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Home My WebLink About2024-04-11 EEC Meeting PacketAgenda Energy and Environment Commission City Of Edina, Minnesota City Hall - Community Room Meeting will take place in person. Masks are optional. Thursday, April 11, 2024 7:00 PM I.Call To Order II.Roll Call III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes A.Minutes: Energy & Environment Commission, Mar 14, 2024 V.Community Comment 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 sta% for consideration at a future meeting. VI.Reports/Recommendations A.2024 Workplan: Green Business Outreach Program B.2024 Workplan: Tree Recognition Campaign VII.Chair And Member Comments VIII.Sta. Comments IX.Adjournment The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing ampli2cation, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Date: April 11, 2024 Agenda Item #: IV.A. To:Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Minutes From:Marisa Bayer, Sustainability Manager Item Activity: Subject:Minutes: Energy & Environment Commission, Mar 14, 2024 Action CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Approve minutes from the March 14, 2024 Energy and Environment Commission meeting. INTRODUCTION: ATTACHMENTS: Description March 14, 2024 Meeting Minutes Agenda Energy and Environment Commission City Of Edina, Minnesota City Hall - Community Room Meeting will take place in person. Masks are optional. Thursday, March 14, 2024 7:00 PM I.Call To Order Chair Martinez called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. II.Roll Call Answering roll call were Chair Martinez, Vice Chair Lukens, Commissioners Haugen, Weber, Lanzas, Bartholomew, Tessman, and student Commissioner Langsweirdt. Absent: Commissioners Dakane, Schima and student Commissioner Pugh. III.Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion by Tom Tessman to Approve Meeting Agenda. Seconded by Hilda Martinez Salgado. Motion Carried. IV.Approval Of Meeting Minutes A.Minutes: Energy and Environment Commission February 8, 2024 Motion by Bayardo Lanzas to Approve Meeting Minutes. Seconded by John Haugen. Motion Carried. 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.Election of Officers - Chair and Vice-Chair Chair Martinez nominated Cory Lukens for chair and John Haugen for vice- chair. Motion carried. B.2024 Workplan: Tree Recognition Campaign EEC received information from Commissioner Lanzas about the tree recognition campaign and discussed when to launch the campaign and how to recognize entries. Commissioner Lanzas will provide draft content for an application and outreach to review at a future meeting. C.2024 Workplan: EV Ride & Drive Event EEC received information from Commissioner Tessman about the electric vehicle event and discussed potential locations and timing for the event. Commissioner Tessman will work with staff to secure a city location for hosting the event and for promotion on city channels. VII.Chair And Member Comments Commissioner Weber will be meeting with the Parks & Recreation Commission co-lead for the paved areas study work plan item. Vice Chair Lukens noted the launch of the green business recognition program will be starting next month and will work with staff to update the application and BetterTogether page. Commissioners discussed the upcoming City Council work session about the tree protection ordinance. VIII.Staff Comments Save the date for the July 11th Improved Weber Park ribbon cutting ceremony. The organics recycling tour is confirmed for April 10th and will be posted as a special meeting. The dollar amounts for the Climate Action Fund are adjusting to better leverage new utility rebates and will provide partial reimbursement for e-bike purchases. A joint application between Sustainability and Community Health for a GreenCorps member was submitted. If selected, the member would focus on outreach and education. IX.Adjournment EEC meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm. Motion by Tom Tessman to Adjourn Meeting. Seconded by Hilda Martinez Salgado. 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. Date: April 11, 2024 Agenda Item #: VI.A. To:Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Other From:Marisa Bayer, Sustainability Manager Item Activity: Subject:2024 Workplan: Green Business Outreach Program Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion of 2024 workplan initiative Green Business Outreach Program. INTRODUCTION: Date: April 11, 2024 Agenda Item #: VI.B. To:Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Other From:Marisa Bayer, Sustainability Manager Item Activity: Subject:2024 Workplan: Tree Recognition Campaign Discussion CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion of 2024 workplan initiative Tree Recognition Campaign. INTRODUCTION: