September 8, 2020 President’s Sustainability Advisory Council DRAFT: Agenda & Meeting Notes

September 8, 2020 Minutes

President’s Sustainability Advisory Council
September 8, 2020 Zoom Meeting 2-3:30 p.m.
DRAFT: Agenda & Meeting Notes

Members Present:

Adele Santana, Barbara Frohlech, Calee Spinney, Claudia Luke, Jenifer Barnett, Justine Law, Kimberly Kaido-Alvarez, Kindra Kautz, Kirsten Tellez, Madison Annala, Mark Perri, Megan Varnadore, Merith Weisman, Nadiya Parekh, Nancy Keller

Members Absent:

Katryna Johnson, Cody Smith, Michael Dominguez

Non-Members Present:

Alicia Hodenfield, Tyson Hill, Kevin Fang

Important Links

• Sustainable SSU Website
• Shared PSAC Folder
• PSAC Charter
• PSAC Membership
• Presidents’ Climate Leadership Commitment (PCLC)
• PCLC Gantt Chart

2:00-2:15 Announcements

• CEI Virtual Events (Claudia Luke)
• The Virtual Field (Claudia Luke)
• Workshops (Mark Perri)

2:15-2:30 Business

• Regular Meeting Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month 2-3:30?
• Council Membership Changes
  • Leadership Change
    • Craig Dawson - previous Co-Chair, Director of Operational Sustainability
    • Megan Varnadore - Director Transportation and Parking Services
    • Judith Ford - previous Chair of Regional Resilience
  • New Members
    • Katryna Johnson - Student, Sustainability Senator (appt by AS)
    • Mike Dominguez - Student Life (appt by Greg Sawyer; replacement for Marina Briones)
    • Cody Smith - Transportation & Parking (appt by VP Admin & Finance; replacement for Megan Varnadore)
  • Member Appointments Pending
    • Three Students
    • Strategic Communications (appt by President)
  • Sustainability Communications Assistant
  • Website Membership updates
• Member Responsibility Refresher
  • Reporting Out
  • Working Group Participation
  • President’s Climate Leadership Commitment
• Working Groups
  • Academic & Student Life: Mark Perri (Chair), Adele Santana, Justine Law, Nadiya Parekh, Merith Weisman, Katryn Johnson, Mike Dominguez
  • Strategy, Communication & Advancement: Claudia Luke (Chair), Kat Johnson, Madison Annala, Kirsten Tellez, *tbd* (Strat Comm); Add’l members: Damien Wilson, Sandy Destiny, Andy Shepherd
  • Zero Impact: Megan Varnadore (Chair), Jen Barnett, Nancy Keller, Calee Spinney, Cody Smith, *tbd* student
  • Regional Resilience: *tbd* (Chair), Barbara Frohlech, Kindra Kautz, *tbd* (student)

2:30-2:45 Sustainability Budget (Claudia Luke)

• Operations and IRA Budgets
• Grants and Proposals:
  • Unsuccessful
    • Strategic Growth Council
    • Second Nature Acceleration Grant
  • Successful
    • Waters Collaborative + Rising Waters
    • Sonoma Mountain Connection
    • The Virtual Field
    • Other

2:45-3:00 Future of Sustainability at SSU - Interim Provost Karen Moranski and VP Administration & Finance Joyce Lopes

3:00-3:15 Accomplishments 2019-20 Snapshot

3:15-3:30 Priorities for this Year / Discussion

• PCLC Climate Action Plan (outline presented at October meeting)
• What do you think our top priority should be?
• What’s on your mind about sustainability recently?
• What has changed around campus because of COVID?