Transportation and Environment Committee (T&E)
TL;DR
The Transportation and Environment Committee met to review progress on San José's Climate Smart and Zero Waste initiatives. The meeting focused on updating city strategies for sustainability and municipal services, with reports on climate action plans and vehicle service improvements.
Key Decisions
- Climate Smart San José Zero Waste Element Status Report Accepted status report
- San José Power Municipal Electric Utility Service Exploratory Phase Received update on exploratory phase
- Climate Smart San José Semi-Annual Report (March-August 2024) Accepted report
- Vehicle Concerns and Service Improvements Status Report Accepted status report
Agenda
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- 1) By email to tepubliccomment@sanjoseca.gov by 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting.
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- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Review of Work Plan
- 1. Climate Smart San José Zero Waste Element Status Report.Reports to Committee
Accept a status report on the Zero Waste Element strategy as part of Climate Smart San José. (Environmental Services)
- 2. Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan Update.Reports to Committee
Accept a status report on San José Power’s exploratory phase of providing Municipal Electric Utility Service. (City Manager/Energy)
- Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of individual Consent Calendar items as they are considered to be routine and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of the Committee requests debate, separate vote or recusal on a particular item, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair and considered separately. The public may comment on the entire Consent Calendar and any items removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair.
- Consent Calendar
- Reports to Committee
- 1. Climate Smart San José Plan Semi-Annual Report. (Environmental Services)Reports to Committee
Accept a semi-annual report on the Climate Smart San José plan from March 2024 through August 2024. (Environmental Services)
- 2. Vehicle Concerns and Service Improvements Status Report.Reports to Committee
Accept a status report on response to vehicle concerns and service improvements that achieve prioritized outcomes and resident satisfaction goals. (Transportation/Information Technology/Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services)
- Open Forum
- Members of the Public are invited to speak on any item that does not appear on today’s Agenda and that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee.
- Adjournment
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