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Home My WebLink About2017-07-13 EEC MinutesDraft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 14, 2017 Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall Community Room Thursday, July 13, 2017, 7:00 PM I. Call To Order Chair Manser called the meeting to order at 6:55p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call were Burmeister, Hoffman, Horan, Jackson, Kostuch, Madhok, Manser, Satterlee, Seeley, Shanmugavel, and Waddick Late: Glahn Absent: Kim Staff Present: Liaison Brown, Sulekha Mohamed III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Member Jackson to approve the Meeting Agenda. Motion seconded by Member Waddick. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes A. Commissioner Satterlee wanted to amend the minutes to the following under “Correspondence And Petitions” following “Education & Outreach Working Group” to state: • Education & Outreach Working Group i. The Energy & Environment Commission will be part of the Fourth of July parade this year, organized by the Education & Outreach Working Group. The group will have banners, the City's Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, CEE's Home Energy Squad van, as well as will be handing out pinwheels with Windsource information and plants during the parade. Motion made by Member Jackson to approve the June 08, 2017 Meeting Minutes with edits. Motion seconded by Member Kostuch. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions And Presentations A. Hosting Energy Fairs, Emma Struss • Guest Speaker, Emma Struss, as the Community Energy Coordinator at Center for Energy and Environment (CEE). Ms. Struss facilitates Minnesota communities through participation in Xcel Energy Partners in Energy service. Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 14, 2017 • Ms. Struss helped organize and execute 2013 Bloomington Sustainability Fair. • A few helpful strategies that Ms. Struss shared with Commissioners were: a. Bloomington Sustainability Fair was held conjunction with another event to attract more residents. b. Working with Youth as a funnel to get people to the Fair. c. Fairs can give you face to face contact you need to connect with residents, but it’s important to follow up with a phone call or email a week after the event. Member Glahn arrived to the meeting at 7:18pm. VI. Community Comment A. None. VII. Reports/ Recommendation A. Prep for Council Working Session • The Progress Report for the 2017, Energy & Environment Commission Work Plan will be submitted to the July 18th, 2017, Council Work Session. EEC will be sharing a progress update on their Work Plan at the Council Work Session meeting. Member Madhok excused herself from the meeting at 7:45pm. B. 2018 Work Plan • Commissioners reviewed and discussed the draft of 2018 Work Plan. • Commissioners will discuss and then approve a final 2018 Work Plan proposal at the September 14, 2017, Energy & Environment Commission meeting. C. Initiative 6: Comprehensive Plan • Commissioners reviewed ideas of how Sustainability applies to Comprehensive Plan chapters beyond the Energy & Environment Chapter. VIII. Correspondence And Petitions A. Working Group Minutes • Water Quality Working Group a. Commissioner Waddick updated Commissioners that the Water Quality Working Group is currently working on how they can connect with people about storm drains at Night to Unite Event on August 1st. • City Operations Energy Efficiency & Conservation Subcommittee a. Commissioner Kostuch encouraged Commissioners if they haven’t done so already to look at the EEC Facilities Subcommittee Update that is attached to the City Operations Energy Efficiency & Conservation Subcommittee Minutes. • Education & Outreach Working Group Draft Minutes☐ Approved Minutes☒ Approved Date: September 14, 2017 a. Thank you for those who participated and helped with the 4th of July parade! b. Reminder the Energy & Environment Commission film series, “The Lorax,” is scheduled for August 17th at 7:00pm, located at Edina Senior Center. B. Correspondence • Commissioners and Liaison Brown reviewed the current correspondences. IX. Chair And Member Comments A. Arden Park a. Chair Manser updated the Commissioners with the Arden Park would be the latest in a series of improvements along Minnehaha Creek working to restore the creek from Minnetonka to Minneapolis. b. For more information visit http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=ardenparkconceptplan X. Staff Comments A. Liaison Brown shared with Commissioners that there are a few key facilities such as the Braemar Ice Arena that could use more energy efficiency updates. The City of Edina has sent out an RFP for a recommission study at Braemar Ice Arena. • A recommission study looks at the systems in place and a mechanical engineer would make recommendations on recalibration and a few small investments such as a new pump to run it more efficiently. B. Council members have looked at integrating the work plan budget with sustainability. It is important to note that Sustainability is not a theme but a thread. For example, one of the work plan themes will look at facilities and sustainability. C. Liaison Brown will add “The Study and Report on Plastic Bags,” and “To Go Food Packaging Ordinance,” to the Energy & Environment Commission’s September agenda. XI. Adjournment Motion made by Member Glahn to adjourn the July 13, 2017 meeting at 9:25 p.m. Motion seconded by Member Kostuch. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Sulekha Mohamed Executive Assistant