20211109 Business and Industry Commission-Green Vernon Commission Minutes (Joint Special)
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VERNON BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMISSION
GREEN VERNON COMMISSION
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021
REMOTE LOCATION VIA ZOOM
CALL TO ORDER
Business and Industry Commission (BIC) Chair Cline called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m.
FLAG SALUTE
BIC Chair Cline led the Flag Salute.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Business and Industry Commission (BIC)
Jack Cline, Chair (via remote access)
Jimmy Andreoli II, Vice Chair (via remote access)
John Baca, Commissioner (via remote access)
Thomas Condon, Commissioner (via remote access)
Crystal Larios, Commissioner (via remote access)
Duncan Sachdeva, Commissioner (via remote access)
Green Vernon Commission (GVC)
Ron Daerr, Chair (via remote access)
Catherine Browne (via remote access)
Alan Franz, Vice Chair (via remote access)
Hector Morfin, Commissioner (via remote access)
Martin Perez, Commissioner (via remote access)
Stan Stosel, Commissioner (via remote access)
ABSENT: Douglas Williams, BIC Commissioner
STAFF PRESENT:
Zaynah Moussa, Interim City Attorney (via remote access)
Lisa Pope, City Clerk (via remote access)
Fredrick Agyin, Health and Environmental Control Director (via remote access)
Melissa Nano, Environmental Health Specialist (via remote access)
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APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
MOTION
GVC Commissioner Morfin moved and GVC Chair Daerr seconded a motion to approve
the agenda. The question was called and the motion carried 12-0, BIC Commissioner
Williams absent.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Ordinance
Recommendation: Discuss Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) requirements and the City’s Solid
Waste Management Program, in consideration of comments and feedback received from
the Business and Industry Commission and Green Vernon Commission SB 1383 Waste
Hauler Temporary Ad Hoc Committees; and recommend that the City Council adopt a
Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Ordinance.
Health and Environmental Control Director Agyin presented the staff report.
In response to Commission questions, Health and Environmental Control Director Agyin
explained the timeframe for adopting the ordinance; and clarified the proposed small
businesses exemption, impact to residents, proposed education and outreach to businesses,
reporting process, hauler route consolidation, and two bin system.
BIC Vice Chair Andreoli explained CalRecycle’s plan to measure volume at the landfills,
statewide goals and enforcement action. He expressed concern with a third-party camera
monitoring his property.
The Commissions discussed proposed changes to the ordinance and directed staff to bring
back the proposed revisions.
MOTION
BIC Vice Chair Andreoli moved and GVC Commissioner Morfin seconded a motion to
direct staff to bring back a proposed ordinance for the Commissions consideration at a
future joint meeting. The question was called and the motion carried 12-0, BIC
Commissioner Williams absent.
ORAL REPORTS
None.
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ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, BIC Chair Cline adjourned the meeting at 4:12 p.m.
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JACK CLINE,
Business and Industry Commission Chair
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HECTOR MORFIN,
Green Vernon Commission Chair
ATTEST:
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LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)