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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-07-16 PacketMinutes of the Regular Meeting of the Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall Community Room Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 7:00 P.M. Members In Attendance and Roll Call: Raymond O'Connell, M. Germana Paterlini, Bill Sierks, John Owens, Surya Iyer, Julie Risser, Hailey Lee Dianne Plunkett Latham arrived at 8:15 p.m. Absent: Paul Thompson Staff Present: Heather Worthington, Jane Timm 1. Welcome & Roll Call 2. Discussion and Approval of Agenda Commissioner O'Connell made a motion to approve the meeting agenda. Commissioner Owens seconded. Motion carried. 3. Approval of June 18, 2008, Meeting Minutes Commissioner Owens made a motion to approve the Minutes of June 18, 2008 with amendments. Commissioner Sierks seconded. Motion carried. 4. Public Comment No Public Comment. 5. Work Group Updates Climate Change Work Group Commissioner Paterlini announced that the City of Edina was accepted for the Carbon Disclosure pilot. Commissioner Paterlini stated that she had started the process on-line and that 2007 would be the baseline year. Assistant City Manager Worthington is waiting for data from Centerpoint and Xcel with a breakout of industrial, commercial and residential use for the entire City of Edina. At the monthly Climate Change Workgroup, Mr. Bob Gubrud demonstrated a kilowatt meter and the work group concluded the kilowatt meter was slow and questioned people's interest in the meter. The Commission discussed putting the kilowatt meters in public libraries or in Edina Public School libraries. Ms. Worthington suggested talking to School Liaison Julie Rogers Bascom. The Climate Change Work Group would like to involve the community in using the kilowatt meters. discussed the cost, how many staff persons, Commission members, and City Council members would attend. Commissioner Latham made a motion to contact the facilitator, Mr. Gips about a potential date in late February or early March 2009 at a $95 a person fee. Commission Sierks seconded. Roll Call vote: Ayes: Risser, Paterlini, Plunkett Latham Nays: O'Connell, Owens Abstained: Sierks, Iyer, Lee Motion failed. 7. Comprehensive Plan Update Commissioner Paterlini gave an update on changes to the Energy portion of the Comp Plan. Chair Iyer asked the Commission when the Energy and Environments chapter of the Comp Plan would be completed. Commissioner Risser said she wanted to have a Public Hearing before the Energy and Environment chapter was submitted. Ms Worthington stated that the Energy chapter was not required in the Comp Plan and this chapter could be submitted at a later date. Ms. Worthington stated she had to submit the completed Comp Plan by the end of the year. After the comp plan is submitted, it was suggested to do the Public Hearing. Commission Owens made a motion to be prepared to vote on the acceptance of the energy chapter of the Comprehensive Plan at the September 2008 meeting. Commissioner O'Connell seconded. Motion carried. 8. Staff Report Ms. Worthington gave her Comprehensive Plan update. 9. Adjournment Commissioner O'Connell made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Paterlini seconded. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 9:10 p.m. The next meeting will be the regularly scheduled meeting at 7:00 p.m. August 20, 2008 in the Community Room. Respectfully submitted, Jane M. Timm, Secretary EDINA PUBLIC MEETING PROCEDURES During "Public Hearings" the Chair will ask for public comment after City staff members make their presentations. If you wish to speak on the topic, you are welcome to do so as long as your comments are relevant to the discussion. To ensure fairness to all speakers and to allow the efficient conduct of a public hearing, speakers must observe the following guidelines: Individuals must limit their presentations to three minutes or less. The Chair will modify presentation times, as deemed necessary. Try not to repeat remarks or points of view made by prior speakers and limit comments to the matter under consideration. In order to maintain a comfortable environment for all those in attendance, the use of signs, clapping, cheering or booing or any other form of verbal or nonverbal communication is not allowed. During "Public Comments," the Chair will ask to hear from those in attendance who would like to speak about something not on tonight's agenda. Individuals must limit their presentations to three minutes and cannot speak to an issue for which a public hearing was previously held and closed within the last thirty days or a matter scheduled for a future hearing on a specific date. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Commission to respond to their comments. Instead, the Commission might direct the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION AGENDA FOR MEETING August 20, 2008, 7:00 PM — 9:00 PM 1) Welcome, Call to Order, and Roll Call (2 min) 2) Discussion and Approval of Agenda and Agenda times (3 min) 3) Discussion and Approval of JuuZ feting Minutes (5 min) 4) Public Comment (10 min) 5) Committee Updates and Discussion 1. RSWG Update (15 min) 2. EOWG Update (15 min) 6) Commission Business 1. Carbon Disclosure Project — Press Release; Carbon Calculator Demo (5 min) 2. ICLEI Milestone 1: progress on City wide data (5 min) 3. Climate Communities: Update on Cap & Trade and Block Grants (5 min) 4. Windsource: recommendation to the City to purchase from Windsource (5 min) 5. Wetlands policy for Edina (5 min) 6. The status of our contact with the Chamber of Commerce (5 min) 7. A project with the Regional Council of Mayors that will involve Edina (5 min) 8. A project to reduce the carbon footprint of up to 100 MN high schools, colleges and universities under an LCCMR grant (5 min) 9. Discussion on pursuing a "green" Edina football game (homecoming?) by emphasizing recycling at the game and potentially distributing/highlighting some energy-saving tips for fall (5 min) 10. Sustainability and the Natural Step Framework Seminar (10 min) C Report Draft - Discussion (5 min) 7) Staff Report (10 min) 8) Adjourn 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 amplification, an interpreter, large -print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Commission Owens gave a report on his tour of the City facilities with regard to saving energy. He stated the pumping stations were in good shape. He explained that the city hall had one system for the both the Police Department and City Hall, that the Police Department is fully staffed at all times. He did question how one person (Terry Klapperick) could keep up with preventative maintenance for 50 facilities. Ms. Worthington explained that Electrician Dan McMahon and another electrician also worked with Terry Klapperick. Education and Outreach Work Group Commissioner Risser commented that the Energy and Environment's participation in the Fourth of July Parade was a success. Commissioner Risser talked about a fall class on energy savings. Bob Gubrud will talk to the local Rotary. Members suggested: • Jimmy Sparks of the Neighborhood Energy Consortium as a speaker. • A local hardware store to give energy saving tips. • Energy audits for households. • A speaker on different furnaces and their saving incentives or rebates. The Commission discussed posting a resource guide on our website. There was also a discussion about putting an energy flyer in the City of Edina utility bill. Commissioner Sierks suggested having energy flyers at the Edina Homecoming game. Ms. Worthington also suggested having energy flyers at the Open House at the fire station in October. Recycling and Solid Waste Work Group Commissioner Latham reminded the Commission about the upcoming tour of Eureka Recycling, along with the Waste Management tour in August. Ms. Latham suggested the commissioners go to the Braemar Inspection Tour next year. Ms. Latham gave an update on the Recycling RFP. 6. Commission Business Chair Iyer made a suggestion to have Commissioner Owens become liaison to neighboring cities. Chair Iyer made a motion to appoint Commissioner Owens as primary liaison to the neighboring cities. Commissioner Sierks seconded. Motion carried. Chair Iyer introduced 2008-2009 Student Commissioner, Hailey Lee to the Commission. Chair Iyer asked Commissioner Lee to choose one or two of the Work Groups and to become a member of the group (s). Chair Iyer opened the floor regarding the program brought forth by Terry Gips and the Natural Step Framework Program. The Commission From: Sierra Club North Star Chapter <north.star.chaptera@sierractub.org> To: ptflydisc@aol.com Subject: Largest Global Warming Solution This Year Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:03 am Dear Paul, This September 17-23, building code officials from around the country will meet in Minneapolis to vote on a bold proposal to strengthen building code energy -efficiency standards in new homes by 30%.The Sierra Club's Cool Cities Campaign is joining with local governments, businesses, and energy efficiency advocates to support the most important opportunity in decades to adopt "green" building codes for new homes. We are writing to ask for your help in encouraging your mayor to send a delegation of staff to vote on the 30% solution. This is our chance to influence one of the largest global warming pollutionsi Once adopted by communities nationwide, the 30% Solution would have a significant impact. By 2030, the 30% Solution would save an estimated 8 quadrillion BTUs of energy and $88 billion in energy costs; reduce CO2 by 464 million metric tons; and create new clean -energy construction and service jobs in the building trades and energy -efficiency product industries, TAKE ACTION TODAY Please contact your mayor and county leader today and ask them to join the International Code Council (ICC) if they are not current members, and urge them to send their allotted number of building code officers to the ICC meeting on September 17-23, 2008 in Minneapolis to vote YES on the 30% Solution. Governments must join the ICC by September 5 in order to have voting rights at the September meeting. More information about joining the ICC is available at htto://www.thirtypercentsolution.org/. Here is your mayor's contact information. We have also included the ICC contact for your city: please share with your mayor. Mayor: lames Hovland E-mail: edinamail@ci.edina.mmus Tel.: 612-874-8550 Building Code Official ICC: Steve M Kiehn E-mail: kiehn2@chaska.net TELL YOUR PUBLIC OFFICIAL THAT THE 30% SOLUTION: .Fo✓ 4he PlakieiL Cool Planet's Annual Family Festival Sunday, August 24, 2008 Weber Park - 2:00 - 7:00 p.m. Morningside Neighborhood in Edina 42nd St. and Alden Dr. �qmil� Bisbee �es�ivd 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Five non-competitive events, including disc golf, for the whole family to try A/O Wa9�e Pafluck Pic,4c 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Families bring their favorite summer dish to share, their own re -usable picnic supplies and beverage containers (no plastic please). All organic (non recyclable paper, food scraps, etc.) waste will be composted through the Vierkant "Go Green" program. aki(kxfe f 7oyupm ori -fete f,4,viYo-kme4 During and after the picnic candidates for US Congress 3rd District (Ashwin Madia and Erik Paulsen) and State House Candidates for Senate District 41 A (Kevin Staunton, Ron Erhardt and Keith Downey), and Hennepin County Commissioner 6th District (John Cooney and Jan Callison) have been invited to make 2 minute statements about their commitment to environmental issues in their campaigns and answer online (email questions to ptflydisc@aol.com) and live questions from the audience. Edina City Council Member Joni Bennett will moderate the Candidate Forum. Questions / Volunteer contact Paul at Phone: 952-920-1547 or Email: ptflydisc@aoLcom qfy Green Tea m s? �,s not underesthoode the irearest our young pie hove for our *nvkonment. Start teaching rr early." - Lydia Lee, MPS Board of Education 1 help if will help people all over the world." 'Mlits, age 11, Student Green Team at Bancroft School Being the Bancroft Green Team in action was 'celess." — Emily Moore, Bancroft School Community Volunteer i believe that as parents we owe it to our ildren to do everything we can to save energy'; d address the climate crisis. l want my children'' know that we will work together to give !m the future they deserve." — Heidi Niziolek, Kenwood School Parent would be helping the earth. l don't want it to tit! 1 want to help the earth so we can undo tat we have done." i — Joe, age 11, Student Green Team at Bancroft School i /e have clear research that tells us that carbon oxide levels in our atmosphere are rising. •eening Our Schools will reduce our carbon )t print and save energy dollars that can be Her spent." — John Klein, Science Teacher at Barton School "It's Good to be Green" Superintendent Bill Green at the Bancroft Green 3 Festival! May 17, 2008 GREENING OUR SCHOOLS Join our Team!! Building a sustainable future through energy conservation, wellness activities_ and community involvement. 11 -Our Partners Minneapolis Public Schools www.mpls.kI 2.mn.us Cool Planet Yoga Calm www.yogocalm.org Steps to a Healthier Minnesota www.stepstoahealthiermn.org Safe Routes to School www.dot.state.mn.us/saferoutes Minnesota Energy Challenge www.mnenergychallenge.org Global Warming 101 www.globalwarming l 01.com About Greening Our Schools Greening Our Schools (GOS) is a project to create adult and student Green Teams in district schools. By working collaboratively with school and building staff, students, parents and community members, Green Teams can empower the school community to address climate change and global warming in a proactive, fun and healthy way. By using classroom, school wide and home energy programs, schools can develop baseline data to monitor energy and resource usage of electricity, natural gas and water. They can also develop systems to monitor paper use and recycling rates. Our Vision: GOS envisions school districts capturing the creativity and potential of our students, staff and community to move toward energy efficiency. Our Mission: GOS exists to provide school districts the opportunity to form Green Teams. By nurturing school staff members and empowering Green Teams and community involvement, GOS seeks to build a sustainable future through service learning, wellness activities and leadership training. Energy Smart Schools "Behavioral Changes = Energy Savings" GOS supports common sense techniques of energy conservation through Schools for Energy Efficiency (SEE). By implementing these actions, school districts can reduce their energy use by ten, percent or more each year. As student and staff Green Teams realize theiir successes at school, they will carry their actions home to make their neighborhoods models for smart energy use. Saving energy will lead to behavioral shifts in transportation, recycling, composting wastes and green thinking toward a sustainable future. Community Involvement "Working Together to Build a Green Future." Wellness GOS links school staff and student green teams with families, neighborhoods and community organizations working to green our communities. This partnership broadens and strengthens efforts toward energy efficiency. Parents and community volunteers working with school Green Teams reinforce the intergenerational bonds that are valuable to children and adults alike. In working with the community, we learn about safety, promote health and build relationships among students, parents, schools and neighbors. "Healthy Buildings, Healthy Students... Ready to Learn." GOS instills wellness as a value in schools by focusing on activities that promote and protect health, well being and the ability to learn. We support improved access to affordable, healthy foods and increased opportunities for physical activities such as biking and walking, which provide both exercise and energy efficiency. We offer yoga classes for staff and adults and training for teachers in Yoga CalmTm to bring focus and mindfulness into the classrooms. We promote Safe Routes to School, a. national initiative sponsored locally by the city of Minneapolis, Steps to a Healthier Minnesota and the Minneapolis Public Schools, to discover alternative methods of transportation. We also sponsor Family Frisbee Clubs that allow children and adults to develop learning skills and share flying fun that can last a lifetime. Yard Waste & Organics Recycling YES (Acceptable Items): Food Scraps Fruits and Vegetables Meat, Fish, & Bones Bread, Pasta, & Baked Goods Egg Shells Dairy Products Coffee Grounds Paper Products Paper Towels & Napkins Paper Plates & Cups Milk & Juice Cartons Pizza Boxes Egg Cartons Boxes From Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Waxed Paper (butter wraps, pastry bags, fast-food wraps) Paper Bags (flour & sugar) Paper Containers (remove metal handles) Coffee Filters and Tea. Bags Other Items Dryer Lint Tissues & Cotton Balls Houseplant & Flower Trimmings Sawdust Yard Waste Grass, Leaves, & Brush NO (Do NOT Include These Items): Styrofoam Plastics, Metal, or Glass* Plastic Bags Juice Boxes & Other Foil -Lined Containers Condiment Packets Diapers & Wipes Kitty Litter & Pet Waste Full Vacuum Cleaner Bags Construction Materials * Please continue to recycle paper, cardboard4 plastics, metal and glass through the City of Edina recycling program. Costco and Sams Club carry paper yard waste bags. In addition, Bayers Do It Best Hardware carries a full line of compostable in-home and yard waste bags. Bayers Do it Best Hardware 4312 Upton Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55410 612-926-1605 Paper & compostable plastic bags are PREFERRED. Yard waste and organics must be placed on the curb by 7:00am for Wednesday pickups. VIERKANT DISPOSAL 612.922.2505 Saving Energy - Easy as 1-2-3! 1. Get a Home Energy Audit 2. Prioritize recommendations to suit your home and budget 3. Take action in a methodical way THIS SECTION SHOULD BE OFFSET SO IT STANDS OUT To help people prepare for the winter months the Energy and Environment Commission is sponsoring a free class at the Edina Community Center: Home Energy Auditor Erik Lindberg will present "Home Energy Audits and the Art of Caulking" October 6, 2009 from 7:00-9:00 pm Edina Community Center, 5701 Normandale Road, Edina NEED ROOM # Members of Edina's Energy and Environment Commission will assist in demonstrating caulking techniques. Come with any other questions you may have about energy saving. THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE NOTICEABLE BUT LESS SO THAN THE CLASS For more information on energy efficiency, the Low -Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or the Weatherization Assistance Program, contact the Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Info Center: 651-296-5175 or toll free in Minnesota 1-800-657-3710Email: energy. info()state.mn.us On the web: www. commerce. state. mn.us Click on Energy Info Center or Heating Assistance FINAL LINE: For more information visit www.CitvofEdina.com or call 952-920-1547 Saving Energy - Easy as 1-2-31 1. Get a Home Energy Audit 2. Prioritize recommendations to suit your home and budget 3. Take action in a methodical way THIS SECTION SHOULD BE OFFSET SO IT STANDS OUT To help people prepare for the winter months the Energy and Environment Commission is sponsoring a free class at the Edina Community Center: Home Energy Auditor Erik Lindberg will present "Home Energy Audits and the Art of Caulking" October 6, 2009 from 7:00-9:00 pm Edina Community Center, 5701 Normandale Road, Edina NEED ROOM # Members of Edina's Energy and Environment Commission will assist in demonstrating caulking techniques. Come with any other questions you may have about energy saving. THIS INFORMATION SHOULD BE NOTICEABLE BUT LESS SO THAN THE CLASS For more information on energy efficiency, the Low -Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or the Weatherization Assistance Program, contact the Minnesota Department of Commerce Energy Info Center: 651-296-5175 or toll free in Minnesota 1-800-657-3710Email: energy. infoestate.mn.us On the web: www. commerce. state. mn.us Click on Energy Info Center or Heating Assistance FINAL LINE: For more information visit www.CitvofEdina.com or call 952-920-1547.