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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEEC Minutes 1/11/2024Agenda Energy and Environment Commission City Of Edina, Minnesota City Hall - Community Room Meeting will take place in person. Masks are optional. Thursday, January 11, 2024 7:00 PM I.Call To Order Chair Martinez called the meeting to order at 7:01pm. II.Roll Call Answering roll call were Chair Martinez, Vice Chair Lukens, Commisioners Haugen, Weber, Tessman, Schima, and Student Commissioners Pugh and Langsweirdt. Absent: Commissioner Lanzas Late: Commissioner Dakane III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion by Cory Lukens to Motion. Seconded by Tom Tessman. Motion Carried. IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes Approved with following change, change “Heritage Tree …” to “Tree Recognition Campaign”. Motion by John Haugen to Motion. Seconded by Cory Lukens. Motion Carried. A.Minutes: Energy and Environment Commission December 14, 2023 V.Community Comment No community comment was received. 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. VI.Reports/Recommendations A.Draft Time of Sale Energy Disclosure Program Report Chair Martinez presented ideas for the draft report on Time of Sale Energy Disclosure. Dakane entered the meeting at 7:17 pm. VII.Chair And Member Comments Green Business Outreach Program - Liaison Millner shared marketing flyers. Lukens asked how much staff is going to manage this program. Millner to research and report back. Millner to send electronic flyers to Lukens Climate Action Plan (CAP) year in review – group discussed CAP action requiring City Manager to present the yearly CAP update to EEC. Millner to discuss with City Manager. VIII.Staff Comments 1. 2024 Workplan. City Manager allowed addition of Tree Recognition Campaign back into 2024 workplan from 2023. 2. Liaison Millner provided a hiring update on the Sustainability Manager. 3 Finalist interviews next week. 3. GBOP Flyers – Discussed earlier 4. 2024 Workplan Plan item #2 Study Paved areas conversion opportunity to green space or community garden. PARC wanted to know who the lead is. Group decided it is Member Weber. A.Approved 2024 Work Plan IX.Adjournment The EEC meeting adjourned at 8:25 PM. Motion by John Haugen to Motion. Seconded by Stephen Schima. Motion Carried. T he 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.