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Home My WebLink About2018-03-08 EEC MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 4/12/18 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room March 8, 2018, 7:00 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair Manser called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Glahn, Fernands, Hoffman, Horan, Hussain, Jackson, Kostuch, Madhok, Manser, Satterlee, Seeley, and Waddick Late Arrival: Absent: Staff Present: Staff Liaison Tara Brown, and Sharon Allison Chair Manser welcomed new commissioner Hussain. III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion made by commissioner Jackson and seconded by commissioner Waddick to approve the Mar. 8, 2018, meeting agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion made by commissioner Jackson and seconded by commissioner Hoffman to approve the Feb. 8, 2018, meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Community Comment – None. VI. Reports and Recommendations A. Election of 2018 Commission Chair and Vice Chair Chair Manser nominated commissioner Jackson as chair and himself as vice chair. Commissioner Glahn expressed concern about commissioner Jackson being the chair and campaigning for a State legislative seat. Commissioner Jackson said next Saturday she would know if she’s moving forward in the race and suggested waiting until next month to hold election. After discussion, the commission agreed to wait until next month to hold election. B. Comprehensive Plan Discussion The commission reviewed and updated their chapter. Commissioner Jackson to present their updates to the Planning Commission. VII. Correspondence and Petitions A. 2018 Meeting and Roster List Staff liaison Brown said the list would be updated. B. Working Group Minutes • Minutes received from Business Energy Working Group. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 4/12/18 Commissioner Jackson said they talked with the City of Marshall who has a Green Steps online program for businesses to be recognized as green businesses that was staffed entirely by volunteers. She said it is organized and well-administered. VIII. Chair and Member Comments Commissioner Jackson passed around a flyer for an event that the City of Mahtomedi was hosting. Commissioner Satterlee said the two working groups that merged would be called Education and Outreach. She said Ramesh Shanmugavel resigned from the working group. Chair Manser announced two events: 1. March 14, Screening of “Saving Snow,” 6:30 p.m. 2. April 7, Metro Environment Conference, 511 Groveland, Minneapolis IX. Staff Comments Boards and commissions orientation took place last week. A. Energy Efficiency Presentation for Office Tenants Staff liaison Brown shared with the commission a presentation that was made during a luncheon to Centennial Lakes office tenants to help them be more energy efficient. She said this presentation could probably be organized for other businesses through organizations like the Edina Chamber of Commerce and Edina Rotary. Staff liaison Brown updated the commission on Edina’s electric goal progress: 1. Residential energy efficiency improvements had over 1200 actions (goal was 750). 2. Windsource was below goal at 67% (would do a social media blast for more exposure). Subscription goal is at 49%. 3. Businesses were at 137% savings driven by lighting savings which doubled. 4. Municipality was at 25% of goal. This is lower than expectation due to the small budget and Braemar re-commissioning being behind schedule. Continuing energy efficiency actions including smart strip tests at office desks. Staff liaison Brown submitted the commission’s work around this action plan to the Department of Commerce and it was selected to receive a Clean Energy Award on March 28; two commissioners plans to attend to receive the award. In May or June, Green Corp intern, Ms. Mehjabeen Rahman, plans to present her work on the City’s fleet operations to the commission. Green Corp applications for 2018 are due and the City forester plans to apply for an intern to inventory ash trees in open public spaces (boulevards were already inventoried). Staff liaison Brown will be giving a sustainability update to the City Council at their work session on Mar. 20, at 5:30 p.m., and at 6:15 p.m., along with community health staff, would be presenting organics policies for Council’s feedback. X. Adjournment Motion by commissioner Glahn to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by commissioner Jackson. All voted aye. Motion carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 4/12/18 Meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m. J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs. Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 3 NAME Glahn, William 1 1 1 3 100% Hoffman, Howard 1 1 1 3 100% Horan, Michelle 1 1 2 67% Hussian, Paul 1 Jackson, Carolyn 1 1 1 3 100% Kostuch, Keith 1 1 1 3 100% Manser, Richard 1 1 1 3 100% Satterlee, Lauren 1 1 1 3 100% Seeley, Melissa 1 1 1 3 100% Waddick, Louise 1 1 1 3 100% Fernands, Madeline (s) 1 1 1 3 100% Madhok, Gauri (s) 1 1 1 3 100% ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION