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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-03-10 EEC MinutesAgenda Energy and Enviro nment C o mmissio n City Of Edina, Minnesota P ublic Works - Multi-purpose Room M eeting will take place in perso n. M asks are requested. Thursday, March 10, 2022 7:00 P M I.C all To O rder C hair Martinez c alled the meeting to order at 7:02pm. C hair Martinez welcomed new C ommissioner S tephen S c hima and invited all EEC C ommissioners to introduce thems elves. I I.R oll C all Ans wering roll c all were C hair Martinez, Vic e C hair Horan, C ommis s ioners Hovanec , Lanzas, Lukens , S chima, and S tudent C ommissioner R awat. Late: C ommissioner Dakane (7:12); student C ommis s ioner S humway (7:27) Absent: C ommis s ioners Tessman and Haugen I I I.Approval O f Meeting Agenda Motion by Cory Lukens to Approve Meeting Agenda. Seconded by Bayardo Lanzas. Motion Carried. I V.Approval O f Meeting Minutes A.Minutes : Energy and Environment C ommission F ebruary 10, 2022 Motion by Michelle Horan to Approve F ebruary 10 Meeting Minutes. Seconded by Hilda Martinez Salgado. Motion Carried. V.S pec ial R ec ognitions And P res entations A.P res entation: C ity of Edina As s t. P arks Direc tor C ity of Edina As s is tant Director - P arks and Natural R esources joined the C ommission to present information and updates on goals related to the C ity's Turf Management P lan and 2020 P ollinator R es olution. B.P res entation: C limate Action P lan Year 1 Implementation P lan S us tainability Manager G race Hanc ock presented a Year 1 C limate Action P lan Implementation P lan to satis fy the following C AP ac tion: "T he C ity Manager will work with s taff to develop a year 1 implementation plan that spec ifies a work sequenc e and timeline for implementation tasks , es timates necessary funding and s taffing res ourc es , and outlines an acc ountability proc es s , to be presented to the Energy & Environment C ommission for c omment by the end of March 2022. P rogres s updates will be reported to the Edina Energy & Environment C ommis s ion and C ity C ounc il on a s emi- annual basis." VI.C ommunity C omment 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 I.R eports /R ec ommendations A.2022 W P #1: S upport Natural Habitat C hair Martinez presented for approval a R es olution of S upport for No Mow May Initiative 2022. Motion by Bayardo Lanzas to Approve Resolution of Support for No Mow May Initiative 2022. Advance to Council.. Seconded by Michelle Horan. Motion Carried. B.2022 W P #2: G reen Busines s R ec ognition P rogram Vice C hair Horan pres ented new working group members for appointment to the G reen Busines s R ec ognition P rogram working group. Motion by Hilda Martinez S algado to Approve working group members. Seconded by Cory Lukens. Motion Carried. C .2022 W P #5: P las tic Bag P olicy Vice C hair Horan pres ented new working group members for appointment to the P las tic Bag P olicy working group. Motion by S tephen Schima to Approve working group members. S econded by Cory Lukens. Motion Carried. D.2022 W P #6: C ities Networking Events No action at this time. E.Monthly call for c ommunication requests S taff Liaison Hancoc k called for any communic ation reques ts from the EEC pertaining to their work plan initiatives. None were rec eived. VI I I.C hair And Member C omments C hair Martinez c ommented on the s tate budget surplus of $9+ billion and asked how the C ity might take ac tion related to its R esolution of S upport for C limate Ac tion by reques ting s ome of thes e funds be dedic ated to c limate action and res ilienc y. I X.S taff C omments X.Adjournment T he EEC meeting was adjourned at 8:35pm. Motion by Bayardo Lanzas to Adjourn. S econded by Cory Lukens. Motion Carried. T he C ity of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. I f 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.