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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-08 EEC Minutes Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 1/10/19 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall Community Room Thursday, November 8, 2018, 7:00 PM I. Call To Order Chair Jackson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call were Chair Jackson, Commissioners Hoffman, Horan, Kostuch, Satterlee, Seeley, Manser, and Maynor Late: Fernands, Glahn, Lanzas, Absent: Hussian Staff Present: Liaison Brown III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Kostuch made a motion to approve the November 8, 2018 meeting agenda. Manser seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Hoffman approve the October 11, 2018 minutes. Motion seconded by Horan. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Water Conservation Review – Nine Mile Creek Watershed District’s Water Management Plan requires City Local Water Plans to include a commitment to ‘adopt and implement a ground water conservation policy’. Jessica Vanderwerff Wilson presented water conservation review. Key messages were: a. Metro-wide, our reliance on groundwater has grown dramatically over the past 50 years. In Edina, water usage is declining; a main contributor is efficient fixtures implemented with new manufacturing standards and plumbing codes. b. Beyond new technologies, relationship building is seen as a key driver for future conservation and a focus on the biggest users for the largest return. Staff will begin to engage with the top 10 water users. c. Irrigation bans will remain to assist in limiting peak demand on a given day. While there is opportunity for conservation at an individual homeowner level, staff estimates the return would be short-lived and not as large as conservation with larger users. For this reason, staff will continue to respond to irrigation ban infractions on a complaint basis. d. Discussion around water quality, unknown of the amount groundwater left for future generations, and preparation for conservation during drought, but no action taken. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 1/10/19 VI. Community Comment None. VII. Reports/Recommendation A. Comprehensive Plan Chapter 8 Water Draft Feedback was compiled for the Water Chapter author. Request to have Chapter 8’s key measurable goals duplicated in Chapter 10. B. Comprehensive Plan Chapter 10 Energy and Environment Finalized changes for Chapter 10 to send to Planning Commission for review and implementation. Commissioner Glahn left at 8:45 pm VIII. Correspondence and Petitions A. Working Group Minutes • Minutes received from the EBWG Working Group. IX. Chair And Member Comments X. Staff Comments A. Solar Program and Zoning Update Liaison Brown updated the Commission on the third party and internal review of City’s ordinances, building and inspections processes, and education to ensure there were no barriers created for a private individual or company to install PV solar on their property. There will be a public meeting at the November 11 Planning Commission Meeting for recommended ordinance changes. Liaison requested that two Commissioners be available for vendor site tours for the future recycling and organics contracts. XII. Adjournment It was noted there were no agenda topics for next month’s meeting. Motion made by Seeley to cancel the December 13, 2018 meeting at 7 p.m. Motion seconded by Lanzas. Motion carried. Motion made by Hoffman to adjourn the November 8, 2018 meeting at 9:05 p.m. Motion seconded by Seeley. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Tara Brown Liaison to Energy and Environment Commission Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 1/10/19