYTHING, NOT EVEN A DOLLAR AMOUNT.

AND ALREADY THEY'VE STOPPED LISTENING TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

AND SO THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY WITH THIS.

AND THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A MISUNDERSTANDING AS TO HOW HOW THIS ALL WORKS AND HOW THIS THIS AFFECTS THEM.

SO TO ME, IT'S JUST GETTING A GOOD EDUCATION PIECE THAT'S VERY JUST CLEAR CUT.

AND MAYBE TYING THAT TO DOLLAR AMOUNTS LIKE THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

AND IF IT DOESN'T, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS.

AND THEN AND THEN WE AS A CITY FIGURE OUT THE LOWEST, THE EASIEST, LOWEST WAY TO GET THEM TO AS MINIMAL COST AS POSSIBLE.

MY QUESTION ON THAT IS IN TERMS OF SCHEDULE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEADLINE FOR THIS IS THE ROLLOUT IS FOR JANUARY 2023.

IF I RECALL, THAT'S WHEN WE PLAN TO DO THE ROLLOUT.

AND WE PROBABLY BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THERE SUGGESTS TO ME THAT WHAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO TO GET OVER THIS CONFUSION AND ALSO PART OF THE EDUCATION IS PERHAPS USE SOME EXAMPLES BECAUSE YOU CAN KEEP TALKING AT PEOPLE, BUT IF YOU USE SOME EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE, VERY SIMPLE SORT OF EVEN PICTORIAL EXAMPLES, KIND OF LIKE THE PICTURES I HAVE BEHIND ME, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE SIMPLE THINGS GET TO FUNNY, THAT IS LIKE, AS YOU SAY, THE EYES BLUR, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THAT.

THEY'VE GOT A BUSINESS TO RUN.

SO IF YOU GIVE THEM THE EXAMPLE, A TYPICAL FACILITY THIS SIZE, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE COST.

THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR WASTE.

THAT WOULD TAKE US.

WE'RE IN OCTOBER NOW, ALMOST.

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AND THAT'S A QUESTION TO YOURSELF AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

HOW LONG HAS THE COMMUNICATIONS LIKE THAT TAKEN TO DEVELOP? AND SO WE WORK WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT STEVE STRATEGIES, AND IT WOULD JUST DEPEND ON HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR THEM TO SEE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND WHAT THEY CAN ALREADY USE TO CREATE.

I DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE FOR YOU.

IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM A FEW DAYS TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS, JUST DEPENDING ON HOW INTENSIVE WE WANT TO GET WITH IT.

BUT THE NEXT PART IS GOING TO BE THE OUTREACH.

AND THAT PART I, SARAH AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH EVEN ON A DIFFERENT PROJECT, TRYING TO GET THAT OUTREACH TO BUSINESSES AND TO GET TO THE RIGHT PERSON.

RIGHT. BECAUSE IF YOU GO TO A STOREFRONT OR ANY ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE GATEKEEPER AND GIVE YOU THE RUN AROUND.

AND WE CAN SAY, YEAH, WE DROPPED IT OFF.

BUT IN ORDER TO GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS, YOU HAVE TO BE SPEAKING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND KNOCKING ON COMMERCIAL FACILITY'S DOORS AND LETTING THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

CAL RECYCLE FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL COMPLIANCE, AND SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF OUTREACH TOWARD COMMERCIAL COMPLIANCE, BUT IT'S BEEN DOOR TO DOOR, FACE TO FACE, AS MUCH AS WE CAN DO IT.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT AND BECAUSE OF THE I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE LACK OR THE PUTTING OFF THE DOING THE RESIDENTIAL OUTREACH BECAUSE WE'RE SO FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT CAL RECYCLE WANTED FOR OUR COMPLIANCE.

AND AS VICE CHAIR LOU SAID, WE FACE HEFTY CHARGES TO MISS COMPLIANCE DEADLINES.

SO THERE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A LOT OF OUTREACH TO COMMERCIAL FACILITIES.

THE RESIDENTIAL IS JUST NOW BEGINNING TO RAMP UP, BUT THE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES ARE WHERE EVERY SINGLE COMMERCIAL FACILITY IN INDIO THAT WILL NEED TO DO THIS HAS ACTUALLY TALKED TO SOMEONE EITHER FROM VERTEX OR FROM A CONSULTANT THAT THE CITY HIRED OUTSIDE OF BIOTECH TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING.

DEADLINES. ONCE EVERYTHING IS ROLLED OUT, VERTEX GOES OUT, MAKE SURE AND THEN CONNECTS AGAIN TO SAY, DO YOU NEED TRAINING, DO YOU NEED POSTERS? DO YOU NEED THAT? SO THE COMMERCIAL FACILITY OUTREACH HAS ACTUALLY BEEN PRETTY ROBUST.

IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T FOCUSED NEARLY AS MUCH ON THE RESIDENTIAL BECAUSE WE WERE JUST TRYING TO STAY ONE STEP AHEAD OF CAL RECYCLE.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, COOL.

SO IT MIGHT TAKE IT PROBABLY TAKES AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

IT MIGHT LAG A LITTLE BIT BEHIND THE 1383 ROLLOUT.

BUT MY MY OTHER QUESTION WITH THIS IS WITH REGARDS TO THE OTHER SUGGESTIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE HERE, SUCH AS PROVIDE INCENTIVES, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT COSTS, I JUST I GUESS I LOOKED AT IT FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD I WANT TO INCUR COSTS IF THERE'S LIKE ZERO BENEFIT TO ME? I MEAN, IT JUST FOR ME JUST DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.

YOU'RE NOT YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'M A PESSIMIST.

I JUST THINK THAT IT'S A BETTER WAY TO ENGAGE THEM.

HOW WOULD HOW WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO OR WHEN WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK ON THAT, SARAH, AS TO WHETHER WE CAN GIVE THEM SOME BENEFITS OR WHETHER WE CAN ALSO HAVE A SECOND TIER.

I THINK THIS GOES TO WHAT COMMISSIONER BENSON IS SAYING ABOUT WE'RE NOT JUST DOING TIER, WE'RE NOT JUST DOING TRUE ALONE.

CAN WE HAVE SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES THROWN IN THERE? I'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK INTO THAT.

I KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE THE AB 939 FUNDS, AND I THINK I'M ALMOST POSITIVE THAT WE CAN HELP THE COST TO GET THIS CERTIFICATION SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET.

THESE FEES THAT YOU SHOW HERE, THE CITY CAN HELP WITH THAT.

AND THEN WE MAY CONSIDER TARGETING THE HIGHER RATE FACILITIES FIRST, BECAUSE THAT SHOULD ALSO SAVE THEM MONEY ON THEIR WASTE BILL.

AND THEN AS FAR AS THE OTHER INCENTIVES, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE A LITTLE TRICKIER.

I'LL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH THOSE AND TALK WITH SOME SOME FOLKS HERE IN INDIA AND I'LL SEE IF I CAN COME UP WITH SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING.

YEAH. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE PERHAPS THE CITY SAYING WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU A CONSULT AND OUT OF THOSE FUNDS WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A CONSULTANT FOR ONE DAY BECAUSE EACH FACILITY IS GOING TO BE SPECIFIC.

I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HUNDREDS OF FACILITIES.

[01:05:04]

SO IF WE PAID A CONSULTANT, A CONSULTANT TO PUT TOGETHER, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY DAYS OF WORK IT WOULD TAKE FOR A CONSULTANT TO JUST KIND OF PUT TOGETHER SOME ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS PER FACILITY, THAT TO ME IS THE BIGGEST HURDLE BECAUSE IF WE DON'T DO THAT, THEN THAT MEANS THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO HIRE A CONSULTANT THEMSELVES TO EVEN FIGURE OUT IF THEY WANT TO BE IN THE PROGRAM.

SO THAT TO ME IS WHERE THE FACILITY, IF WE CAN I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN AFFORD THAT, I'LL LOOK INTO IT.

I WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK WITH SOME ANSWERS FOR YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, VICE-CHAIR LEW, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND YOUR THE SLIDESHOW THAT YOU SUBMITTED IS FANTASTIC.

SO LET'S HAVE EVERYONE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS PREPARED FOR NEXT MEETING.

PERHAPS. IS IT HELPFUL IF WE HAVE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AND SEND THEM BEFORE THE MEETING AND THAT WAY THEY CAN BE ANSWERED STRAIGHTAWAY AND NOT GET TOO DRAWN OUT AND A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH? IS THAT HELPFUL OR NO? DO YOU WANT TO WAIT TILL THE ACTUAL MEETING? NO, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

IT'S A GOOD IDEA. ALL RIGHT.

SO IF YOU CAN SEND SEND THE SEND THEM IN AHEAD OF TIME AND THEN MAYBE THEY CAN BE ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY AND WE CAN KNOCK THIS OUT AND MAYBE IN NEXT MONTH WE CAN PUT IT TO A MOTION AND GO FROM THERE.

FORGIVE ME, CHAIRMAN.

SARAH, IS IT REASONABLE TO ASK YOU TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US BEFORE NEXT MEETING WITH WHAT THE CITY CAN PROVIDE AS FAR AS FINANCIAL HELP FOR THESE BUSINESSES? YEAH. I'LL DO MY BEST TO GET THAT TO YOU AHEAD OF TIME.

[7.1 Transformative Climate Communities Grant Application Update]

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN ON THE AGENDA GRANTS IN 7.1 TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES GRANT APPLICATION UPDATE.

SARAH, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

THANK YOU FOR THE TCC GRANT.

WE HAVE FINALIZED THE APPLICATION.

THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL CAME OUT TO DO A SITE VISIT.

YOU WERE HERE ON AUGUST 25TH.

I THINK THAT WENT REALLY WELL.

AGAIN, THIS IS A $35 MILLION GRANT FOR SIDEWALKS IN THE JEWEL COMMUNITY, PUTTING DOWN FIBER FOR SUPERFAST INTERNET, ADDING COMMUNITY GARDENS AND SOLAR ON THE RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIPLE MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES, JUST AS SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH THIS GRANT.

AND WE SHOULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION WHETHER OR NOT WE'LL GET FUNDED SOMETIME IN OCTOBER, AT LEAST A PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ONE QUICK QUESTION.

IS THAT 35 MILLION THE CITY VIDEO WOULD GET ARE WE GET A PIECE OF THAT? IS THAT THE GRANT TOTAL AND THEY GIVE IT UP OR THAT'S THE GRANT TOTAL.

AND IN FACT, WE HAD TO MATCH QUITE A BIT OF IT.

SO I FORGET IT'S SOMETHING LIKE A $75 MILLION GRANT AT THE END OF IT BECAUSE WE MATCH SOME OF IT.

WE PULLED IN RESOURCES OR LEVERAGE RESOURCES FROM OTHER GRANTS, INCLUDING THE CLEAN CALIFORNIA GRANT.

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A IT'S A HUGE GRANT.

IT'S MUCH MORE THAN 35 MILLION.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S NOT 35 MILLION THAT THE OTHER COMMUNITIES PUT IN THEIR THEIR HAT INTO THE RING AND IT GETS DIVVIED UP.

WE WOULD IF WE WIN THE GRANT, WE WOULD GET 35 MILLION PLUS WHATEVER ELSE THAT THE CITY DOES.

THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT? YES, I'M SORRY, SARAH, YOU SAID 35 MILLION, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

[7.2 Clean California Grant Update]

SARAH, FOR STILL YOURS AND FOR THIS ONE, OUR NEXT EVENT WE'RE GOING TO CLEAN CALIFORNIA GRANT IS PUTTING IN THE ARTISTIC SHADE STRUCTURES AND SIDEWALKS ALONG JACKSON STREET, TRYING TO LIVEN UP THAT PORTION OF JACKSON STREET BETWEEN KENNER AND AVENUE 45.

PART OF THAT GRANT ALSO IS HOLDING CLEANUP EVENTS, DOING A KICKOFF EVENT AND KIND OF RALLYING PEOPLE AROUND CLEANING THE AREA AS WELL.

AND WE HAVE THE DATE FOR THE KICKOFF EVENT.

IT'S GOING TO BE NOVEMBER 12TH FROM NINE UNTIL NOON IF THAT STRETCH OF STREET IS A LOT OF COMMERCIAL.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUT VOLUNTEERS.

WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO DO LITTER CLEANUP BECAUSE IT IS A PARTIALLY A CLEAN STREET LITTER CLEANUP TYPE GRANT.

WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING FOR PROJECTS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE GRAFFITI TRUCK OUT TO THAT AND THEY'LL WORK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, SIGNS, ANYTHING THAT'S OUT THERE.

[01:10:03]

THE CITY WILL BE OUT THERE.

ANY SIGN THAT'S OURS.

THERE'S A COUPLE THAT COULD USE REPLACING.

THERE'S SOME THAT ARE LEANING OVER.

JUST COULD BE JUST.

SPICED UP A BIT OR JUST FIXED OUTRIGHT.

SO WE'LL BE OUT THERE DOING THAT AS WELL.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME PROJECTS TO DO WITH THE VOLUNTEERS.

WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT SOME OF THE WHEEL STOPS ALONG SOME OF THAT AREA THAT BUMPS UP AGAINST THE SIDEWALKS BECAUSE THEY'RE MADE OF CONCRETE.

THEY'RE NOT JUST FADING, BUT THEY'RE LITERALLY CRUMBLING.

WE DO HAVE FUNDING TO PURCHASE NEW WHEELS, STOPS THAT WOULD BE MADE OF RECYCLED TIRES AND RECYCLED PLASTICS.

BUT SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE CONSIDER IT WELL AS WELL.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING TO THE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES BECAUSE I WANT TO GET THEM INVOLVED.

SO IT'S NOT JUST THE COMMUNITY OUT THERE CLEANING, LIKE TO ASK THEM AT A MINIMUM TO ALLOW THE VOLUNTEERS TO USE THEIR RESTROOMS OR FILL UP WATER BOTTLES IN THEIR FACILITIES IF THEY WOULD COME OUT AND CLEAN THEIR AREAS, IF THEY HAVE A PARKING LOT OR SOMETHING, THEY CAN BE SWEEPING THAT DURING THE TIME.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME BROKEN DOWN SIGNS AS WELL.

MAYBE GET A COMMITMENT FROM THEM TO GO AHEAD AND GET START LOOKING AT REPLACING SOME OF THOSE SIGNS AND DOING THINGS ON THEIR END AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT NOVEMBER 12TH.

THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION SOON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTION. JUST COMMENT, SIR, I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TO GET THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS INVOLVED IN INVESTING IN THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ON THE TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITY GRANTS.

I'M ASSUMING THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE RELEASED ON THE WEBSITE, CORRECT? ON OUR OUR WEBSITE.

YES. IF WE GET FUNDED.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

RIGHT. OKAY.

THANKS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. IF NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.

[8. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS]

I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT.

I WOULD LIKE US TO PERHAPS AT THE NEXT MEETING OR THE MEETING AFTER SOMETIME BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, RETURN TO OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN.

WE DIDN'T CALL. WE DIDN'T CALL THE SCHEDULE.

WE CALLED IT SOMETHING ELSE.

BUT OUR WORK, OUR WORKING PLAN FOR THAT, JUST TO SEE KIND OF GAUGE OUR PROGRESS, WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE'VE DONE.

ARE WE MOVING FAST ENOUGH? SO THAT'S MY REQUEST.

SUGGEST OR WHATEVER.

THANK. I'LL BRING THAT UP ON A FUTURE AGENDA SOON.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? MY ONLY COMMENT, IF I MAY, IS AGAIN VICE CHAIR LIEU, YOU ARE A.

YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS SECOND TO NONE.

I APPLAUD YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU ARE APPRECIATED.

YOU ARE A RARE, RARE BREED.

AND WE ARE VALUABLE.

YOU ARE. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

WE ALL BRING SOMETHING TO THE TO THE TABLE THAT THAT IS UNIQUE.

HOPEFULLY WE DON'T DUPLICATE EACH OTHER FULLY, BUT WE ALL BRING SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS?

[9. STAFF ITEMS]

I HAVE NO ITEMS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

IF THERE'S NO STAFF ITEMS, THEN I WILL MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 6:47 P.M..

IS THERE A SECOND CIRCUIT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? SORRY, SIR. YOU CAN DO THE VOTE COUNT.

ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

WHAT? I'M SORRY.

DO WE NEED A VOTE ON THIS TO ADJOURN? WE CAN. YOU CAN JUST DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE AT 6:48 P.M..

WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.

THANKS FOR COMING. THANK YOU, DAVE.

THANK YOU. AND PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME.

THANK YOU. BYE BYE.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.