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Home My WebLink About2020-07-09 EEC MinutesAgenda Energy and Environment Commission City Of Edina, Minnesota VIRTUAL MEETING Members of the public can observe the meeting by watching the live stream on YouTube at youtube.com/edinatv or by listening in by calling 800-374-0221 with Conference ID 4185086. Thursday, July 9, 2020 7:00 PM I.Call To Order Chair Jackson called the meeting to order at 7:06 PM. II.Roll Call III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion by Richard Manser to Approve amended meeting agenda and move Item 9D to 7A. Seconded by Melissa Seeley. Motion Carried. IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes A.Minutes: Energy and Environment Commission, June 11, 2020 Motion by Michelle Horan to Approve June 11, 2020 meeting minutes. Seconded by Hilda Martinez Salgado. Motion Carried. V.Special Recognitions And Presentations A.Edina Achieves GreenStep Cities Program Step 5 City of Edina moved from Step 4 to Step 5 for GreenStep Cities. Ukasha Dakane arrived at 7:11 PM. VI.Community Comment During "Community Comment," the Board/Commission will invite residents to share relevant issues or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Board/Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the Board/Commission might refer the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting. VII.Reports/Recommendations A.Review Draft CAS Policy Update Staff is proposing to revise policy at the July 21st Council Meeting and will include: Allowing more than a single staff person to be funded through this fund Allowing public education and events to be funded Allowing green fleet funding Clarify how funds can be used to go above replacement of building units Commission member comments: Policy should continue to set aside funding for no less than one full- time person. In favor of broadened scope. Concern over Sustainability being moved from the Administration Department to the Engineering Department. B.2021 Work Plan Kick-Off 2021 Work Plan Ideas: Residential outreach and recognition To-go packaging ordinance Review 2020 Work Plan and move items over to 2021 that were not completed Only add 1 or 2 new work plan items Climate Action Plan to move to 2021 Business Recognition Program is ongoing Include a work plan item with HRRC Revive working group for organics Help pass an enhanced tree ordinance and update City strategy Coordination with other cities on climate action How do we look at inequities in the environmental movement Plastic bag ordinance Community wide environmental event listening to what the community is saying Exploring ways of partnering with under-served/other communities to outreach/educate businesses Research and report on inequities in the environmental movement Water sensors for irrigation systems ETC cross commission project No mow may education C.Initiative 1: Climate Action Plan Decision to form a committee instead of a working group Committee to brainstorm inventory that can inform future work plan and/or future Climate Action Plan implementation actions. Report back on progress monthly. D.Initiative 2: Education Events Farmers Markets at Rosland Park are opportunity for tabling. Organics Recycling Coordinator, Twila Singh, has resources available. E.Initiative 4: Cross-commission event with HRRC Update City Council removed this initiative from the HRRC workplan and replaced it with a new initiative to lead community conversations about race, justice and policing. F.Initiative 5: PARC Initiative Feedback Currently on pause VIII.Chair And Member Comments A.Green Business Recognition Program Working Group Update No new updates since last meeting Meeting for Galleria application next week Brainstorming how to promote program Meet with Commissioner Dakane about how to outreach to businesses he has access to B.Greening of City Fleets Chair Jackson requested the 2018 GreenCorps report of the City Fleet be sent to the mayor. IX.Staff Comments A.Energy Benchmarking Update 50% compliance and a good number to shoot for is 80% About a dozen buildings have asked for extensions to mid July Edina has the highest compliance rate right now among all cities in the Efficient Buildings Collaborate B.Energy Initiatives in Transportation Transportation Planner is proposing a tiered approach to speed limit changes, bringing that proposal to the ETC July meeting and the City Council's July 21st work session. The proposed CAS policy update would allow for funding for greening the City's fleet - recommendation was made that there be extra fuel efficiency and emission reductions. Transportation Planner is developing an EV Strategy and planning to go to council before the end of the year. Transportation Planner is working on a Travel Demand Management policy as a follow-up to the ETC's work on the topic. Commissioners were directed to send their feedback to Liaison Wilson so that she could submit those comments to the Transportation Planner. The Transportation Planner is updating the Living Streets Plan with updates to include sustainability. C.Organics Recycling Update All 13,000 carts have been delivered 10% of residents opted out of accepting a cart Participation rates of 25-30% Low contamination rate Tabling/Hand Outs at Farmers Markets would be helpful in education D.Sustainability in the Engineering Department Sustainability Coordinator position has been posted again and will close July 31st. The goal is to onboard by October 1st. The advisory communication to Council can be removed from the packet. Motion by Richard Manser to Remove the advisory communication from the July 21st Council Packet. Seconded by Paul Hussain. Motion Carried. X.Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 9:28 PM Motion by Lauren Satterlee to Adjourn Meeting. Seconded by Richard Manser. Motion Carried. The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing amplification, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. 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 7 NAME Dakane, Ukasha 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Glahn, William 1 1 2 29% Horan, Michelle 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Hussian, Paul 1 1 1 1 4 57% Jackson, Carolyn 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Manser, Richard 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 86% Satterlee, Lauren 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% Seeley, Melissa 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Lanzas, Bayardo 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Martinez, Hilda 1 1 1 1 1 5 71% Maynor, Chole (s)1 1 1 1 4 57% Ana Martinez (s)1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 100% ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION