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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-05-12 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 o ptio nal. Thursday, May 12, 2022 7:00 P M I.C all To O rder C hair Martinez c alled the meeting to order at 7:01pm. I I.R oll C all Ans wering roll c all were C hair Martinez, C ommis s ioners Haugen, Lanzas , Lukens, S c hima, Tes s man and S tudent C ommissioner S humway. Late: C ommissioner Dakane arrived at 7:53pm Absent: Vic e C hair Horan, C ommis s ioner Hovanec and S tudent C ommissioner R awat I I I.Approval O f Meeting Agenda Motion by J ohn Haugen to Approve Meeting Agenda. Seconded by Bayardo Lanzas. Motion Carried. I V.Approval O f Meeting Minutes Motion by Cory Lukens to Approve Meeting Minutes. S econded by J ohn Haugen. Motion Carried. A.Minutes : Energy and Environment C ommission April 14, 2022 V.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.R eports /R ec ommendations A.2022 W P #1: S upport Natural Habitat C ommissioner Haugen updated the C ommission on work related to Initiative #1, which is ongoing. B.2022 W P #4: EEC tabling at events C ommissioners voted to partic ipate in the July 4 parade. C ommis s ioners who did not vote in favor disc ussed that they would not be able to participate, and did not want to volunteer other commissioners . C ommissioner Lanzas will c oordinate. C ommissioner Lanzas invited C ommissioners to sign up to table at the summer F armers Market. Motion by Cory Lukens to Approve E E C participation in J uly 4 parade. Seconded by Hilda Martinez Salgado. Motion Carried. Ayes: 4 Nays: 2 Abstain: 0 Absent: 5 C .2022 W P #6: C ities Networking Events C ommissioner Haugen updated the C ommission on work related to Initiative #6,and the 4/30 C ommissioner Knowledge S hare Event. D.C omment on 2023 C ommis s ion C limate Ac tion Menu C ommissioners rec eived a reques t for c omment from Liais on Hanc ock to c omment on a draft 2023 C ommission Work P lan C limate Ac tion Menu. C omments received include: Add W M1-3 related to organized trash c ollection to the menu Add an action related to multi-modal transportation researc h, including bike lane needs Add W 1-6 and 1-3, related to water management C ommissioners asked about s cope of ac tions for commission c onsideration; whether s ome ac tions should be staff-led ins tead and whether actions could be acc omplis hed in one year. Liais on Hanc ock shared that ac tions c ould be added to a c ommis s ion work plan within a C ouncil C harge, and may not be fully c ompleted within one year. Instead, they could be s tarted by C ommissions as part of "study and report" or "review and rec ommend" and finished by staff in subs equent work plan c yc les . 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.C hair And Member C omments C hair Martinez invited all Members to make comments around the room. VI I I.S taff C omments I X.Adjournment T he EEC meeting was adjourned at 8:13 pm. 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.