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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-12 PacketMINUTES CITY OF EDINA MINNESOTA ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION EDINA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS Thurs., Jan. 12, 2012 7:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Latham called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Answering Roll Call was Members Gubrud, Iyer, Jennings, Kostuch, Paterlini , Risser, Sierks, Thompson, Tucker, Zarrin and Chair Latham. Absent: Gupta Staff Present: Jesse Struve and Rebecca Foster III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA Agenda was approved as written. IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA Agenda was approved as written. V. COMMUNITY COMMENT Bill Glahn, 6634 Normandale Rd, asked the Commission to focus on Best Practices that would bring our community together in 2012 and not controversial practices such as garbage hauling, wood burning and complete streets. VI. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. Working Group Members. Chair Latham thanked Member Tucker for her service on the EEC. Motion made by Chair Latham and seconded by Member Thompson to have Member Risser Chair the Water Quality Working Group due to Member Tucker leaving the Commission. Motion carried unanimously. B. Working Group Minutes. Minutes was approved as written. C. Green Step Cities Report. Chair Latham gave an overview of the Green Step Cities program and each Commissioner gave an update on the following Best Practices. BP #24 Benchmarks and Community Involvement Step #1- Rick Carter, consultant at LHB Inc gave the Regional Indicators Report which compared Edina, Falcon Heights and St. Louis Park Step #2 —Germana Paterlini reported on the Carbon Disclosure Project BP #1 Efficient Existing Public Buildings Step #1—Jesse Struve reported on the B3 data base Step #2 —Jesse Struve reported on the Guaranteed Energy Savings program Step #7 —Jesse Struve reported on the geothermal system at the Public Works Building BP #2 Efficient Existing Private Buildings Step #1— Bob Gubrud reported on the Home Energy Squad Step #5 —Susan Tucker reported on conserving ground and drinking water resources BP #6 Comprehensive Plan — Steps 1 & 2 - Julie Risser reported BP #11 Complete Streets - Steps #1, #4 and #6 — Paul Thompson reported BP #12 Mobility Options - Steps #1 and #2 — Paul Thompson reported BP #15 Purchasing - Steps #1 and #4 - Keith Kostuch reported Motion made by Member Iyer and seconded by Member Kostuch to approve the Purchasing Policy as written. Motion carried unanimously. BP #16 Urban Forest - Steps #1 and #4 — Dianne Plunkett Latham reported BP #17 Efficient Stormwater Management - Steps #1 and #5 — Susan Tucker reported on Edina's successful Blue Star City certification and Edina's coal tar sealant ban BP # 18 Parks & Trails Step #5 — Germana Paterlini reported in organic pest management Motion made by Member Sierks and seconded by Member Gubrud to approve the Turf Management Plan as written. Motion carried unanimously. Step #5 — Dianne Plunkett Latham reported on non -potable water use for irrigation. Step #7 - Dianne Plukett Latham reported on Audubon sanctuary certification Step #8 — Dianne Plunkett Latham reported on land stewardship through buckthorn abatement BP #19 Surface Water Quality - Steps #3 and #4 —Susan Tucker reported BP #22 Solid Waste Reduction - Steps #2, #5, and #6 — Dianne Plunkett Latham reported Motion made by Chair Latham and seconded by Member Gubrud to set up a Park Recycling Bin Task Force comprised of Vince Cockriel, Tom Shirley, Tom Swenson, Michelle Horan, Melissa Seeley and chaired by Dianne Plunkett Latham. Motion carried unanimously. BP #23 Local Air Quality - Steps #1, #2 and #3 —Julie Risser reported BP #24 Benchmarks and Community Involvement Step #1— Sarah Zarrin reported on the EOWG's proposed 4-19-12 educational program Step #4 — Bob Gubrud reported on the EOWG's other activities Motion made by Member Risser and seconded by Member Thompson to approve the April 19`h, 2012 The Environment, Economy and Food Supply from Global to Local Forum. Member Gubrud Abstained. Motion carried unanimously. BP #25 Green Business Development Step #2 —Sarah Zarrin reported on connecting businesses with recycling assistance providers Step #4— Dianne Plunkett Latham reported on utilization of local waste products BP #26 Renewable Energy Step #1— Surya Iyer reported on the progress of a local ordinance for wind and solar energy standards Step #3 — Bill Sierks reported on the EEEP (PACE) program Step #5 - Bill Sierks reported on the new solar panels for City Hall Bevlin Jennings reported on the activities of Edina High School's Project Earth D. Council Requests Advice on taking one of two actions: 1. Pursuing unilateral negotiations with the current recycling vendor for services after 12/31/12, or 2. Pursuing a formal RFP for recycling services after 12/31/12 Motion made by Member Sierks and seconded by Member Zarrin to pursue a formal RFP for recycling services after 12/31/12. Motion carried unanimously. a VII. CORRESPONDENCE & PETITIONS VIII. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS 1. Bylaw Revision Committee. Chair Latham gave an update on the Bylaw Revisions for City Commissions. IX. STAFF COMMENTS A. Jesse Struve 1. EEC Budget. The Commission spent $8,345.72 of their allotted $10,000 budget in 2011. Mr. Struve requested all outstanding reimbursement for 2011 to be submitted to him by the end of January. Mr. Struve announced that another $10,000 has been allotted for the Commission's 2012 budget. Chair Latham offered Commissioner Risser the opportunity to attend a Water Quality Workshop at the Arboretum per her new position as Chair of the Water Quality Working Group. Motion made by Member Iyer and seconded by Member Gubrud to approve $125 for Commissioner Risser to attend the Arboretum Workshop. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business on the Commission Agenda, Chair Latham declared the meeting adjourned at 9:19 p.m. Resp ectfu11'y' submitted, L Rebec a Foster GIS ministrator AGENDA CITY OF EDINA MINNESOTA ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION EDINA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS Thurs., Jan. 12, 2012 7:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER 11. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes B. Attendance Report V. COMMUNITY COMMENT During "Community Comment," the Energy & Environment Commission will invite residents to share new issues or concerns that haven't been considered in the past 30 days by the Commission, or which aren't slated for future consideration. Individuals must limit their testimony to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead the Commission might refer the matter to staff or to an EEC Working Group for consideration at a future meeting. VI. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. Working Group Members B. Working Group Minutes C. Green Step Cities Report BP #24 Benchmarks and Community Involvement Step #1 Step #2 BP #1 Efficient Existing Public Buildings Step #1 Step #2 Step #7 BP #2 Efficient Existing Private Buildings Step #1 Step #S BP #6 Comprehensive Plan Step #1 Step #2 BP #11 Complete Streets Step #1 Step #4 Step #6 BP #12 Mobility Options Step #1 Step #2 BP #1S Purchasing Step #1 Step #4 BP #16 Urban Forest Step #1 Step #4 BP #17 Efficient Stormwater Management Step #1 Step #5 BP # 18 Parks & Trails Step #5 Step #7 Step #8 BP #19 Surface Water Quality Step #3 Step #4 BP #22 Solid Waste Reduction Step #2 Step #5 Step #6 BP #23 Local Air Quality Step #1 Step #2 Step #3 BP #24 Benchmarks and Community Involvement Step #1 Step #4 BP #25 Green Business Development Step #2 Step #4 BP #26 Renewable Energy Step #1 Step #3 Step #5 D. Council Requests Advice on taking one of two actions: 1. Pursuing unilateral negotiations with the current recycling vendor for services after 12/31/12, or 2. Pursuing a formal RFP for recycling services after 12/31/12 VII. CORRESPONDENCE & PETITIONS VIII. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS 1. Bylaw Revision Committee IX. STAFF COMMENTS A. Jesse Struve 1. EEC Budget Next EEC Meeting — 7:00 pm Tues., Feb. 9 in Community Room; Tues., Feb. 21, 5:30 — 6:45 pm Work Session with City Council in Community Room `a 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- 886172 hours in advance of the meeting. DRAFT AGENDA CITY OF EDINA MINNESOTA ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION EDINA CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS Thurs., Jan. 12, 2012 7:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL (1 min) III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA (1 min) IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA (1 min) A. 11-08-11 Minutes (attached). 12-13-11 EEC meeting canceled. B. 2011 Attendance Report (attached) V. COMMUNITY COMMENT (10 min) During "Community Comment, " the Energy & Environment Commission will invite residents to share new issues or concerns that haven't been considered in the past 30 days by the Commission, or which aren't slated for future consideration. Individuals must limit their testimony to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead the Commission might refer the matter to staff or to an EEC Working Group for consideration at a future meeting. VI. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. Working Group member additions/deletions Dianne Plunkett Latham (2 min) (attached). B. Working Group Minutes 12-1-11 Recycling & Solid Waste Working Group Minutes (attached) 1-5-12 Recycling & Solid Waste Working Group Minutes (awaiting approval) 8-15-11 Water Quality Working Group Minutes (attached) 9-19-11 Water Quality Working Group Minutes (attached) 10-17-11 Water Quality Working Group Minutes (attached) 11-12-11 Water Quality Working Group Minutes (awaiting approval) 12-11 Water Quality Working Group Meeting Canceled 8-25-11 Air Quality Working Group Minutes (attached) 9-29-11 Air Quality Working Group Minutes (awaiting approval) 10-27-11 Air Quality Working Group Meeting Canceled 11-24-11 Air Quality meeting canceled due to lack of quorum 12-11 Air Quality meeting canceled 11-15-11 Energy Working Group Minutes (awaiting approval) 12-11 Energy Working Group Meeting Canceled C. Green Step Cities Report BP #24 Benchmarks and Community Involvement (steps #1 and #2 are required) Ste #1 Report progress to community members on implementation of GreenStep City best practices ck Carter Regional Indicator's Project (see attached) 20 min, p #2 Organize goals/outcome measures from all city plans and report to community members data that show progress toward meeting these goals Germana Paterlini (CDP) 3 min BP #1 Efficient Existing Public Buildings (Steps #1 & #2 Required plus one optional) �£e 1 Enter yearly public data into the Minnesota B3 database Jesse Struve S min S p #2 Audit all buildings in the bottom 1/3 and implement efficiency opportunities (Guaranteed Energy Savings Program) Jesse Struve 3 min `t,#7 Install in a public building A ground-source, closed loop geothermal system where net greenhouse gases are less than those generated by the system being replaced; minimum coefficient of performance of 3.3 for closed loop and 3.6 for open loop systems Jesse Struve 3 min BP #2 Efficient Existing Private Buildings (at least 2 steps) S p #I Create or participate in a marketing and outreach program to promote residential energy use duction and energy efficiency (Home Energy Squad) Bob Gubrud 3 min t #5 Conserve drinking/groundwater resources by adopting a watering ordinance and conservation rate structure Susan Tucker 2 min BP #6,Comprehensive Plan (Steps #1 & #2 Required) Julie Risser 3 min Ye #1 Adopt a Comprehensive Plan St #2 Demonstrate that regulatory ordinances comply with the comprehensive plan including but not limited to having the zoning ordinance explicitly reference the comprehensive plan as the foundational document for decision making BP#1 Complete Streets (Step #1 plus 2 optional steps) Paul Thompson p #1 Adopt a complete streets policy that also addresses street trees and storm water 3 min Step #4 Identify and remedy non -complete street segments by, for example, adding a bike route/lane or sidewalk 2 min Ste #6 Implement traffic calming measures in at least one street redevelopment project 2 min BPItep 1 Mobility Options (at least 2 optional steps) Paul Thompson #I Promote walking, biking and transit use 3 min Step #2 Launch an Active Living campaign in concert with your local community health board, such as a afe Routes to School program 3 min BP1 Purchasing (Step #1 required plus one optional step) Keith Kostuch (attached revised policy)10 min Approval required of Purchasing Policy Step #1 Adopt a policy or administrative guidelines/practices directing that the city purchase at least: a. EnergyStar certified equipment and appliances and b. Paper containing at least 30% post-consumer recycled content. Ste #4 Require purchase of U.S. EPA WaterSense-certified products for all product categories covered by the WaterSense program. B\# Urban Forest (at least 2 steps) Dianne Plunkett Latham 3 min tep #1 Qualify as a Tree City USA Step #4 Maximize tree planting along your main downtown street, or throughout the city, or in at least one district. BP 9 IV Efficient Stormwater Management (at least one step) Susan Tucker Step #1 Complete the Blue Star City stormwater management assessment and achieve a minimum threshold of specific activities detailed in this program 3 min Step #5 Adopt standards/incentives for, at least one of the following stormwater infiltration/reuse techniques: green parking lots (coal tar ban) 3 min B�Vepp Parks & Trails (at least 3 steps) #5 Create park management standards/practices that maximizes a. Organic or integrated pest management Germana Paterlini (attached revised report)10 min roval re uired of Turf Management Plan b Sources of non-potable water, or surface/rain water, for irrigation Dianne Plunkett Latham 2 min V Certify at least one golf course in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses ianne Plunkett Latham 2 min 5 p #8 Develop a program to involve community members in hands-on land restoration and stewardship projects Dianne Plunkett Latham 3 min I}P/19 Surface Water Quality (step #4 plus one additional) Susan Tucker ��// Step #3 Adopt and report on measurable, publicly announced surface water improvement targets for water bodies 2 min Step #4 Adopt voluntary alternative shoreland standards or have a shoreland ordinance approved by the BP WMN Dept. of Natural Resources 2 min Solid Waste Reduction (step #2 required plus one optional) Dianne Plunkett Latham Approval required for Recycling Bin Task Force comprised of. Chair DP Latham, Parks Superintendent Vince Cockriel, Centennial Lakes General Manager Tom Shirley, Tom Swenson Braemar Park, W WG members Michelle Horan and Melissa Seeley e #2 Adopt and meet aggressive goals for the overall percentage diversion of currently disposed waste om city operations into recycling and organics collection 5 min St 5 Arrange for a residential or business/institutional organics collection/management program 2 min $Y #6 Implement one or more city-wide recycling systems: Mandate collection of recyclables from multi -unit residential buildings 1 min BP #�3/focal Air Quality (at least 2 steps) Julie Risser SIrep #1 Conduct an education campaign around the following wood burning issue: Indoor wood burning technology, to result in community members upgrading from inefficient/more polluting fireplaces and wood stoves to natural gas/biogas stoves and fireplaces or the most efficient certified wood Ps (Centrum) 2 min Stegulate Outdoor Wood Burning — Have not achieved consensus yet 1 min St Conduct one or more education/behavior change campaigns: Decreased vehicle idling in specific Gales 3 min BPhmarks and Community Involvement (steps #1 and #2 are required — Floating BP 24.4) =VpReport progress to community members on implementation of GreenStep City best practices Z4Conduct -12 Program (see attached) 5 min Approval required for 4-19-12 program proposal Sarah arrin S or support an energy efficiency or sustainability education and action campaign involving the entire community, homeowners, block clubs/neighborhood associations, congregations, chools and youth (Education & Outreach Working Group activities) Bob Gubrud 3min BP Gr n Business Development (at least 2 steps) Ste l Connect businesses with assistance providers, including utilities, who conduct personalized ��upport gy, environmental sustainability, or waste audits and assistance Sarah Zarrin 3 min Ste a value-added business utilizing local waste products Dianne Plunkett Latham 2 min BP # Re ewable Energy (at least 2 steps) Ste Adopt solar energy standards or a wind energy ordinance Surya Iyer 5 min Ste Create a renewable energy financing program such as PACE for property owners to install ge ration capacity/energy efficiency equipment Bill Sierks 5 min Ste # Install a public sector renewable energy technology, such as solar electric (PV) Bill Sierks 5 min D. Council Requests Advice on taking one of two actions: 1. Pursuing unilateral negotiations with the current recycling vendor for services after 12/31/12, or 2. Pursuing a formal RFP for recycling services after 12/31/12 VII. CORRESPONDENCE & PETITIONS VIII. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS (5 min) 1. Bylaw Revision Committee — DP Latham IX. STAFF COMMENTS A. Jesse Struve (5 min) 1. EEC year end budget balance of $1,550 is anticipated as of 10-13-11 after staff time and the $5,000 ULI fee is deducted. The dedicated ECF account had $691. An additional $1,058 was added to it from the 7- 31-11 Eco tour and plant sale. Next EEC Meeting — 7:00 pm Tues., Feb. 9 in Community Room; Tues., Feb. 21, 5:30 — 6:45 pm Work Session with City Council in Community Room (mandatory attendance) 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. Draft MINUTES CITY OF EDINA MINNESOTA ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION EDINA CITY HALL COMMUNITY ROOM Thurs., Nov. 10, 2011 7:00 PM I. CALL TO ORDER Chair Latham called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. II. ROLL CALL Answering Roll Call was Members Gubrud, Gupta, Jennings, Kostuch, Risser, Sierks, Thompson, Tucker, and Chair Latham. Late Arrival: Iyer and Zarrin Absent: Paterlini Staff Present: Jesse Struve and Rebecca Foster III. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA Agenda was approved as written. IV. ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA Agenda was approved as written. V. COMMUNITY COMMENT VI. REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS A. Working Group. Commissioner Paterlini is joining the Energy Working Group. Perspective Member Susan Dand was removed as a prospective member from the Water Quality Working Group. B. B3 data update. On November 10`hSarah Steinman was approved as the new intern to assist Jesse Struve with entering Edina's B3 data. C. Energy WG 1. Solar panel project. Jesse Struve gave an update on the installation process with the Building Department. 2. Solar/wind ordinance amendments task force. Chair Latham reviewed comments received from Planning Director Cary Teague. The Planning Commission will review the ordinance prior to it being reviewed at a future City Council work session. 3. PACE commercial energy district. City Manager Scott Neal, Lynn Hinkle and Brad Hanson gave an update on the progress of PACE also known as the Edina Emerald Energy Program (EEEP). Motion made by Member Sierks and seconded by Member Tucker to approve the EEEP Resolution and support the EEEP Program Report and Administrative Guidelines that was distributed on November 91h to EEC Members. Roll Call was taken: Ayes: Gubrud, Iyer, Risser, Sierks, Thompson, Tucker, Zarrin, Latham Abstain: Kostuch Absent: Paterlini Motion Carried PACE will be presented at the November 15`h City Council Meeting. D. Purchasing Report. Commissioner Kostuch met with City staff and gave an update on the draft purchasing policy. The City Council will review the policy at their next work session. a E. Air Quality WG Report. Chair Latham requested the work group to design where they would like to have the No Idling Signs installed at schools and only at Parks where there is known idling. The Edina Transportation Commission will need to review the proposed placement of signs. The City Council will review the purchasing and sign install during a future work session. 1. Centrum. The conversion of the three wood burning fireplaces togas at the Centrum will be presented at the November 15th City Council meeting. 2. Drive Through City Code. The Planning Commission will review the ordinance at their December meeting. F. Recycling & Solid Waste WG 1. Refuse Report and ordinance. The first reading of the ordinance will occur at the November 151h City Council meeting. 2. City park recycling bin. The Park Board will review the EEC recommendation at their December 13th meeting. G. Turf Management Task Force. The Park Board will review the EEC recommendation at their December 13th meeting. H. Education Outreach WG. Commissioner Gubrud thanked everyone who participated in the Edina Day of Service. 1. Educational Program. Dr. Jonathan Foley from UMN will speak on April 190 at EHS auditorium. The EOWG to provide more details at the 1-12-12 EEC meeting. 2. Project Earth. Commissioner Jennings gave an update about the removal of Buckthorn at the High School. 3. Eco Film Festival. Chair Latham gave an update on how films are scheduled and staffed at the Metzold Amphitheater during the summer. Chair Latham will ask Tom Shirley about showing one or two environmental films on Thursdays during the summer. The EEC will continue to support the movie series at the Hennepin County Southdale Library that John Howard and Paul Thompson coordinate. Water Quality WG 1. Coal Tar ordinance. The first reading of the ordinance will occur at the November 15th City Council meeting. J. City Website. The City will be redesigning their website. K. EEC Website. The topic was tabled. VII. CORRESPONDENCE & PETITIONS VIII. CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBER COMMENTS 1. Commission process discussion. Commissioner Iyer lead a discussion on how the process of topics should be brought through each work group and then to the Commission for approval. Chair Latham gave an update about the Grand View Small Area Plan. Chair Latham reviewed the definition of term limits for a Commissioner. Chair Latham reviewed the Commissioner's attendance requirements. Commissioner Thompson promoted Alliance for Sustainability on November 15th at Roseville. IX. STAFF COMMENTS A. Jesse Struve. Sherry Engleman and Solvei Wilmot requested the Recycling & Solid Waste Working Group to hold a December meeting to review single sort recycling. 1. EEC Budget. Jesse Struve reported that as of 11-10-11 the remaining balance is $1500. Chair Latham requested that all commissioners submit any outstanding 2011 bills. Jesse Struve has been directed to 9 prepay the ICLEI fee of $600 if there remains a surplus in the budget by December 15th. After ICLEI and staff time there'll be $878 remaining. The December 8th Energy and Environment Commission meeting has been cancelled. There being no further business on the Commission Agenda, Chair Latham declared the meeting adjourned at 9:12 p.m. Motion made by Member Iyer and seconded by Member Gubrud to adjourn meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully submitted, Rebecca Foster GIS Administrator 10 ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION NAME TERM J F M A M J J A S SCW O N D Gubrud, Bob 2/1/2013 X X X X X X X X X X X Gupta, Tara student A B M X X X Iyer, Surya 2/1/2012 X I X X I X I XX X X X X Jennings, Bevlin Kata, Karwehn Kostuch, Keith student student 2/1/2013 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x MM X Latham, Dianne 2/1/2012 X X X X X X X X X X X X Paterlini, Germana 2/1/2013 X X X X X X X X X X X Pronove, Alma student X X X X IX Risser, Julie 2/1/2012 X X X X X X X X X X Sierks, Bill 2/1/2013 X X X X X X X X X X X X Thompson, Paul 2/1/2013 X X X X X X X X X X X Tucker,Susan 2/1/2012 X X X X X X X X X X Zarrin, Sarah 2/lT2012101 X I X I X.j X IX IX X X Ix Ix -H Edina Energy & Environment Commission Working Groups, Task Forces and Projects Draft of 1-07-12 Air Quality Working Group (AQ WG) — 4d' Thrusday at 7:00 pm — Chair Julie Risser - Members Julie Mellum, Laura Eaton, David B. VanDongen, Ray O'Connell Prospective Members — George Hunter (10-4-11) Water Quality Working Group (WQ WG) — 3rd Monday at 7:00 pm - Chair Susan Tucker (Term ends Feb. 2012) — Members: Bill Johnson, Nina Holiday -Lynch, Jon Moon, Robert Skrentner, (Laura Eaton — resigned 12-7-11) Prospective Members — George Hunter (10-4-11) Ener Working Group (AE WG)— Yd Tuesday at 7:00 pm — Co -Chairs Surya Iyer and Bill Sierks, Commissioners Bob Gubrud and Germana Paterlini - Members Richard Griffith, Richard Oriani, Greg Nelson, Gary Wahman, John Howard, Bill Glahn, Brad Hanson Prospective Members — Phil Hirschey — Works at Enhanced Home Systems, Inc. with Greg Nelson. John Dolphin, 5809 Eastview Dr Education Outreach Working Group (EO WG) — 1 g` Tuesday at 7:00 pm - Co -Chairs Paul Thompson and Bob Gubrud — Members: Laura Eaton, John Howard, Todd Willmert, Tara Gupta and Bevlin Jennings. Prospective Members: Caroline Berg — (7-31-11 inq) Home Energyquad Task Force (HES) — Meets as needed - Chair Bill Sierks — Commissioners - Paul Thompson, Bob Gubrud Proiect & Policy Group — Meets as needed - Bill Sierks, Surya Iyer Purchasing — Meets as needed — Co -Chairs Germana Paterlini, Keith Kostuch Recycling & Solid Waste Working Group (RSW WG) — 1" Thursday at 7:00 pm -Chair DP Latham, Commissioner Sara Zarrin - Members Michelle Horan, Tim Rudnicki, Melissa Seeley — City Staff Solvei Wilmot Tur Management Plan Task Force (TMP TF) — Meetings as needed over lunch hour - Chair Germana Paterlini (EEC) — Commissioners - Ellen Jones (Pk Bd), Mary Jo Kingston (Community Health), Vince Cockriel (Staff); Ex Officio DP Latham (EEC) and John Keprios (Dir. Pk & Rec. Dept) Urban Forest Task Force (UF TF) — Meets as needed over lunch hour - Chair DP Latham — Commissioners - Joseph Hulbert (Pk Bd), Michael Schroeder (Planning Commission) & City Forester Tom Horwath (Staff). EEC Website Task Force — Commissioners Dianne P. Latham, Germana Paterlini, Julie Risser, Bob Gubrud — Members John Howard. Solar & Wind Ordinance Task Force — Surya Iyer (EEC), Chair, Members — Bill Sierks (EEC) Michael Platteter (Planning), Ken Potts (Planning) with support from the EEC Energy Working Group. 12 W ULI Minnesota MN GreenStep Cities & Regional Indicators Project MN GreenStep Cities Best Practices .... 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W Study scale City wide versus organization data Falcon Heights St. Louis Park Edina 3 Units & Normalization BTUs - Energy Gallons - Water VMT -Vehicle Miles Traveled Pounds - Waste All can be converted to $ and CO2 All can be normalized to population households and/or jobs 4 4 Edina -Wide Carbon Baseline Assessment 2008 - 2010 Completed 08-8-2011 Cie 2009 C%e 2008 Metric ,� 2009 Metric ,� 2010 Metric (tonnes/yr) (tonnes/yr) (tonnes/yrj3 Population Residents (Capita)1 48,169 49,491 47,941 Jobs' 49,202 46,893 47,544 Households 21,285 21,357 20,672 Area (15.7 square miles) Res/sq. mi.1 3,068 1 3,152 1 3,054 Energy Cooling Degree Days 787 647 11000 Electricity (MWh/yr)9 Res 200,029 114,871 195,768 106,307 204,219 102,201 C&I 403,856 235,440 389,145 214,322 397,925 201,792 Total 603,885 350,311 584,913 320,629 602,144 335,470 7,002 Heating Degree Days 7,937 7,780 Therms (Dth/yr)10 Res 2,051,118 111,973 1,995,306 108,926 1,820,922 99,406 C&I 1,824,977 99,627 1,781,574 97,258 1,680,484 91,739 Total 3,876,094 2111600 3,776,880 206,184 3,501,406 191,145 2,517,717 221,038 Total Energy (MBtu/yr)11 Res 2,733,617 226,843 2,663,266 215,233 C&I 3,202,933 335,068 3,109,338 311,580 3,038,203 323,324 Total 5,936,550 561,911 5,772,604 526,813 5,555,920 544,362 1Sx4.5 Total Energy (kBtu/Capita/day)12 Resl 185 1 4.7 10 4.3 177 6.6 C&II 182 7.0 6.3 j Water (gallons) Inches Rainfall4 25.5 26.4 38.7 Water (gallons/yr) Res 1,777,098,832 1,587,197,388 1,644,691,117 C&I 332,892, 530 331,293,093 317,822,056 Res. Water (gallons/capita/day) C&I Water (gallons/job/day) Total Res C&I 2,109,991,363 19 - 1,918,490,480 19 - 1,962,513,173 1$ - - 5 8 Edina -Wide Carbon Baseline Assessment 2008 - 2010 Completed 08-8-2011 C%e C%e C%e 2008 Metric (tonnes/vr)13 2009 Metric (tonnes/yr)L3 2010 Metric (tonnes/yrf3 Population Residents (Capita)' Jobs' Households 48,169 49,202 21,285 49,491 46,893 21,357 47,941 47,544 20,672 Area (15.7 square miles) Res/sq. mi. 3,068 3,152 3,054 Waste (pounds) Recycled Incinerated Landfill Total Waste (pounds/capita/yr) Waste PPD (pounds/person/day) Recycled Incinerated Landfill Total 49,256,803 48,521,191 46,726,894 42,694,717 5,038 38,026,406 4,487 38,517,194 4,545 30,225,460 5,164 30,065,648 5,137 34,482,909 51891 122,176,981 10,202 116,613,245 9,624 119,726,996 10,437 1,022.6 980.4 1,001.5 886.4 768.3 827.4 627.5 607.5 617.5 2,536A 0.21 2,356.3 0.19 2,497A 0.22 6.9 - 65 - 6.6 Travel (VMT) Travel (VMT) per Capita/day 29 6,6928 6A6 29 6.60 Bike Counts Bikers/day �-43 - 44 35 - iota I Ze ones COZe/yr Total COZe/yr Total per Capita 894,66 185.6 856,240 17.3 1 871,325 17.9 P 8 City Data All data is an average of 2008 & 2009 data. 2010 data pending. FA Falcon Heights St. Louis Park Edina Energy 86.0 116.0 151.0 Residerillial Energy 214.5 207.0 177.0 (.-onimerc ial Wafer 39.0 82.0 94.5 R 0---- Sid e ri I ic) I Wafer 118.5 47.5 19.0 Ccwnmetc ial VMT 16.5 27.0 28.5 Waste p-erscir, day 7.1 6.7 6.7 All data is an average of 2008 & 2009 data. 2010 data pending. FA Edina 220 rim 160 N O 140 120, M kBtu / person (job) / day ENERGY Image source: Flickr Falcon Heights 300 250 200 150 N 100 50 I$] kBtu / sf / year ENERGY *2009 DATA wi c W N O co X 22 Nt N r-1 r-1 12 U J 0 uj FM Q CO2 Equivalency by City Falcon Heights WA1CK NIA Total Emissions - 93,514 tons Data: 2009 WASTE 2% St. Louis Park RAI VIR N/A Total Emissions - 696,091 tons NAME 1% Edina NIA Total Emissions — 856,240 tons WASTE 1s Energy Use by Sector Falcon Heights Residential -176,283 kBTU Commercial / Industrial - 424,064 kBTU St. Louis Park Residential -1,844,249 kBTU Commercial / Industrial - 2,957,981 kBTU Edina 54% Rig�sy.. Residential - 2,663,266 kBTU Commercial / Industrial - 3,109,338 kBTU Data: 2009 12 Water Use by Sector Falcon Heights St. Louis Park Edina Residential - 81,335,525 gal. Residential -1,371,540,164 gal. Residential -1,587,197,388 gal. Commercial /Industrial - 238,537,948 gal. Commercial / Industrial - 669,157,336 gal. Commercial / Industrial - 331,293,093 gal. Data: 2009 13 N rn Projections -Edina 57,400 55,000 52,753 52,100 .+•`'+ 1990 Data: Metropolitan Council V.... ..� �. ..r.. Emnlevment 14 50,000 49,100 • 48,500 _ s.,lr<,,. « ..,... 47,425 i........,.F�'�^ ,<.i• 46,070 Population 22,500 22,000 21,600 20,996 e.•ret. r<.ir.r •. r,.+ 19,860+�� Households 57,400 55,000 52,753 52,100 .+•`'+ 1990 Data: Metropolitan Council V.... ..� �. ..r.. Emnlevment 14 200 150 N v 100 4C X Edina Energy Reduction Goal - Residential kBtu / person / day 2030 ENERGY Image source: Met Council Edina Energy Reduction Goal - Commercial / Industrial 200 150 N CO 100 50 C kBtu /job / day 2030 ENERGY Image source: City of Edina Website Metrics in Other Communities 17 Minneapolis, MN f St. Paul, MN rt6 RosMnoun! Nminter Twp. Duluth, MN �-- — Ss Dakota County, MN r CO New Castle, ROSEMCMW _ _- .. -------------- ....._ ___ __-- ...... __- _- . __ Chappaqua, NY EmpreTwp- Residential Comm -Industrial City Total reI4nTM 2009 Population 21,521Flia"ad Canada: Whitehorse, noun tW F i7�78,249 l R ity(MM) C o q u i tI a m, Calgary, Resiidentiai Natural Gas (Tieiwis) Residential KNBTU 6,771,735 944,237 Lethbridge, Regina, ��— Residential IMBTU per capita Residential GM (mt) Total 43 101,045 Clarington, Ottawa, Export �.� Halifax Y fCastle Roc* Twp- TwF Image source: ;- a./ ;H:gilt-, 17 Conclusions We can measure community -wide data We can normalize by job, household and by population There is correlation to the GreenStep BMPs Energy is the largest part of the pie Commercial/Industrial consumption is greater than Residential Communities might be the best scale at which to deal with these units W Next Steps Work with the Regional Council of Mayors to collect this data for all cities in the metro Establish targets for each unit Include targets in comprehensive plans Establish a pilot to measure data in cities outside of the metro Use regional indicators to: Inform BPM choices Establish policy Obtain funding Verify outcomes 19 Minutes for the Recycling & Solid Waste Worldng Group of Edina's Energy and Environment Commission Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 Time 4:00 P.M. Location: City Hall, Minnehaha Rm, main level. Chair Dianne Plunkett Latham convened the meeting at 4:05. Members present included Michelle Horan, Tim Rudnicki, and Melissa Seeley. Members absent — Sarah Zarrin. Staff present - Solvei Wilmot, Sherry Engleman Public Present — Rich Hirstein of Allied Waste Services 1. Approval of agenda. Previously approved 10-06-11 minutes were attached to the agenda. 2. Resident Comments — No residents present. 3. Issue: The 3 -year Allied recycling dual sort residential contract ends 12-31-12. A recommendation needs to be made as to whether a new RFP should be undertaken, or whether a typical one or 2 year extension of the same contract should be recommended. Solvei Wilmot gave a staff report in the form of a PowerPoint presentation, which was not made available to the Recycling and Solid Waste Working Group in advance of the presentation, nor were hard copies available during the presentation. In the PowerPoint presentation, Allied proposed many material changes to the existing residential recycling contract in the form of a switch from dual sort to single sort collection, a 5 year contract as opposed to the current 3 year term, a different household rate, a different revenue share formula, additional recyclable commodities, every other week collection instead of every week collection and carts vs bins. Allied proposed foregoing the RFP public bidding process and awarding them the new contract. There was not enough data given to be able to tell how the current household rate less the current revenue share for dual sort compared to the proposed single sort household rate less the proposed revenue share. After some discussion, Chair Latham moved that a new RFP be undertaken, which was seconded by Tim Rudnicki. A tie vote resulted with Latham and Rudnicki voting in favor of the RFP and Seeley and Horan voting against it. Chair Latham believed that a substantially different contract of five years was not a contract extension, but was a new contract and therefore an RFP with public bidding would be the only way to ascertain which hauler had the best offer. Furthermore, public entities benefit from the transparency that a public bidding process insures. Michelle Horan requested more information about the Plymouth/Mtka/Golden Valley RFP, which Allied recently won. Because of the tie vote, Chair Latham indicated that the issue would be scheduled for the Jan. 5 RSW WG meeting; hopefully, with all 5 members present, the tie would be broken and a recommendation could be made. Chair Latham indicated to Rich Hirstein of Allied, however, that if the Jan. 5 RSW WG meeting should recommend approving Allied's proposal, it would yet need to go to the Energy and Environment Commission (EEC) for approval. Should EEC approve Allied's proposal, it would yet need to go to the City Council for approval. At that point Rich Hirstein withdrew Allied's offer and left the facility. 4. The meeting adjourned at 5:00 due to the loss of a quorum and further business could not be transacted. The next RSW WG meeting is Thursday, Jan. 5 in the Community Room. Dianne Plunkett Latham Chair, Edina Energy & Environment Commission, Chair Recycling & Solid Waste Working Group 32 City of Edina Water Quality Working Group Energy and Environment Commission Minutes —August 15, 2011 City Hall- Mayor's Room 1st Floor Edina, MN Present: Laura Eaton, Nina Holiday -Lynch, Jon Moon, & Susan Sheridan Tucker. Reports from Working Group Members: Nina Holiday -Lynch and Jon Moon reported on the 15t Eco Garden Tour. Jon indicated there were about 30-40 individuals who came by. He felt there needed to be better volunteer coverage or type of time set up to start a presentation, since he would get involved explaining his system when new arrivals showed up. The varied flow made it awkward for a smooth presentation. Nina talked individuals through some of the literature at the table explaining the benefits of rain gardens. Overall, those who attended were enthusiastic and engaged. We had expected a report on the MS4Permit from Bill, but he wasn't present at the meeting. No other business. Meeting adjourned. 33 City of Edina Water Quality Working Group Energy and Environment Commission Minutes -September 19, 2011 City Hall- Mayor's Room 1st Floor Edina, MN Present: Laura Eaton, Nina Holiday -Lynch, Bill Johnson, Jon Moon, & Susan Sheridan Tucker. No significant minutes from August's meeting. Susan presented an update from the EEC Council. EEC will have a work session with Council on September 20 to cover a number of issues EEC has been preparing over the year. Reports from Working Group Members: Nina Holiday -Lynch attended the public program of the Annual Water Summit Meeting at the Arboretum. Extremely informative program regarding the positive aspects of tree planting from a water perspective. Trees act as filters, absorb and help reduce amounts to storm sewers. Susan Sheridan Tucker presented her op-ed piece to the Group. Group approved and it will be presented to the City Council on the 20`h. if it cannot be published as a Commission piece, Susan will publish under her own name. Group would like Jesse Struve to come to October meeting to address groups questions around storm water management. No other business. Meeting adjourned. 34 City of Edina Water Quality Working Group Energy and Environment Commission Minutes —October 17, 2011 City Hall- Community Room 2nd Floor Edina, MN Present: Laura Eaton, Nina Holiday -Lynch, Jon Moon, & Susan Sheridan Tucker. September minutes approved. Jesse Struve was guest presenter for the evening to address questions/concerns/ thoughts about Working Group's future strategies for improving stormwater/surface water quality. Edina has approximately 230 water bodies. It's up to the Watershed districts to monitor the quality of the water. Minnehaha has been a more active in this area than 9 mile creek. Since Jon Moon's group of volunteers engaged in the CAMP there hasn't been any substantial water quality testing in Edina. Edina recently received $10,000 to clean 8 ponds. Extremely expensive process. Polluted sediment needs to be removed and disposed Water Utility rates — 3 tiers, irrigation bans odd/even days banned 11am -Spm daily. Conservation of water use has mixed implications. Water is a revenue generator for the City and there is no risk of Edina running out of water. More important is to prevent leaks. The City has an aggressive well- head protection plan and just completed a new treatment plant at the lower level of Jerry's parking garage. City needed to shut down a few wells to prevent the toxic ethaline(sp?) plume from St Louis Park from getting into the Edina System. Work is just about complete. Best way to make a difference with water conservation is through the schools. Once kids get on board, they have a tremendous influence on their parents' behaviors. More difficult to change habits of older residents. Street Sweeping — Edina cleans every street at least 2x a year and more if particular streets have a history of extra need — particularly areas where leaves, debris have a tendancy to collect. Helps to remove unwanted debris, though these vehicles are the worst gas guzzlers in the Edina fleet. Snow removal — city is using 68% less salt than in past years. City needs to look at limiting impervious surfaces at residential level — driveways. Currently driveways are not calculated into the impervious lot coverage percentage. (WQ - Need to contact Planning Department.) Susan presented an update from the EEC Council. Group expressed interest in putting together a workshop to encourage/walk interested residents through writing a grant for the grant/share program to encourage water garden development. Meeting adjourned. 35 Air Quality Working Group Meeting Minutes August 25, 2011 Present: Julie Mellum, Paul Thompson, Ray O'Connell, Chair Julie Risser The meeting began 7:10 Members reviewed and approved the minutes from July. O'Connell moved to approve Julie Seconded, Members discussed the Eco Garden Tour. One of the concerns was that some sites inadvertently promoted wood burning — something the AQWG as well as the EEC is trying to reduce. Members agreed more comprehensive messaging must be a part of the tour. A survey of people who participated in the tour could be really helpful for making it possible to improve the event. There may have been other issues that should be addressed. The Air Quality Forum at the Public Works Facility was considered a strong event. At this event it was possible to discuss wood burning. Members reviewed the official recommendation that the Centrum fire places be switched out. Members approved this recommendation. All voted in favor. Discussion followed — the suggestion that an information panel be placed by the fireplace was offered. Discussion about possible ordinances focused on the following issues: Residential burning when winds are high Woodbuming facilities in restaurants Paul, Thompson EEC member with the Education and Outreach Group. The air is important — outreach wants to be more effective — with the different committees — Paul talked about the Moving Planet — and the MN350.org — and the Home Energy Audit — Paul is also working with the schools — riding to school. Next Generation Act — interesting this is Minnesota Motion to adjourn. Respectfully Submitted Julie Risser 36 CITY OF EDINA ENVIRONMENTAL PURCHASING POLICY 18 December 2011 Prepared for the Energy & Environment Commission by Germana Paterlini, Commissioner Keith Kostuch, Commissioner 37 Table of Contents Purposeand Scope................................................................................................................................3 Definitions.............................................................................................................................................3 Background...........................................................................................................................................4 GeneralPolicies.....................................................................................................................................5 Research, Planning and Education........................................................................................................5 Identification of Products and Services.................................................................................................6 A. Source Reduction.........................................................................................................................6 B. Recycled Content Products..........................................................................................................7 C. Forest Conservation.....................................................................................................................8 D. Toxics and Pollutants...................................................................................................................8 E. Energy and Water Savings...........................................................................................................9 F. Green Building - Construction and Renovations........................................................................10 G. Waste Minimization...................................................................................................................10 H. Landscaping...............................................................................................................................10 I. Bio -Based Products.....................................................................................................................11 J. Producer Responsibility..............................................................................................................11 K. Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reductions................................................................12 L. Automatic Substitutions.............................................................................................................12 38 Purpose and Scope The City of Edina Environmental Purchasing Policy is a guide to the selection of goods and services that have minimal impact on the environment. The City recognizes that every purchased product or service affects the environmental throughout its life -cycle — from the extraction of raw materials, the manufacturing and transportation of products, to their use and disposal. Careful purchasing decisions use natural resources more efficiently, can lead to significant savings, protect our environment, and increase demand for better products. Specifically, the Policy is adopted in order to: • conserve natural resources, including water and energy, • eliminate or reduce the use of toxic and hazardous compounds, • reduce materials that are landfilled or incinerated, • lower overall costs by addressing full life -cycle cost accounting • leverage buying power, • assess long term financial/market changes, • invest in technological advances City of Edina departments and employees make purchasing decisions within their current budgets. These budget realities will often preclude the use of products that are greener but more expensive unless "budget relief" is granted to those departments by City Management and/or the City Council. This policy encourages City departments to undertake cost/benefit trade-off analyses and bring recommendations for spending more money for greener outcomes to City Management and the City Council where that is prudent stewardship of the City's resources. This policy will apply to all City departments and employees. This policy is subject to the Municipal Contracting Law (MN Statue 471.345), the Presidential Executive Order 13101, and all other applicable laws and ordinances. Definitions For the purpose of this Policy, the following definitions and abbreviations shall apply: ASTM: American Society for Testing and Materials Bio -based product: A product using biological or renewable agricultural (plant, animal or marine) or forestry materials. Biodegradable: The ability of a substance, material or product ingredient to readily decompose by the action of microbes. Carcinogen: A chemical that causes cancer. 39 CFL: Compact Fluorescent Lamp. Energy Star: An energy efficiency product labeling program by the EPA (hftp://www.enerovstar.00v). EPEAT: Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool; an on-line tool helping institutional purchasers select and compare electronic equipment such as computers and monitors based on their environmental attributes. Forest Stewardship Council: A global non-profit organization that certifies responsible forest management (http://fscus.o&htmV). IPM: Integrated Pest Management; the use of a combination of pest control methods including improved sanitation, mechanical, physical, biological, or chemical means. PBT: Persistent, Bio accumulative Toxic; pollutants that are toxic, persist in the environment and bioaccumulate in food chains and, thus, pose risks to human health and ecosystems Petroleum-based organic solvents: Chemicals derived from petroleum capable of dissolving or dispersing other substances and are common ingredients in cleaning and degreasing products. Post -consumer recycled content: Refers to an end product containing material that has completed its life cycle as a consumer item and would otherwise have been disposed of as a solid waste. Product lifecycle considerations: Refers to the environmental effects of a product through raw materials acquisition, manufacturing, distribution, use, maintenance and disposal. Processed -chlorine free paper: Refers to paper that is manufactured using a percentage of post- consumer recycled paper fiber and is whitened without adding chlorine or chlorine derivatives. Recovered Material: Fragments of products or finished products of a manufacturing process that include pre -consumer and post -consumer material. VOCs: Volatile organic compounds are organic chemical compounds that have high enough vapor pressures under normal conditions to significantly vaporize and enter the earth's atmosphere Water Sense: A water conservation product labeling program sponsored by the EPA. Background The City of Edina has an opportunity to serve as a community model for environmental leadership by incorporating environmental considerations in public purchasing that reduce its burden on the local and global environment, remove unnecessary hazards from its operations, protect public health, reduce costs and liabilities, and help develop markets for environmentally responsible products. These environmental considerations will join existing cost and efficacy factors that Edina City employees consider in their stewardship of taxpayer funds. 40 The Edina Environmental Purchasing Policy has been developed with advice from the Energy and Environment Commission, whose duties include "examining and recommending changes in City purchases and operations to conserve energy". General Policies The City Manager shall select a city official ("Task Force Leader") to coordinate the implementation of the Edina Environmental Purchasing Policy and will establish a special interdepartmental Environmental Purchasing Task Force (hereinafter "the Task Force") with representatives from Administration, Assessing, Building Inspections, Communications & Marketing, Engineering & Public Works, Finance, Fire, Health, Park & Recreation, Planning and Police, and other relevant departments/ operations to: 1. identify opportunities for environmental purchasing initiatives and the trade-offs involved (e.g., cost, ability to meet specifications for product effectiveness, etc.) 2. provide a forum for open discussion by affected personnel 3. educate and inform staff about the environmental purchasing program The Task Force shall meet quarterly or as needed following the adoption of this policy. The Task Force shall include a member of the Energy and Environment Commission on an advisory role on as needed basis Research, Planning and Education The Task Force shall research opportunities to: 1. continuously expand the purchase of environmentally preferable products within parameters set by City Management, particularly budgets 2. identify environmentally preferable alternatives and the trade-offs involved in their adoption 3. recommend goals to practice alternative processes within the City of Edina operations that will reduce the use/disposal of hazardous substances and will promote resource conservation 4. collect and maintain up-to-date information regarding manufacturers, vendors, and other sources for locating/ordering environmentally preferable products within mandates of City and State purchasing laws. The Task Force and/or Task Force Leader shall provide applicable information to the City Departments. The Task Force Leader shall submit annual reports to the City Manager, City Council and Energy and Environment Commission regarding the status of this policy's implementation. This report shall include total purchases of environmentally preferable products by each department, results 41 commem 161p. of designated product evaluations, analysis and recommendations of more environmental but more expensive products and financial data on costs/savings resulting from implementation of this policy. Identification of Products and Services A. Source Reduction A.1. Edina will institute practices that reduce waste and result in the purchase of fewer products whenever practicable and cost-effective, but without reducing safety or workplace quality, including but not limited to: • communicating electronically instead of printing to the greatest degree possible given some residents and city workers do not have email • photocopying and printing double -sided • streamlining and computerizing forms • printing of documents and reports only as they are needed and required by state mandated record retention policies • using long -life products with service agreements supporting maintenance and repair • sharing equipment and occasional use items • choosing durable products rather than disposable • buying in bulk, whenever storage is available and operations allow it • reusing products such as file folders, storage boxes, office supplies, and furnishings. • using washable and reusable dishes and utensils • reducing the use of disposable batteries by purchasing rechargeable batteries for battery- operated devices when application and cost-effectiveness permit (e.g, not water meters, fire department air packs and other life critical applications, police radios, etc) A.2. The City will purchase remanufactured products whenever practicable, but without reducing safety, quality or effectiveness. Examples of remanufactured products are laser toner cartridges, tires, furniture, equipment and automotive parts. A.3. All buyers will attempt to evaluate life -cycle product costs in comparing product alternatives, when 42 feasible. This includes comparison of total costs expected during the time of ownership, including, but not limited to, acquisition, warranties, operation, supplies, maintenance, disposal costs and expected lifetime. AA The City of Edina will require to the extent practical, that surplus or outdated electronic equipment be designated for reuse and or recycling except where constrained by Minnesota laws mandating equipment disposal A.5. Vendors will be encouraged whenever practical to take back and reuse pallets and packaging materials. A.6. City will avoid usage of single -use bottled water wherever practical (e.g., police and fire departments must have water in the field). But single -use bottled water will be available for sale at Edina City -owned facilities until City Council decides otherwise given the large financial cost to the City. B. Recycled Content Products B.1. Printing paper, office paper, and paper products shall contain the highest postconsumer content practical and within budgets, but ideally no less than the minimum recycled content standards established by the US EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines. B.2. Janitorial paper products will contain the highest postconsumer content practical and within budgets. Ideally this is no less than the minimum recycled content standards established by the US EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines. B.3. Materials and products such as those for construction, landscaping, parks and recreation, transportation, vehicles, miscellaneous, and non -paper office products, will contain the highest postconsumer content that meets specifications and budgets and is available, or, when postconsumer material is impractical for a specific type of product/application, contain substantial amounts of recovered material. Ideally this is no less than the minimums established by the US EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines. B.4. When specifying asphalt concrete, aggregate base or Portland cement concrete for road construction projects, Edina will use recycled, reusable or reground materials when they meet specifications and are available and cost-effective. B.5. To the greatest extent practical and within budgets, Edina will specify and purchase recycled - content transportation products, including signs, cones, parking stops, and barricades, and other recycled products approved by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. 43 B.6.The City of Edina will purchase re -refined lubricating and industrial certified by the American Petroleum Institute (API) oil for use in its vehicles and other equipment whenever practical, meets specifications/warrantees and cost-effective. BY.The City of Edina will purchase low VOC paint meeting Green Seal or other equivalent environmental standard for recycled content latex paint whenever practical and cost-effective. C. Forest Conservation C.1. To the greatest extent practical and within budgets, Edina will not procure wood products such as lumber and paper that originate from forests harvested in an environmentally unsustainable manner. Edina will give preference, within state procurement laws, to wood products that are certified to be sustainability by independent third -party auditors, and that meet standards equivalent to, or stricter than, those of the Forest Stewardship Council certification D. Toxics and Pollutants D.1. When making a choice among comparable products in terms of effectiveness and cost, the City will favor those products whose production, use, and disposal involve fewer hazardous materials. The City will avoid: • carcinogens, neuro -toxicants and reproductive toxins • PBT, including, but not limited to, lead, mercury, dioxins and furans • compounds that are acutely toxic to humans or aquatic life, corrosive to the skin or eyes, substances that contribute to the production of photochemical smog, tropospheric ozone production, or poor indoor air qualityD.3. The City of Edina will review its Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Plan in regard to those practices for indoor and outdoor areas that include chemical controls, with the goal of constantly lowering its use of chemicals, adopting bio -based herbicides, and providing on-going training for City staff. Purchases of materials and services made by the City will be consistent with its revised IPM policies and budgets D.2. When maintaining buildings, the City of Edina will attempt to use products with the lowest amount of VOCs, and low or no urea formaldehyde. Examples of such products include paint, carpet, adhesives, furniture and casework within budget restrictions and product ability to meet specifications. D.3. The City of Edina will attempt to reduce or eliminate its use of products that contribute to the formation of dioxins and furans within budget restrictions. Examples are: • finding safer alternatives to products that use polyvinyl chloride (PVC) such as, but not limited 44 to, office binders, furniture, flooring, and medical supplies, whenever practical, • purchasing paper, paper products, and janitorial paper products that are unbleached or that are processed without chlorine or chlorine derivatives, whenever practical. D.4. Edina will purchase products and equipment with no lead or mercury whenever available and cost effective. For products that contain lead or mercury, Edina will give preference to those products with lower quantities of these metals and to vendors with established lead and mercury recovery programs. CFLs, which contain mercury, will be recycled. D.5. The City of Edina will specify that computers and monitors purchased or leased meet, at a minimum, all EPEAT environmental criteria designated as "required" by the IEEE 1680 Standard for the Environmental Assessment of Personal Computer Products, whenever available and cost effective. D.6. When replacing vehicles, the City of Edina will lease or purchase only the most fuel-efficient models available that are suitable for each task and budget and will minimize the number of vehicles purchased through use of carsharing and carpooling. D.7. When replacing vehicles, the City of Edina will consider less -polluting alternatives to the vehicles that are being replaced. D.8. All City Departments and Agencies are prohibited from purchasing or acquiring polystyrene foam disposable food service ware and where affordable will use biodegradable or compostable disposable food service ware. D.12. Compostable plastic and biodegradable plastics will be used whenever they are practical and economic. D.9. The purchase of all pentachlorophenol, arsenic and creosote treated wood by the City of Edina is prohibited. D.10. The City will avoid purchasing products containing brominated flame retardants (BFRs), bisphenol-A, and phthalates wherever practical. D.11. Edina will reduce the use of salt and other toxics in the cleaning and snow removal of hard surfaces when feasible in terms of safety. E. Energy and Water Savings E.1. Where applicable and cost effective, energy-efficient equipment will be purchased with the most up-to-date energy efficiency functions. When necessary, the City will train equipment operators and maintenance personnel in the proper enabling and use of energy efficient and sleep mode functions CM on their equipment. E.2. All appliances and products purchased by the City and for which the US EPA Energy Star certification is available and cost effective, will meet Energy Star certification. Typically, this would include lighting, heating and cooling systems, exhaust fans, water heaters, computers, exit signs, and appliances. E.3. When Energy Star labels are not available, choose energy efficient products that are in the upper 25% of energy efficiency as designated by the Federal Energy Management Program if cost effective. E.4 The City will purchase water -saving products whenever practical and cost effective and for which the US Water Sense certification is available. This includes, but is not limited to, high-performance fixtures like toilets, waterless urinals, low -flow faucets and aerators, and upgraded irrigation systems. F. Green Building - Construction and Renovations F.1. All building and renovations undertaken by the City will follow green building practices for design, construction, and operations where practical and economic F.2. The City will purchase high efficiency cooling and heating equipment and motion sensitive lighting, whenever practical and economic. G. Waste Minimization G.1. The City will prefer packaging that is reusable, recyclable or compostable, when suitable uses and programs exist for these materials and are cost effective. G2. Vendors will be encouraged to take back and reuse pallets and packaging materials. G.3. The City of Edina will dispose of electronic equipment, including but not limited to computers, monitors, printers, and copiers, or use disposal companies that will take back equipment for reuse or dispose them according to certified environmentally safe recycling if cost effective and satisfactory under public equipment disposal laws G4. Whenever practical, the City will provide City buildings and parks with containers for the recycling paper, glass, plastics and organics H. Landscaping H.1. Workers and contractors providing landscaping services for the City will employ sustainable 46 landscape management practices whenever practical, including: • Using IPM, including minimal pesticide use • Fertilizing only as needed, as indicated by a soil analysis. Slow release and/or organic fertilizers are preferred • Recycling plant debris by composting and/or maintaining a layer of mulch under all trees, shrubs and groundcovers and in all open areas wherever practical and economic. H.2. Plants should be selected to minimize waste by choosing species that are appropriate to the microclimate; species that can grow to their natural size in the allotted space and perennials rather than annuals. Native and drought -tolerant plants that require no or minimal watering once established are preferred. H.3. To the greatest extent practical and economic, Edina will not procure mulch products that originate from virgin forest products. When practical, Edina will give preference to mulch products that are produced on-site or from regionally generated plant debris. HA To the greatest extent practical and economic, Edina will procure compost that is produced from feedstock that includes at least 50%, by volume, regionally generated plant debris and/or food waste and less than 0.5% by volume, physical contaminants. H.5. Minimal use of hardscapes and landscape structures, constructed of recycled content materials, is encouraged. Concrete substitutes are encouraged for walkways, such as rosin emulsion paving or other porous materials if practical and economic. I. Bio -Based Products 1.1. Vehicles fuels made from plant -based contents (e.g. bio -diesel) are encouraged whenever practical in terms of cost and specification unless they are determined to be less environmentally friendly than the alternative. ( 1.2. Paper, paper products and construction products made from non -wood, plant -based contents and residues are encouraged whenever practical. J. Producer Responsibility J.1. The City of Edina will, whenever practical, favor products that are manufactured by companies that take financial and/or physical responsibility for collecting, recycling, reusing, or otherwise safely 47 disposing of their products and packaging at the end of their useful life to the greatest degree allowed by state and city procurement laws. K. Renewable Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reductions K.1. The City of Edina will commit to reducing energy use as much as feasible and the remaining energy needs will be met by renewable, minimally polluting, energy sources as much as is practical and economic. K.2. As it becomes practical and economic the City will attempt to reduce and record greenhouse gas emissions. L. Substitution Process L.1. The City will work with their various suppliers to encourage those suppliers to bring information and ideas on environmentally and preferable alternatives for currently specified products that are readily available, cost effective and can perform for the intended use The City will follow applicable State and Local procurement laws to make substitutions where possible. 48 EDINA PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT TURF MANAGEMENT PLAN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Revised Dec. 14, 2011 49 Introduction The City of Edina owns and maintains over 1,500 acres of beautiful park land, wooded areas and open space within its city boundaries. Approximately 600 acres are grassy areas that are routinely maintained on a mowing schedule. In addition, the Edina Park and Recreation Department also maintains many acres of highway islands and boulevards. Part of the maintenance responsibility includes controlling undesirable and/or injurious pests, such as weeds, insects and fungus to an acceptable level of tolerance. Some of the Edina Park Maintenance Department turf management practices that have been used in the past have included the use of fertilizers and herbicides. Terminology By dictionary definition, pesticides are chemicals used to kill pests, such as insects and rodents. Herbicides are chemicals used to eradicate (kill) plants, such as weeds and grasses. In fact, the term "cide" means killer. The word "pesticides", however, is commonly used as the term that includes all the "cides" in the industry, such as fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides. In other words, all herbicides are considered to be a type of pesticide. There are 18 major pesticides that are used in approximately 2,100 different lawn care products. Selective herbicides are chemicals that are designed to eradicate specific plants, such as broad leaf weeds, while not harmfully affecting other plant species that share common turf, such as desirable grasses. One of the most commonly used selective herbicide chemical is 2,4-D. Non-selective herbicides are chemicals that are designed to eradicate all "greed' plant life. In other words, Non-selective herbicides, such as Roundup (a water soluble Non-selective herbicide brand name manufactured by Monsanto Company), are used to kill all green plants, such as all turf grasses and weeds. Non-selective herbicides essentially block the photosynthetic process in plants. Turf areas that have been treated with Non-selective herbicides can be re -turfed (seeded or sodded) within a week after application. Non-selective herbicides are commonly used to kill green growth around trees and under fencing to eliminate the need for labor intensive grass/weed trimming. Organic herbicides are non -chemicals, often plant -based such as corn gluten, that work by inhibiting root formation at the time of germination. The timing of application is very important for the treatment to be effective. Turf must be treated before weeds germinate. Organic herbicides have low or no toxicity for humans and animals and break down rapidly in the environment after application. History One of the turf management practices that has been used by the Edina Park Maintenance 50 Department to control weeds and other undesirable grasses has included broadcast applications of selective herbicides by licensed herbicide applicators. This practice has long been viewed as an economical approach to weed control. The largest grassy areas of the Edina Park System have typically been treated with selective herbicides (sprayed on in a liquid form) once per year in the Spring. These large area applications have been carried out by Edina Park Maintenance staff who have been trained and licensed by the Minnesota State Department of Agriculture. The smaller areas, such as roadway triangles and islands, that are more labor intensive to maintain, have been annually treated with selective herbicides in the Spring by contracted turf care companies, such as True Green ChemLawn. The heavily scheduled athletic fields throughout the Edina Park System have typically been treated with selective herbicides in a liquid form in the Spring and have received an application of weed and feed granular (combination fertilizer and selective herbicide) in the Fall of the year. Fertilizers are typically applied once or twice annually to turf areas in need of nutrients to maintain healthy grasses. Fertilizers are not herbicides and are not considered to be a member of the "pesticide" family. Fertilizers are essentially nutrients (food) for grass plants. The large open grassy areas throughout the Edina Park System have not been treated with fertilizers in past practices, mainly due to economic reasons. In the past, the Edina Park and Recreation Department has used non-selective herbicides, such as Roundup, to eliminate green growth around trees, under fencing, around hockey boards and in cracks that develop in tennis courts and hard surface areas, such as basketball courts. This practice has been an economical approach to grass and weed trimming, mainly for aesthetic purposes. The eradication of weeds and grasses that develop in cracks in tennis courts and hard surfaces courts has been done for two main reasons: 1 Eliminate hazardous play surface conditions (safety reasons). 2 Minimize further damage to the hard surface area (economic reasons). The main goal of the Edina Park and Recreation Department's turf management plan has long been to maintain safe and aesthetic turf in the most economical fashion allowed by law. The Edina Park and Recreation Department's past practices have been carried out by hard working, dedicated and well trained maintenance personnel who take great pride in their work. The City of Edina and its Park Maintenance Department have always been concerned and conscious of the impact of its turf maintenance practices on human and animal health and the environment. Because the most important factor in applying herbicides is safety (especially that of children), the Park and Recreation Department has voluntarily made (and continues to make) changes in its own methodology in the application of herbicides to help minimize herbicide exposure to children. During the Spring of 1994, several concerned residents questioned the potential health hazards associated with the Edina Park and Recreation Department's turf management practices. At the Edina City Council meeting on Monday, June 20, 1994, the Edina City Council directed staff to work with Edina Community Health Advisory Committee (ECHSAC) to establish a plan and a process that addresses the concerns of the use of herbicides on City owned property. 51 ECHSAC July 13, 1994, Meeting The ECHSAC met on Monday, July 13, 1994, to discuss this issue. After lengthy discussion, it was determined that the goal should be to find alternative methods of turf management to control pests, such as weeds, that require considerably less or no herbicides. The issue regarding the potential health hazards and environmental impact associated with the use of herbicides was discussed and there was clearly debate on both sides of the issue. It was determined by the ECHSAC that, at this point in time, there is not enough undisputed conclusive evidence that suggests that the Edina Park and Recreation Department's current use of herbicides does or does not pose potential health or environmental hazards. Therefore, the recommendation of the ECHSAC was for the City of Edina to establish a turf management plan that errs on the safe side of herbicide use. The action taken by the ECHSAC at that meeting was as follows: Bob Wilkins MOVED TO RECOMMEND THAT THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WORK WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN CREATING A CLASSIFICATION OF PARK PROPERTIES AND RECOMMEND AN APPLICATION PROCESS THAT WOULD LIMIT AND REDUCE USE OF HERBICIDES IN RESPONSE TO CITIZENS CONCERN. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HERBICIDE USE, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS INVESTIGATING INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM), A PROGRAM EMPHASIZING FERTILIZING, SEEDING, AND MOWING. THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE REVIEWED BY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR IMPLEMENTATION IF THERE IS PROVEN EFFECTIVENESS. Audrey Runyan SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED. At the August 1, 1994, City Council meeting, the Edina City Council directed the staff to research and recommend a plan to reduce the use of herbicides on public properties and present the recommendations initially to the Edina Community Health Services Advisory Committee. The ECHSAC was asked to review staff's recommendations for alternatives for turf management during the month of December, 1994. The plan was to then have staff take the ECHSAC's recommendations to the Edina Park Board at the January, 1995, Park Board meeting. The Edina City Council has further directed that the matter then be brought before the Edina City Council on Monday, February 6, 1995. At the November 16°i ECHSAC meeting, the ECHSAC was concerned about the long term effects of herbicide use, as well as, recommending a realistic and acceptable plan using preventative measures that will benefit people 20 to 30 years from now. The ECHSAC determined that there is good reason to establish a plan and policy that reduces the amount of herbicide use on public and private lands. Through this study, it was learned that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registers, rather than licenses, herbicides and pesticides. Therefore, the EPA does not guarantee the safety of the products they review. The EPA can, however, require testing of products and recently stipulated, for example, that the 2-4, D manufacturers repeat an animal -cancer study. The EPA has also asked the industry to take voluntary risk -reduction measures while the study proceeds. According to the 1993 General 52 Accounting Office (GAO) Report, the EPA is more concerned with the health effects of one-time or short-term exposures to MCPP and dicamba along with 2,4-D (which are "licensed herbicides" currently used by the Edina Park and Recreation Department). The 1993 GAO Report also states that dicamba and 2,4-D are deemed "restricted use candidates" by the EPA due to groundwater concerns. The one fact that is most commonly misunderstood by the public is that an EPA "licensed herbicide" is not necessarily "safe" with regards to human and /or environmental health. Through this study we have further learned that the EPA has not yet developed guidelines to assess the health effects of human exposure to pesticides after they are applied to lawns. In particular, the EPA is concerned about the persistence of pesticides in the environment and potential effect on children, who may have more contact with treated lawns than adults (1993 GAO report). Edina Park Board January 10, 1995 Meeting At the January 10, 1995 Edina Park Board meeting, the Edina Park Board took the following action: Mr. Fee MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WE ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ECHSAC AND RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THEY ADOPT THE TURF MANAGEMENT PLAN AS PRESENTED IN THE REPORT SUBJECT TO ANNUAL REVIEW OR SOONER IF DETERMINED NECESSARY. John Dovolis SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES There are various but limited turf management practices that promote healthy grass growth and turf stability while minimizing weed growth without the use of herbicides. The goal is to create a strong and healthy grass that dominates weed growth. Ideally, the goal is to maintain healthy turf grasses while controlling the percentage of pests (weeds) within a predetermined tolerance level without the use of herbicides. Desirable grasses need four main elements to survive: 1 Air 2 Water 3 Food (nutrients) 4 Sunlight Grasses cannot survive when any of the above elements are absent. The most important element is air. In other words, if soil is too compacted, grasses cannot breath. The second most critical element is water. Desirable grasses do not compete well against weeds and undesirable grass plants in drought conditions. 53 The fact is that weed plants (such as knotweed) and undesirable grass plants (such as sandbur) are typically much hardier plants than desirable grasses (such as bluegrass or ryegrass). If left to nature without any interference of turf maintenance, weeds and undesirable grasses will eventually dominate the turf. In some cases, a weed dominated turf can lead to unsafe or intolerable turf conditions for certain turf users, such as softball, baseball, soccer and football players and golfers. Integrated pest management practices that help desirable grasses best compete with weeds are as follows: 1 Irrigation 2 Aeration 3 Proper drainage 4 More frequent mowing schedule whenever possible (ideally never cut more than 1/3 of the grass plant each cut) 5 Set mowers higher (cut grasses ideally at 2 ''/z") 6 Proper fertilization schedule (more frequent and smaller quantities per application, plus proper timing) 7 Over seeding (slit seeding) 8 Top dressing 9 Use most durable grass seed mixture selections 10 Sodding where practical 11 Minimizing thatch where needed 12 Spot use applications (as opposed to broadcast applications) of least toxic herbicides only in cases where the intended activity would be intolerably compromised or when an economic or potential human injury is at risk To achieve the goal to use the least amount of herbicides possible, staff is proposing the following IPM based turf management plan: TURF MANAGEMENT PLAN (GOALS) 1 Identify existing pests, such as weeds, and their current percentage make up of existing ground cover. 2 Identify stressed areas of turf and evaluate IPM based options for treatment of the problem. 3 Establish a classification of Edina's public -owned park lands and open space and establish a weed tolerance level to each property. 4 Establish reasonable investments needed and desired to assure best results utilizing IPM based principles in turf management. 5 Routinely monitor and analyze success of IPM based turf management program in writing: a Identify the pest (weed) and the size (density) of its infestation. 54 b Keep records of effectiveness of treatment on solving each turf problem; irrigation, fertilization, mowing, aeration, dethaching, and, as a last resort, use of least toxic chemical. c Keep records of citizen complaints and comments related to turf management program. 6 Develop a list of acceptable management strategies for eradication of weeds when weed dominance exceeds predetermined tolerance levels, such as: a Predetermine a list of herbicides that are effective against the targeted pest (weed) but is least disruptive to the environment, and human and animal health. b Use methods of selective spot treatments instead of broadcast treatments whenever possible. c Post signage before, during and after applying herbicides. Signs should carry the following information: 1) date of application: 2, any advisory4equired by State law. d Apply herbicides only as a last resort. e Consult a professional turf restoration professional before determining that herbicides are necessary. It is recommended to continue this practice for a minimum of two years. f Making sure that herbicides are applied by only licensed herbicide applicators. Designate a responsible individual (or individuals) for making decisions to carry out and evaluate the turf management plan. 8 Educate full-time maintenance staff as to best turf management practices using integrated pest management approaches to pest control. In other words, become self-reliant to avoid long-term reliance on consulting expertise. Promote and educate the public as to responsible effective private lawn care practices. Encourage the public to implement integrated pest management practices on their private properties. Turf Management Task Force The Turf Management Task Force was formed in September 2010 at the request of the Energy and Environment Commission (EEC) as a response to Edina residents' concerns on the use of herbicides in parks and children play areas. The Task Force consisted of one member each from the EEC commission, the Community and Health Committee and the Park Board. The City was represented by the Superintendent of Parks. The Task Force reviewed the original Turf Management Plan and evaluated how it was implemented from 1994 to date. It was discovered that herbicides were not always applied accordingto o the plan. Residents' concerns about excessive dandelion weeds in untreated areas (classified as "C" in the plan) had prompted treatment of those areas with one-time spraying of the herbicide 2,4 D early in the spring_ W Deleted: to keep off the grass for at least 7 days after application. Signs should be clearly legible Organic herbicides have been shown to be as an effective non-toxic alternative for lawn care. Unlike chemicals, however, manic nic applications require additional attention to proper timing and weather conditions. Typically, it takes three to four seasons to eliminate weeds, compared with just one application per season for the chemicals. The Turf Management Task Force concluded that organics can be easily integrated within the current turf management practiced by staff. Organics will be the environmental preferable alternative to treating areas that have 25% tolerance for weeds and are located at or near children play areas. The revised plan uses a new label "O" to indicate turf areas that will be treated with or ag nics. FA statement will be added to the City website indicating that there will be no spraying within 30 feet of children's play areas. The Turf Management Task Force recommends reviewing turf management practices every five years, with theog al of progressively decreasing the use of chemical pesticides. 56 Deleted: Signs will be posted near children play areas to make it known that they have not been chemically treated. WEED TOLERANCE CLASSIFICATION FOR CITY OF EDINA OWNED PROPERTY 57 WEED TOLERANCE CLASSIFICATION FOR CITY OF EDINA OWNED PROPERTY In 1995, the City of Edina adopted the following standards to Edina's public -owned parklands and open space. Next to each classified public land or open space, is a suggested category (A -D) designation as to the level of weed tolerance proposed for that particular area. In turn, each classification dictates the type of turf management needed for that specific ground cover. The definition of each category is as follows: CATEGORY A These areas shall have a 0-5% tolerance for weeds. In other words, herbicides will not be applied to these ground covers until weed growth makes up 5% of the total ground cover and it has been determined that there are no other reasonable methods of weed control. CATEGORY B These areas shall have a 15%-25% tolerance for weeds. In other words, herbicides will not be applied to these ground covers until weed growth makes up 15%-25% of the total ground cover and it has been determined that there are no other reasonable methods of weed control, Deleted:. CATEGORY C These areas shall have a 100% tolerance for weeds. In other words, herbicides will not be used as a means to eradicate weeds with the exception of noxious weeds or other exotics mandated by State Law. If necessary, where needed or desired, these areas will undergo a returfinent (restoration) which will replace or restore existing ground cover. Deleted: 1, CATEGORY D These are areas that are subject to special herbicide applications, such as eradication of noxious weeds as mandated by Minnesota State law and the creation of oak savanna forests. In essence, all public -owned and private -owned properties are subject to category in the event that noxious weeds are present. CATEGORY O These areas shall have a 15%-25% tolerance for weeds. These areas are scheduled and non- scheduled athletic fields located near schools or untreated areas. It is desirable to reduce the amount of chemicals in these areas to avoid unnecessary health and environmental risks. These areas shall either be treated with organics, or revert to category C. These areas are indicated below as "O/C" *These areas were changed from staff's recommended category `B" to category "C" by the Edina Community Health Services Advisory Committee. These were changed for reasons of minimizing potential herbicide exposure to children (Cornelia School fields, Creek Valley School fields and the Yorktown Park field next to the Southdale YMCA). 58 CATEGORY 1 GOLF COURSES: • Braemar Golf Course (36 holes) A • Braemar Golf Driving Range A • Normandale Golf Course (9 holes) A 2 FLOWER GARDENS: • 72 different sites throughout park system A • Formal Gardens at Arneson Acres Park A 3 SCHEDULED ATHLETIC FIELDS (CAN BE LOCKED/SECURED): • Braemar soccer field (one field) A • Courtney Fields Baseball Complex (4 fields) A • Garden Park baseball field (one field) A • Van Valkenburg Park Softball Complex (3 fields) A 4 MULTIPLE -USE SCHEDULED ATHLETIC FIELDS: • Alden Park soccer field (1 field) B • Cornelia School softball fields (L field • Cornelia School baseball field (Lfields) • Countryside Park baseball fields (fields) B • Creek Valley soccer fields (55 fields) a • Garden Park softball field (1 field) B • Garden Park soccer fields Q -fields) B • Highlands Park soccer field Q fields) B • Highlands Park softball field (1 field) B • Roand Parkj2aseball field 1 field • Rosland Park Disc Golf (l field) O/C • Roseland Park (1 baseball) BI • Lewis Park soccer/football fields (-fields) B • Normandale Park baseball field (1 field) B • Pamela Park softball fields (3 field) B • ------ Pamela Park soccer fields (fields) B • Strachauer Park (2 soccer) B • Todd Park softball field (1 field) ,O/C • Walnut Ridge Park (2 Lacrosse) B • Weber Park baseball ]field softball fields (fields) B • Wooddale Park baseball/softball field (1 field) B 5 MULTIPLE -USE NON-SCHEDULED ATHLETIC FIELDS: (one field each) • }Arden Park 59 Og Deleted: 2 Deleted: s Deleted: C*to B Deleted: 1 Deleted: C -t. B Deleted: 3 Deleted: 3 Deleted: C`ta B Formatted: Font: Bold Deleted: 2 Deleted: t Deleted: Lake Comelia Deleted: e Deleted: softball Deleted: B Ca=w* IDPLlk Deleted: 2 Deleted: <#>Pamela Park baseball fields (2 fields) . B¶ Deleted: 1 Deleted: 2 Deleted: B Deleted: / Deleted: 5 Deleted: Yorktown Park softball field (1 field . C*delete¶ Deleted: <#>Alden Park C to B¶ Deleted: to B • Birchcrest Park O/C, I Deleted: to B • Bristol O/C • Browndale O/C • Chowen Park O/C, • Heights Park O/C • Kojetin Park ,O/WcGuire • • • Sherwood Park O/C, • St. Johns's Park O/C, • ,Tingdale Park O/C, • ,York Park --- O/C, 6 SPECIAL USE MAINTAINED FACILITIES (Outdoor areas): • • Arneson Park (arboretum and general grounds) A • Braemar Arena grounds area B • Braemar Golf Dome grounds area C • Centennial Lakes A • Edina City Hall ,O/C • Edina Art Center C • Edina Fire Department A • Edina Public Woks Building grounds ,O/C • Edinborough Park (one acre exterior area) A • Frank Tupa Park (historical site) O/C` • Williams Park (historical site) ,O/C 7 MAINTAINED OPEN PLAY AREAS/OPEN GREEN SPACE: • All 38 parks (approx. 400 acres) C 8 DESIGNATED PICNIC AREAS: • Lake Cornelia Park C • Braemar Park C 9 PLAYGROUND AREAS: • 24 playground equipment sites C 10 MEDIAN GRASS AREAS (ISLANDS AND TRIANGLES): • Frontage roads B • Boulevards B • Triangles/medians B • York Ave. Island B • Boulevards adjoining Bredesen Park O/C • Boulevards adjoining Duggan Plaza O/C • The "Circle" area of Duggan Plaza O/C 60 Deleted: to B Deleted: CB (organic treatment) Deleted: CB (organic treatment) Deleted: I Deleted: <#>Normandale Park C to BI Roseland Park O/C Deleted: to B Deleted: to B Deleted: <#>Strachauer Park C to B¶ ___4 Deleted: to B Deleted: <#>Walnut Ridge Park C to BI Deleted: to B Deleted: <#>Brian Wippermann Gun Range C delete¶ Deleted: A Deleted: B (Deleted: A Deleted: to B) Deleted: CB (organic treatment) 11 WOODED/NATURE AREAS: • Braemar Park savanna forest areas • Bredesen Park • Lake Cornelia Park 12 NON -MAINTAINED OPEN SPACE/WOODED AREAS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PARK LAND: • Fox Meadow Park (park land) • Garden Park Addition (open space) • Highlands Park • Krahl Hill (open space) • Lincoln Drive Floodplain (open space) • Moore Property on Melody Lake (open space) • Todd Park • Walnut Ridge Park 13 HARD SURFACE AREAS: • Basketball courts (8 sites) • Parking lots • Pathways • Tennis courts (15 sites) 14 INDOOR PARK AREAS WITH PLANT GROWTH: • Edinborough Park (trees, shrubs and flowers) • Arneson Park greenhouse (primarily flowers) D C C O/C C O/C C C C O/C C Deleted: I A A A A A A 15 PLANT GROWTH IN AND AROUND LAKES, PONDS AND CREEKS: • Islands D • Shoreline D 16 OUTDOOR HOCKEY RINKS: • 10 sites C 17 AREAS WITH NOXIOUS WEEDS: • Public -owned property D • Private -owned property D The premier athletic fields that are classified as "A" all have two things in common: 1 Irrigation 2 Fencing Because all class "A" athletic fields have irrigation, they require the least amount of herbicides (and possibly none) (delete) to maintain healthy turf with very few weeds. Irrigation is an 61 important tool and key component in implementing IPM based turf management practices. The only irrigated athletic fields that are suggested to have a class "A" tolerance to weeds are those with fencing. If herbicides are ever needed to maintain their 5% weed tolerance, the entire area can be locked and secured from users during and shortly after herbicide applications (typically 24 hours as recommended by herbicide manufacturers). This practice will minimize the potential human exposure to herbicide chemicals. There are currently five1(_0) irrigated athletic ball fields that are suggested to_ have a "B" ue Wd: 5 classification for weed tolerance because they do not have security fencing: 1 Garden Park soccer fields Q4fields) 2 2 Lewis Park soccer/football fieldfields _ _ _ _ _ Deleted: i 3 Pamela Park soccer fields Q3fields) _ _ _ _ Deleted: 2 There are currently three (3) irrigated athletic ball fields that are suggested to have a "O/C" classification for weed tolerance because they are located next to Creek Valley Elementary School f Deleted:: 1 Creek Valley soccer field (3 fields) The "B" classification irrigated athletic fields will rarely (if ever) need herbicide applications to maintain a weed tolerance of 25%, whereas, the non -irrigated class `B" athletic fields present a greater challenge to control weed dominance without the use of herbicides. The main reason for the recommended `B" classification for the five irrigated athletic fields is due to their lack of fencing to secure access to these areas. With proper equipment, labor and materials, IPM based turf management practices should dramatically reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides on all irrigated athletic fields. The "Hard Surface Areas" have an "A" classification for 3 main reasons: 1 Undesirable weeds that grow in cracks on hard surface areas can create an unsafe surface for users. 2 Non -treated weeds in hard surface cracks can lead to further hard surface damage which could lead intolerable or unreasonable economic injury. 3 Human exposure to spot treatment herbicide use on hard surface areas very minimal Deleted: ne (exposures are typically limited to footwear). At this time, none of the class "C" turf areas have irrigation except the three Creek Valley soccer fields. If this Turf Management Plan is adopted, it is staff's recommendation to direct the Edina Park Maintenance Department to use IPM based turf management techniques to maintain these class "C" weed tolerance areas to as high a standard as possible without the use of herbicide4 nd Deleted:. using organics when needed Even though these are classified to have the highest level of tolerance for weeds, it is staff's recommendation to attempt to maintain the best turf possible with the available resources and labor (without the use of herbicides). Without irrigation, even good turf management cannot avoid eventual domination of weeds, 62 however, good turf management can successfully deter the inevitable. The length of time for which a good turf management program will succeed on non -irrigated turf depends on turf use, and soil and weather conditions. As mentioned earlier, all property within the City of Edina boundaries (public or private) are subject to a "D" classification if noxious weeds are present. Under the Minnesota Noxious Weed Law (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 18, Sections 18.75 to 18.88), there are -thirteen noxious weeds that have been deemed by the Commissioner of Agriculture to be injurious to public health, public roads, crops, livestock. In addition, there are any number of fifty-one (5 1) secondary weeds that may be added to the noxious weed list by the Minnesota Commissioner of Agriculture without a hearing or upon petition by the Edina City Mayor and approval by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. The following is a list of the hirteen noxious weeds: Common Name Botanical Name 1. Yellow Star Thistle` 2. Grecian Foxglove, Centaurea solstitialis L. Digitalis lanata Ehrh. 3. Oriental Bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. 4. Leafy Spurge Euphorbia esula (L.) 5. Canada Thistle, 6. Musk Thistle, --- 7. J'lumeless Thistle Cirsium arvense L. Scop. Carduus nutans -LI Carduus acanthoides (L.) 8. Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) 9. Purple Loosestrife Lvthrum salicaria virgatum (L.) 10. Wild Parshnip, 11. Common Tansy Pastinaca sativa L. Tanacetum vulgare (L.) 12. Spotted Knapweed Centaurea stoebe spp. micranthos 13. Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans (Ktze.) CONCLUSION It is reasonable to expect that the Edina Park and Recreation Department will likely receive many complaints about increased visible weeds in the parks, however, this should not be viewed as a lack of the program's success. A moratorium on herbicide use is not a practical, realistic, or responsible approach to turf management and weed (or pest) control. As previously mentioned, if left to nature without any interference of turf maintenance, weeds and undesirable grasses will eventually dominate the turf. It would be economically unreasonable to routinely replace ground cover with new turf in efforts to avoid use of all herbicides in all areas at all cost. An IPM based Turf Management Plan is the most reasonable approach to a reduction and, in some cases, elimination of herbicide dependency. To be successful, citizens should be expected to accept higher weed tolerance in many areas of 63 Deleted: ten Formatted: Font color: Custom Color(RGB(31,73,125)) Formatted: Font color: Custom Color(RGB(79,129,189)) Deleted: ten Deleted: Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensisy Hemp Cannabis sativa¶ Loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria or virgatum¶ Poison ivy. Rhus radicans¶ Spurge, leafy Euphorbia esula¶ Sowthistle, perennial Sonchus arvensis¶ Deleted: , bull - . Cirsinm vulgare Deleted: , Canada Deleted: , musk Deleted: <#>Thistle, plumeless Carduus acanthoides¶ <#>q <#>I the park system that have previously been managed at a relatively low weed tolerance level. It is reasonable to anticipate that the most visibly noticeable presence of weeds will be the few weeks in early spring when dandelions (annuals) have flowered. As pointed out at the December 14, 1994, Edina Community Health Services Advisory Committee meeting, there are approximately 4,700 acres of privately owned and maintained residential lawn turf and approximately 150 acres of commercial lawn turf. Combined, there are approximately 4,850 acres of privately owned and maintained lawn turf within the City of Edina, which is about 800% more ground cover than that which is maintained by the Edina Park and Recreation Department. The point is that public education regarding environmentally conscious approaches to lawn care is an important part of this proposal. 64 Edina Dialogue: The Environment, Economy and Food Supply From Global to Local April 19, 2012 6:00 — 9:00 p.m. Fick Auditorium at Edina High School Featuring Keynote Speaker Dr. Jonathan Foley Director of the University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment 6:00 — 6:45 p.m. Dinner & Social Hour 7:00 — 7:40 p.m. Speaker Dr. Jonathan Foley Edina Dialogue: The Environment, Economy and Food Supply from Global to Local 7:40 — 7:50 p.m. Q & A with Dr. Foley 7:50 — 8:50 p.m. Panel Discussion with local leaders Mayor James Hovland, Dr Dressen, Dick Crocket of the Edina Community Foundation, Project Earth, Connecting with Kids, and the Go Green School Committee Please contact Sarah ZarrinMohtadi at 952-903-5224 for more information, or use the following link to learn more about Dr. Foley. http://environment.umn.edu/about/ione bios/ion foley.html 65 Edina Dialogue: The Environment, Economy and Food Supply from Global to Local A timely and informative environmental forum, the Edina Environmental Dialogue, is being planned for April 19, 2012, in Fick Auditorium at Edina High School. This will be a community -wide event involving residents, business leaders, elected officials, non-profit organizations, faith groups, students, and the Edina school system. The Edina Environmental Dialogue Steering Committee is enlisting the support of community groups to assist in the planning and execution of this event and would like to offer your organization the chance to be a part of this significant evening. The centerpiece of the event will be an enlightening presentation by keynote speaker Dr. Jonathan Foley, a renowned University of Minnesota professor and the director of the Institute on the Environment as well as the leader of the Global Landscapes Initiative. Dr. Foley will share his expertise in interpreting the impact of human and environmental interactions, offering insight into how practices and decisions affect sustainability. Further information regarding Dr. Foley is available through the following link. http://environment.umn.edu/about/ione bios/ion foley.html In addition to a question and answer session with Dr. Foley following his presentation, a facilitator will coordinate a varied group discussion between community leaders and event participants, allowing for current and local topics of interest to be addressed. Achieving participation and support from a wide variety of community groups is central to the success of this event. Opportunities for participating in the organization and implementation of this event are listed below. • Volunteers are needed to be members of the steering committee. • Assistance is desired in identifying event volunteers and dialogue leaders. • Group sponsorship of the event is needed. • Forwarding information, fliers, and invitations to group members through mass emails is needed. Encouraging attendance at the evening event on April 19, 2012 is important. • Help posting fliers throughout the community is sought. Please contact Sarah Zarrin Mohtadi at 952-402-3661 with questions or to offer assistance. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to achieve a successful and well -attended event. In Partnership, The Edina Environmental Dialogue Steering Committee Sarah Zarrin Mohtadi - Commissioner Energy & Environment Commission and Edina Go Green member Paul Thompson - Commissioner Energy & Environment Commission, Co-founder Cool Planet MN Heather Haen Anderson - Exec. Dir. Connecting With Kids Laura Eaton — Energy & Environment Commission Education & Outreach Working Group member 66 Bevlin Jennings and Emma Potter— Edina High School Project Earth member 67 To: Energy and Environment Commission From: Solvei Wilmot Recycling Coordinator Date: January 6, 2012 Subject Residential Recycling Collection City is seeking advice from the Energy and Environment Commission regarding: • Pursuing unilateral negotiations with the current recycling vendor for services after 12/31/12, or • Pursuing a formal RFP for recycling services after 12/31/12. In 2009 the City of Edina went through a request for proposal (RFP) process. The proposals received were evaluated by best value points and not lowest price. Allied Waste Services, Inc. received the highest rating in the best value point system and also had the lowest price. As a result, Allied Waste Systems, Inc. was awarded a three year contract (2010 — 2012) to provide recycling collection service for the single family homes, duplex and multi -unit of 3-8 complexes. The curbside collection is weekly from an 18 gallon curbside bin. Allied Waste Systems has approached the City with an offer to open discussions regarding recycling services after 12/31/12, including potentially switching to single sort recycling collection. The City of Edina is not required by law to seek a bid or an RFP when continuing a contract with a professional service contract. Staff requested input from the Recycling and Solid Waste Work Group at its December and January meetings. 68