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Sunnyvale Sustainability Commission approves minutes, appoints two members to speaker series subcommittee
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the commission approved the Feb. 18 minutes and voted to fill two subcommittee seats: Commissioner Jansen filled the seat vacated by Commissioner McWanna; Vice Chair Navin was appointed to the seat relinquished by Chair Veach. Both appointments passed by roll call votes.
The Sunnyvale Sustainability Commission on March 17 approved its Feb. 18, 2025 meeting minutes and voted to fill two vacancies on the Sustainability Speaker Series subcommittee.
The commission approved the consent-calendar item to "Approve the sustainability commission meeting minutes of 02/18/2025." Commissioner Pronto moved the item; a second was given and a roll call vote recorded five yeses, one abstention and one absence. The clerk announced the tally as "5 yes, 1 abstain, and 1 absent; by majority, the motion passes."
The meeting then addressed membership on the Sustainability Speaker Series subcommittee after Commissioner McWanna announced his resignation from the commission. The commission first voted to vacate Commissioner McWanna’s seat on the subcommittee and to nominate Commissioner Jansen to fill it. The motion passed by roll call with six yes votes and no noes.
Later the commission accepted Chair Veach’s relinquishment of her seat on the subcommittee and appointed Vice Chair Navin as the replacement. That motion also passed on a roll call vote recorded as six yes votes.
Chair Veach thanked the new appointees and Commissioner Pistone — the remaining subcommittee member — for their continued work organizing the annual speaker series. Commissioners and staff emphasized that staff handles speaker logistics and that subcommittee members primarily propose and rank topics, do outreach to potential speakers and help host events.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (Item 25-0436): Motion to approve "Approve the sustainability commission meeting minutes of 02/18/2025." Mover: Commissioner Pronto; Second: (recorded second). Vote: 5 yes, 1 abstain, 1 absent. Outcome: approved.
- Appointment — Speaker Series subcommittee (vacated seat of Commissioner McWanna): Motion to vacate seat and appoint Commissioner Jansen. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: approved; Commissioner Jansen assigned to subcommittee.
- Appointment — Speaker Series subcommittee (Chair Veach seat): Motion to accept Chair Veach’s relinquishment and appoint Vice Chair Navin. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain. Outcome: approved; Vice Chair Navin assigned to subcommittee.
All recorded roll-call votes were read aloud during the meeting; meeting staff tallied votes and announced outcomes as noted.
