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MINUTES OF THE
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
7:00 PM THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025
Meeting location:
Edina City Hall
Community Room
4801 W. 50th St.
Edina, MN
1. Call to Order
Chair Lukens 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 Lukens, Weber, Bartholomew, Tessman,
Schima, and Martinez-Salgado.
Absent were Commissioners Walker, Haugen, Dakane, and student Commissioners
Langsweirdt and Srivastav.
3. Approval of Meeting Agenda
Schima made a motion, seconded by Bartholomew, to Approve Meeting Agenda. Motion
carried.
4. Approval of Meeting Minutes
4.1. Approval of Meeting Minutes
Schima made a motion, seconded by Martinez-Salgado, to Approve Meeting Minutes.
Motion carried.
5. Special Recognitions and Presentations
5.1. Water Resources Update
Water Resources Manager Jessica V. Wilson presented the annual water resources
update.
6. Community Comment
Edina Resident and Minnesota Water Steward Sue Nissen reminded the Commission
about the importance of chloride pollution from her presentation in April and requested
they add something to their future workplan. Sue also thanked the Commission for their
work on the tree protection ordinance and how it helped save a tree in her
neighborhood.
7. Reports/Recommendations
7.1. Work Plan Item 1, CAP Prioritization
Liaison Bayer reviewed the CAP Prioritization summary for Buildings & Energy sector.
EEC discussed and provided comments.
8. Chair and Member Comments
• Chair Lukens thanked fellow commissioners for tabling at the Earth Day Festival,
as well as other events.
9. Staff Comments
9.1. Bag Fee Reporting
Liaison Bayer shared a memo summarizing the bag fee reporting data collected for July 1-
December 31, 2024. The report is available on the city website and was shared with
Council. The same data request will be made in 2026 for 2025 full year reporting.
10. Adjournment
Bartholomew made a motion, seconded by Schima, to Adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting
adjourned at 8:47 p.m.