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Commission backs restart of Davis environmental-recognition awards, asks for more commissioner representation on screening panel

Climate and Environmental Justice Commission · April 29, 2026
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Summary

Staff proposed relaunching the environmental-recognition awards with rolling online nominations and a revised screening process; the commission voted to recommend the proposal to city council while asking staff to rebalance the screening panel to include more commission members. The motion passed by voice/hand; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally.

Adrienne, a staff member with the Greener Davis program, presented proposed updates to the city’s environmental-recognition awards, explaining the program pause for 2024–25 and offering a streamlined relaunch with online rolling nominations, fixed award categories (legacy, nonprofit/volunteer/school, business, individual) and a small screening committee to vet nominees before a commission recommendation to council.

"We would take nominations…

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