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Energy and Enviro nment C o mmissio n
City Of Edina, Minnesota
Braemar Golf Course - Hoyt & B lanchard Room
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Thursday, November 18, 2021
7:00 P M
I.C all To O rder
Vice C hair Horan called the meeting to order at 7:04 P M
I I.R oll C all
Ans wering roll c all were Vice C hair Horan, C ommissioners Dakane,
Lanzas , Lukens, Tes s man, S tudent C ommis s ioners R awat and S humway
Absent were C hair Martinez, C ommissioners Hovanec and Haugen
I I I.Approval O f Meeting Agenda
Meeting Agenda was approved
Motion by Ukasha Dakane to approve meeting agenda. S econded by
Bayardo Lanzas. Motion Carried.
I V.Approval O f Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes were approved
Motion by Tom Tessman to approve meeting minutes. Seconded by Cory
Lukens. Motion Carried.
A.Minutes : Energy and Environment C ommission O ctober 14, 2021
V.C ommunity C omment
No C ommunity C omment was received
During "Community Comment," the Board/Commission will inv ite residents to share relevant issues or
concerns. Indiv iduals 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. Indiv iduals should not expect the Chair
or Board/Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the Board/Commission might
ref er the matter to staf f f or consideration at a f uture meeting.
VI.R eports /R ec ommendations
A.2021 W P Initiative #2: To-G o P ac kaging
EEC received an update on this initiative.
C ommissioners reques ted that the C ity pos t on s ocial media to promote the
passage of the To-G o P ackaging O rdinanc e.
B.2021 W P Initiative #5: G reen Busines s R ec ognition P rogram
EEC received an update on this initiative.
VI I.C hair And Member C omments
EEC agreed to request a pres entation from the S top O ver S alting
c ommunity group at their Dec ember meeting.
C ommissioners reques ted a presentation on tree management from the C ity
F orester in 2022.
C ommissioners asked about alternatives to potable water used to water
lawns and golf cours es in Edina.
VI I I.S taff C omments
S taff reported that the S ustainable Buildings P olic y was approved by C ity
C ounc il at their November 16th meeting, related to EEC 's work plan item #4
S taff reported that C ommission re-appointments and recruitments are
underway for adult commissioners
S taff reported that C ity C ouncil will approve the C ommission's work plan at
their December 7th regular meeting
S taff reported that C ity C ouncil will receive the C limate Ac tion P lan and the
ET C 's O rganized Trash C ollec tion report at their December 7th regular
meeting, related to EEC 's work plan items #1 and 7
I X.Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 7:31pm.
Motion by Cory Lukens to adjourn. S econded by Bayardo Lanzas. Motion
Carried.
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