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Home My WebLink AboutFuture agenda and requests - October 2024 City of Palm Springs Sustainability Commission October 2024 Upcoming Agenda Items and Guest Presentations - Scheduled Commission October • Reach codes and energy-efficient upgrade ordinance • Measure J projects • Smoking ordinance SSCOWR October • Review of reuse projects and policies across CA/region TBD • Clarification about composting pails (Commissioner Alexander’s suggestion) • Recycling progress in Parks and Downtown • Publicizing successes • CA water regulations Climate Action October • Reach codes and energy-efficient upgrade ordinance November • Regional connectivity to PSP • Greenhouse gas emissions analysis • Social media – Air Quality Monitoring Upcoming Agenda Items and Guest Presentations - Unscheduled Commission • Tree ordinance (to City Council) • Food ware ordinance (to City Council, before end of 2024) • Turf conversion statistics (from DWA) • Cool roof • Pool heaters • Dark Sky ordinance • Scholarships provided by the City (e.g., leaf blowers) • Solar on/in City buildings; Director McCloy’s report • Shade structures and trees; collaboration with Parks and Recreation Office/Commission • Cannabis/large building ordinance update (staff request) • Air quality • Digital media/education • Ban on use of glue traps and rodenticides—Prescott Reserve request • Dog/waste pickup stations SSCOWR • Waste enforcement Climate Action • City buildings – emissions reduction • Air quality • Airport expansion • Parks Task Force – collection of landfill, recycling, organics • Sustainable transportation planning and EV charging (Sustainability Specialist Wheeler) Additional suggested agenda items from Feb 20 Commission meeting • Collaboration with other cities on sustainability; form committee (Commissioner Walker) • Increased effort with respect to community gardens (Vice Chair Barrett) • Trash container labeling (Commissioner Cohn) • Shade structures and trees; work with Parks and Recreation Office/Commission (Commissioner Dirdah) • Getting away from natural gas; education of companies doing work (+ CivicSpark Fellow Agtang’s work) (Commissioner Rottner) → Climate action subcommittee •