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4yF,p,SANT�2 <br />= h <br />OF <br />N •c uN <br />�-1NNtU <br />Full Name <br />City Council Regular <br />Submit your written <br />comment <br />City of Pleasanton <br />Email (this entry is disclosable <br />if included) <br />City Council Meeting Date <br />Meeting Type <br />Agenda Item Number <br />Comments <br />Meeting - <br />public <br />First Name: Chiman <br />Last Name: Lee <br />leetec@gmail.com <br />Submitted On: <br />Apr 7, 2025, 09:52AM PDT <br />April 08, 2025 05:00 PM <br />Special Meeting at 5:00 pm <br />21 and 22 <br />Dear Mayor Balch, Councilmembers, and City Staff, <br />My name is Chiman Lee, and I'm writing today as a proud <br />Pleasanton resident and parent. I currently serve as a commissioner <br />on the Pleasanton Energy and Environment Commission and am a <br />former Chair of that Commission. I also serve on other boards and <br />organizations. However, I want to be clear that I am not speaking on <br />behalf of those organizations in this comment. I'm speaking as a <br />Pleasanton resident and part of a local family that cares deeply <br />about the community and our city's future. <br />I'm deeply concerned about two items in the proposed city budget: <br />the freezing of the Sustainability Manager position and the potential <br />closure of the Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center. <br />First, eliminating the Sustainability Manager position could have a <br />ripple effect that severely hampers Pleasanton's climate and <br />sustainability progress. This role is essential for maintaining the <br />momentum of the City's Climate Action Plan (CAP 2.0), supporting <br />the Energy and Environment Commission, and advancing <br />environmental priorities the City has long championed. Megan <br />Campbell and Zeelaura Page have done an excellent job with very <br />limited capacity—but the scale of work required to meet <br />Pleasanton's climate goals simply can't be accomplished without <br />more dedicated staff support. <br />Without this role, important community -focused efforts we've been <br />working on—such as a Sustainability Awards program to recognize <br />local leadership, and a community newsletter to share sustainability <br />resources and news—are likely to be delayed or cancelled <br />altogether. Even more concerning, the elimination of this role puts <br />the future of the Energy and Environment Commission itself at risk. <br />That would pause CAP 2.0 implementation and multiple cross - <br />commission collaborations. It would be a major setback for a city <br />