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Rachel, a city staff member, reminded commissioners that boards and commissions are advisory to the city council and city manager and do not have budgetary authority or the power to direct staff. She summarized the city’s structure and explained that many municipal services (for Sammamish) are contracted, including legal counsel and public safety services delivered via partner agencies.

Rachel emphasized Washington’s strong open‑meetings and public‑records laws and warned that routine communications can trigger public‑meeting or public‑records requirements. She said an email string or a “reply all” can become a meeting and advised commissioners not to use private email for commission business. \"Anything's a public record,\" she said, describing transitory versus retained records and recommending commissioners use the city‑issued iPads to separate commission work from private communications.

She also reviewed quorum requirements for the seven voting commissioners (four constitutes a quorum for action), remote participation rules and the penalties for violating OPMA, and encouraged commissioners to come prepared and participate as community ambassadors for the Climate Action Plan. Rachel and staff said the clerk’s office will provide forms for departing commissioners to confirm they have returned or do not possess commission records.

Ending: Staff said the orientation is repeated periodically and invited commissioners to ask Rose or Rachel for guidance on records or OPMA questions between meetings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 21, 2025 - Sustainability Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Staff delivered a recurring board orientation stressing Washington’s open‑meetings and public‑records rules, limits on commissioner authority, email/reply‑all risks, quorum rules and recommended use of city iPads to keep commission work separate from private communications.","taxTitle","Sammamish City, King County, Washington","taxId",5127,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6117273,"Commission to track volunteer hours via Galaxy platform; staff to retroactively log early 2025 hours",467,1378000,1845000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2730612-adf594734b4992f7c33e7a5467436c2d&start=1378&end=1845","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2730612-adf594734b4992f7c33e7a5467436c2d/thumbnail_1378000.jpg","/articles/6117273/Sammamish-City/King-County/Washington/Commission-to-track-volunteer-hours-via-Galaxy-platform-staff-to-retroactively-log-early-2025-hours","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6117273-54723fd8fff1f38260951f274946d8ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160853&Signature=lnH5Q8Zq1fLAUsvoK7Amf6wJD0~l1tCG5bTME0ONDAEcDruxA6jBxz9h2s7Dmh3cpxx1tnaGbMJJRZqmxM5Ot4BsuzKRtTGe-d~PdK6jgvMYJ52p4KjsdI~9-x8i2tylIBcMHMDOx1V9Goz8Ui7eN0w-74vjvVG8NWW~DWk6Nba2YqYIeNP3qlYaG2tceV5SKJYtK1vsIMUGQalyWpl6AeSZbZUr0wVKt110l9aX~Il2TuwRa8Yxx4tnknedEavsC~cCNfzRPKT6M3La799lWmLmzrPC1wqi96ABoUBJZBx0yRoCfCk7UKgAHoSr7f1kmsLfgbV0CvEAFrcukugDQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff asked Sustainability Commission members to register on the Galaxy volunteer platform so the city can track commission meeting time and event volunteer hours for internal reporting and grants.

Rose told commissioners to sign up with their sammamish.us email address, confirm via the emailed link and then she will work with Francine to join each commissioner to the Sustainability Commission group in Galaxy. She said staff will retroactively log hours for January, February and the current meeting and recommended commissioners log two hours for each monthly meeting going forward.

Staff said logged hours route to Francine and Rose for approval; approved hours will be used in year‑end reporting and may be used for awards. The commission discussed registration details (password resets, email addresses and whether to use personal emails); staff said it is possible to use a personal email but recommended sammamish.us addresses when available to allow automatic linkage to the commission group.

Rose said staff will take two to five minutes at the end of each meeting to have commissioners log hours together. She said the city uses those volunteer metrics in grant applications and for internal reporting. \"We'll be able to retroactively add the hours from January, February, and then today's meeting,\" she said.

Ending: Staff will email instructions, add commissioners to the Galaxy group and schedule a brief roll call at the next meeting for logging hours and tracking event attendance.","City staff asked commissioners to sign up on the Galaxy volunteer platform using their Sammamish email addresses so the city can track monthly meeting and event volunteer hours for reporting and grant purposes; staff will retroactively enter January and February hours.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6117278,"Sustainability Commission readies Earth Day/Arbor Day booths, plans native‑plant giveaways and transportation outreach",981,3243000,4224000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2730612-adf594734b4992f7c33e7a5467436c2d&start=3243&end=4224","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2730612-adf594734b4992f7c33e7a5467436c2d/thumbnail_3243000.jpg","/articles/6117278/Sammamish-City/King-County/Washington/Sustainability-Commission-readies-Earth-DayArbor-Day-booths-plans-nativeplant-giveaways-and-transportation-outreach","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6117278-f8b3d902d06a931c6fcf3900fda95110/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160853&Signature=h1X01ZceGZHVIryto0wNrAYla46DUmW0mWqBtRMLMyKG2hzjjfhEOJRsht29kJsVbcwpKv--G-eyN0FDFis1vyHN0mie8uRp0yfyilBKyv6fpe1tdznBaXk8zR-zySTSXqUNMDoPA8Kwsa-CV0TLimQUmmwrfYxQfpyHJr0y4dYAj63CrRUfizQoRGnZi~zsvqP320USHbKNOn6DwMs7h8~LUv7fXWxMOXQEOHRjs8EGnU3-Ko4GSOL7hBmPlgyKh1IgUQNUHAS1rLRMk8F-FNclwIdKZyJBlNATF3sHaJrCW4UvcaJCXtm8j0BQ94LBSzktnJzwhR0IggkZLCThlQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and commissioners discussed logistics and outreach for Sammamish’s combined Earth Day and Arbor Day event, scheduled by staff as a three‑hour event on Saturday the 19th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The city will host two booths: one staffed by the Sustainability Commission and another by an Eastside Climate Partnership program staffer.

Rose said the Sustainability Commission booth will focus on flexible transportation and the Sustainable Sammamish guide and will hand out pollinator seed packs as a giveaway tied to a “sustainability wheel” activity. She said the Sammamish Stewards will operate separate Arbor Day activities: a Washington Native Plant Society scavenger hunt, coloring sheets for children, and native‑plant seedlings to take home.

Commissioners requested more detail on volunteer roles and asked staff to reserve time at the April commission meeting to brief volunteers on booth tasks, prizes and talking points; staff agreed to add that to the next agenda. Commissioners also discussed transportation giveaways and outreach: staff said students are pursuing ORCA cards and that Ambassadors are working to get youth to tap ORCA cards to record trip data.

Several commissioners raised waste and composting concerns tied to the event: whether food‑truck vendors use compostable service ware and whether the city can reduce landfill waste by encouraging reusable water bottles or distributing compostable bags. Staff said the Q&A matrix will track those questions and promised to follow up on vendor material requirements and composting options for the event.

Ending: Staff asked commissioners to sign up to volunteer; they will add booth role training to the next meeting agenda and follow up on questions about food‑truck materials, composting and possible transit giveaways for youth.","Commissioners and staff outlined Earth Day (Saturday the 19th) plans including two city booths, pollinator seed packets, a native plant scavenger hunt run by stewards, and a focus on flexible transportation outreach and ORCA card distribution for youth.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6117283,"Sammamish contracts Sustainability Ambassadors for school outreach under $26,000 agreement",861,2367000,3228000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2730612-adf594734b4992f7c33e7a5467436c2d&start=2367&end=3228","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2730612-adf594734b4992f7c33e7a5467436c2d/thumbnail_2367000.jpg","/articles/6117283/Sammamish-City/King-County/Washington/Sammamish-contracts-Sustainability-Ambassadors-for-school-outreach-under-26000-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6117283-14b11508eb5c24372cca9c95e4c277c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771160853&Signature=KSJavnJB30rhfmkI3HWGV0GQe1YiqUt-oqvs1W0d14atfLN2vKMefcFlF5iJKfwoJK6a3Vyt8PKKKq8GirKeh2RLIys6SAk-Ooyuu1tyMsWRbj5Rr3EziEhFIodkje~EwL8LhYU9Pkf6xCHJVieWCyEapJy233Bw03UXiVdRkOyGY13wffHo-aKvmD4xpwLRvzgyC184LCwNkSZyD4jbFzVgVF8ukvqrGzlkXGxWWhfK2CFS7iPChXDWvVNptLmIKx0RL0j44DMDADdtBaQuYXl0ReQyGULURccqgGp1H4YYocyninyKJi7vibfvgZ7tLUOeNOtZ3TpkJYWEjORb-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sammamish City staff told the Sustainability Commission the city has contracted Sustainability Ambassadors, a nonprofit that works with high‑school students, to run youth-led sustainability projects in local schools through December.

The contract is “about a $26,000 contract,” Rose, a city staff member, said during the commission meeting. The scope includes two paid project managers and outreach across multiple high schools to run projects that mirror priorities in the city’s Climate Action Plan.

City staff said the program will support three focus areas drawn from the Climate Action Plan and the commission’s priorities: building decarbonization and energy (DEU 4.1), transportation and land use (including school commute alternatives), and natural systems and water resources (WR 2.1 and WR 2.2). Rose said the Ambassadors will help with student impact storytelling, school town halls, classroom materials and community workshops. “This is an impactful program because we have not historically been able to work with the schools,” she said.

Staff described the operating model as two paid interns/project managers who recruit and support student ambassadors; they reported at least 15 students were engaged across four schools in the initial outreach. Rose said the city’s contribution supports the nonprofit model and that multiple jurisdictions participate in the program.

City staff identified intended deliverables including student-led projects, metrics collection (for example, a carbon commute count), outreach support for city events and possible student report-outs to council. Staff said students are already pursuing actions like distributing ORCA cards and running bus‑use surveys; Rose noted a March 31 deadline tied to King County Metro’s youth fare process.

The commission asked clarifying questions about how the Ambassadors differ from the city’s volunteer stewards; staff said Ambassadors focus on school outreach and education while stewards do on‑the‑ground restoration and planting work. Staff also said they will schedule at least one and possibly two formal student report-outs to council and will update the commission periodically on program progress.

Ending: Staff said the Ambassadors work has been added to the 2025 sustainability work plan and that Rose and program staff will return with a program schedule and deliverables for future commission updates.","City staff said Sammamish will contract with the nonprofit Sustainability Ambassadors through December to run student-led projects in local schools, a program budgeted at about $26,000 and focused on buildings, transportation and natural systems.","actionData","errors"]

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