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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-09-13 EEC Minutes Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/11/2018 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall Community Room Thursday, September 13, 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 Horan, Hussain, Kostuch, Manser, Seeley, Lanzas, Hoffman, Glahn, Fernands, Maynor Late: Satterlee Staff Present: Liaison Brown, Casey Casella III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Commissioner Seely made a motion to approve the September 13, 2018 meeting agenda. Hoffman seconded. All voted aye. Motion carried. Commissioner Satterlee arrived at 7:02 PM IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Seeley to approve the Aug 9, 2018 minutes. Motion seconded by Hoffman. All voted aye. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions and Presentations A. Welcome new EEC Commissioner Chair Jackson introduced Commissioner Maynor as a new member of the EEC. B. State of the Infrastructure Ross Bintner, Engineering Services Manager, shared the annual State of the Infrastructure report. Mr. Bintner discussed the value of infrastructure. Mr. Bintner shared a personal carbon footprint calculator to illustrate return on investment of sustainable actions and behaviors. The presentation reviewed infrastructure replacement in Edina. Currently, the City is in the “rebuild” stage of its infrastructure which was built, for the most part, in the 1960’s. C. Street Sweeping Report Ross Bintner, Engineering Services Manager, answered questions about street sweeping. Mr. Bintner referenced the street sweeping report he presented to the EEC in 2015. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/11/2018 Chair Jackson asked what is involved with increasing the street sweeping schedule. Mr. Bintner answered it is a goal for Water Resources, but the 2019 Water Resources Management Plan focuses on flood protection. Mr. Bintner passed around a draft of chapter 8 of the Comprehensive Plan regarding water. Chair Jackson asked a clarification question on how the EEC should reference subject matter in chapter 8 of the Comprehensive Plan. Mr. Bintner stated he will send an updated draft to the Commission. Commissioner Kostuch asked about the consultant study in the report that showed costs of street sweeping. Mr. Bintner estimated $200,000 for a new street sweeper plus personnel costs. Commissioner Manser asked about water quality and treatment capacity for the future. Mr. Bintner mentioned water capacity is part of the chapter 8 Comprehensive Plan draft, called “One Water”. VI. Community Comment Chair Jackson mentioned the letter from Matt Samuel about Climate Action. VII. Reports/Recommendation A. Energy and Environment Comprehensive Plan Chair Jackson reminded the Commission the draft chapter should focus on the Commission’s goals. The Chair stated opposition to the draft chapter as it is currently written. Chair Jackson handed out her memo of objections to Comprehensive Plan draft chapter including content, process and policy objections. The Commission asked about the process of drafting the Comprehensive Plan. Staff Liaison Brown stated the consultant received the EEC’s goals and drafted the chapter in a similar manner to other leading documents like Vision Edina. There was discussion on the level of detail the Comprehensive Plan should have. The Chair felt there was too much detail in the current draft. Other Commissioners agreed. Commissioner Glahn made a motion to not recognize the draft Comprehensive Plan chapter as the Edina Energy and Environment Commission. It is not correct in tone or in scope. The EEC is not in concurrence with this chapter. For more detail, reference the memorandum by Carolyn Jackson on Sept 13th. Kostuch Seconded. All voted aye. Motion prevails. B. 2019 Work Plan Discussion Chair Jackson presented the results of the work plan survey the Commissioners completed earlier this month to rank their top five work plan initiatives. The Commission had a discussion on the order of the initiatives in the work plan. Commissioner Satterlee made a motion to move the Climate Action Plan initiative to #5 initiative on the work plan and move the Pollinator initiative off the workplan and on the parking lot. Manser seconded the motion. Commissioners Kostuch and Glahn oppose. All others voted aye. Motion prevails. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/11/2018 Upon further discussion, another motion was made to change the work plan order. Commissioner Manser made a motion to remove the Street Sweeping and other Water Quality Improvement actions initiative off the workplan and on the parking lot. In its place, re-add the pollinator resolution as #4 initiative on the work plan. Lanzas seconds. Commissioners Glahn and Kostuch oppose. All others voted aye. Motion prevails. Chair Jackson entertained a discussion on the order of the Climate Action Plan initiative. No motion was made on the topic. Commissioners finalized the 2019 EEC Work Plan and selected the actions under each initiative. The final draft Work Plan will be sent to City Council for review and approval. VIII. Correspondence And Petitions A. Working Group Minutes • Minutes received from the Education and Outreach Working Group. • Minutes received from the Business Environmental Working Group. IX. Chair And Member Comments A. Chair Jackson provided a handout of Edina’s energy actions from the State Fair Eco Booth. Liaison Brown mentioned the Department of Commerce will send the extra handouts from the State Fair to the City to use for new resident packets and for the City Council to use. X. Staff Comments A. Open Streets and EV Ride and Drive Staff Liaison Brown reminded the Commission of the Open Streets Event on September 23, 2018. There will be an EEC booth and an EV Ride and Drive event. XII. Adjournment Motion made by Manser to adjourn the September 13, 2018 meeting at 8:56 p.m. Motion seconded by Seely. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Casey Casella City Management Fellow Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: 10/11/2018