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Home My WebLink About2018-05-10 EEC MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/14/2018 Minutes City of Edina, Minnesota Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall, Community Room May 10, 2018, 7:00 p.m. I. Call To Order Chair Jackson called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. ` II. Roll Call Answering roll call were Fernands, Hoffman, Horan, Hussain, Jackson, Kostuch, Manser, and Seeley Late Arrival: Glahn (7:30 p.m.) Absent: Madhok, Satterlee and Waddick Staff Present: Staff Liaison Tara Brown and Sharon Allison III. Approval of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Commissioner Hoffman and seconded by Commissioner Manser to approve the May 10, 2018, meeting agenda. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Commissioner Kostuch and seconded by Commissioner Manser to approve the April 12, 2018, meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Emerald Ash Borer and Tree Ordinance Update Forester, Luther Overholt, reported that Emerald Ash Borer larvae was found on approximately 10 privately owned trees in the city. He said some owners were treating or removing their tree. He said he was taking proactive steps to save trees on City property by treating large, high-quality trees over a three- year period. He said there were 77 Emerald Ash trees in Arden Park and the Parks and Recreation Commission recently recommended that the Council approve replacing all of them with the largest size trees within budgetary constraints. The Council was schedule to receive the recommendation at their May 15 meeting. Mr. Overholt said he was revising the Tree Ordinance to add Emerald Ash Borer like Dutch Elm disease. B. Fleet Emission Reduction Project MN GreenCorp intern, Mehjabeen Rahman, updated the EEC on her work to identify opportunities to reduce City fleet emissions. Her presentation included: • Fleet Sustainability Goals • Fleet Current Fuel Usage and Estimated Emissions • Three Proposed Changes (No Idling Policy/Technology Changes/Setting Vehicle Use Requirements) • Next Steps (including roll out and implementing no-idling policy to City employees June 1 and final report to Council in July) Ms. Rahman said the same presentation was made to the City’s leadership team recently and they were very receptive. She said there were no-idling exceptions for ambulances, some fire, police and public works vehicles. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/14/2018 VI. Community Comment – None. VII. Reports and Recommendations A. City Council Work Session The EEC updated their Work Plan in preparation for their work session with Council on May 15. B. Partners in Energy Closeout Report Staff liaison Tara Brown shared a summary of the Partners in Energy Program and recommended next steps to continue the Electricity Action Plan. Her presentation included: • Planning Phases • Goals • Accomplishments on Municipal Facilities • House Parties • Outreach & Community Events • Windsource Campaign • Other Residential Outreach Materials • Business Outreach • Office Tenant Engagement • Impact on Municipal Energy, Residential Information Campaign, Business Energy • Next Steps and Ongoing Tracking Chair Jackson asked commissioners Hoffman and Hussain to work with their working groups to review the report and identify outcomes. VIII. Correspondence and Petitions A. Working Group Minutes • Minutes received from Business Energy Working Group. Chair Jackson said she received a letter from a resident that grants were available from MPCA for stormwater management and she contacted Community Development Director Cary Teague and shared the letter with him. IX. Chair and Member Comments Chair Jackson updated the group on several events she attended. Commissioner Hoffman said a volunteer sign-up sheet was available for the July 4th Parade. X. Staff Comments Ms. Brown presented an annual update on the City’s Purchasing Policy as it relates to sustainability. She said the Request for Purchase includes a section on environmental impact and the City’s accounting software has a dataset for tracking sustainable purchases. XI. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Glahn to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Commissioner Hoffman. All voted aye. Motion carried. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 6/14/2018 Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs. Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 NAME Glahn, William 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 92% Hoffman, Howard 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 83% Horan, Michelle 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 92% Hussain, Paul 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 90% Jackson, Carolyn 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 100% Kostuch, Keith 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 92% Manser, Richard 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 100% Satterlee, Lauren 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 92% Seeley, Melissa 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 92% Lanzas, Bayardo 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 100% Fernands, Madeline (s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 100% Maynor, Chole (s) 1 1 1 1 4 100% J F M A M J J A S O N D # of Mtgs.Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 1 1 1 5 NAME Glahn, William 1 1 1 1 4 80% Hoffman, Howard 1 1 1 1 4 80% Horan, Michelle 1 1 1 1 4 80% Hussian, Paul 1 1 1 Jackson, Carolyn 1 1 1 1 1 5 100% Kostuch, Keith 1 1 1 1 1 5 100% Manser, Richard 1 1 1 1 1 5 100% Satterlee, Lauren 1 1 1 1 4 80% Seeley, Melissa 1 1 1 1 1 5 100% Waddick, Louise 1 1 1 3 60% Fernands, Madeline (s)1 1 1 1 1 5 100% Madhok, Gauri (s)1 1 1 3 60%