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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-09 EEC Minutes Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: Sept. 13, 2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall Community Room Thursday, Aug 9, 2018, 7:00 PM I. Call To Order Chair Jackson called the meeting to order at 6:59p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call were Chair Jackson, Commissioners Horan, Hussian, Manser, Seeley, Lanzas, Glahn and Fernands Late: Hoffman, Satterlee Absent: Kostuch Staff Present: Liaison Brown, Casey Casella III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Seely made a motion to approve the August 9, 2018 meeting agenda. Horan seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes A. Minutes: Energy and Environment Commission July 12, 2018 Motion made by Horan to approve the July 12, 2018 minutes. Motion seconded by Glahn. All vote aye. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations B. Energy Benchmarking, Leah Hiniker Leah Hiniker from Hennepin County gave a presentation about the County’s Building Energy Benchmarking Collaborative. The County runs the program for cities in Hennepin County to provide resources for building benchmarking. The presentation included an explanation of building benchmarking, current work of Hennepin County, and benefits of energy benchmarking. Ms. Hiniker also presented data on Edina’s building data and estimates for potential savings if benchmarking was implemented. Ms. Hiniker stated the primary goal for the city is to pass an ordinance for building benchmarking. Ms. Hiniker also provided a handout on the County Collaborative. Commissioner Satterlee arrived late at 7:06PM Commissioner Hoffman arrived late at 7:30PM VI. Community Comment Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: Sept. 13, 2018 Jim Hornson, resident. Introduced himself and expressed his interested in the commission and energy in general. The Commission welcomed him. VII. Reports/Recommendation A. Partners in Energy Closeout Report Staff Liaison Brown presented a draft of the Advisory Communication Report to the City Council about the Partners in Energy (PiE) closeout. The Commission provided feedback and on the report and accompanying presentation. There was discussion on whether the facilities benchmarking should be in energy usage or GHG emissions. It was decided to use both. The Commission agreed to update the recommendation of the City’s goals to include both GHG and electricity (gas and electricity, not water) usage. B. Business Recognition Advisory Communication Commissioner Horan introduced her recommendation to implement a Business Recognition Program. Staff Liaison Brown advised the Commission that Commissioner Horan’s report and an accompanying staff report will go to Council as an Advisory Communication. C. 2019 Work Plan Discussion The Commission brainstormed ideas for their 2019 work plan. Items that were discussed were: • Set a timeline and parameters for the Climate Action Plan o It was noted these plans take 6-9 months and a significant budget piece o Commission discussed pushing this goal to next year to complete the plan • Discussed staff driven actions, such as street sweeping and tree ordinance • Green building policy • Business recognition program • Organics • Education and outreach event One topic that was not on the list was water optimization. It was mentioned this was a larger outreach project that the commission may not have the capacity to complete. The topics of pollinator ordinance and EV charging station plan were removed from the proposed Commission’s 2019 work plan. The Commission completed a draft of their 2019 work plan. The Commission will approve the final draft at the September EEC meeting. VIII. Correspondence And Petitions A. Working Group Minutes • Minutes received from the City Energy and Efficiency & Conservation Sub-Committee Working Group July 10, 2018 meeting. • Minutes received from the Education and Outreach Working Group June 7, 2018 meeting. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: Sept. 13, 2018 IX. Chair And Member Comments A. Residential Organics Recycling Commissioner Seely provided a report out of her presentation to City Council on Residential Organics Recycling last month. Commissioner Manser mentioned there was an article in the Sun Current about the report, featuring EEC Commissioners. Commissioners will send their ideas for the RFP of Organics Recycling to Tara by the end of August. B. Working Group and Subcommittee Review Commissioners reviewed the Working Group list. Commissioner Glahn made a motion to disband the Water Quality Working Group and transition them into a volunteer group. Manser seconds. All voted aye. Motion carries. Motion made by Seeley to remove Joanna and Commissioner Satterlee from the Recycling Solid Working Group. Horan seconded. All voted aye. Motion carries. X. Staff Comments A. Drinking Water is Safe Staff Liaison Brown stated the Commissioners should read their email regarding communication about drinking water in Edina. The communication states the drinking water is safe. B. Eco Fair at State Fair Commissioner Lanzas, Seeley, and Chair Jackson volunteered to represent the EEC at the State Fair’s eco booth on August 30, 2018. C. Open Streets and EV ride and Drive Staff Liaison Brown provided an overview of the Open streets event on September 23, 2018. D. CEF Solar on Public Works Installation Staff Liaison Brown announced the Public Works Solar Garden will have a ribbon cutting event on October 1, 2018. E. Green Fleet Final Report Staff Liaison Brown provided a summary of the Green Fleet Report written by Green Corps member Mehjabeen Rahman. The report was presented to the City Council in August. F. EV Report from U of M Grad Students Staff Liaison Brown previewed a report provided to the City of Edina by Humphrey School of Public Affairs graduate students regarding Electric Vehicles. XII. Adjournment Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: Sept. 13, 2018 Motion made by Glahn to adjourn the August 9, 2018 meeting at 9:02 p.m. Motion seconded by Manser. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Casey Casella City Management Fellow