HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-01-20 PacketMinutes of the Regular Meeting of the
Energy and Environment Commission
Edina City Hall Community Room
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 7:00 P.M.
Members In Attendance and Roll Call: Steve Christianson, Jeannie Hanson, Dianne
Plunkett Latham, M. Germana Paterlini, Bill Sierks, Michael Platteter, Paul Thompson,
Hailey Lee, Julie Risser, Surya Iyer
Staff Present: Heather Worthington, Jane Timm
1. Welcome & Roll Call
Meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. by Chair Iyer.
2. Discussion and Approval of Agenda.
Commissioner Christianson made a motion to approve the meeting agenda
with amendments-February elections and Procurement Policy.
Commissioner Latham seconded. Motion carried.
3. Approval of the December 16, 2009 Meeting Minutes.
Commissioner Latham made a motion to approve the minutes of the
December 16, 2009 meeting with an amendment changing business recycling
to commercial recycling. Commissioner Risser seconded. Motion carried.
4. Community Comment
None
5. Staff Update
None
6. Commission Business
Chair Iyer reminded the commissioners that at the February meeting the election for
Chair Person and Vice Chair Person would be held.
Due to a conflict the meeting date of the commission meetings was changed to the 2nd
Thursday of each month starting March 2010. The February meeting was scheduled
for February 17, 2010. Secretary Timm was instructed to send out an updated
calendar.
There was a discussion about no longer having a dual EEC commissioner with the
Edina Park Board. Chair Iyer gave some background information about why this was
being addressed.
Commissioner Latham made a motion to send a resolution to Edina City
Council to amend City Code removing the dual commissioner and appointing a
commissioner directly to the EEC. Commissioner Hanson seconded. Motion
carried unanimously.
Ms. Worthington asked the commission to appoint a commissioner from the EEC to
the Public Work Site Plan Project. She explained it would take an extensive
commitment from one commissioner in the month of April 2010. This was tabled to
the February 2010 meeting. Heather asked any commissioner that was interested to
contact her.
Commissioner Latham made a motion to submit a letter approved by the
Recycling and Solid Waste Working Group to the Sun Current with some
amendments for publication in February 2010. Motion carried.
Commissioner Latham made a motion to approve a new member Laura Benson
to the Recycling and Solid Waste Working Group. Commission Thompson
seconded. Motion carried.
Commissioner Thompson requested a date be set to present to the residents of Edina
his trip to Copenhagen, Commissioner Risser’s trip to Indonesia, Go Green Group
presentation, and the City of Edina’s GreenStep Cities Pilot Project. The date
suggested was March 2010, in the Council Chambers.
Kristina Smitten a consultant on behalf of Urban Land Institute Minnesota to speak
about GreenStep Cities. Ms. Smitten provided a PowerPoint presentation. The
program is an aggressive five month pilot program to develop best practices. There
are 5 Minnesota cities in this pilot program. A city would have to meet a certain
number of best practices to become a GreenStep City in Minnesota.
Commissioner Latham made a motion to have Edina City Council approve the
GreenStep City Demonstration Project agreement. Commissioner Sierks
seconded. Motion carried.
Assistant City Manager Worthington asked each commissioner to review the 27 best
practices and send the top five to her before the February 1, 2010 meeting with City
Council members.
7. Adjournment
Commissioner Platteter made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Sierks
seconded. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. The next
meeting will be the regularly scheduled meeting at 7:00 p.m. February 17, 2010 at
Edina City Hall.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane M. Timm, Deputy City Clerk