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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-12-19 PacketMinutes of the Regular Meeting of the Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall Mayors Conference Room Wednesday, December 19,2007,7:00 P.M. Members In Attendance: Dianne Plunkett Latham, Raymond O'Connell, M. Germana Paterlini, Bill Sierks, John Owens, Ian Nelson Members Absent: Sean Wenham, Surya Iyer, (Julie Risser, Required Planning Commission Meeting) Staff Present: Jane Timm Others Present: Ron Rich, Ryan Rich, John Madole, Paul Thompson 1. Welcome & Call to Order 2. Discussion and Approval of Agenda Commissioner O'Connell made a motion to approve the meeting agenda. Commissioner Owens seconded. Motion carried. 3. Discussion and Approval of November 28, 2007, Meeting Minutes The Commissioners discussed the minutes and after discussion Commissioner Owens made a motion to approve the Minutes. Commissioner Paterlini seconded. Motion carried. 4. Public Comment Resident Ron Rich came to talk about the lack of education on climate change in the City of Edina. John Madole came to recommend a pilot for the City of Edina for source separate organics. He would like to do a presentation of approximately 20 minutes at an upcoming meeting. It was recommended he present to the Recycling and Solid Waste Committee. No formal action taken. Commissioner Chair Sierks requested that if something is to be voted on at a meeting he get the information well in advance so the Commission can make an educated decision. 5. Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) Commissioner Latham gave her updates of the Energy and Environment Comp Plan. She also offered to collate the Comp Plan. The Commission discussed the deadline for the Comp Plan and would like to approve a draft Comp Plan at the January 16, 2008, Energy and Environment Commission meeting. 6. Committee Updates Commissioner Latham gave an update of the Recycling and Solid Waste Committee. They will have a draft RFP presented at the December 20, 2008, committee meeting. Commissioner O'Connell gave an update of Education and Outreach Committee meeting. A suggestion was made to include something related to the Energy and Environment Commission in the V, of July parade and at the fireworks in Cornelia Park later that day. There was also an update on the new committee members. Commissioner Nelson gave an update on recycling and volunteers at the 2008 U.S. Women's Open. Commissioner Sierks will talk to City Hall and City of Edina's Communication Department about advertising the U.S. Open and what they are doing to make the event "Green." Commissioner Paterlini gave an update of the Climate Change meeting earlier in the evening. The committee will interview an intern to assist the committee. 7. Other Business Commissioner Latham gave a quick summary of the City of Edina's process in replacing Commissioner Wenham. Commissioner Nelson would like an application as soon as possible to give to the volunteer applicants for the 2008 Women's U.S. Open. 8. Adjournment Commissioner O'Connell made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Owens seconded. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m. The next meeting will be the regularly scheduled meeting at 7:00 p.m. January 16, 2008. 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 the agenda. Individuals must limit their presentations to three minutes or less and cannot speak to an issue for which a public hearing was previously held and closed or a matter scheduled for a future hearing. 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 DRAFT AGENDA FOR MEETING JANUARY 16, 2008, 7:00 PM — 9:00 PM 1) Welcome & Call to Order 2) Discussion and Approval of Agenda 3) Discussion and Approval of December Meeting Minutes 4) Public Comment 5) Discussion of Commission meeting time (Surya) 6) Update on Project Earth activities 7) Committee updates 8) Comp Plan update 9) 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. ZNA, 011lu Chapter 10 Energy and Environment Draft of 1-13-08 10.1 Introduction — Edina's History of Environmental Action. Protecting our environment and our natural resources has long been a priority for the City of Edina. From the early 1970s, when recycling was still a novel idea and environmental programs were first being established, to the present, as the city takes on the challenges of global warming and energy policy, Edina has been at the forefront on environmental and natural resource issues. This Chapter 10 identifies the City's goals, policies, and objectives in the following areas: • Climate Change and Global Warming • Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency • Recycling and Solid Waste Management • Outdoor and Indoor Air Quality The following environmental topics are covered in other chapters of this plan: • Land Use and Community Design - See Chapter 4 • Transportation — See Chapter 7 • Water Quality and Water Resource Management. See Chapter 8. • Urban Forest, Parks, and Open Space - See Chapter 9 • Noise — See Section 11.4 Duties of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission. Edina was one of the first cities in Minnesota to create a commission dedicated to environmental issues when, in 1974, the city established the Recycling Commission, starting one of the first recycling programs in the State. In 1992, its name was changed to the Recycling and Solid Waste Commission. Page 2 Environmental Quality The Commission continued until 2007, when it was replaced by the new Energy and Environment Commission. On June 18, 2007, the City Council appointed the first members of the newly -created Energy and Environment Commission, significantly expanding Edina's commitment to comprehensively address environmental and energy issues. The Council gave the new commission a broad mandate in City Ordinance Section 146: A. Examine and recommend best practices for energy conservation for Edina's citizens and businesses, including recommendations for a "green" building code, use of Energy Star appliances, and other energy reduction targets. B. Examine and recommend changes in City Government purchasing and operations to conserve energy. C. Evaluate and monitor the provision of a residential recycling program. D. Evaluate and monitor the provision of a privately provided solid waste program, as well as a reduction in municipal solid waste produced by Edina residents and businesses. E. Evaluate and encourage improvements in air and water quality. F. Promote the establishment of targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions produced by the Ci 's buildings, equipment and operations. G. Educate the public about energy issues, reduction, conservation, reuse, recycling and environmental protection. H. Examine and promote renewable energy options for transportation, heating, and cooling, and other energy uses. The Energy and Environment Commission held its first meeting in July 2007. Since then, the nine -member commission has formed three Page 3 Environmental Quality committees: (i) Climate Change; (ii) Education and Outreach; and (iii) Recycling and Solid Waste. The three committees have taken on additional citizen volunteers and are now developing and implementing work plans in their areas. The next sections of this chapter discuss Edina's policies, goals and actions in the areas of global warming and climate change, energy use and conservation, recycling and waste management, and air quality. 10.2. Global Warming and Climate Change. 10.2.01. Introduction and Current Conditions — Climate Change and Global Warming. "Global warming is a reality. It threatens both our society and life, as we know it on earth. The overwhelming consensus of the scientific communityfor the past decade has been that the planetary warming we are now experiencing, and the resulting climate change, is largely a human induced phenomenon. This is brought on mainly by the release of carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels, which blankets our atmosphere raising the earth's surface temperature. "s This was the message that renowned polar explorer Will Steger brought to Edina on January 11, 2007, when he spoke at St. Patrick's Church in the first "Edina Dialogue" sponsored by the Edina Community Foundation and Edina High School's Project Earth student group. Over 1,000 residents, including Edina's mayor and City Council members, resolved to respond to the problem of global warming. 10.2.3. Trends and Challenges — Climate Change and Global Warming. The City has since taken two very significant actions to address global warming. First, on February 6, 2007, Edina joined over 700 U.S. cities in signing the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. Second, on November 5, 2007, the City Council voted to join the International Council for Local Environmental Initiative (ICLEI) Cities for Climate Protection. The City and the Energy and Environment Commission are now identifying actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in our schools and our community. The U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. A. Urge the federal government and state governments to enact policies and programs to meet or beat the target of reducing global warming pollution levels to 7 percent below 1990 levels by 2012, including efforts to: reduce the United States' dependence on fossil fuels and accelerate the development of clean, economical energy resources and fuel-efficient technologies such as conservation, methane recovery for energy generation, Page 4 Environmental Quality waste to energy, wind and solar energy, fuel cells, efficient motor vehicles, and biofuels; (Note: In 2007, the Minnesota legislature adopted one of the most aggressive goals in the nation this year, committing to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2015, 30% by 2025, and 80% by 2050.) B. Urge the U.S. Congress to pass bipartisan greenhouse gas reduction legislation that 1) includes clear timetables and emissions limits and 2) a flexible, market-based system of tradable allowances among emitting industries; (Note: In the fall of 2007, Edina Mayor Jim Hovland signed a letter urging our congressional members to pass such legislation.) C. Strive to meet or exceed Kyoto Protocol targets for reducing global warming pollution by taking actions in our own operations and communities such as: 1. Inventory global warming emissions in City operations and in the community, set reduction targets and create an action plan. 2. Adopt and enforce land -use policies that reduce sprawl, preserve open space, and create compact, walkable urban communities; 3. Promote transportation options such as bicycle trails, commute trip reduction programs, incentives for car-pooling and public transit; 4. Increase the use of clean, alternative energy by, for example, investing in "green tags", advocating for the development of renewable energy resources, recovering landfill methane for energy production, and supporting the use of waste to energy technology; 5. Make energy efficiency a priority through building code improvements, retrofitting city facilities with energy efficient lighting and urging employees to conserve energy and save money; 6. Purchase only Energy Star equipment and appliances for City use; 7. Practice and promote sustainable building practices using the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program or a similar system; 8. Increase the average fuel efficiency of municipal fleet vehicles; reduce the number of vehicles; launch an employee education Page 5 Environmental Quality program including anti -idling messages; convert diesel vehicles to bio -diesel; 9. Evaluate opportunities to increase pump efficiency in water and wastewater systems; recover wastewater treatment methane for energy production; 10. Increase recycling rates in City operations and in the community; 11. Maintain healthy urban forests; promote tree planting to increase shading and to absorb CO2; and 12. Help educate the public, schools, other jurisdictions, professional associations, business and industry about reducing global warming pollution. The Energy and Environment Commission is now working to implement many of the actions under the Mayor's Agreement. These activities are discussed in this chapter. ICLEI Cities For Climate Protection Campaign. On November 5, 2007, the City Council unanimously approved Edina's membership in ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) campaign. Edina is the seventh city in the state of Minnesota to join ICLEI. Hennepin and Ramsey counties are also members. ICLEI — the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives — is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development. ICLEI created the CCP in 1994, and today this effort assists over 800 cities across the world to adopt policies and implement quantifiable measures to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality and enhance urban livability and sustainability. Edina's membership in ICLEI's CCP will provide the city with technical support, training and specific action steps for reducing carbon emissions. The City should also realize financial savings in reduced utility and fuel costs and improved air quality, contributing to the general health and well being of the community. The CCP works with the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement to help local governments reduce carbon emissions and integrate climate change mitigation into their decision-making processes. Page 6 4,9t�11 o e 0 Environmental Quality The CCP campaign is based on an innovative performance framework structured around five milestones that allow local governments to understand how municipal decisions affect energy use and how these decisions can be used to mitigate global climate change while improving community quality of life. The five milestones provide a flexible framework that can accommodate varying levels of analysis, effort, and availability of data. ICLEI's CCP provides member cities with a simple, standardized means of calculating greenhouse gas emissions, establishing targets to lower emissions, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and measuring and reporting performance. ICLEI has developed several software tools that help cities comply with the methodology. 10.2.4. Goals and Policies - Climate Change and Global Warming. The City's actions in joining the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and ICLEI's Cities for Climate Protection campaign as limited by the City of Edina's Ordinance in Section 146, have framed Edina's goals and policies on climate change. The goals and policies adopted by the City under the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement are listed in Section 10.2.3. In addition, the five ICLEI CCP milestones are consistent with and form a framework for the implementation of the goals and policies of the Mayors Agreement.. The five ICLEI milestones are: Milestone 1. Conduct a baseline emissions inventory and forecast. Based on energy consumption and waste generation, the city calculates greenhouse gas emissions for a base year (e.g., 2005) and for a forecast year (e.g., 2015). The inventory and forecast provide a benchmark against which the city can measure progress. Milestone 2. Adopt an emissions reduction target for the forecast -year. The city establishes an emission reduction target for the city. The target both fosters political will and creates a framework to guide the planning and implementation of measures. Milestone 3. Develop a Local Action Plan. Through a multi -stakeholder process, the city develops a Local Action Plan that describes the policies and measures that the local government will take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve its emissions reduction target. Most plans include a timeline, a description of financing mechanisms, and an assignment of responsibility to departments and staff. In addition to direct greenhouse gas reduction measures, most plans also incorporate public awareness and education efforts. Page 7 Environmental Quality Milestone 4. Implement policies and measures. The city implements the policies and measures in the Local Action Plan. Typical policies and measures include energy efficiency improvements to municipal buildings and water treatment facilities, streetlight retrofits, public transit improvements, installation of renewable power applications, and methane recovery from waste management. Milestone 5. Monitor and verify results. Monitoring and verifying progress on the implementation of measures to reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions is an ongoing process. Monitoring begins once measures are implemented and continues for the life of the measures, providing important feedback that can be use to improve the measures over time. 10.2.6. Implementation — Climate Change and Global Warming. The main focus of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission's Climate Change Committee will be to begin implementation of the action steps and milestones outlined in the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection campaign as limited by the City of Edina's Ordinance in Section 146. These actions will include: (1) establishing the city and community carbon footprint, including an emissions inventory, baseline, and forecast for greenhouse gas emissions; (2) identifying actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, (3) implementing actions with public and private partners, including the school district, residential, commercial and industrial sectors, that will result in quantifiable greenhouse gas reductions, and (4) establishing a procedure for measuring and reporting greenhouse gas reductions in the community. 10.3 Energy 10.3.1 Introduction - Energy Energy is the driver of the modern world as we know it. Sources of energy can be either converted to electricity and transported to homes and businesses over power lines, or directly used ("burned") to power machines. A majority of the electricity consumed in Edina is generated from coal, gas, and nuclear reactors. The last decade has brought clarity to the immense consequences of such fossil fuel based sources on our shared environment and related social impacts. The impact of global climate change is already being felt across the globe and is only expected to accelerate in the coming decades. The city of Edina must not only strive to secure adequate energy to Page 8 Environmental Quality meet its needs in the future but also ensure that we use and create energy that is "clean", affordable, and safe. Alternate energy sources are solar power, wind power, geothermal, and power from biomass, all of which are expensive but steadily decreasing in cost. The latter are classified as renewable and clean sources of energy as there is potentially an unlimited supply and typically these do not directly lead to a negative environmental or social impact. As we learn more about alternate forms of energy, it is important to note that we should evaluate them in a comprehensive manner to determine the form(s) of energy that is (are) ideally suited for Edina. As new technologies develop and current technologies mature with respect to cost (referred to as "grid parity"), these evaluations must be revisited. This section will describe the current energy status of Edina, current trends and challenges, and will lay out the goals and suggest policies that will hopefully put Edina at the forefront of energy efficiency, utilization, and renewable energy in the state. 10.3.2 Current Conditions - Energy Coal-fired power plants typically account for nearly two-thirds of Minnesota's electricity generation. Two nuclear plants near the Twin Cities also account for nearly one-fourth of the State's electricity production.4 Thus, almost 90% of our energy use in Minnesota during 2005 was derived from the combustion of fossil fuels, while another 8-9% was derived from nuclear power.5 NEEDS CURRENT (05-06) ENERGY SUPPLY INFO. Where does t1Air rtic+e.nta'c dewoesrrnsa Page 9 Environmental Quality ((Note: I will try to get more recent data from Commerce --- I believe we are at least at 3% wind right now. i cannot find any data on their web site, but I have seen it recently.)) The good news is that the State passed a nation -leading law last year requiring that 25% of Minnesota's energy must come from renewable sources of energy by 2020. Clean, renewable sources of energy are becoming more economical, and wind energy is now less expensive than energy from new coal plants. Efforts by Edina's government, residents and businesses to reduce our energy use and make the transition toward these renewable energy sources can play a significant role in reducing the negative impact of our energy consumption. The city of Edina currently does not have an energy and environment policy. The Energy and Environment Commission will make such policy recommendations. It is important that Edina accelerate the use and generation of alternative energy sources, promote energy efficiency, and find avenues to reduce dependence on fossil fuel based energy for government, residences, and commercial establishments. 10.3.3 Trends and Challenges — Energy A variety of alternate energy sources are being implemented across the country and the globe. Solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass are the most popular and promising approaches for alternative energy. States like California and Arizona, due to abundant sun light throughout the year are aggressively promoting adoption of solar power. States such as Texas are also promoting wind energy. In fact, southern Minnesota is considered a prime wind energy potential region with some effort already under way to build wind farms. This region also hosts one of the major wind turbine blade manufacturers. Minnesota is a major producer of corn because of which there has been a large investment in ethanol based energy production in the state. Many other sources of energy are in the research stage, with the University of Minnesota taking a lead in biomass energy research. The primary challenge with most of the alternate energy sources is cost. For example, solar energy costs $0.20-0.50/kW-hr and wind energy costs $0.06/kW-hr compared to $0.02/kW-hr for electricity from coal or gas. The second challenge is transportation of energy. For example, wind energy cannot be transported across long distances due to huge losses. The ideal source of energy is one that can produce electricity cheaply, all year round, and be locally produced. This forces cities such as Edina to look at comprehensive approaches to energy, where more than one form of Page 10 Environmental Quality renewable energy could be combined to address the needs and goals of the city. WIND ENERGY' (SHOULD WE INCLUDE THIS? IF SO, WE PROBABLY NEED A SHORT SECTION ON GEOTHERMAL) Wind energy has matured dramatically, making wind one of the fastest growing sources of electricity in the world today. Due to technological advancements, policy initiatives, and economic drivers, wind energy is now able to make a cost -competitive contribution to our growing energy needs. Turbines today are sleek and slender machines, a far cry from their bucolic wooden ancestors. Around the world, wind turbines of all sizes have become a familiar sight; ranging from home or farm -scale machines of 1 kilowatt (kW), all the way up to arrays of large 3 megawatt (MW) machines. A common wind turbine today is a 2 MW turbine that stands as tall as a 30 - story building and costs roughly $3.5 million installed. With a good wind resource, this size turbine can produce 6 million kWh of electricity each year, or enough energy to run 600 average American households. CHART SOURCE? v«na wax Lbw Yw ,wp.mr. w.en.rle.p.w.. .y�u.m.w an w r.y.n iuw.0 w�weu wp. r.nw.w TNf 5CACE OF WIND PLOWER P.M..whq..ww M•MY(xMww •.w.+.swr u.pww... nrywra.pq YmWf«.n w WuffN,F# wn.ruln � Wind Energy Is Growing Rapidly Turbines are sprouting up around the globe in record numbers every year. In 1999, the world wind industry installed more than 3,900 MW. Four years later, the world installed 8,133 MW of new wind, representing $9 billion of investment. By the end of 2006, there were more than 74,000 MW of wind installed worldwide. Much of that growth was due to cost reductions and progressive government policies. Page 11 Environmental Quality Total wind capacity in the United States reached 11,603 MW by the end of 2006, with large-scale wind turbines operating in 34 states. For 2007, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) predicts that we will have the biggest year yet, with an estimated 3,000 MW of new installed capacity. Recently, President Bush stated that the U.S. could meet 20% of our electricity needs with wind energy. Currently, wind only accounts for around 0.2% of the U.S. energy supply. Renewable Energy as Part of the US Electricity Supply, 2005 Total - 4,055,423 Thousand Megawatt Hours Petroleum Other Gages �.0n Natural -gas �,, 0 4°� fes. 1 l Nuclear f f HYdreelectric 19.3 // 6.5% Other Biomass Wind 0,4% Source: Energy Information Administration, wwa.era Cloe_Cgo'v According to AWEA, Texas has the most wind power installed, with 2,768 MW, with California close behind with 2,361 MW. Iowa is in third place with 936 MW installed, while Minnesota is in fourth with 895 MW. Minnesota leads the nation in community -owned wind. Page 12 Environmental Quality Installed Community Wind and Wind Capacity in the US. 0 cor wwno WM sraos 11.603 MW of Wind Installed in the US. 0 Wow tam wa, 421 MW is Community -Chased 10 C4NnMUf YW*W(MW) e 'r0U1 WjM CV#ocy (MW) march "7 10.3.4 Goals and Policies — Energy SOURCE OF ABOVE CHART 1. Encourage new homeowners and remodelers to comply with Edina's and MN state government energy policies. Related Goal: Utilize the Pentagon Park re -development plan as an opportunity to develop local energy and environment policy and set baselines for renewable energy requirements. 2. Encourage local businesses to adopt locally generated renewable energy to power part or all of their energy needs. Related Goal: Create at least one project and facilitate adoption of solar or wind energy to power no less than 20% of a business's energy needs. 3. Work with public institutions to obtain grants for adoption of renewable energy sources. Related Goal: Work with Edina Pubic Schools to obtain funding to implement renewable energy at one or more school locations to supplement the work done by "Project Earth." Page 13 Environmental Quality 4. Encourage the use of green materials (building materials and vegetation) to reduce the need for summer cooling and winter heating. 5. Inform/educate new home builders or remodelers in Edina of energy efficient options. Related Goal: Create a concept of an energy park by powering an existing public park using a variety of energy sources and use of a variety of green concepts such as energy efficiency and renewable materials 10.3.5 Implementation — Energy Some goals of the newly created energy and environment commission in the area of energy were listed in the section above. Implementation of these goals will require a variety of resources from the commission, its sub- committees, City Hall, local businesses, local non-profit organizations, and potential support from state and federal governments. At this stage, no such projects have been formally put forth and approved by the commission or the elected city officials. This section will be updated as concrete plans are put together for each of the proposed goals. WE NEED TO ADD GEOTHERMAL, AND LOCAL BIO -BASED ENERGY TO ROUND OUT WIND & SOLAR DISCUSSION. 10.4 Solar Protection - S. Iver to Update 10.4.1 Introduction - Solar Protection One of the most important contributions the city can make in the transition to renewable energy sources is to protect the access that individual residents, businesses and industry have to renewable sources of energy - most notably solar power. Active solar rooftop collectors and passive solar technologies require maximum exposure to sunlight, which can be reduced by the proximity of tall structures. ((THIS COLTD BE CONSTRUED to justify cutting down mature trees, which releases significant sequestered GHG.)) To help ensure that sufficient exposure is available for all homeowners and businesses, the city already has ordinances for building setbacks, building height restrictions, and maximum lot coverage. It will also consider access to active and passive solar energy collection systems when reviewing variance requests or new construction. Other sources of renewable energy, such as fuel cells and wind generators are either in developmental stages or are likely to be provided on a regional basis. Page 14 4,9t�11 oke V1 En H� o V 'ay Environmental Quality 10.4.2 Current Conditions - Solar Protection 10.4.3 Trends and Challenges - Solar Protection 10.4.4 Goals and Policies - Solar Protection Continue to enforce setback, building height, and lot coverage ordinances that can serve as protection to solar access 2. Consider access to solar protection when reviewing variance requests 3. Encourage the use of passive solar heating and natural lighting in buildings 10.4.5 - Implementation Solar Protection 10.5 Residential Energy Consumption - JOHN OWENS TO UPDATE THIS SECTION 10.5.1 Introduction - Residential Energy Consumption I have spoken to Xcel and Centerpointe and am waiting to hear back from them on current data here JO Energy consumed by residents of Edina can be broken into three main categories - electricity, natural gas, and transportation fuels. Residential electricity consumption was measured at 172,758,652 kWh in 1994, or 8,346 kWh per household? — more than the state average in 1994 of 8,275 kWhg. Consumption of natural gas per residential customer in Edina during 2006 was roughly cubic feet9, as compared to the state average of about 100,000 cubic feet. Data specific to Edina's residents regarding transportation energy consumption does not exist, but national estimates suggest that motor fuel consumption for the average vehicle has risen from 698 gallons per year to 743 gallons between 1994 and 200510. Residential vehicles alone is 568 gallons per vehicle per year. 10.5.2 Current Conditions - Residential Energy Consumption The average Minnesota Household Energy bill consists of heating (60%) water heating (9%) lighting (7%), air conditioning (4%), and other household appliances and uses (20%). Heating and air-conditioning system Page 15 Environmental Quality problem areas leading to excessive energy use include: Equipment sizing: average unit is oversized 47% compared to design. Indoor coil air flow: 78% of units have low airflow. Refrigerant charge: 72% of units are incorrectly charged. Ductwork: over 80% of units have excessive duct leakage." � Investments in and education on how to properly maintain current heating and air-conditioning systems as well as replacement of old and inefficient appliances and heating and air-conditioning systems would save a large amount of energy. ENERGY STAR qualified lighting uses about 75% less energy than standard lighting, produces 75 percent less heat, and lasts up to 10 times longer. If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars. The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has a consumer guide with simple steps homeowners can take to reduce energy usage 10.5.3 Trends and Challenges - Residential Energy Consumption Energy costs are going no where but up. With oil at $100 a barrel, the need for energy conservation has never been greater. Homeowners are feeling the effects of the rising energy costs but may not know how or what to do. Further, they may lack the resources in time and money to affect the energy conservation measures available to them. 10.5.4 Goals and Policies - Residential Energy Consumption It should be a goal of the City of Edina to inform its residents as to the opportunities available to them to control and reduce their energy consumption. Further, incentives in the form of tax rebates and low interest financing should be made available. 10.5.5 Implementation - Residential Energy Consumption Energy conservation programs approved by the City Council should include specific timetables for implementation and measurement for success. Page 16 Environmental Quality 10.6 Commercial/Industrial Energy Consumption 10.6.1 - Introduction Commercial/Industrial Energy Consumption I have spoken to Xcel and Centerpoint and am waiting to hear back from them on current data here - JO Commercial and industrial energy consumption is generally much more intensive than that of residential consumers. In 1994 for instance, commercial and industrial operations consumed about 365 million kWh (approx. 177,600 kWh/account) of electricity and over 1.8 billion cubic feet (approx. 1.3 million cu. ft./account) of natural gas. Per account, these figures amount to 20 times and 8 times, respectively, that of a residential account. Due to this intensive use, the potential for energy conservation is likely to be high and the city will encourage its businesses and industries to invest in energy conservation measures. As with the residential sector, transportation energy consumption by Edina's businesses does not exist. 10.6.2 Current Conditions - Commercial/Industrial Energy Consumption According to the EPA's ENERGY STAR Building program, energy costs for existing US commercial space, 78 billion square ft, total $110 billion annually. They estimate improving energy efficiency could save $25 billion. Further, the costs of worker productivity dwarfs that of energy savings by having a more constant, comfortable building environment. In spite of this, energy conservation opportunities go unrealized, perhaps for lack of recognition, perceived resources or clear direction. 10.6.3 Trends and Challenges - Commercial/Industrial Energy Consumption The cost of energy in the commercial and industrial sector will also go nowhere but up. A recent study by McKinsey & Company concluded that significant energy savings opportunities with lighting and heating and cooling in buildings existed. However, landlords and building owners have traditionally made decisions based on low first cost rather than long term energy costs. Energy costs and any savings are passed through to the tenant. In owner occupied buildings, some of the same opportunities exist. The high turnover of building ownership has also been a deterrent to making long term investments in energy conservation. Rebate programs providing Page 17 Environmental Quality incentives are available but building owners may not be fully aware or know how to take advantage of them. 10.6.4 Goals and Policies - Commercial/Industrial Energy Consumption It should be the goal of the City of Edina to help educate and inform the commercial and industrial sector about energy conservation opportunities. Providing tax incentives or rebates may help building owners take action on energy conservation opportunities. 10.6.5 Implementation - Commercial/Industrial Energy Consumption Any programs approved by the City Council should include a timetable for implementation, as well as measurement of accomplishments. 10.7 City Energy Consumption 10.7.1 Introduction - Public Energy Consumption This paragraph needs a little more work - JO The city itself is a consumer of energy and can play a strong leadership role in reducing energy use at its city -owned facilities, and in the areas of street lighting and traffic signals. It also operates a substantial fleet of motor vehicles. Energy costs associated with these facilities and vehicles have amounted to roughly 5% of the city's budget. Given the high consumption of energy that these city -owned properties and vehicles have, steps taken to conserve energy can potentially have a significant effect on the demand for energy and the quality of the local environment. The city recognizes this and has taken many steps to improve the energy efficiency of the buildings and facilities that it owns, including energy audits and the installation of energy efficient equipment. As technologies improve and equipment replacement occurs, the city will continue to look for ways to improve its energy efficiency. 10.7.2 Current Conditions - Public Energy Consumption According to a 2007 Federal Energy Management Program report, more than 55% of federal facilities surveyed were working in the run -to -failure mode meaning they had no preventive maintenance program. A study of federal facilities worldwide found that for facilities that do not have a formal preventive maintenance service program in place, putting one in place and to Page 18 Environmental Quality improve energy efficiency; Five to 20% without any other capital investments. 10.7.3 Trends and Challenges - Public Energy Consumption As with the other sectors, energy costs in the public sector will continue to rise. The most significant challenge is in the allocation of limited resources that can be attributed to energy conservation opportunities. 10.7.4 Goals and Policies - Public Energy Consumption Create a benchmark of current energy use in all public facilities and set a goal to reduce energy costs by 20%. Create a policy that all public buildings report annually on the cost of operation, goals for further reduction. 10.7.5. Implementation — Public Energy Consumption Once approved by the City Council, programs should have a timeline for implementation and measurements for success. 10.8 Waste 10.8.1 Introduction - Waste History of Edina's Recycling Program - The Edina Garden Council began operating the first recycling collection in Edina in 1970 with a drop off site for glass in the parking lot of the Southdale Red Owl. In 1972 the drop-off location was moved to the Edina Public Works Garage at 5121 Brookside Avenue. The drop-off site expanded to include, paper, Goodwill items, cans and used oil. The Edina recycling drop-off center closed on November 1, 1993, although residential weekly collection had already begun in a pilot area in 1986. In 1989, the program expanded city wide, collecting cans, glass, newspaper and corrugated paper. Edina's 2007 residential recycling program is a weekly curbside collection of ten items collected in two categories, paper and rigids. The paper items include: newspaper, magazines, mail, boxboard, corrugated paper, magazines and phone books. The rigids include: cans, glass, and plastic bottles with necks. Recycling service in 2007 reaches 14,183 single family and duplex homes and 382 multi -units of 3 to 8 units. Over 90% of Edina's households participate in recycling. The annual weight of recyclables collected as of 2007 has been over 5,000 tons for the last five years. Page 19 o e Environmental Quality The generation and management of solid waste has become an increasingly important and complex issue for both Edina and Hennepin County. The State of Minnesota established a waste "hierarchy" in 1980 that emphasizes waste reduction, reuse, and recycling over landfilling. Waste -to -energy is preferred over landfilling, but is less desirable than reduction, reuse and recycling. Consistent with this hierarchy, the state legislature has banned yard wastes from landfills, established municipal recycling programs and hazardous waste drop-off facilities, and waste reduction programs have been initiated in businesses, public facilities, and private residences. Waste incineration has also been started on a large scale because it significantly reduces the volume of waste that must be buried at landfills. Further reductions in the amount of waste that cannot be reused or recycled can provide significant environmental and economic benefits to the residents and businesses within Edina. In addition to saving landfill space and reducing methane, a potent greenhouse gas, adhering to the "3 R's" — reduce, reuse, and recycle — conserves natural resources, protects air and water quality, lowers disposal costs and reduces taxpayer money that must be used to build new waste management facilities. Finding creative and effective ways to reduce the amount of existing and emerging waste streams that are produced in Edina should reduce the economic, environmental and social costs of waste disposal now and in the future. 10.8.2 Current Conditions - Waste In Edina, recycling is an accepted part of everyday life that reduces the amount of waste that would have gone to landfills, avoiding pollution and saving our natural resources. Despite our recycling success, the amount of waste continues to grow, threatening the quality of air, water, soil and human health. In ten (10) years the amount of municipal solid waste generated in Minnesota has increased more than 33%, rising from approximately 4,500,000 tons in 1995 to over 6,000,000 tons in 2006.12 Even as more waste is being diverted into recycling and hazardous waste facilities, waste incinerators, and compost sites, the overall amount of waste that must be managed is increasing. Minnesota MSW generation totaled 6,985,744 tons in 2005. Greater Minnesota accounted for 42% MSW generation and the seven county metro area accounted for 58% MWS generation. For 2004-2005 the amount of MSW generated in Minnesota increased by 1.8% while the population increased by 1.2%. That's 2,338 lbs of waste and recyclable materials for every man, woman and child in the state 13. This increased waste creation incurs significant costs, including the use of virgin resources to make the products, carbon dioxide emissions and Page 20 Environmental Quality packaging that produces the waste, transportation costs associated with the transport of those resources and finished products and the money spent on constructing new waste management facilities. Even waste incineration, seen as an improvement over landfilling, is attracting increasing concern about air pollution. THIS TOPIC NEEDS DISCUSSION. Minnesota's recycling rate of 48.5% ranks second in the nation according to BioCycle magazine's annual survey. The state's base recycling rate, (which is the actual percentage of materials recycled and does not include the additional yard waste recycling and recycling reduction efforts) is 41%. In 2005, recycling programs in Minnesota collected 2.5 million tons of recyclable materials (paper, metal, glass, plastic, food, problem materials, etc), an increase of nearly 70,000 tons, or 3 percent from the previous year. The statewide recycling rate has been flat for several years. Edina reflects this state trend, with its residential recycling remained static at 222 lbs per person. The challenge for Edina and the rest of Hennepin County is to focus both on better management of existing waste and the prevention of the need to manage waste at all through the use of closed loop systems wherein all products are designed so that they are reusable, recyclable or compostable. Finding ways to prevent the creation of waste is often the most cost- effective management technique in the long run. 10.8.3 Trends and Challenges — Waste Challenges and opportunities exist in the areas of recycling #3-7 plastics, source separated organics, and toxic/electronic waste. Plastics — The number on the bottom of a plastic container is a code representing the type of materials in the plastic. Edina's recycling program currently includes #1 and #2 plastics, which are basically necked bottles. Technology exists to recycle more than #1 and #2 plastics, but no after market as yet exists for them. Without demand, #3 - #7 cannot be recycled. Source Separated Organics (SSO) These can be composted or used to generate energy such as compressed natural gas (CNG). SSO includes, without being limited to, the following. Food waste — fruits, vegetables, meat, oil, bones, grease, eggs, egg shells, dairy products, coffee grounds; Page 21 Environmental Quality Yard waste — leaves, grass clippings, weeds, tree branches; Non -recyclable paper products — plates, cups, towels, napkins, tissues, coffee filters; Waxy cardboard — refrigerator/freezer packaging, egg cartons, milk cartons; Animal excreta. SSO excludes the following. Recyclable paper, metal, ceramics, rubber, leather, glass, and all plastic including plastic wrap, bags or packaging. Taking SSO out of the waste stream and composting them or using them to generate energy has many benefits as follows. a. Hennepin County's incinerator (NERC) is at processing capacity. Because garbage continues to increase, HERC is currently turning away solid waste to landfills both in state and out of state. Organic matter in landfills is a prime cause of emissions of methane into the atmosphere. Methane is 23 times worse as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. b. If garbage production increases as anticipated, Hennepin County will need to build a new incinerator, which will cost millions of dollars and is not very effective at collecting greenhouse gas emissions. NEEDS DISCUSSION c. HERC operates more efficiently with wet material removed, and releases less methane. As an analogy, try burning wet noodles on a campfire. d. Including SSO with recycling may boost the recycling rate from about 25% to 50- 70%. (GETTING CITE FROM FELICITY BRITTON) Collecting SSO may also cause the recycling of other materials to increase. e. Recycling SSO also reduces tipping fees (fee charged to haulers to leave materials at landfills or compost sites) at landfills. The tipping fee for organics is less than the tipping fee for solid waste - $15 per ton vs about $41.85 per ton. SSO is also exempt from the county solid waste fee of 14.5% and state solid waste tax of 17%. f. Composting organic materials provides an earth friendly end product. Instead of taking up space in a landfill or being burned in an incinerator, organics are recycled into a valuable resource that reduces the need for watering and weeding, replenish soils, reduces soil erosion, and Page 22 Environmental Quality prevents stormwater runoff from contaminating wetlands, lakes, and streams, plus capture carbon dioxide for climate protection through the plantings, which compost encourages. g. Collected organics can also be used as feedstock for future biodigesters. Biogasification in the biodigester process captures the energy, and yields a higher energy benefit than incineration or composting. Biodigesters are good applications for recycling SSO and capturing their methane byproduct, but none are currently available through any of the city of Edina's licensed solid waste haulers, or through the city's recycling hauler. Future biodigesters would have to compete for feedstock with the Hennepin County incinerator, Resource Recovery Technologies (RRT), and landfills by offering a competitive tipping fee. THIS NEEDS FURTHER DISCUSSION AS FELICITY BRITTON BELIEVES THIS. Residents generally favor SSO collection provided collection is weekly, and with minimal additional charge. Haulers believe that the cheapest way to collect SSO on a weekly basis is to pick it up with yard waste and recycle it into compost at the RRT. As of January 2008, however, MN Stat. 115A precludes disposing of non -yard waste organics at yard waste composting sites such as the RRT. Carver County is currently undertaking a research project at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to determine if SSO can be successfully recycled with yard waste. If the Carver County research project is successful, a similar pilot project could be considered in Edina. THE RSW COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON DOING THIS. Should vendors with a biodigester facility become available in the metro area, the City of Edina may be able to attract such a recycling vendor with a biodigester facility through its RFP process, or attract a waste hauler with a biodigester facility through its waste hauling licensing process. A final alternative would be for Edina to build its own biodigester. Electronic Waste - In addition to the challenges posted by the increasing volume of solid waste, the composition of the waste is also more complicated. Minnesota bans the disposal of cathode ray tubes in municipal solid waste, and in 2007 the Minnesota legislature passed new legislation that will establish a statewide collection and recycling system for managing electronic waste, which includes televisions, computer monitors, and other electronic products. Electronic waste (e -waste) presents some special environmental, health and economic challenges. "Monitors and televisions made with tubes (not flat panels) have between 4 and 8 pounds of lead in Page 23 Environmental Quality them. Most of the flat panel monitors and TV's contain less lead, but more mercury, from their mercury lamps. About 40% of the heavy metals, including lead, mercury and cadmium, in landfills come from electronic equipment discards. The health effects of lead are well known; just 1/70th of a teaspoon of mercury can contaminate 20 acres of a lake, making the fish unfit to eat." "Rapid advances in technology mean that electronic products are becoming obsolete more quickly. This, coupled with explosive sales in consumer electronics, means that more products are being disposed of, finding their way into landfills and incinerators. To make matters worse, the FCC mandated transition to digital television (like HDTV) in February 2009, will only speed up the pace, as consumers will soon be dumping large numbers of old TVs that can't receive the new digital -only signals." 15 TIM RUDNICKI TO PROVIDE FURTHER MATERIAL ON THE NEW MINN E -WASTE LAW, WHICH MAY INCLUDE A SUMMARY OF OPTIONS CONSUMERS WILL HAVE TO PROPERLY RECYCLE USED ELECTRONICS BEGINNING IN 2008. In 2007, a new law was enacted in Minnesota that establishes a statewide program to collect and recycle used computers, televisions and other covered electronic devices from households. As of July 1, 2007, manufacturers selling products containing a video display device, such as a television and computer, to households in Minnesota are required to collect and recycle an amount proportional to the weight of products sold in Minnesota during the previous year. The Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board has created an Electronics Recycling campaign to provide resources to county and municipal staff, electronics recyclers and collectors, and other organizations that will advance the successful implementation of the 2007 legislation and encourage consumers to recycle electronics. 1. Electronics Recycling: Campaign Tool Kit The campaign tool kit includes resources for county and municipal staff, electronics recyclers and collectors, and other organizations to promote electronics recycling to residents. 2. Additional Resources Principles for Responsible Recycling Checklist: Principles for Responsible Recycling The SWMCB developed the above Principles for Responsible Page 24 .1 o� a 1 n N O • , Ian Environmental Quality Recycling and accompanying checklist to aid collectors of electronics from households to select recycling vendors. Public entities that contract for collection and recycling services may wish to incorporate these principles into their contracts. 10.8.4 Goals and Policies — Waste 4 Continue to operate a household recycling program for single- family and multi family housing. Encourage the 3 R's, reduction, reuse and recycling. 4 Encourage backyard home composting of organic wastes. This includes food scraps as well as lawn clippings and leaves. 4 Support the amendment to MN Stat. 115A allowing Source Separated Organics to be collected with yard waste so that the city can expand the city composting site to include source separated organics and so that the city can contract with private companies for the collection and processing of source separated organics and yard wastes from homeowners, schools and businesses. 4 Encourage local businesses to participate in the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce's Waste Wise program. www.MNWasteWise.org 4 Encourage the proper disposal of hazardous and other problem materials such as e -waste through greater education of the public about the use of the Hennepin Co hazardous waste collection sites. 4 Educate consumers to avoid purchasing products with harmful ingredients and instead buy "green ". 4 Consider changes in city purchasing to encourage the use of materials with are re -usable, recycled, compostable or use minimal packaging. Incentivize city vendors to deliver products in reusable containers. 4 Expand the range of plastics that can be included in residential recycling from only #1 and 42 to include 43 through #7 as markets permit. 4 Encourage greater recycling among local businesses 4 Work through city contract to establish a metro biodigester location for managing city SSO. Page 25 t{,91�11 0� Cn 0 Environmental Quality 4 Identify a site in Edina for a future biodigester, away from residential areas, for example, at the future Public Works site, with the objective of using the compressed natural gas from the biodigester to fuel city vehicles. 10.8.5 Implementation - Waste In 2008 the City will issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the City's recycling contract, which expires on 12-31-08. Many options are being considered including, but not limited to, single stream vs dual stream recycling, and organics recycling. 10.10 Air —INDOOR AIR TO BE UPDATED BY JOHN OWENS 10.10.1 Introduction - Air The quality of the air in Edina is a significant determinant of the health and comfort of its residents. Pollutants in the air can cause anything from minor irritations or annoyances to serious respiratory health problems. In Edina, the outdoor air quality is generally very good, however there are certain sections of the city, which are at particular risk for degradation of air quality - mostly due to auto emissions during traffic congestion. 10. 10.2 Current Conditions - Outdoor Air Quality Emissions from automobiles are the primary cause of concern regarding decreased air quality in Edina. With the proximity of three principal roadways (TH 100, I-494, and HWY 62) and the Southdale shopping area in southeast Edina, traffic congestion in this area creates the greatest threat to outdoor air quality in the city. Thus, it is important for Edina to seek ways to reduce the number of cars on the road and the congestion that causes air quality to deteriorate. The Southeast Edina Transportation corridor is a good example of how the city is trying to improve air quality in the area by improving transit and reducing congestion. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) does not currently maintain an air quality monitoring station in Edina, so official measurements of outdoor air quality in the city do not exist. Data on indoor air quality and noise pollution also do not exist. Until such time as the data becomes available, the city will attempt to identify the areas, which are of concern for possible air quality problems and seek to minimize the sources of air pollution in that area. Page 26 4,9t�1r�1• ok e 71 N 0 ftp „by Environmental Quality 10. 10.2.1 Current Conditions - Indoor Air Quality Indoor air quality is also an issue of importance to those who live and work in Edina. In high enough concentrations, pollutants such as chemical vapors, mold spores, dust mites and many others can cause significant illness or discomfort for those in a building if it is not properly ventilated. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the levels of pollutants inside buildings may be 2-5 times higher than they are outdoors - a serious problem considering that the typical person spends 90% of their time inside a building. Ironically, efforts to make buildings more energy efficient in recent years have aggravated this problem by sealing indoor air inside. These tightly sealed buildings, along with inadequate as well as poorly maintained and operated ventilation systems, synthetic building materials and furnishings, and chemical cleaning and personal care products are the most common causes of poor indoor air quality. The MPCA does not currently maintain data on indoor air quality. Until such time as the data becomes available, the city will attempt to identify the areas, which are of concern for possible air quality problems and seek to minimize the sources of air pollution in that area. Just as inadequate maintenance and operation of heating, ventilating and air- conditioning systems is resulting in excessive energy use, so to is it impacting indoor air quality. Overheating, poor ventilation and unclean airstreams are all a result. 10. 10.3 Trends and Challenges - Air There is increasing concern over air pollution caused by idling vehicles at locations such as schools, construction sites, delivery sites and drive -up windows. The air pollution from idling vehicles not only pollutes outdoor air, but it also finds its way indoors via adjoining doors. Greater education of motorists, signage at problematic sites a city ordinance and lobbying for a state law banning idling all should be considered. 10. 10.4 Goals and Policies - Air 4 Cooperate with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's enforcement of the Clean Air Act and Minnesota's Freedom to Breath Act 4 Actively pursue the completion of the transit corridor connecting Edinborough Park and the Centennial Lakes Page 27 4,9SN/"\ oke 1 n H� o V 'ay Environmental Quality development with Southdale and Fairview hospital to reduce traffic congestion in the area during peak periods 4 Consider requiring mechanical ventilation systems in new homes 4 Look for ways to improve indoor air quality through better building practices 4 Continue to enforce local ordinances which regulate the times and types of noises that are allowed 4 Encourage homeowners to plant trees along roadways where possible to help reduce traffic noise 4 Recommend an ordinance, which prohibits vehicle idling in Edina. 4 Post `No Idling'signs at all schools and public parking lots 10. 10.5 Implementation - Air Develop a plan and process for educating the community on measures to improve indoor air quality. 3 Will Steger letter, Global Warming 101 Expedition; www.globalwarming101.com/content/view/396/88888961/ 4 US Energy Information Administration, updated Jan 10, 2008, http://tonto.eia. doe.gov/state/state_energy_profiles.cfm?sid=MN#map 5 US Department of Energy, "Primary Energy Consumed in Minnesota by Source, 1995," Website: www.eia.doe.gov 6 Information from Windustry website - http://www.windustry.com/wind-basics/learn-about- wind-energy/wind-basi cs-wind-energy-today-and-tomorrow/wind-energy-today. ' Phone conversation, Stu Fraser, Northern States Power, August 1998 $ Calculation based on data from Minnesota Data Energy Book, p.54 and Minnesota State Demographers Office. Edina calculations are based on the actual number of accounts with NSP. Minnesota calculations are based on the total number of households in the state, whether they purchase electricity or not. 9 Minnegasco records 10 US Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "Household Vehicles Energy Consumption 1994" 11 US Department of Energy, "Comprehensive National Energy Strategy," p.4 12 Solid Waste Management Rept (for discussion only) MN Pollution Control Agency, p. 12 http://www.pca. state.mn.us/oea/policy/policy2007/071012roadmap.pdf. 13 Minn. Pollution Control Agency's 2005 SCORE p. 3. 15 http://www.computertakeback.com/the problem/index.cfin. a n u a ry 2008 January 2008 5 M T W S F 5 S February 2008 M T W T F S 1 11:00am;Administration, 10:00am Countryside Park > " S 3( Nrt"Cornelia 9:30am LMC MEETING JOHN 6 7 89 10, 13' 14 15 16 17 11 12 3 18 19 10: 4 5 6 7 8 9. 11 12 13 14 15 16 Heather Worthington 20 21 22" 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 '. 22 23 (wayne x443) 27 28 29' 30' 31 24 25' 26 27 28 29 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun January 1� 7008 2 4 Department (Mayor's Gateway Developers 6.300—League of Women 10:00a►4,Administration/ Smith `IOaiQam:Edina Aquatic Center 10:40atri=High School Debate (Mayor's Room) Voters/Germans Interview (Mayor's Team/Chris ( 7:00pm Recycling and Solid Pateriini/996-0445 i Conference Room) Stinson/218-329-246E 12 6:30pm Softball - Slow Pitch- 8:00am'East Edina Housing 2:00 m'Edina Baseball i1:00am Dave Born - C Foundation - Joyce Association (Mayors x462 Conference Room) 3:pppm''Meeting with ,7:30pm Lacrosse Association Gateway Developers 1 - Diana Massey - (Mayor's Room) 952-285-6445 Nuness/952-848-3101 ED Mayors Conference Rm (Cap 14) 1 1/15/2008 10:37 AM 16 17 18 �: 1 11:00am;Administration, 10:00am Countryside Park > " S 3( Nrt"Cornelia 9:30am LMC MEETING JOHN 8:60afri PW's CM Interviews "^ Heather Worthington Master Plan Meeting - Neighborhood/Josh SCHEERER X303 (wayne x443) (Mayor's Conference Park & Recreation Sprague/612-501-025 2:00pm Meeting with Room) Department (Mayor's Gateway Developers 7 6;30pm'Edina Soccer Club - Conference Room) (Mayor's Room) Ann Buratti - ( 7:00pm Recycling and Solid 925-2050 - C I I Waste from the Eng 21. : 72 23�}.:'. �, 25�� 7 2:00Interview/Heather & 1 ti"Opn Safety Camp i1:00ar Pond Dredging Bid Wayne Committee Meeting Opening (x449) 7:00pm-HRRC/Susan/ Tom ]x337 6;p(Country Club 826-0403 Construction Project 2 (this will be held in the lobby with a potential of 200 + p 29 6 31 Nuness/952-848-3101 ED Mayors Conference Rm (Cap 14) 1 1/15/2008 10:37 AM February 2008 S' M February 2008 TW T F 'S S M March 2008 T W T F 5 3' 4 10 11 17' 18 24 25 1 67 12' 13 14 '19` 20 21 26 27 28 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30 ; 31 1 4 S °'6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 ''20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun February 1 i i I 4 5 6 7 8 7:00pm ABC Student 6:30pm' League of Women 10:00am The Lionsgate Committee/Charisee/E Voters/Germans Academy/Lynn I Paterlini/996-0445 L— Olson/826-0488 i 1 11 12 ; 13 14 ' 15 1 6:30pm Edina Soccer Club - Ann Buratti - 8:00am 7:30pm.Lacrosse Association 6:00pm The Lionsgate Academy/Lynn _ _ 925-2050 - Diana Massey - Olson/826-0488 952-285-6445 I i 1 18 19 20 21' 22 2 11:00am Generator bid 8:30am MN High School opening x449 Music Listening 6 00pm Homes Within Reach Contest Board/Ann - Doris 952-401-7071 2 I — - 25 26 27 28_ 29 7:00pm ABC/Sherry 8:00am East Edina Housng Nuness/952-848-3101 Foundation - Joyce x462 7:00pm HRRC/Susan/ 826-0403 ED Mayors Conference Rm (Cap 14) 2 1/15/2008 10:37 AM March 2008 March 2008 April 2008 S M `T W TF S S M T W T F S 1 1 2- 3 4 S 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 .28 29 30 ED Mayors Conference Rm (Cap 14) 3 1/15/2008 10:37 AM April 2008 Mm 2008 May 2008 s M T' W T F 5 S M T W T F 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 6- 7 8910 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 -16 17 18 19 11 12 13 ,'14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 >21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun April 1 2 3 4 6:30pm League of Women Voters/Germana Paterlini/996-0445 7 7:00pm ABC Student Committee/Charisee/E 8 7:30pm Lacrosse Association - Diana Massey - 952-285-6445 9 10 11 I 1 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 6:30pm Edina Soccer Club - Ann Buratti - 925-2050 8:00am East Edina Housing Foundation - Joyce x462 8:00pm Bike Edina Task Force/Kris K./833-9521 6:30pm Education & Outreach' Committee of EE Commission - Julie Risser 952-927-7538 Z 6:30prn Education & Outreach Committee of EE Commission - Julie Ri 21 22 23 24 25 2 7:00pm HRRC/Susan/ 826-0403 2 28 29 30': 7:00pm ABC/Sherry Nuness/952-848-3101 ED Mayors Conference Rm (Cap 14) 4 1/15/2008 10:37 AM May 2008 May 2008 S' M TW T F 5 S M Jury 2008 T W T F S 1 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 9 10 1 2 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 ' 20 21 22 16 17 23 24 15 16 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 24 '25 ' 26 27 28 25 26`'' 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun 5 6.. 7 8 7t4Qpm ABC Student 630pm League of Women Committee/Charisee/E Voters/Germana Paterlini/996-0445 12 13 1416.'� 1; 6:30pm Edina Soccer Club - 7:30pm Lacrosse Association ': 6:30ptri'Education &Outreach Ann Buratti - - Diana Massey - Committee of EE 925-2050 952-285-6445 Commission - Julie Risser 952-927-7538 ED Mayors Conference Rm (Cap 14) 5 1/15/2008 10:37 AM J a n u a ry 2008 January 2008 February 2008 S M i W T F S 5 M T 'W T F 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 6 78 9 30 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13- 14 r11 16 17 18 -'19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 `-26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 I27-, 28 29 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun Janua 12008 2 ..- 9:00amStaff Meeting 8 3tiam MN High School 10:00am Administration / Ceil Music Listening 11:00am BLDG DEPT Contest Board/Ann 2:00pm Gateway - weekly = meeting 7` 8 9 10 i .. 11 ; = 1 9;30am Health 9:00am'Park and Rec & 7:00pm Feds Fest/Jean 9:00am'Staff Meeting 9:30am-'League of Women Department -Manual Communications Liudahl/938-4986 10:00am'Trenchless Voters/Germana Writing Group 7:OOpm,HERITAGE Technology Class Paterlini/996-0445 7:00pm Fastpitch Association PRESERVATION ! x449 1 - Debi Peterson - BOARD - Joyce x462 1:OOpm Cable Coordinator 5 Traveling Baseball 612-418-4574 - C interviews committee - Jiselle (Bennerotte -- 95 Graves - 952-929- 14 15 16 `;E17' 18 _ 1 10:O& Communications 2;300 -Communications & 9:00am'Staff Meeting 9;00am MN Recreation Water ' Department - Marketing 12*00pm'Supervisor's Round 11 OOa 'BLDG DEPT Advisory Committee, Bennerotte Department Table 8 ti0rk,,,Transportation Solvei ext.463 (952-833-9520) (Bennerotte - 7:00'pni-Energy & Commission - �" 2 6:30pm-EHA/Devie 952-833-9520) "i Environment Workshop Jack 30:Baseball Association - Koval/944-2483 - C 4°30 Council Work Shop Sullivan x445 612-670-3389 - C 23 23, - .24- 25 ., 2 „Cs 30amlCouncil Study Session 12:0 'Supervisor's 7;OOam4th of July Parade 1;300rri`Civic Engagement 9:30am;Jennifer - Cable Roundtable Committee Committee Coordinator 11;00am'BLDG DEPT (Community Room) Interviews :00pm'Recycling and Solid 2 S.Mom;City Council - Waste from Energy & Board/Commission Environ Commission Interviews - Deb 9 (Community Confere 29 30 31 7:00pm Climate Change 10:00am 2008 US Womens 9:00am. Staff Meeting Committee -Jane Ext. Open (Gordon, Steve, 11:00am;BLDG DEPT 409 (Community) Wayne, Sherry, Tom Jenson, Tom Draper) 5:04p� City Council { Board/Commission Interviews - Deb 9 ED Community Rm (Cap 22) 1 1/15/2008 10:39 AM February 2008 February March2�8 S M T. W T F 5 S M T W T F 5 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9 30 11 -12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 ` 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 23 24 25` 26 27 28 29 30 31 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun '` February 1 II I 4 5 6 7 8 7:00pm Fastpitch Association 9.00am Staff Meeting -- 11:00am BLDG DEPT 9:30am League of Women - Debi Peterson - 7:00pm EGAA - Donna X 432 Voters/Germana 612-418-4574 Paterlini/996-0445 j — —1 - 11 12 13 14` 15 1 6:30pm"EHA/Devie 7:00pm HERITAGE 7:00pm Edina Athletics 9:00am Staff Meeting Koval/944-2483 PRESERVATION Faclities Foundation 11:00am BLDG DEPT BOARD - Joyce x462 Meeting (Community i I --- -- Room) --- ; i 1 — 18 19 20 21 22 2 – 7:00pm Soccer Association - 9:30am Wellness Committee 9:00am Staff Meeting -- 11:00am BLDG DEPT Krista Gresham - 4:30pm Council Work Shop 12:00pmSupervisor's Round 5:30pm Board of Appeals/Kris 952-925-5952 Table Aaker/826-0461/Keep 7:00pm Energy & Environment doors unlocked until 9 PM. 2 6:30pm Baseball Association - Jiselle Graves - 612-670-3389 25 26 27 28 29 11:00am Council Study Session ` 12:00pm Supervisor's - Meeting Starts Roundtable 7:00am 4th of July Parade Committee 11:30 9:00am Staff Meeting 11:00am BLDG DEPT 7:00pm Recycling and Solid Waste from Energy & Environ Commission ED Community Rm (Cap 22) 2 1/15/2008 10:39 AM S March 2008 March 2008 M T W T F 5 April 2008 S M T W T F S 2 3 4.5 6 1. 7 S 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 12 9 16 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 14 15 21 22 13 14 15 .16 17 18 20 21 22 '23 24 25 19 26 23 30 24 25 26 27 31 28 - 29 27 `28 29 '30 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun u"March Room) I I 6;30pin Baseball Association - 3 4 6 .7- 7:UOpm Fastpitch Association 9:00am Staff Meeting 11:OOam BLDG DEPT 9:30amiLeague of Women - Debi Peterson - 4:30pm Council Work Shop 7:00pm1EGAA X 432 Voters/Germana P 612-418-4574 ED Community Rm (Cap 22) 3 1/15/2008 10:39 AM 10 12 13 14 ' "" 1 6:30pm EHA/Devie 7:00pm HERITAGE 7:00pm Edina Athletic 9 00am Staff Meeting Koval/944-2483 PRESERVATION Facilities Foundation 11:000 'BLDG DEPT BOARD - Joyce x462 Meeting (Community Room) - 1' 6;30pin Baseball Association - I Jiselle Graves - 612-6 1.7 18 19 ,. ". �, E � 20 � 21 ' 2 9 3t a►n Wellness Committee 9:00am Staff Meeting 1x.tlt)am`BLDG DEPT 43©pm'Council Work Shop 12:00pm Supervisor's Round 5:30pn (Board of Appeals/Kris Table Aaker/826-0461/Keep = 7:00prn Energy & doors unlocked until = 2, Environment 9 PM. 25.:...26, 27 2 7j:bdrrSoccer Association - ; 6:3tlam Council Study Session 12:00prn Supervisor's 7:OOam 4th of July Parade Krista Gresham - - Meeting starts at Roundtable Committee 952-925-5952 7:00 a.m. 9:00am Staff Meeting 11:00arnBLDG DEPT 3 7:00pm Recycling and Solid Waste from Energy & 31 i i I ED Community Rm (Cap 22) 3 1/15/2008 10:39 AM April 2008 April 2008 May 2008 5 M T W T F -S 5 M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 6 7 8- 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 `-7 - 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 , 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 -29 30 31 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat/Sun April 1 2 3 4 4:30pm Council Work Shop 9:00amStaff Meeting • 9 11:00am BLDG DEPT II 10 i I i 11 1 7 8 7`:00pm Fastpitch Association - Debi Peterson - 612-418-4574 — 7:00pm HERITAGE PRESERVATION BOARD - Joyce x462 i I --- 7:00pm Edina Athletics Facilities Foundation Meeting (Community Room) 9:00am Staff Meeting 11:00am BLDG DEPT I I 9:30am League of Women Voters/Germana Paterlini/996-0445 - - --- -- - 1 -— --- -- 14 15 16 17' --- ---- 18 1 9:30am Wellness Committee 4:30pm Council Work Shop 9:00am:Staff Meeting 12:00pm Supervisor's Round Table 7:00pm Energy & Environment 11:00am BLDG DEPT 5:30pm Board of Appeals/Kris' Aaker/826-0461/Keep doors unlocked until 9 PM. 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LYNN T. Ols0r1 " NOTARY PUBLIC -MILAN.--OTA MY Commission Expires Jan. 31, 2010 Revised: June 2006