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Home My WebLink About2007-09-17_EQAC_AgendaCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DATE /TIME: p.m. LOCATION: Roll Call Monday, September 17, 2007 - 7:00 Police Department Auditorium 870 Santa Barbara Drive 1. Minutes of August 20, 2007 (draft minutes attached) 2. Presentation from Michael Huls on Zero Waste 3. Appointment of Subcommittee to review Draft Environmental Impact Report for UCI Long Range Development Plan 4. Report from Energy Subcommittee 5. Economic Development Committee (EDC) Representative's Report 6. Coastal /Bay Water Quality Committee Representative's Report 7. Report from Staff on Current Projects I- Mimplim . u' 1"IT -Tii �? 9. Future Agenda Items 10. Adjournment NEXT MEETING DATE: October 15, 2007 'Attachments can be found on the City's website http: / /www.citV.newport- beach.ca.us. Once there, click on Citv Counc il. then scroll to and click on Agendas and Minutes then scroll to and click on Environmental Quality Affairs. If attachment is not on the web page, it is also available in the City of Newport Beach Planning Department, 3300 Newport Boulevard, Building C, 2 otl Floor. file: / //F: /Apps /WEB DATA/[ntemet/Environmental Qual ityAffairsCommitteeAgendas /20071mi08- 20- 07.htm CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES 8 -20 -07 Draft minutes of the Environmental Quality Affairs Committee held at the City of Newport Beach Police Department Auditorium, 870 Santa Barbara Drive, on Monday, August 20, 2007. Members Present: X Nancy Gardner, Council Member INX Sandra Haskell X Michael Henn, Council Member Barry Allen X Bruce Asper Kristine Adams X Dolores Offing, Vice Chair Gary McKitterick, Hoag Hospital Susan Knox - excused EX Kimberly Jameson X Arlene Greer X Matt Wiley X Timothy Stoaks X Brent Cooper Jennifer Winn X Laura Dietz INX Ray Halowski IRK Kenneth Drellishak, Chair X Barbara Thibault X Laura Curran Merritt Van Sant Michael Smith - excused X Robert Rush X Michael Pascale John Moftakhar- excused Staff Representatives: Guests: 4 X Asst Ci M r. Sharon Wood Carol McDermott, Government Solutions Cora Newman, Government Solutions Vickie Federman, Government Solutions Debra Le an, Hoag Hospital Gary McKitterick, Hoag Hospital Chairperson Ken Drellishak called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. 1. Minutes of July 16, 2007 Arlene Greer moved to approve the minutes of July 16, 2007. Ray Halowski seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously 2. Presentation on Proposed Amendment to Hoag Hospital Master Plan Pace I file: / //F: /Apps /WEB DATA/[ntemet/Environmental Qual ityAffairsCommitteeAgendas /2007 /mi08- 20- 07.htm Carol McDermott of Government Solutions introduced the project team, and gave a presentation on the proposal to amend the master plan. She, Cora Newman and Debra Legan responded to questions from Committee members. Chair Drellishak requested a brief description of the Hoag Healthcare Center project, which Ms. McDermott and Ms. Legan provided. Chair Drellishak made assignments for review of DEIR sections to subcommittee members. 3. Appointment of Subcommittee to review Draft Environmental Impact Report for Hoag Healthcare Center Subcommittee members were appointed and assigned to review sections of the DEIR, as follows: Brent Cooper Bruce Asper Arlene Greer Dolores Otting Kimberly Jame Tim Stoaks Brent Cooper Air Quality Aesthetics Hazards Hazards son Noise Transportation Transportation 4. Report from Energy Subcommittee Laura Dietz reported on her meeting with Building Director Jay Elbettar. The Committee discussed the need for a subcommittee work program and timeline. 5. Economic Development Committee (EDC) Representative's Report Chair Drellishak reported thatthere was no meeting in August. 6. Coastal /Bay Water Quality Committee Representative's Report Nancy Gardner reported on the Back Bay Science Center. 7. Report from Staff on Current Projects No report 8. Public Comments I0= 9. Future Agenda Items Briefing on Hyatt Hotel proposal Zero Waste Presentation Presentation from Great Park Conservancy Page 2 file: / //F: /Apps /WEB DATA/[ntemet/Environmental Qual ityAffairsCommitteeAgendas /2007 /mi08- 20- 07.htm 10. Adjournment Chair Drellishak adjourned the meeting at 8:43 p.m. Page 3 Beyond AB 939: Zero Waste Management A Map to Resource Efficiency for the 21St Century -by- Mr. J. Michael Huls, R.E.A., CEO, Huls Environmental Media & Trustee, California Resource Management Training Institute, and Ms. Stephanie Barger, President, Earth Resource Foundation Over Consumption Is A Driver for Wasting 0 "The world has enough for everyone's need but not for everyone's greed," — Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi r ", I J11 I I Zero Waste Is the Solution o "Zero" or Darn Close Is the Goal o The Solution Lies in a Paradigm Shift in Thinking from Waste to Resource o Recognizes 71 Tons "Upstream" For Every Ton MSW on Average o Slows Climate Change as Landfills Are a Significant Source of Methane, an Important Greenhouse Gas "Waste"' berg ERO WAffi �avao^� Upstream Waste esource fficency Sustains '�ilIty Zero Waste Management Goals: • Efficiency • Sustainability • Environmental Protection • Human health and safety • Energy • Not our inheritance, rather, "We borrow from our children" ERO WAflE F �y P! 0.�ys Summary of Bene fits o Revenue • $4 to $550 per ton • Cost avoidance • Landfill costs increasing • Liability of long term care • Jobs • Green collar jobs • 1 FTE /500 tons (currently wasted) o Environmental • Energy conservation • Materials conservation y 3 Zero Waste Principles o Up Stream • Clean Production • Product Redesign • Product Stewardship o Down Stream • Composting • Recycling an It t Mote Burn 0 �'' ----- • Resource Recovery Parks ?JIM' ',N N WAfEE 1, E at ; unici�pan es Have Adopted Zero Wasting? o El Cajon o Palo Alto o San Francisco o Berkeley • Santa Cruz • Rancho Cucamonga • El Monte % ERp N tl FRU WASlE F y Ad What Are Some Zero Waste, FM!!r ; s,? • Anheuser -Busch • American Honda • Apple Computer • Bank of America • Epson, Inc. • Fetzer Vineyards • Hewlett- Packard • Kaiser Permanente • Pillsbury • Ricoh Electronics • San Diego Wild Animal Park • Seaman's Beverages • Toyota • Vons- Safeway • The Walt Disney Company • Xerox Corp., Rochester, NY -f FR- M1M0M ERO WASTE h 3 Zero, In On Zero Waste o Two Orange County -based Business Conferences & Zero Waste Communities Seminar • Focus on business sustainability through zero waste • Over 250 total attendees • Beginning of broad initiative for zero waste communities o Several zero waste businesses and cities participated and shared info What Did We Learn? Ricoh, Electronics 100% Resource Recovery SE-mill Five R's (Formerly the Three R's) I All 3 REFUSE RETURN 4WW #0 + �Y 4i • REUSE rRECYC7J,111 t • Avoid buying unnecessary «Taste • Return packaging materials to suppliers • Reduce waste at the source • Re -use everything possible • Recycle any remaining waste streams RICOH What Did We Learn? o Rancho Cucamonga (54% diversion) • Wet /dry routing for commercial wastes • Highest rate of diversion in the state for multifamily complexes • Implemented "pay as you throw" pricing • Extensive educational program including video disk environmental magazine • Developed own HHW facility but working on Product Stewardship • Three cart system for residential • Looking to add more programs based on SRRE NJ Zero Wa�s te iln t I Jr all Of us r -�t JJJJJJJ� It's a winl-w- -hing Tot ff JIM to o Things DO:: C-Z Establish Zem--Was-te IJ iff 7V mmun ty-..�Wid 1"N' -S-R -R Rt! R�!,W -,Ex nvd li Ca tl 0 ---A p, n IN ,g -11P -_�Co_ 7t'Ut E ft co u e. q- mag , �7 I I The Future? E fRo jH 00 UM RO D 0 W IV I Contacts, J. Michael Huls, R.E.A. Stephanie Barger, Executive Director Hulls Environmental Media Earth Resources Foundation PO Box 4519 230 E. 17th Street, Suite #208 Covina, CA 91723 -4519 Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Tel: 626 - 332 -7514 Tel: 949 - 645 -5163 Fax: 626 - 332 -7504 Fax: 949 - 645 -5173 michael @hulsenv.com stephanie .barger @earthresource.org www.hulsenv.com www.earthresource.orci a e exo w�nv