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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-02-13 EEC Minutes MINUTES OF THE ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 7:00 PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025 Meeting location: Edina City Hall Community Room 4801 W. 50th St. Edina, MN 1. Call to Order Vice Chair Haugen called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. then shared the procedure for public hearing and community comment. 2. Roll Call Answering roll call were Commissioners Haugen, Weber, Bartholomew, Tessman, Schima, Martinez-Salgado, and student Commissioner Langsweirdt. Absent were Commissioners Walker, Lukens and student Commissioner Srivastav. Commissioner Dakane arrived at 7:42 p.m. 3. Approval of Meeting Agenda Tessman made a motion, seconded by Martinez-Salgado, to Approve Meeting Agenda. Motion carried. 4. Approval of Meeting Minutes 4.1. Approval of Meeting Minutes Haugen made a motion, seconded by Martinez-Salgado, to Approve Meeting Minutes. Motion carried. 5. Special Recognitions and Presentations No special recognitions or presentations were received. 6. Community Comment No community comment was received. 7. Reports/Recommendations 7.1. Officer Elections Tessman made a motion, seconded by Bartholomew, to Nominate Cory Lukens as Chair. Motion carried. Martinez-Salgado made a motion, seconded by Tessman, to Nominate John Haugen as Vice Chair. Motion carried. 7.2. Tree Protection Ordinance Discussion Vice Chair Haugen explained the current context of the tree protection ordinance and presented a draft Advisory Communication. Commissioners discussed the Advisory Communication and proposed edits. Haugen made a motion, seconded by Bartholomew, to Approve the Advisory Communication as discussed. Motion carried. 7.3. Work Plan Item 1, CAP Prioritization Liaison Bayer gave an overview of the CAP Prioritization process and draft Cross-Cutting Actions. EEC discussed and provided comments. EEC requested that, if possible, additional staff experts attend future meetings to review the actions. 7.4. Time of Sale Policy Advisory Communication Commissioner Martnez-Salgado explained the context of the time of sale policy and presented a draft Advisory Communication. Commissioners discussed the Advisory Communication. Bartholomew made a motion, seconded by Schima, to Approve the Advisory Communication as discussed. Motion carried. 8. Chair and Member Comments EEC discussed Earth Day and various community events. Commissioner Bartholomew requested EEC to table at the Morningside Neighborhood Association Earth Day event. Commissioner Tessman mentioned a shredding event happening on Earth Day at the Kowalski's Edina store. 9. Staff Comments Liaison Bayer gave a status update for the Sustainability Division's grant funding. Liaison Bayer also noted that she will be presenting the annual Sustainability Division update, which will include the greenhouse gas inventory and program impacts, at the March 18 City Council meeting. The GHG inventory and other sustainability updates will also be featured in the 2024 About Town Annual report. 10. Adjournment Bartholomew made a motion, seconded by Tessman, to Adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:58 p.m.