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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-05-12 PacketAgenda Energy and Environment Commission City Of Edina, Minnesota City Hall Thursday, May 12, 2016 7:00 PM I. Call To Order II. Roll Call Ill. Approval Of Meeting Agenda IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes A. Minutes V. Community Comment During "Community Comment," the Board/Commission will invite residents to share relevant issues or concerns. Individuals must limit their comments to three minutes. The Chair may limit the number of speakers on the same issue in the interest of time and topic. Generally speaking, items that are elsewhere on tonight's agenda may not be addressed during Community Comment. Individuals should not expect the Chair or Board/Commission Members to respond to their comments tonight. Instead, the Board/Commission might refer the matter to staff for consideration at a future meeting. VI. ' Reports/Recommendations A. CERTS - Fostering Sustainable Behavior B. Partners in Energy Update C. 2016 Workplan / Workgroups VII. Correspondence And Petitions A. Correspondence VIII. Chair And Member Comments A. Attendance report and roster B. Working Group List C. Chair and Member Comments IX. Staff Comments A. Staff Comments X. Adjournment The City of Edina wants all residents to be comfortable being part of the public process. If you need assistance in the way of hearing amplification, an interpreter, large-print documents or something else, please call 952-927-8861 72 hours in advance of the meeting. CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov Date: May 12, 2016 Agenda Item #: To: Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Minutes From: Rebecca Foster, GIS Adminstrator Item Activity: Subject: Minutes Action ACTION REQUESTED: Approve Regular February 11, 2016 Meeting Minutes INTRODUCTION: ATTACHMENTS: 20160310 Regular Minutes Draft Draft Minutes© Approved MinutesO Approved Date: Minutes City Of Edina, Minnesota Energy and Environment Commission Edina City Hall Community Room Thursday, March 10, 2016, 7:00 PM I. Call To Order Chair Zarrin called the meeting to order at 7:00p.m. II. Roll Call Answering Roll Call were Burmeister, Glahn, Jackson, Kostuch, Manser, Mohanty, Reinke, Satterlee, Seeley, Waddick, and Chair Zarrin. Late: Stefanik Absent: Horan Staff Present: Ross Bintner and Rebecca Foster III. Approval Of Meeting Agenda Motion made by Kostuch to approve the Meeting Agenda. Motion seconded by Seeley. Motion carried. IV. Approval Of Meeting Minutes Motion made by Kostuch to approve the February 11, 2016 minutes with edits. Motion seconded by Seeley. Motion carried. V. Special Recognitions And Presentations • None. Commissioner Stefanik arrived at 7:02p.m. VI. Community Comment • Judith F. from Rolf and 63rd is interested in reducing the number of garbage trucks on the streets. VII. Reports/Recommendation A. New Member Introductions • All existing and new members introduced themselves. B. Prepare for EEC/CC Joint Workshop on March 15 Draft Minutes® Approved Minutesq Approved Date: • Chair Zarrin reviewed the PowerPoint for the Council Work Session. • First bring back ECCT • Second is to receive a quarterly progress report to ECCT • Third incorporate sustainability and greenhouse gas reduction into City departments • Fourth Pie follow through by identify data for all 3 sectors and propose a plan for each sector Motion made by Zarrin to create a task force for ECCT. Motion seconded by Seeley. Nays are Kostuch, Glahn and Jackson. Motion carried. C. Partners in Energy Update • Sarah Klauer, Partners in Energy, reviewed Pie's Energy Vision, previous Greenhouse Gas Inventory and the following goals were presented. • First is to focus on areas of Schools and Service of Learning. • Second is a Residential Information Campaign • Third is Wind Source • Fourth is City Facilities • Fifth is Business Energy Efficiency • Produce Energy Action Plan and review at the May EEC meeting. D. 2016 Workplan / Workgroups • Chair Zarrin reviewed the workplan and proposed the following Items into the work groups. • Items #1 thru #3 Energy Working Group • Item #4 • Item #5 Recycling Solid Waste ad Organics Working Group • Item #6 Education and Outreach Working Group • Item # 7 Water Quality Working Group • Chair Zarrin is proposing an Energy Greenhouse Gas Reduction, Initiative (1-3) approved work plan 2016 Work Group with Subcommittees of City Operation, Residential, Business and Schools. EEC will vote to create Working Group in May. Motion made by Kostuch to delete Building Energy Efficiency, City Environmental Considerations, Community Solar and Home Energy Squad Subcommittees. Motion seconded by Glahn. Motion carried. Motion made by Zarrin to approve Commissioner Satterlee to Chair the Education and Outreach Working Group. Motion seconded by Manser. Motion carried. Draft Minutes® Approved MinutesO Approved Date: Motion made by Kostuch to change existing Education and Outreach Working Group Co- Chairs to Working Group Members and add new Member Laura Kondrick. Motion seconded by Glahn. Motion carried. Motion made by Jackson to approve Chair Zarrin to Chair the new proposed Energy Working Group. Motion seconded by Seeley. Motion carried. E. April 14 EEC Forum • Chair Zarrin announced the April 14th Forum "A Smart Energy Future Will Edina Lead the Way?" • The April 14th EEC Regular Meeting is cancelled and Commissioners are supposed to attend the Forum. • Chair Zarrin is asking Commissioners to sign up for duties at the Forum. Motion made by Chair Zarrin to wait on the Community Solar video and do an overall video on greenhouse gas reduction from the results of Pie. Motion seconded by Seeley. Motion carried. VIII. Correspondence And Petitions • Christopher J. DeLaForest sent a letter expressing his observations on the organized collection. The Recycling Solid Waste and Organics Working Group are not addressing the topic. Mr. Bintner will respond to DeLaForest. IX. Chair And Member Comments A. Attendance report and roster • The new Members will be added to next month's roster. • Commissioners can't miss three meetings in a row or you'll be removed from the Commission. A. Workgroup list and Minutes • This topic was discussed earlier. B. Chair and Member Comments • None. C. Building Energy Efficiency Subcommittee • The Subcommittee was removed earlier tonight. D. City Environmental Considerations Subcommittee • The Subcommittee was removed earlier tonight. E. Community Solar Subcommittee • The Subcommittee was removed earlier tonight. Draft Minutes® Approved Minutes0 Approved Date: F. Education Outreach Working Group • This topic was discussed earlier. G. Home Energy Squad Subcommittee • The Subcommittee was removed earlier tonight. H. Recycling, Solid Waste and Organics Working Group • Seeley gave an update on the Organics Ordinance and Packaging Ordinance. • Haulers are concerned about the organics facilities. • The Working Group will visit the organic sites and decide how to proceed in May. • The Working Group held two public meetings to discuss the packaging ordinance. • A member of the Southdale Fairview Hospital is asking the City not to exempt hospitals from the packaging ordinance. I. Student Subcommittee • Stefanik said the group is finalizing the Tech Dump event. • The group heard the about the High School Environmental Energy Efficiency plans. J. Water Quality Working Group • Member Waddick will send a Thank you to Brian Olson for his salt presentation. • Would like MPCA meet with the Group to discuss salt usage at Businesses. • Table at Forum • On Earth Day at the Library will be a display case about Water. • Table at Garden Club Mother's Day sale. • Follow up with Arden Park residents on rain garden outreach. • Would like to highlight Businesses doing a good job with Environmental Sustainability. X. Staff Comments A. Staff Comments • Green Core Grant Application for March 15th Council Agenda. A 10 month employee from MPCA to work on greenhouse gases. • EEC Green Purchasing Advisory on March15th Council Agenda. • The Community Solar 40% subscription of 1 megawatt Garden will be on a farm SE of Jordan, MN. Motion made by Glahn to approve Chair Zarrin to be a Member of the Education and Outreach Working Group. Motion seconded by Kostuch. Motion carried. XL Adjournment Motion made by Glahn to adjourn the March 10, 2016 meeting at 9:13p.m. Motion seconded by Member Manser. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Draft Minutes® Approved Minutes111 Approved Date: Rebecca Foster GIS Administrator CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov Date: May 12, 2016 Agenda Item #: VLA. To: Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: From: Ross Bintner, Environmental Engineer Item Activity: Subject: CERTS - Fostering Sustainable Behavior Information ACTION REQUESTED: No action is required INTRODUCTION: EEC Members will hear a presentation from Alexis Troschinetz with the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTS) on "Fostering Sustainable Behavior." CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov Date: May 12, 2016 Agenda Item #: VI.B. To: Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From: Ross Bintner - Environmental Engineer Item Activity: Subject: Partners in Energy Update Discussion ACTION REQUESTED: Provide input to the EEC members on the Partners in Energy planning team. INTRODUCTION: The City has partnered with Xcel Energy in it's Partners in Energy program. Sarah Zan-in, Carolyn Jackson, and Richard Manser are on the Partners in Energy planning group. Group members will update the Commission on the latest. Attached is an early draft plan. A final draft is being prepared and will come back to the Energy and Environment Commission in June. You can download and review the presentations materials at the following web address: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=partnersinenergy or by searching "Partners in Energy" on EdinaMN.gov ATTACHMENTS: Update Emit Early Draft Plan Rebecca Foster From: Ross Bintner Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 11:30 AM To: Ross Bintner Cc: Rebecca Foster; 'Sarah Klauer (sklauer@mncee.org)' Subject: Partners In Energy Update 5 Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged EEC Members, The fifth Partners in Energy meeting was held April 4th, here is your update! The planning effort is moving to a close and members reviewed the attached draft plan. There were request for more detail and a description of how the electric focus of this plan will integrate with the overall GHG reduction goals of the City. Members also requested additional meeting to provide additional detail to the residential and commercial sector specific actions. Sector specific meeting are taking plan in the next two weeks. The additional meetings will modify the schedule moving forward and give the overall EEC two looks at the draft and final plan. • May 12 Energy and Environment Commission meeting — Review Draft Plan / Learn about final details under discussion • June 9 EEC — Review Final Plan and consider recommendation of Energy Action Plan to Council • June 19 or July 21 City Council. Consider approval of PiE Energy Action Plan and MoU with Xcel for implementation Download and review the presentations materials at the following web address: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=partnersinenergv Meeting 5 materials are available. Ross Bintner, PE, Environmental Engineer 952-903-5713 I Fax 952-826-0392 RBintner@EdinaMN.gov I www.EdinaMN.gov ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business From: Ross Bintner Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2016 9:11 AM To: Ross Bintner Cc: Rebecca Foster; Sarah Klauer (sklauer@mncee.org) Subject: Partners In Energy Update 4 EEC Members, The fourth Partners in Energy meeting was held February 23rd, here is your update! See attached Workshop 4 notes that describe all the focus areas and next steps for the planning team and link below include all information presented at the meeting. At the meeting, the planning team discussed action strategies, goals and actions that will inform the first draft of the energy action plan. There is a lot of work ahead in March and April, as the plan goes from a rough draft to final. Here is the schedule: • March 10 EEC Meeting Presentation — Review goals, strategies and potential actions with Xcel, CEE, and EEC/PiE planning team members. • April 4 Partners in Energy planning meeting 5 — Produce draft of Energy Action Plan 1 • May 12 Energy and Environment Commission meeting - Finalize and consider recommendation of Energy Action Plan • June 7 City Council. Consider approval of PiE Energy Action Plan and MoU with Xcel for implementation EEC planning team members need your help! Prepare yourself to provide input on next steps — attached is a sneak preview of a few items that will be in your March 10 EEC Packet on the city focus area, they include; 1. Concept level GHG analysis and reduction planning concept for city operations 2. Updated conservation and sustainability goal summery 3. Regional indicators planning example Also, download and review the presentations materials at the following web address: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=partnersinenergy Meeting 4 is not immediately available, but website will be updated soon with the latest. Ross Bintner, PE, Environmental Engineer 952-903-5713 I Fax 952-826-0392 RBintnerC@EdinaMN.aov I www.EdinaMN.aov ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business From: Ross Bintner Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 1:28 PM To: Ross Bintner Cc: Sarah Klauer (sklaueramncee.ora) Subject: Partners In Energy Update 3 EEC Members, The third Partners in Energy meeting was held January 2152, here is your update! The meeting started with group members breaking the ice by sharing their personal energy use comparing it to the average annual 9,430kWh, or average monthly 786kWh number. The group then explored more data as follow up to the last meeting, notable presentation data included: • Slide 7, current plan to reduce carbon intensity of electric grid by 35% by 2025. • Slide 8, commercial trend of decreasing demand by 1.3 "City Hall equivalents" per year, and increasing residential demand by 1.0 "city hall equivalents" per year. Where a city hall equivalent is 1.4M kWh/yr. • Slide 14, the residential energy pie show that the 40% of users that with "above average" energy use, use nearly 70% of all residential energy. • Slide 16, Rich detail on the appx 675 Residential Windsource participants show 1/2 subscribed to the minimum 100kWh block. Members were asked to nominate and prioritize focus areas, and then split up and proposed goals and possible implementation actions for each focus area. Three priority focus areas and goals that emerged were: • Residential Windsource: Double the usage and double the average amount of windsource in the next 18 month. • Schools and Service Learning: Contact school personnel, follow up on service learning and term projects. • Residential Information Campaign: 750 homes take action toward carbon reduction per year. Members left with homework assignments to detail what an 18 month implementation timeline would look like to achieve the goal for their priority area. You can download review the presentations materials at the following web address: http://edinamn.gov/index.phOsection=oartnersinenergy 2 Ross Bintner, PE, Environmental Engineer 952-903-5713 I Fax 952-826-0392 RBintnerPEdinaMN.aov I www.EdinaMN.aov ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business From: Ross Bintner Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 3:27 PM To: Ross Bintner Cc: Rebecca Foster Subject: Partners In Energy Update 2 EEC Members, Partners in Energy Update The City of Edina and Xcel Energy hosted the second planning meeting for Partners in Energy in mid-December. During the meeting the group heard presentations from Sarah Zarrin and Bill Sierks on the goals of the City and the work of the Energy and Environment Commission, from Michelle Swanson on Xcel and the business of power, and from Jenny Edwards, facilitator from the Center for Energy and the Environment. You can download review the presentations materials at the following web address: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=partnersinenergv Here were some key statistics that stuck me: • Xcel already uses 55% carbon free energy sources (Xcel Background Presentation) • Only 79 households in Edina choose to reduce or eliminate their carbon energy by subscribing to Windsource. (Slide 30) • 66% of total community use in commercial and industrial, of this percent the top 20 users make up 87% of the use. (Slide 17) • Top 20 C&I users use an average of 16.7 million kWh annually. • Residential makes up the remaining 34% of use, 6000-9000 kWh annual use is average for Xcel residential premise. More than 1/2 of Edina neighborhoods are "Above Average" (Slide 19) with top 20% of household use making up 45% and the top 40% of households making up nearly 70% of the use (slide 20) • Including all municipal accounts (yes, water and sanitary utilities too), the City of Edina uses 36 million kWh annually (slide 26) 6.16% of the total 2014 use and 9.3% of commercial and industrial sector use. So I'm guessing City of Edina is user number 2-4. After the review of data we finalized the group vision statement (slide 39) Now with all this great data and a vision to move, the facilitators had to struggle to keep everyone in big-picture "Topic Areas," when the team was ready to go to strategies and tactics — where the Partners in Energy will go in meetings 3 and 4! Look forward to an update at the January 14 EEC meeting. Website Input Needed In the new year, please resolve to provide input or updates on any of the many website pages relating to the Energy and Environment commission! Go Green Edina: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=go green edina Partners in Energy: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=partnersinenergy EEC Main Page: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=boards energvandenvironment Energy Challenge: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=energvandenvironment energvchallenge 3 Energy Events: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=energyandenvironment Working Groups: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=energvandenvironment Meetings: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=energvandenvironment Ross Bintner, PE, Environmental Engineer 952-903-5713 I Fax 952-826-0392 RBintnerPEdinaMN.qov I www.EdinaMN.qov ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families SI_ Doing Business From: Ross Bintner Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 8:36 AM To: Ross Bintner Cc: Rebecca Foster Subject: Partners In Energy Update for EEC Members EEC Members, I wasn't able to attend your most recent meeting, so I thought I'd provide a Partners in Energy update: The first planning event was held on October 14, where members of the planning team introduced themselves, and spent a majority of the meeting reviewing baseline data, past and present conservation and sustainability initiatives, and started the process of defining an Energy Vision for the group. EEC Members on the planning team include Bill Sierks, Sarah Zarrin and Richard Manser. You can review handouts, meeting agenda, data and presentation slides at the following web address: http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=partnersinenergv As the EEC is the center of gravity for Energy topics in the City, much of the information prepared for the first Partners in Energy meeting will be review for you. The next Partners in Energy meeting is coming in mid-December, and meetings are planned monthly. I'll provide an update of the next Partners in Energy event in December, and include information in your January meeting packet. Ross Bintner, PE, Environmental Engineer 952-903-5713 I Fax 952-826-0392 RBintnergEdinaMN.qov I www.EdinaMN.aov ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families SL Doing Business 4 energvevents workinggroups meetings An Energy Action Plan for: Draft Updated 3/16/16 Table of Contents Executive Summary i Introduction 1 The City of Edina — Community Background 2 Commitment to Sustainability 4 Xcel Energy Partners in Energy 6 Energy Action Team 7 Planning Process 8 Community Considerations 10 Where does the City stand? — Baseline Energy Analysis 11 Edina's Current Energy Use 11 Community Communications and Outreach 19 Where is Edina Headed? — Edina's Energy Vision, Focus Areas, and Goals 21 How Are We Going To Get There? — Strategies 24 Focus Area: Schools and Service Learning 24 Focus Area: Municipal Facilities 25 Focus Area: Residential Information Campaign 27 Focus Area: Windsource® 29 Focus Area: Business Energy Efficiency 31 How Are We Going To Stay On Course? — Monitoring and Reporting 33 Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms 34 Appendix 2: Workshop Process Overview 36 Appendix 3: City of Edina Climate Change Goals 38 Appendix 4: 2015 City Greenhouse Gas Footprint Analysis and Reduction Concept 39 Appendix 5: Partners in Energy Planning Memorandum of Understanding 40 Appendix 6: Xcel Energy Demand Side Management Program Summaries 41 Comment [SIM: This will evolve based on decisions made during Workshop 5 and in the small group homework CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Executive Summary Our Vision: Edina's residents, schools, businesses, and government will successfully reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions by 300/o by the year 2025, through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable. How Will We Get There? The City will focus on these priority areas: Strategies: • Reach all 5th — 8th grade students through existing curriculum resources • See if there's an event that PTOs can participate in • Develop May Term/Apathy Project curriculum Schools and Service Learning City Facilities Residential Information Campaign Residential Windsource® Strategies: • TBD based on cost/benefit analysis Strategies: • Recommend owners take specific, targeted actions through City communications channels Strategies: • Leverage community events for on-the-spot sign-ups • Conduct a targeted campaign to increase subscription amounts of existing subscribers • Conduct a city-wide campaign to educate residents and encourage enrollment in Windsource® CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Strategy: • Reach_businessesihrough organizations such as the_ Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce • Reach businesses through City communications channels. Business Efficiency Comment [SK2]: Will be completed based on decisions made in Workshop 5 and small group homework Playbook for Achieving Our Goals Ongoing — Tracking Immediate Actions (May— July 2016) Longer-term Actions (July 2016 — Oct. 2017) CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Introduction The purpose of this plan is to outline tangible steps Edina can follow to continue increasing energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy in the City. The hope is that this plan will both inform the community about Edina's baseline energy use and provide the necessary framework to start working toward the City of Edina's defined greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. In June of 2015, Edina's City Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Xcel Energy (see Appendix) to participate in Partners in Energy. From October 2015 to April 2016, a 12 member Energy Action Team appointed by the Edina City Council met in a serie of five workshops to develop the contents of this Energy`" Action Plan alongside representatives from Xcel Energy, `"Photo by Gephart / CCBY Edina's electricity provider. The team was comprised of Edina residents, members of Edina's Energyand.Environment mission, City staff, and representatives from Edina School District and the Chelthber of,Commerce. t The team reviewed energy data, prioritized ; tas 7 ocus for Edina, and developed this Energy Action Plan to help the community work tow rd short- to mid-term energy goals based upon these findings. The team also dondUcted deteiled action planning for meeting the identified energy goals over an 18 month initial.implementation period (May 2016-October 2017). The process was facilitated through Xcel Energy's Partners in Energy offering for communities, and convened by the City. of Edina and the Edina Energy and Environment Commission. The Energy and Environment Commission pursued Partners in Energy as a way to work toward meeting theifexisting greenhObee gas emissions targets and expand community participation in sustainability. The following plan document outlines an overview of the Edina community, the City's baseline energy use, documentation of the planning process, a summary priority actions identified by the Energy Action Team for implementation, and how the Energy Action Team plans to keep the implementation of this plan on track. CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN The City of Edina — Community Background The City of Edina's mission is to provide effective and valued services, maintain a sound public infrastructure, offer premier public facilities and guide the development and redevelopment of lands, all in a manner that sustains and improves the uncommonly high quality of life enjoyed by our residents and businesses. The City's vision is to be the preeminent place for living, learning, raising families and doing business distinguished by: • A livable environment, • Effective and valued city services, • A sound public infrastructure, • A balance of land uses, and .• InnOvatio . Southdale Mall Photo by Bobak Ha'Eri / CCBY Edina is located in the first ring of suburbs of the Twi itie etropolitan area and is part of Hennepin County. Nearly 48,000 residents call Edina home. Edina is known for the high quality of life experienced by residents, and the community is engaged and active. Edina also houses a vibrant retail community, including the Southdale Shopping Center, Galleria Edina, and the 50th and France shopping district. The City of Edina has actively worked on sustainability issues and is a Minnesota GreenStep City. An Energy and Environment commission was formed in 2007 to help the City stay on the forefront of sust 'nobility. Facts and Figur Co deify Hennepin Metro Area LocatiO—f, Directly west of Minneapolis Size 15.97 sq. miles Development 95% developed Population 49, 596 in 2014 Population Density 1,460 housing units per sq. mile 3,103 inhabitants per sq. mile 2 50th and France Photo by Meet Minneapolis/ CCBY CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Businesses & Employment Edina is one of the most affluent suburbs of Minneapolis with a median household income of $84,349. Between 2009 and 2013, four percent of Edina residents were living in poverty. Major Edina employers include: Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina Public Schools, City of Edina, BI Worldwide, Regis Corporation, Barr Engineering, Lund Food Holdings, International Dairy Queen, Edina Realty and FilmTec Corporation'. The Edina Chamber of Commerce has a membership of over 400 and holds monthly meetings and three annual events. Other large business organizations include Edina Rotary Club, with 160 members, and the 50th and France Business Association. Education Edina has both public and private schools serving its students. All,of the public schools fall under the Edina School District ISD 273. There are approximately 8,500 students in Edina public schools, between six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. In 2015, a referendum was passed for $124.9 rnillion'of funding for the purposes of updating learning spaces and enhancing building securjty at the district's schools, while improving district infrastructure. Edina schools leverage''Service learning," a teaching strategy that engages students in addreSsing community issues or needs as part of their academic study. In Edina, part of this is manifested iri,a Passion, Project and a May Term during high school. Almost a third of Edina households have children under the age of 18. There is a green team at the school called Project Earth, Almost 98% of Edina residents18 or older have obtained a high school diploma. Sixty-seven percent have received a Bachelor's degree or higher. Edina has four private schools. Hob: mg / The total number'of housing units in Edina is 22,360, with 74.8% owner occupied. Edina has a low homeowner vacancy rate of 2.3% and rental vacancy rate of 11.7%. A majority of owner- occupied units are single family homes-72%. Neighborhoods in Edina are recognized by the city through the voluntary formation of neighborhood associations. The City has a total of 35 neighborhoods with nine recognized neighborhood associations. Much of Edina's housing stock was built between 1950 and 1979. The majority of Edina housing is detached single family I City of Edina Website (http://edinamn.gov/index.php?section=community-profile) 3 Edina's Community Assets Hi •' I. hts from communi mei •ais' feedback urn the •I nnin or o • Good city management • Engaged community • Community reputation • Great schools • Shopping • Accessibility to metro area; location • Bike Trails CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN homes, although there are several multi-family buildings are built or in development. More than 100 home building permits were issued annually in 2014 and 2015. There is high participation in Energy Star Homes, with 46 participants within the past three years. Commitment to Sustainability diva's participation in Partners in Energy was preceded by several sustainability- oriented City actions. The City of Edina established an influential Energy and Environment Commission in 2007 to promote sustainable initiatives and to advise the City Council. The commission is comprised of Edina residents and has several working groups, including: Recycling and Solid Waste, Education Edina City Hall and Outreach, Air and Water Quality, and Photo by Gephart / CCBY Alternative Energy. The commission encourages the City of Edina to lead by example by taking'action to operate City facilities sustainably. The commission creates a work plan annually, and the focus has been on carbon reduction. A presentation outlining Energy and Environment Commission activities, climate change goals, and recommendations to the City of Edina is included as Appendix 3. This presentation was shared with the Energy Action Team by Bill Sierks in Workshop 2. 4 Comprehensive Plan 2009 Completed Greenhouse Gas Inventory under direction of the EEC Began benchmarking City Buildings, ' 2007 Became an ICLEI City for Climate Protection 2008 Included a chapter on Energy and Environment in the CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Started 2007? Became a participant in the Regional Indicators Initiative (RIP 2007 Established Energy and Environment Commission (EEC) 2007 Signed U.S. Mayor's Climate Protection Agreement Installed a closed loop geothermal system at the Public Works 2010 building with a minimum coefficient of performance of 3.3 in 2010 2011 Entered into a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract-12 City buildings audited and actions taken 2011 Joined GreenStep Cities (Currently Step 3) 2012 Installed solar panel system on the roof of City Hall ?TT? Retrofitted Public Works building parking to LED lighting . , The City of Edina utilizes B3 benchmarking data and a centralized HVAC control system to track energy use for heating and cooling in public facilities. B3 data is entered for all municipal buildings and is kept current by the Finance department. Trends and energy savings opportunities are review 5:l and an I surnOary is provided to the Energy and Environment Commission. In 2011, the City contract ,ith McKinstry under the Guaranteed Energy Savings Program. Under the contract).the 12 largest municipal facilities were audited. This energy audit identified the following,effiolenCY improvements and implemented: building envelope improvements, water conservation imPrOvements, and interior lighting retrofits. This retrofit project included 11 separate city buildings The performance contract project was projected to reduce over 540,000 kWh and 19,600 therMS of gas on an annual basis, reducing the City's carbon footprint by 540 metric tons of CO2 annually and qualify for a guaranteed annual savings of approximately $54,000. Additionally, the City has established environmental goals. In the City's 2008 Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 10, Section 10.2, the following goals were outlined: • GHG reduction goal: 15% reduction by 2015, 25% reduction by 2025, 80% reduction by 2050. • Develop a local action plan. s [SK3]: Work with Ross to complete CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Edina's green business opportunities include the Edina Emerald City Energy Program (EEEP), which provides financing options for business property owners to complete energy efficient building improvements. The financing is provided through the St. Paul Port Authority PACE of MN Program. Xcel Energy Partners in Energy Partners in Energy is a service for Xcel Energy communities in Minnesota and Colorado that supports communities in the development and implementation of a customized energy action plan. The service was launched in 2014, and Edina was chosen as the fifth Minnesota community to participate. Other Minnesota communities at the time of this writing are the Lake Street/Midtown Greenway Corridor in Minneapolis, the City of Maplewood, Red Wing, St. Louis Park, and Ramsey County's Parks and Recreation Department. There are currently six Colorado communities participating. The objective of the Partners in Energy planning process is to allow communities to develop actionable plans that advance their goals while being supported by Xcel Energy's technical expertise, facilitation process, and program knowledge, After six months of planning, Xcel Energy continues to support partnering communities by providing plan implementation assistance over the course of 18 months. In addition to planning workshops, communities cen'participate in joint learning opportunities with three to five other Partners in Energy communities, forming an "Exchange." Exchanges meet for office hour calls, webiners, and peel to-peerconversations developed around topics that support planning andimplementation tasks. The goal of these interactions is to allow for collaboration between communities and access to experts in the field. • St. Louis Park kr • Edina It • Lafayette III • Littleton. • Summit County 1.1 Edina's Exchange Communities 6 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Energy Action Team The City of Edina worked to ensure a diverse range of Energy Action Team members, and issued an open call for applications on the City's Facebook page, website, and in the Sun Current. Volunteers were asked to commit to attending planning workshops, have an interest in energy and related topics, and the ability to represent and educate the community. In addition to four at-large citizen members, three Energy and Environment Commission members, two City staff members, one 50" and France Association appointed member, and one School District appointed member were solicited. The City Council reviewed applications and made appointments on September 1, 2015. Members included: City of Edina a) Ross Bitner, City of Edina b) Kyle Sawyer, City of Edina c) Kevin Staunton, City of Edina d) Bill Sierks, Energy and Environment Commission e) Richard Manser, Energy and Environment Commission f) Sarah Zarrin, Energy and Environment Commission Business and Organizations g) Rick Murphy, 50" and France Business Association h) Curt Johanson, Edina School District Residents i) Carolyn Jackson j) Marshall Silberstein k) Roy Jenson I) Rozy Estaugh Xcel Energy Representatives m) Tami Gunderzik, Partners in Energy Program Manager n) Yvonne Pfeifer, DSM Community Manager o) Kevin Schwain, Product Strategy and Development Director p) Michelle Swanson, Community and Local Government Relations Manager q) Jenny Edwards, Center for Energy and Environment - Facilitator r) Sarah Klauer, Center for Energy and Environment - Facilitator s) Emma Struss, Center for Energy and Environment - Facilitator Workshop Guests a) Scott Neal, City of Edina (Workshop 1) 7 Keep i Planinloem Establish ) Energy Vision CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN b) M. Sarah Schaffer, CenterPoint Energy (Workshop 2) At the beginning of the planning process, Energy Action Team members filled out a welcome survey. The survey showed that over half of team members had lived in Edina for more than 10 years, with 9% living in Edina for 2-5 years and 9% living in Edina 0-2 years. Twenty-seven percent of the team did not live in Edina. Fifty-four percent of the team worked in Edina, and 82% of the team considered energy as part of their job. The team's energy literacy was split between advanced (46%), intermediate (27%), and beginner (27%). Planning Process The content of this plan is derived heavily from a series of five planning workshops. Xcel Energy's role in the planning process was to facilitate the workshops, provide electricity use, program participation, and other technical data as availab ando develop this energy action plan based upon the community's input and feedback. Xcel Energy will continue to work with Edina's Energy and En ent Commission and members of the Energ Action Team to support the iMplementation of this plan. The Energy Action Team met for the first time in October of 2015 and continued meeting until April 2016. In total they met for five workshops. The iprirriary planning objectives during these five orkshops were to develop a unifying vision for Edina's energy future, to share information on the existing activities within the community, to develop t Outlino priority focus areas for near-term implementation, and to work through detail on strategies, goals, and Id i Strategies to t the initial work plan during implementation. A entily Achieve Goals summary of each of the five workshops is listed on the following pages, and additional information is Xcel Energy's Partners in located in Appendix 2. The workshops were led by community facilitators from the Center for Energy and Environment and attended by Xcel Energy staff. ( Compile Plmi Document hunch I manly Plan Celebiatel Identity Community Enetgy Ptiotitins Set nem Goals Energy 8 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Workshop 1 - • Workshop 1 (October 14, 2015) Welcome and introductions, Partners in Energy overview, initial baseline data presentation, presentation of past energy initiatives in Edina, brainstorm of community assets, energy visioning activity. • Between Workshops 1 & 2: Volunteers from the Energy Action Team drafted three vision statements, which the community provided feedback on. Workshop 2 • Workshop 2 (December 15, 2015) Welcome, recap of Workshop 1, background information on the City of Edina's greenhouse gas emission/i4eduction goal and the Energy and Environment Commission, background information on Xcel Energy's sustainability initiatives, detailed data on Edina energy use in the residential and business sectors, discussion of energy focus areas, review of the energy vision statement. • Between Workshops 2 & 3: The f 1 it tion team conducted background research on each focus area and coordinated wi he Edi /,Eriergy and Environment Commission. Workshop 3 • Workshop 3 (January 214b16) Welcome, recap of Workshop focus area priontizationWith additional considerations around impact and feasibility, voting on focus.areas, introduction 'to SMART goals and strategies, small group /,work on draft gOals and strategies. Between Workshops 3 & 4: Energy \\Action Team members completed homework on thinking through their focus area in more detail based on a worksheet provided by the facilitation team. Follow-up work was done-with the City on the City Facilities focus area and the team also contacted the Service Learning Coordinator with Edina Public Schools. Workshop 4 • Workshop 4 (February 23, 2016) The Energy Action Team reviewed the four focus areas selected at the previous workshop, and opted to add a business-oriented focus area. GHG emissions reduction impact was presented, based on the draft goals 9 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN established at Workshop 3. Ross Bintner presented information on City Facilities. The team split into small groups to work on refining strategies and goals for each focus area. • Between Workshops 4 & 5: TBD Workshop 5 • Workshop 5 (April 4, 2016): TBD Community Considerations Coordination of Energy and Environment Initiatives One of Edina's strengths is that it has an active and engaged Energy and Environment Commission, focused on energy issues and the environment, asivell as dedicated City Staff. It will be essential to coordinate the Energy Action Plan so that it fits well with what the community is already doing. The City plans to leverage a new conservation and sustainability fund to add a full time position focused on sustainability within the City in the fall of 2016. Comment [SK4]: To be updated based on Workshop 5 and the in between workshop small group work. Comment [SK5]: Confirm with Ross 0%. -44 10 - — 2014 Total Electricity Use (584 million kWh) Resldcntlal 34% Commercial & Industrial 66% CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN ------ Where does the City stand? — Baseline Energy Analysis Edina's Current Energy Use An early step in the Partners in Energy planning process was to review the current energy use in the City of Edina. The Xcel Energy facilitation team calculated and presented community energy statistics from the past three years of available data (2012-2014) to help the planning team understand how and where energy is currently used in the community2 . Xcel Energy is the electricity service provider in Edina; natural gas service is provided by CenterPoint Energy. In 2014, the community used a total of 584 million kWh of electricity. Xcel Energy serves 23,393 premises' in Edina. Ninety-one percent of premises are residential, and the residential segment makes up 34% of energy use. Commercial and industrial customers comprised 9% of the total number of premises and 66% of the energy use. 2014 Premises (23,393 total) Commercial & Industrial 9% Residential 91% Figure 1: Edina Commune ,wide Ele tricity Use',in 2014 Figure 2 shows Edina'selectricity use compared to previous Minnesota Partners in Energy communities. Note that St. Louis Park and Edina show the most recent year of data, 2014, while the other communities show 2013 annual data. 2All energy data presented through this process was developed for planning purposes, and therefore it may contain some variation from data obtained through other sources. All energy and program data presented here complies with Xcel Energy's 15x15 data privacy rules (all summary statistics must contain at least 15 entities, and no single entity can be responsible for more than 15 percent of the total or they will be removed from the summary). In Edina, no entities were removed from these summary statistics. 3 A premise is a unique identifier for the location of electricity or natural gas service. In most cases, it is a facility location. 1,503 43,000 15,192 210 119 Maplewood' Red Wings St Louis Park (2014 data) E E, G E, G 58 144 6,893 22,769 432 1,400 2,156 ,049 Partners in Energy Community Xcel Energy Residential Residential Fuels GWh Premises Served Commercial Commercial- - Industrial Industrial GWh Premises Edina (2014 201 21,277 Data) Figure 2: Partners in Energy Community Energy Use Comp MCW / Lake Street E CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN The City of Edina tracks energy use through the Regional I tors Initiatives (Fill), which inventories energy, potable water, travel, waste, and greenho ,,gas emissions. Fill measures annual performance metrics for Minnesotacities. Edina's energy use comparison is shown in Figure 3. R.DENTAL COW,KAUAMSTRIAL 12,000,000 9,000,000 6,000,000 3,000.000 allim oos ,AaNS ,6,4 0.0° ,g) '5 00 voi ...sCs tps.' os _n,0,2,030 t.sv- vcr- vv.* _Ae, 00, ot,o sas *3 u"- e.te 4,(Pe .tkonpe \,3+e Figure 3: Regional Indicators Initiative Energy Comparison 4 One C&I premise removed 5 One C&I Premise Removed 6 More information on the Regional Indicators Initiative website (Minnesota.uli.org/initiatives/environment/regional-indicators-initiative/) 12 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Edina joined ICLEI (International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives) in 2007, and completed a baseline Greenhouse Gas Inventory in 2009. The results of that inventory follow in Figure 4. Fifty-five percent of Edina's CO2 output resulted from a combination of residential electrical consumption and commercial and industrial electrical consumption. Other factors measured included: residential, eommercial, and industrial natural gas usage; other service and public authority electrical usage; public streets and highway lighting electrical usage; and Edina vehicle miles traveled (VMT). 55% n Residential Electrical Consumption Commercial & Industrial, Electrical • Residential+Comm+Indu st Gas I Other Service & Public Authority, Electrical • Public streets & Highway lighting, Electical mi Edina VMT data I CO2 Output 13 450000 400000 350000 300000 250000 - 200000 - MefrieiVri es 100000 - 50000 - 0 Figure 4: Results from 2009 u;LEI Gr Abouse Baseline // The community also loOked at the planned decarbonization of the electricity grid as proposed by Xcel Energy at the state,level:Based on Xcel Energy's filing with the Minnesota State Public Utilities Commission, dated. October 2, 2015, combined with the energy efficiency actions Edina residents and businesses are already taking, Edina's carbon intensity from the electricity sector is projected to decrease 35% from a 2007 baseline. This is shown starting with the year 2012 in Figure 5. Lowest 60% Top 20% of all of all households households 24% Next 20% of all households Figure 6: Residential Electricity Use Figure 7: Age of Residential Housing Stock CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Figure 5: Electricity Grid Projections based on the filing with MN PUC on October 2, 2015 Business and Residential Energy Use To effectively define high-impact focus areas and strategies, the group examined data detailing residential and business energy use, considering public building and school building energy use as well. In the residential sector, the top 20% of energy users consume 45% of Edina's residential electricity. In targeting residential, home energy usage, age of housing stock can be a factor. Many of Edina's homes were built frci 1 0-1979. In 2014, there were 21,288 residential premises in Edina. Figure 8 shows a geographic breakdown of Edina's average residential electric use by neighborhood. Average residential electricity use in Edina was 9,430 kWh/year in 2014. The neighborhoods with the lowest 14 Next 20% of all businesses Lowest 60% of all 56/. usinesses Top 20% of all businesses CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN average consumption are Cahill and Pentagon Park, and the neighborhoods with the highest average consumption were Rolling Green and Hilldale. Figure 8: Residential Electricity Use Legend Edina Neighborhoods Average kwh use per premise Li] 31-11 6000 I I 6001 - 9000 1 9001 - 12600 mu 12610 - 17000 IM 17010 -23000 1111.1 23010 - 38000 In the business sector, thele 200,of commercial energy users consume 87% of Edina's commercial electricityuse, sho‘rAn Figure. p. The number of businesses included in the top 20% of users is 392. Figure 9: Business Electricity Use 15 100% 90% 80% • Electricity (kWh) 1 m Natural gas (therms) 2 Sewer/Water 3 70% • Liquid fuels 4, 5 60% • Solid waste management 7 50% Personnel (FTE) 40% r. Professional Services r Communications Services 30% Materials 20% 6 Goods / Services 10% Equipment & Gov't CapX 0% Enterprise CapX % of Budget % of GHG % GHG / % Budget CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN City and School District Energy Use Together, City facilities and School District facilities contributed 12-13% of the total business electrical energy use. City facilities consume 36 million kWh annually, while School District facilities consume 13 million kWh annually. Both the City of Edina and Edina Public School District signed data privacy waivers enabling public sharing of facilities electricity data. Ross Bintner, City Engineer, prepared a series of data to inform strategies for reducing City greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Bintner issued the following statement: "The "concept" level of detail is important to note, as I have not been trained to perform GHG analysis. In performing this analysis 1 worked with planning team member Kyle Sawyer, and Michael Orange with Orange Environmental to translate 2015 City of Edina expenses data into approximate GHG emissions. Mr. Orange has conducted GHG assessments and politely emphasizes my lack of training when asked! In addition to GHG, I also attempted to summarize other notable environmental footprint not directly related to energy, such as water and land to demonstrate the concept of tradeoffs in City operations." The complete assessment, shared by Ross Bintner, can be found as Appendix 4. '1441P 14144141161kik... . Chart 1: City of Edina / Rough Greenhouse Gas Estimate By Major Catagory of Expense Figure 10: Rough Greenhouse Gas Estimate by Major Category of Expense Prepared by Ross Bintner 16 Saver's Switchg. Air Conditioning Residential Heating Refrigerator Recycling 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 Program Participation (3 years) Legend Edina Neighborhoods ./oParticipatIon 9%.19% 20%- 24% MI 25% 28% - 29%- 33% ME 34% • 40% Figure 12: Residential Program Participation Benchmarked to Population LAL Po N n h CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Energy Program Activity Xcel Energy's largest energy efficiency programs in Edina, by participation, from the past three years are shown below for residential customers. With all residential efficiency programs included, efficiency programs saved residential customers 0.3% of electricity use annually. Figure 11: Residential Program Participation Average residential program participation by, neighborhood is shown in Figure 12. Neighborhoods with the highest rates of participation were Indian Hills, Normandale Park, Lake Cornelia, Sunny Slope, Rolling Green, and Hilidale, whiCh'all had program participation rates between 34% and 40%. 17 Full Subscription 20% > 600 kWh 5% 100 kWh 48% 300-500 kWh 15% 200 kWh 12% Small Business Lighting Lighting Efficiency Cooling Efficiency Motors Efficiency *101111111111011 50 100 150 200 250 Program Participation (3 years) CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Windsource® is a renewable energy program offered by Xcel Energy, where residents and businesses voluntarily pay a premium to subscribe to wind power to cover their electric use. In 2014, the average cost for one 100 kWh block was a premium of $0.68. Subscribers can choose to subscribe in increments of 100 kWh blocks, or cover their entire household usage. Six-hundred and seventy five households and eight businesses participate in Windsource®. Almost half of residential Windsource® subscribers subscribe to 100 kWh of Windsource®. Figure 13: Residential Windsource'' Subscription Amount The commercial efficiency programs with the highest participation in Edina, over the past three years, are shown in Figure 14. Participation in all commercial efficiency programs combined saves 1.8% of electric use in Edina annually. Figure 14: Business Program Participation In the past three years, eight households participated in solar programs, as well as 11 businesses. 18 Centennial Lakes Park Photo by Ben Franske / CCBY CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN City Support of Program Participation Edina's Energy and Environment Commission (EEC) was formed in 2007 to help the City stay on the forefront of sustainability. The commission has contributed to the availability of energy programming to Edina residents and businesses. The EEC has worked closely with Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy. For example, the EEC and City of Edina partnered with Xcel Energy and CenterPoint to bring the Home Energy Squad Enhanced (HES) program to _ residents. The City of Edina has bought down the cost Home Energy Squad Enhanced of the visit to $50 for residents, making the program affordable for more households. The program is promoted through the EEC's Education & Outreach Working Group with door hangers and participation in the annual 4th of July parade and other community outreach. Community Communications and Outreach Engaging the community is critical to reachjngtf.kEnergy Actibn Plan's goals. Below are some of the ways that Edina's residents and businesses currently reCeive information. These communication channels will be helpful during imoleMentation efforts. Edina hosts a variety of annual events and strubtured outreach opportunities that could bring program awareness to residents ancl,businesse. These events include: • Lighthouse • Fall into the Art,i'Val • BarnyardBoogie • Indoor Music in the Park 'Pumpkin Festivel ef • \Winter Ice Fe`ptival • • Taste of•Edina • Edina Dialogue Forum • Edina Art Fair • Annual 4th of July Parade • Parade of Boats • Annual Independence Day Parade and Fireworks 19 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN • Night to Unite • Outdoor Concerts, Entertainment and Movies in the Park The City uses a variety of social media platforms to communicate with residents. Their portfolio includes: Facebook, Foursquare, Blog, Twitter, and YouTube. The City of Edina website is also used by residents and businesses to look up information. Additional channels are listed below: About Town: A quarterly publication of the City of Edina produced to keep Edin ,,residents informed of new activities and programs that are important to them. Articles of interest about citizens and community history are included as well. The magazine is distributed to all households in the City and most businesses, with a total circulation of 25,000. City Extra: An email subscription that provides residents with updates from City Hall, city departments, and city facilities. Edition Edina: A newsletter summarizing news of the City of Edina, based on the City Council's six strategic priorities: infrastructure, commercial and ri iixed-use redevelopment, workforce, communication and engagement, community vision and aviation noise. Edina to Go: A smartphone app to facilitate communication with the City. Friday Report: A weekly Friday Report for the City Council about current City operations and activities, prepared by the City Manager. It previews matters that will concern Council Members in the near future. SunCurrent: A newspaper, delivered weekly to Edina's residents. Results from the 2013 Edina BeSidential Survey show that the top two principal information sources for residents about city government and its activities were the local newspaper (37%) and the City newsletter (35%). Other sources of information included the City website (12%), word of mouth (6%l, Star Tribune (5',A cable television (4%), and "scattered" (2%).7 The City also has the capacity to produce videos. 7http://edinamn.gov/corecode/uploads/document/uploaded_pdfs/corecode_edina/2013%20Edina%20Sury ey%20Fiesults_62.pdf 20 ENC." NE" - DISCUSSIONS EigNEED BUSINESS SOLAR GHGREDUCE NET Erg SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONBRAETSTIRYNTEDINA PRACTICALITY CONSUMPTION DE GOVERNMENT HopmEN APPROACH LEADER EDUCATE SUSTAINABILITY COMMON TOTALE N ER HIGH LUE Word Cloud of Energy Vision Brainstorm AWARENESS RESIDENTS GOALS REDUCTION COMMUNITY SAVINGS TECHNOLOGY AFFORDABLE MEASURABLE CLEAN USA"PROVVISEWABLE MOTIVATIONAL ATTAINABLE USE INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES EFFICIENCY .1:!PR11 OPEN PRACTICAL Zz Focus AreaS CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Where is Edina Headed? — Edina's Energy Vision, Focus Areas, and Goals A clearly articulated, transparent, and shared energy vision serves the purpose of guiding decisions about where to focus community resources, including the selection of focus areas, goals, and strategies for achieving those goals. At the beginning of the planning process, participants shared their individual visions for what Edina's energy future could be, and iterated on a unified vision to guide the process. Essential to the vision statement is the pre-established goal of 25% greenhouse gas emissions reduction.bVhe.year 2025, established by the City of Edina and the Energy and Environment Commission.lhe targeted greenhouse gas emissions reduction percentage has been updated by ttie Enety Action Team to reflect the Global Warming Mitigation Act's goals. The results Of'that effort are the vision statement below. Energy Vision Edina's residents, schools, businesses, and government will successfully reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by the year 2025, through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable. This visions ate Pent guided the Energy Action Team in the development of the focus areas, strategies and goals. The focus areas identified for Edina are the key priorities under which goals and strategies of the plan are organized. The five focus areas that emerged out of the planning process include: Schools and Service Learning, City Facilities, Residential Information Campaign, Residential Windsource®, and Business Energy Efficiency. These focus areas were selected by the Energy Action Team based on areas that supported Edina's energy vision, that team members were personally excited to work on, and had short term impact. Comment [SK6]: The remainder of this section is a draft that will be refined and re-written after Workshop 5 21 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Focus Area: Schools and Service Learning • This focus area was selected because the community values the schools system, and people live in Edina because of the schools. • Although students leave to go to college and maybe work outside of Edina at first, many come back. • The Energy and Environment Commission often holds events at the schools. Goals: Focus Area: Municipal Facilities • This focus area was selected because the group felt it was important for the City to be a leader. • Key recommendations from the Energy and Environment Commission target City energy use and leadership. Goals: Focus Area: Residen •aign • This focus area w ected because it felt like low-hanging fruit; people don't realize the impact they can e by doing some fundamental things at home. There are already great communications channels in place. • 750 homes take energy savings actions each year. • The average number of annual rebates, looking at the past three years of data, is 715 energy rebates • Assuming that residents participate in the same mix of programs, an additional 750 rebates would save 562,000 kWh each year • This would add up to 175 saved tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2025, if the additional 750 annual rebates continued yearly 22 • Selected because business makes up a large portion of Edina's energy usage. • Key idea is to leverage existing resoutcesto promote energy savings actions and to recognize businesses in the community that are [Oder§ in energy efficiency and renewable energy Goals: CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Focus Area: Windsource' • The group talked about expanding this to include both residential and business subscriptions. • Selected because of accessibility to all Edina households and businesses. • Low cost, easy to enroll. Goals: • Preliminary goal: Double the number of subscribers, and double the a erage subscription amount within 18 months. • The average subscription amount in 2015 was 4,200 kWh annually, and 675 current subscribers. • This would add up to 2,655 saved tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2025. Focus Area: Business Energy Efficiency 23 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN How Are We Going To Get There? — Strategies' This section outlines in more detail the specific strategies identified to meet the goals of each focus area. The Energy Action Planning Team developed energy strategies by examining energy data, brainstorming and prioritizing possible actions, and assessing the potential impacts compared to the identified goals. The Energy Action Team spent several sessions revising strategies, developed along with Xcel Energy and facilitator assistance. Each focus area identified has its own action plan that identifies responsible parties, outlines implementation steps and a timeline, identifies partners or resources, and assigns metrics for tracking progress. Focus Area: Schools and Service Learning • Develop an annual event in elementary and middle schools that kicks off an energy savings competition (important that it includes baseline energy data) Strategies • Educate students in elementary and middle school about energy using preexisting energy curriculum. • High school curriculum/lesson plan for Earth Science class • Passion Project packet of materials for 10' grade English teachers • Reach all 5-8t" graders in the Edina • Pending approval from school administration, reach out to all schools. • Demonstrable energy savings through events, reach as many kids as possible • Research materials (Energy ChallengeTTOLBY(K-5th), Will Steger 5-8"), Xcel Energy School Kits and work with school administration to select the best fit for Edina • Set up meeting with school administration for approval, and strategise on: How long the lesson plans would take, grad standards, prep for teachers, cost, goals, etc. • Pending approval help promote materials and educate teachers and PTAs about resources Comment [SK7]: All of the content in this section will be discussed and refined at Workshop 5, with follow-up from the workshop to finalize. Focus Area Goals Actions Measuring Success Interim Goals TEAM: Community Lead(s) • Lead: Team: Rozy Eastaugh, Carolyn Jackson, Curt Johanson, Marshall Silberstein 24 Community Partners Outreach and Communication Channels Xcel Energy Support CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN School Administration, Edina Teachers (especially: elementary, science, 10th grade English), Schools and Service Learning- Julie Bascom, High School Project Earth Club, PTA • Comment [SKS]: Draft to be refined at Workshop 5 Schools and Service Learning Focus Area Timeline: Near Term (April-June 2016) • Gather curriculum for May term class in 2016 • Brainstorm environmental book suggestions for Earth Science Class • Research existing program and curriculum for K-12 • Will Steger • TOLBY/Energy Challenge • Xcel Energy School Kits • Set up meeting with school administrationjoapprove sCliosOl programs/curriculum • Reach out to PTA regarding annual event/energy.taving competition • (ADD TO) Mid Term (July-Sept 2016), • Plan annual event/energy saying compettion • Develop outreach materiala,toexplain program options for teachers • Long Term (Oct 2016-Oct 2017) • Hold annual event and competition in elementary and middle schools within the 2016-17 'school year • Promote appro):ted curriculum to teachers • Develop resource kit for passion project • (ADD TO) Focus Area: Municipal Facilities Strategies 25 • (ADD TO) Xcel Energy Support 1 Municipal Facilities Focus a Timeline: June 20 Ju 16 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2016 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Focus Area Goals • Long term: Reduce the City's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from a 2012 baseline through the implementation of energy efficiency and renewable energy actions. Short term: Within the next 18 months... • Actions Measuring Success Interim Goals TEAM: Community Lead(s) Community Partners Lead: Ross Bintner Team: Outreach and Communication Channels 26 Comment [SK9]: This is a draft and will be refined after Workshop 5. CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 Focus Area: Residenti ai n Strategies Focus Area Goals Actions • Highlight specific opportunities: home lighting, smart thermostats, home energy audits, refrigerator recycling, My Account, Windsource® • Have a regular feature/column/profile in the Edina Sun Current • Distribute messaging through the City website • Leverage in-person events 750 homes take energy-savings actions each year. Narrow list of actions for community members to take, or identify seasonal roll-out strategy Develop a City web presence Select a type of regular contribution to the Sun Current, create content Research in-person events, create booth materials and recruit volunteers to table Measuring Success Track program participation through Xcel Energy data Interim Goals CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN TEAM: Community Leadis) Community Partners Lead: Team: Roy Jensen, Richard Manser, Sarah Zarrin City communications staff, neighborhood organizations, outreach work group of EEC, others who could distribute or display content... Outreach and Communication Channels Xcel Energy Support Highlight specific messages: money savings, competition to be better on the energy scale, combat climate change Channels: Use Edina publications (Edina Sun Current, City website, City videos), Nextdoor, ask neighborhood associations to distribute content Marketing material development support, program information, goal tracking, email blasts, etc.! , Residential Information Campaign Focus Area Tim line: June 2016 July 2016 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2 10 0 January 2017 February 2017 Comment [SK10): Draft to be refined at Workshop 5 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 28 • • Strategies Leverage local events to have tabling and on-the-spot subscription for Windsource®. (potential for incentives to subscribe, include residential and commercial events) Leverage the larger information campaign to distribute information to residents Target existing subscribers to increase their subscription amounts by Focus Area Goals Double the usage and double the average amount subscribed within 18 months. (675 new Windsource® subscribers, average subscription of 534 kWh per month) = CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN July 2017 August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 Focus Area: Windsource° Create materials for tabling Schedule tabling events Follow up with contacts from tabling Create content for Information Campaign to distribute Create content for the business focus group to distribute Add additional actions around targeting existing subscribers Measuring Success Track Windsource® participation through Xcel Energy data Interim Goals TEAM: Lead: Community Lead(s) Team: Ross Bintner, Kyle Sawyer Organizations or people who can help make this strategy successful. (i.e. Community local event planning committees, City communications staff, organizations Partners that would distribute content, organizations with volunteers who could table.) Actions CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Outreach and Communication Channels Xcel Energy Support Tabling at events, City communications channels through the Information Campaign, Xcel Energy email blasts to residential and commercial customers, Chamber of Commerce mailings, etc. Marketing material development support, goal tracking, email blasts, etc. Comment [SIM]: Draft to be refined at Workshop 5 Windsource® Focus Area Timeline: June 2016 July 2016 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2016 January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 201710k May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 30 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN November 2017 Focus Area: Business Energy Efficiency. Aar GHG Emissions reductions, tied to # businesses taking action, kWh saved, Number of case studies produced, # of participants in business recognition program Business Energy Efficiency Focus Area Timeline: June 2016 • Highlight Turn Key and lighting program opportunities • Give away some Turn Key services • Use a recognition campaign to incentivize businesses and recognize leaders for case studies • Distribute information through City channels • Leverage local business organizations to get messaging out to businesses • Identify businesses for case studies • Create content to distribute • Coordinate with specific City and organizational channels to distribute content • Design and launch business recognition program • Identify sources of funding for incentives Track program participation through Xcel Energy data Strategies Focus Area Goals Actions Measuring Success Interim Goals TEAM: Community Lead(s) Community Partners _. Outreach and Communication Channels Xcel Energy Support Lead: Team: Rick Murphy, Bill Sierks, Kyle Sawyer, Ross Bintner Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, City communications staff, installers, '50'h and France organization, etc. Distribute information to businesses through local business organizations, presentations at events, City communications channels, Xcel Energy email blast to businesses, etc. Coordination with Xcel Energy Program Managers, marketing material development support, goal tracking, email blasts, etc. Comment [SK12]: Draft to be refined at Workshop 5 31 -----111111111W' CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN July 2016 August 2016 September 2016 October 2016 November 2016 December 2016 January 2017 February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 July 2017 August 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 32 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN [Comment [SK13]: Will address at Workshop 5 How Are We Going To Stay On Course? — Monitoring and Reporting_ Operational Actions and Tracking Explain the ways that your community plans to ensure that energy action plan efforts are staying on track. This can include quarterly meetings, tracking spreadsheets for your data and metrics, or other management strategies. Training, Awareness, and Competence To maintain momentum within your community and achieve your gopIS, identify and document opportunities to engage residents and businesses through training,,events, green teams, challenges, and other initiatives. Communication and Reporting There are lots of ways to communicate, both internally and externally, what and how you are doing relative to your energy plan. Decide what will work bestfor your community and establish a protocol around those things to keep them fresh anci'moving forward. Some possible methods for communicating and reporting your progreSs,are listed below: • Regular team check-ins. • Shared documents, such as via Google • Prepare an annual report that describes yoX progress and make it public. • Assign responsibility for regular trackipg,e'nd reporting on metrics. Changing Course: CorreCtive Action /, An effective energy plan is cyclical in nature' You don't just do it once and put the document on the shelf. Also, you don't do it ALL at once because that would be overwhelming. Instead, you set your course and priorities and integrate review of this course and priorities with other community planning efforts S'o,that it becomes part of that process. Persistence is the key to success over tiMe. OnTjjng Planning Team Support Recognition for Achieving Goals Greenhouse Gas: Atmospheric gases that absorb infrared ra.iation and contribute the greenhouse gas effect, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane*H4), nitrous oxide (NO2), and water vapor. kWh (kilowatt-hour): A unit of electricity c CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms Community Data Mapping: A baseline analysis of energy data in a geospatial (map) format across the community. Demand Side Management (DSM): Modification of consumer demand for energy through various methods, including education and financial incentives. DSM aims to encourage consumers to decrease energy consumption, especially during peak hours or to shift time of energy use to off-peak periods, such as nighttime and weekend. Energy Action Plan: A written plan that includes an integrated approach to all aspects of energy management and efficiency. This includes both short- and long-term goals strategies, and metrics to track performance. Goals: The results toward which efforts and actions are dieted. There can be a number of objectives and goals outlined in order to successfully irn men •Ian. Home Energy Squad (HES): A partnership am between Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy, where they provide natural gas service; to help residential customers reduce energy use in their homes by completing direct installs. The Enhanced version of the program includes diagnostic testing and follow-up support. The City of Edina currently buys down Home Energy Squad Enhanced visits for residents to $50. Metro Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs): A Twin Cities based organization that empowers communities and their members to adopt energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and practices for their homes, businesses, and local institutions. Minnesota GreenStep Cities: Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a voluntary challenge, assistance, and recognition program to help cities achieve their sustainability and quality-of-life goals. Premise: A unique identifier for the location of electricity or natural gas service. In most cases it is a facility location. There can be multiple premises per building, and multiple premises per individual debtor. Recommissioning: An energy efficiency service focused on identifying ways that existing building systems can be tuned-up to run as efficiently as possible. 34 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Refrigerator Recycling: A DSM program that provides an incentive if customers recycle their second refrigerator. Solar*Rewardse: A program from Xcel Energy that offers incentives and rebates for installation of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. St. Paul Port Authority PACE of MN Program: This program finances energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to buildings. PACE provides low-cost, long-term finapcing that is repaid as a property tax assessment for up to 20 years. Therm: A unit of natural gas consumption. Windsource®: A program from Xcel Energy that allows customers to purchase blocks of wind energy as their electricity source. 35 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Appendix 2: Workshop Process Overview Workshop Process Overview The section below includes more detail on how the group developed the above vision, focus areas, and strategies over the course of four workshops. Workshop 1 The facilitation team introduced the Partners in Energy program, and presented an initial set of data on Edina energy usage. The group brainstormed their favorite Edina assets. First individually, and then as a group, the team defined what an ideal energy future for Edina looks like. As team members presented the qualities they deemed most important, trends surfaced which included a focus on high quality of life, good City government, innovation, leadership, and a desire for a measurable, affordable and attainable vision. At the end of Workshop 1, three voluntegirs formed a small workgroup to wordsmith a dr •f„ vision statement. Small Visioning Group Workshop 1 Visioning A small group developed three energy vision at ents based upon the Energy Action Team's workshop discussion. They used materials provided by the facilitation team as a guideline, and drafted a vision statement. These three statements were sent out for community feedback between Workshop 1 and Workshop 2. The most preferred statement was presented to the group at Workshop 2. Workshop 2 Workshop 2 Focus Areas The workshop started by recapitulating Workshop 1 and setting objectives for Workshop 2. Background information on Edina's 25/25 Goals and the Energy and Environment Commission was presented by Bill Sierks and Sarah Zarrin. Michelle Swanson presented on Xcel Energy's Sustainability Activities. The facilitation team then presented detailed data and opportunities in the residential and business energy sectors. The group worked individually and then as a team to identify areas of focus for the Energy Action Plan, grouping ideas into "residential," "business," and "other" categories. As the group discussed focus areas, several themes emerged: providing information to residents about existing programs and technologies, leveraging the schools and youth, creating new City policies, reaching out 36 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN to businesses through professional organizations, leveraging feedback on energy usage to promote behavior change, and increasing Windsource® subscriptions. The group reviewed and discussed the energy vision statement, identifying a few areas for clarification. At the end of Workshop 2, the facilitation team identified next steps. Workshop 3 The group shared their individual energy use during introductions, and recapped Workshop 2. Then the group walked through each of the focus areas brainstormed in Workshop 2, noting impact and feasibility considerations as well as addition background research provided by the facilitation team. The group then nominated and voted on focus areas. The top four focus areas were: Schools and Service Learning (6 votes), Residential Information Campaign (5 votes), City Facilities (5 votes), and Residential Windsource® (4 votes.) The next focus area was Outreach through Organizations for Businesses, which was shelved to revisit at Workshop 4, when more business representatives could attend. The'3acilitation team walked through an introduction to goalS,and strategies. The group broke into three small groups to Workshop 3 Small Groups discuss Schools and Service Learning, Residential Information Campaign, and Residential Windsource®. Each small group bjrainstormed,draft goals and strategies and shared them back with the larger group. Workshop 4 Needs to be filled in 37 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN lAppendix 3: City of Edina Climate Change Goals presented on behalf of the EEC by Bill Sierks Comment [SK14I: To be added during final formatting 38 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Appendix 4: 2015 City Greenhouse Gas Footprint Analysis and Reduction Concept presented by Ross Bintneri Comment [SKIS]: To be added during final formatting CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Appendix 5: Partners in Energy Planning Memorandum of Comment [SK16]: To be added during final formatting Understanding 40 CITY OF EDINA ENERGY ACTION PLAN Appendix 6: Xcel Energy Demand Side Management Program Summaries1 Comment [Skin: To be added during final formatting. CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov Date: May 12, 2016 Agenda Item #: VI.C. To: Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Other From: Ross Bintner - Environmental Engineer Item Activity: Subject: 2016 Workplan / Workgroups Action, Discussion ACTION REQUESTED: Consider approval of three work group 'greenprints' that focus on sectors of energy use and greenhouse gas reduction coming from the Partners in Energy, Energy Action Plan drafts. INTRODUCTION: The Chair drafted three work group 'greenprints' that focus on sectors of energy use and greenhouse gas reduction coming from the Partners in Energy, Energy Action Plan drafts. Attachments include the three work group 'greenprint' drafts, workplan, workgroup list and term summary and schedule. ATTACHMENTS: Commercial Sector GHGWork Group City Operations Sector GHG Work Group Residential Sector GHG Work Group Work Group List Term Sumimry and Schedule FTC Work Plan Project Title A working group may have more than one project. Description Describe the project and hoc^, iit supports the approved work pan. Purpose Describe the purpose or objective of the project. e.g. develop a process, review the work Deliverables Tangible or intangible object produced as a result of the project intended to be delivered to the indicated audience. :;1, T‘ Advisory Board and Commission cAllE)fi Wo i ,Working Group Green tint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. BOARD OR COMMISSION: WORKING GROUP NAME: Business Energy Efficiency and Conservation WORKING GROUP OBJECTIVE: Edina Businesses reduce community's green house gas, GHG, emissions by 30% by 2025 through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable WORKING GROUP CHAIR/CO-CHAIRS: lI Business energy efficiency and conservation, 30% GHG emission reduction by 2025 To support the charter of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emission 30% by 2025 by focusing on Business sector of Edina. The work group will: I) Work with the Partners in Energy Group, (PIE) by creating awareness and engaging businesses to take action to conserve and increase energy efficiency, 30% GHG reduction by 2025, and to preserve and enhance our environment. 2) Recommend best practices and policies for energy efficiency and conservation for The City of Edina businesses to the Energy and Environment Commission to assist with meeting established conservation goals, and establish strategies to track and meet these goals. 3) Identify opportunities for change to meet GHG goals 4) Work with conservation and sustainability, CAS, staff and PIE to quantify the baseline consumption of energy and put action plan together to reduce in a short and long term. 5) Assist with developing effective communication strategies for above to EEC, Council and the public Edina's businesses, in alignment with residents, government, and schools, will successfully reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by the year 2025, through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable. Deliverables will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Community Benefit How does this project benefit the Edina community? Preserve and enhance our environment by reducing GHG emission Key Dates Is there an event or a timeframe to complete certain steps? Quarterly report and ongoing milestones Advisory Board and Commission Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. Promotion & Implementation What is the plan to share the project findings/completion or how will the completed project be implemented? The plan to promote and share will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Evaluation How will the group evaluate the findings or end result of the project? Duration of the Group Typically six months to two years. Membership & Time Commitment Working group size cap recommendation is 7 members. Estimate how much time a working group member needs to commit to. Baseline information on consumption of electricity from Xcel energy 2009 vs future data. 2 years 3-4 hours per month The chair of the work group attends the partners in energy, pie, meetings/workshops. Public Notice & Member Recruitment Public notice will be given of the formation of any 34T working group and individuals will have a minimum of 14 days after the public notice to express interest to join before members are selected. The chair of the work group communicates meeting outlines with the EEC members. Date of working group approval from board/commission: Date for release of public notice: 34T Forward the completed Greenprint to MJ Lamon for public notice. Date for working group member selection (must be at least 14 days after release of public notice date): 34T Date for working group's first meeting: 34T Advisory Board and Commission Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. BOARD OR COMMISSION: C,Cvo,cme 0LT-I WORKING GROUP NAME: City Operations Energy Efficiency and Conservation WORKING GROUP OBJECTIVE: Edina city operations reduce community's green house gas, GHG, emissions by 30% by 2025 through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable WORKING GROUP CHAIR/CO-CHAIRS: CilidK cara6:ra'11e:Vr,,. Project Title A working group may have more than one project. City operations energy efficiency and conservation, 30% GHG emission reduction by 2025 Description Describe the project and how it supports the approved wcwk phno To support the charter of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emission 30% by 2025 by focusing on City operations sector. The work group will: I) Work with the Partners in Energy Group, (PIE) by creating awareness and engaging city operations' upper management and staff to take action to conserve and increase energy efficiency, 30% GHG reduction by 2025, and to preserve and enhance our environment. 2) Recommend best practices and policies for energy efficiency and conservation for Edina municipal operations to the Energy and Environment Commission to assist with meeting established conservation goals, and establish strategies to track and meet these goals. 3) Identify opportunities for change to meet GHG goals 4) Work with conservation and sustainability, CAS, staff and PIE to quantify the baseline consumption of energy and put action plan together to reduce in a short and long term. 5) Assist with developing effective communication strategies for above to EEC, Council and the public Purpose Describe the purpose or objective of the project. e.g. develop a process, review the work Edina's government, in alignment with residents, businesses, and schools, will successfully reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by the year 2025, through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable. Deliverables Tangible or intangible object produced as a result of the project intended to be delivered to the indicated audience. Deliverables will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Community Benefit How does this project benefit the Edina community? Preserve and enhance our environment by reducing GHG emission Key Dates Quarterly report and ongoing milestones Advisory Board and Commission f ' Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. Is there an event or a timeframe to complete certain steps? Promotion & Implementation What is the plan to share the project findings/completion or how will the completed project be implemented? Evaluation How will the group evaluate the findings or end result of the project? Duration of the Group Typically six months to two years. Membership & Time Commitment Working group size cap recommendation is 7 members. Estimate how much time a working group member needs to commit to. Public Notice & Member Recruitment Public notice will be given of the formation of any working group and individuals will have a minimum of 14 days after the public notice to express interest to join before members are selected. Forward the completed Greenprint to MJ Lamon fcA public notice. The plan to promote and share will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Baseline information on consumption of electricity from Xcel energy 2009 vs future data. 2 years 3-4 hours per month The chair of the work group attends the partners in energy, pie, meetings/workshops. 34T Date for release of public notice: 34T Date for working group member selection (must be at least 14 days after release of public notice date): 34T Date for working group's first meeting: 34T The chair of the work group communicates meeting outlines with the EEC members. — — - — — — — — Date of working group approval from board/commission: ,,x--‘ i, - ii Advisory Board and Commission ..----..., ( ,, NE *Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. BOARD OR COMMISSION: C,CIN)tys(e, ,afa o, ria WORKING GROUP NAME: Residential Energy Efficiency and Conservation WORKING GROUP OBJECTIVE: Edina Residents to reduce community's green house gas, GHG, emissions by 30% by 2025 through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable WORKING GROUP CHAIR/CO-CHAIRS: Clkt her,-) i «? Qin O.: Project Title A working group may have more than one project. Residential energy efficiency and conservation, 30% GHG emission reduction by 2025 Description Describe the project and how it supports the approved work plan. To support the charter of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emission 30% by 2025 by focusing on residential sector of Edina. The work group will: I) Work with the Partners in Energy Group, (PIE) by creating awareness and engaging residents to take action to conserve and increase energy efficiency, 30% GHG reduction by 2025, and to preserve and enhance our environment. 2) Recommend best practices and policies for energy efficiency and conservation for Edina residents to the Energy and Environment Commission to assist with meeting established conservation goals, and establish strategies to track and meet these goals. 3) Identify opportunities for change to meet GHG goals 4) Work with conservation and sustainability, CAS, staff and PIE to quantify the baseline consumption of energy and put action plan together to reduce in a short and long term. 5) Assist with developing effective communication strategies for above to EEC, Council and the public. Purpose Describe the purpose or objective of the project. e.g. develop a process, review the work Edina's residents, in alignment with business, government, and schools, will successfully reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by the year 2025, through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable. Deliverables Tangible or intangible object produced as a result of the project intended to be delivered to the indicated audience. Deliverables will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Community Benefit How does this project benefit the Edina community? Preserve and enhance our environment by reducing GHG emission Key Dates Is there an event or a timeframe to complete certain steps? Quarterly report and ongoing milestones Promotion & Implementation What is the plan to share the project The plan to promote and share will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Advisory Board and Commission Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. findings/completion or how will the completed project be implemented? Evaluation How will the group evaluate the findings or end result of the project? Baseline information on consumption of electricity from Xcel energy 2009 vs future data. Duration of the Group Typically six months to two years. Membership & Time Commitment Working group size cap recommendation is 7 members. Estimate how much time a working group member needs to commit to. Public Notice & Member Recruitment Public notice will be given of the formation of any working group and individuals will have a minimum ‘-,[ 14 days after the public notice to express interef3f:t, join before members are selected. Forward the completed Greenprint to MJ Lamon is r public notice. 2 years 3-4 hours per month The chair of the work group attends the partners in energy, pie, meetings/workshops. The chair of the work group communicates meeting outlines with the EEC members. Date of working group approval from board/commission: 34T Date for release of public notice: 34T Date for working group member selection (must be at least 14 days after release of public notice date): 34T Date for working group's first meeting: 34T Edina Energy & Environment Commission Working Groups and Subcommittees Draft of 03-11-16 Energy Subcommittee - Chair Sarah Zarrin Objective: To be created in May so far Members Galhn, Mohanty, Jackson, Burmeister, and Kostuch have expressed interest. Multiple subcommittees or working groups may be aligned along topic areas of Business/Residential/City Operations) Edina Climate Commitment Team (Subcommittee) (ECCT) —1St & 3rd Monday — Chair Sarah Zarrin, Robert Manser Objective: Assist with establishing best practices for energy conservation for The City of Edina (i.e., buildings, fleet) Assist with meeting established conservation goals and establish strategies to track and meet these goals IdentO, opportunities for change to meet GHG goals Assist with developing effective communication strategies for above to EEC, Council and the public Assist with allocating City resources (staff, budget) to enable realization of conservation goals Education Outreach Working Group (EOWG) — 1st Thursday at 7:00 pm — Chair Lauren Satterlee — Commissioners: Sarah Zarrin Members: Paul Thompson, Bob Gubrud, John Howard, Sarah Stefanik, Emily Rienke, Emily Ding, Chuck Prentice, Kristopher Wilson and Mindy Ahler. Objective: The mission of the Education and Outreach Working Group is to support the charter of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission by creating awareness and engaging residents, schools, communities of faith, business' and community organizations to take action to conserve and increase energy efficiency, to reuse and recycle, and to preserve and enhance our environment Recycling Solid Waste and Organics Working Group(RSWO) —1St Wednesday at 7:00 pm - Chair Melissa Seeley — Commissioners Lauren Satterlee, Michelle Horan Members: DP Latham, Emily Ding , Laura Kondrick, Lori Syverson (Chamber of Commerce), Ben Knudson (Hennepin County Environmental Services), Andre Xiong (HCES) — City Staff: Solvei Wilmot Objective: Evaluate and monitor the provisions of the recycling, solid waste and organic waste collection programs in Edina. Evaluate and monitor the reduction in municipal solid waste by residents and businesses in Edina. Educate the public about recycling, organics and solid waste reduction. Student Environmental Leadership Council (Subcommittee) — EEC Chair, (need chair), Student Members: Emily Reinke, Sarah Stefanik and open to students attending secondary schools in Edina. Objective: To facilitate, coordinate and share information between the EEC and the School Environmental groups and to work on common energy and environmental objectives as appropriate. To assist in developing environmental leaders of tomorrow. Water Quality Working Group (WQWG) — 2nd Tuesday at 6:30pm - Chair Lou Ann Waddick — Members: Jon Moon, Steve Wielock, Katherine Winston, Sue Nissen and Randy Holst, Richard Strong. Objective: To facilitate communication between citizens and city government and champion efforts to improve water quality within Edina. Presentations: CITY OF EDINA MINNESOTA ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION March 2016 — February 2017 Term SUMMARY AND DRAFT SCHEDULE Item # WP1 Workplan Item Partners in Energy Planning Monthly Activity May review of draft plan WP2 Energy and Greenhouse Gas February GHG baseline, metrics and measurement. WP3 Energy Outreach February CEF CSG Lease approved, CSG purchase contracts approved. January/April $2000 HES WP4 Comprehensive Plan WP5 Solid Waste, Organics, Recycling January vote to recommend packaging ordinance proposal to council, April Council vote to add plastic bag investigation to EEC workplan WP6 April Forum / Public Education April Forum WP7 Water Outreach OR1 Green Purchasing OR2 Joint Meeting w/ Council March meeting with Council OR3 Green Step Cities WP = work plan number. OR = ongoing responsibility number Advisory, Date MM/YY Acted on Not Acted Golf dome re-commissioning 10/12 X New facility carbon goals 10/13 X Urban forest task force 3/13 X Yorktown community garden pervious parking 4/13 X Water bottle sales 4/14 X EEEP transfer to SPPA 5/14 X Building energy system CIP 1/15 X Braemar capital improvements, 1/15 X CIP environmental considerations, 1/15 X Fleet operations task force, 1/15 X Grandview sustainability principles, 3/15 X Community solar joint purchase, 5/15 X Green Purchasing Policy Report, 2/16 X March 10, 2016 Televised Meeting / EEC/CC Joint Workshop March 15 Item of focus: Welcome new members, Workplan and subcommittee assignments, OR2 prep, WP1 report, WP3 prep Presentations: PiE Planning Team April 14, 2016 Meeting Item of focus: Cancel meeting / Conflict with April Forum Presentations: None May 12, 2016 Meeting Item of focus: WP1 Draft Report, Presentations: Alexis Troschinetz, Fostering Sustainable Behavior CERTS. June 9, 2016 Item of focus: WP1 Partners in Energy Final Report, WP5 workgroup report Presentations: July 14, 2016 Meeting Item of focus: Presentations: August 11, 2016 Meeting Item of focus: Draft workplan Presentations: Jessica Wilson: WP7 Clean water outreach September 8, 2016 Meeting Item of focus: Workplan Due to MJ Sept 23, 2016 Presentations: October 13, 2016 Meeting Item of focus: Presentations: November 10, 2016 Meeting Item of focus: Presentations: December 8, 2016 Meeting Cancel January 12, 2017 Meeting Item of focus: Presentations: February 9, 2017 Meeting Item of focus: Election of Chair/Vice, Prep for April Forum Presentations: Initiative 2 Liaison Comments q New Initiative El Continued Initiative q On-Goin: Initiative Target Budget Completion Required Date Staff Support Required (To be completed by Staff Liaison) Initiative 1 Liaison Comments [81 New Initiative q Continued Initiative q On-Going Initiative Target Budget Completion Required Date Staff Support Required (To be completed by Staff Liaison) Environmental Engineer, 40hrs Assistant Finance Director, 20h rs City Manager 8hrs (Staff estimate for planning phase) City's Partners in Energy (PiE) initiative • Up to three EEC members will participate constructively in the City's Partners in Energy (PiE) initiative. These members will provide periodic updates to the EEC on the status of the action plan. • The EEC will review and comment on the draft Energy Action Plan before it is presented to the City Council. 2016 None Progress Report: The Partners in Energy initiative was approved by Council. Additional Staff needs for implementation phase should be assessed by Council and Manager at the time of plan approval. Support efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by City of Edina municipal government operations. 1. GHG Measurement. Create protocol, methodology and metrics for measurement of the City's GHG production. Create baselines for GHG reduction goals for the City's buildings, fleet and utility operations. 2. Support efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the City of Edina 3. City Capital Process Environmental Considerations Initiative. Commission will research and develop options for City staff to more explicitly describe the GHG production of proposed capital improvements proposed for the 1. April 2016 2. July 2016 3. April 2016 Unknown Staff, 20hrs Public Works, 8hrs Finance, 8hrs Staff time Staff Time Staff Time Board/Commission: Energy and Environment Commission 2016 Annual Work Plan Proposal Approved by City Council on December 15, 2015 Initiative 3 q New Initiative El Continued Initiative q On-Going Initiative Support tangible efforts and projects in the community that promote the reduction of energy consumption and GHG. 1. Support the City's effort to create a Community Solar Garden at City's Public Works and Parks Maintenance Facility. 2. Support the City's effort to participate in the Metropolitan Council's proposed Community Solar Garden project. 3. Expand the City's subsidized Home Energy Squad (HES) installs for residents. City will fund 100 HES installs at a cost of not more than $5,000. Progress Report: Initiative 4 EI New Initiative q Continued Initiative q On-Goin: Initiative Work with City Staff to revise Chapter 10 of City Comprehensive Plan 1. Update Ch. 10 to reflect progress in City operations and City metrics since 2008 Plan was issued 2. Revise City sustainability goals (i) to align with state and city policies, (ii) establish interim goals for sectors (i.e. energy, transportation, waste/recycling, etc.), and (iii) establish and maintain quarterly or annual metrics that measure progress towards goals City's CIP budget process. 4. City Fleet Environmental Audit. Receive a 4. Dec. Fleet Manager, 8hrs presentation from City staff concerning the City's vehicle fleet and how decisions are made that shape the size and nature of the fleet. Provide comments and ideas to staff regarding the City's fleet management practices. 2016 Progress Report: Target Budget Staff Support Required Liaison Comments Completion Required (To be completed by Staff Date Liaison) Early 2016 TBD by City Engineering, 60hrs Mgr Early 2016 None Engineering, 24hrs Early 2016 $5000 Engineering, 2hrs (consultant) Target Budget Staff Support Required Liaison Comments Completion Required (To be completed by Staff Date Liaison) TBD — depends upon City None Engineering, Planning, Public Works staff as needed Staff schedule for revision of City Comp Plan Approved by City Council on December 15, 2015 Budget Required Staff Support Required (To be completed by Staff Liaison) El New Initiative [8:1 Continued Initiative q On-Goin: Initiative Target Completion Date Liaison Comments Initiative 6 1. 02 2016 2. Ongoing Successful annual event held in 2015; film series held in 1 H 2015 but currently suspended Annual event has run about $1500-$2500 in past years. Staff time plus event Communications Specialist, costs 40hrs None Public Education. 1. Plan and execute the annual ECC Community Education Event 2. Student members will create and execute a plan for 2016 student activities Progress Report: Budget Required Staff Support Required (To be completed by Staff Liaison) El New Initiative 1:1 Continued Initiative q On-Goin: Initiative Target Completion Date Liaison Comments Initiative 7 Engineering 8hrs Engineering 4hrs Engineering 4hrs Engineering 2hrs Water 1) Continue water drain education and stenciling efforts 2) Receive annual report from City staff on Edina water quality issues and activities 3) Continue winter salt education efforts 4) Actively monitor the activities of the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed 3. Work to create City staff driven processes for long-term ownership of sustainability measures and implementation of Chapter 10. Progress Report: Initiative 5 0 New Initiative • Continued Initiative e On-Going Initiative Target Completion Date Budget Required Staff Support Required (To be completed by Staff Liaison) Liaison Comments Solid Waste, Organics and Recycling Management. 1. Research and Report on MPCA compost rule- making process and its impact on City operations 2. Research and Report on proposal to ban Styrofoam food packaging materials in Edina 3. Research and Report on the alternatives for reorganizing the manner in which solid waste is collected from single family homes in Edina. Q3 2016 Q2 2016 Q4 2016 None None None or minimal Recycling Coordinator, 8hrs Recycling Coordinator, Unknown hours. Recycling Coordinator, Unknown hours. The reported total tons of recycling collected by the licensed haulers in Edina for 2014 was 2377 tons and for 2013 was 2044 tons. Numbers for 2015 are not yet in for the year Progress Report: Approved by City Council on December 15, 2015 Work plans proposed by the Boards and Commissions were reviewed at the December 1 work session. The following changes/comments were made and are reflected on this work plan: • Initiative 1— changed language as recommended by City Manager • Initiative 2 — changed language as recommended by City Manager • Initiative 3 — changed language as recommended by City Manager • Remove prior initiative 5 - EEC will hold a 90 minute working session with City Council • Initiative 5 —changed language as recommended by City Manager • Initiative 6 — changed language as recommended by City Manager • Initiative 7 — added initiative as recommended by City Manager • Ongoing Responsibilities — changed language as recommended by City Manager Council Comments: District Progress Report: Annual Green Purchasing Report Annual joint meetings with City Council and City Manager Green Step Cities reporting Proposed Month for Joint Work Session (one time per year, up to 60 minutes): March Ongoing Responsibilities Other Work Plan Ideas Considered for Current Year or Future Years Approved by City Council on December 15, 2015 CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov Date: May 12, 2016 Agenda Item #: VILA. To: Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Correspondence From: Ross Bintner P.E. — Environmental Engineer Item Activity: Subject: Correspondence Information ACTION REQUESTED: No action required. INTRODUCTION: Attached are correspondence received or distributed since the last meeting. Correspondence related to Partner in Energy planning is included in reports and recommendations section of agenda. ATTACIEVIENTS: Regional Indicators Crumb Rubber Health Concern CDP Cities April Foram Home Energy Squad Plastic Bag Information Plastic Bag Infonnation 2 April Foram 2 Recycling Advocacy From: Rick Carter To: rsinclair(aronnraoidsmn.gov; abednarl@coonraoidsmn.gov; dandybur(aduluthmn.gov; isjohnson(arityofeagan.corri; SRinneerityofeagan.corn; jschwermedenprairie.org; Ross Bintner; bart.fischer(@falconheiahts.orct; s,stadlerOhookinsmn.corri; dzulegerelakeelmo.orq; njohnson(&lakeelmo.org; 5hann.finwalleci.maolewood.mn.us; rhrisswansoneci.manlewand,rnn.tis; jwischnackneminnetonka.com;'r 1. .1 „'.. G.— .11; ien.hassebroek(aci.oakdale.mn.us; sdevichecityofrichfield.org; ellerhusch.ieffeCO.OLMSTF uhl. IS; edward.cohen350Aamail.coni; soltisedataolow.corn; pelson.alis_se&C0.01MSTED.MN.115; rnark.casev(@ci,saint- anthonv.mn,us; jay.hartmanaci.saint-anthonv.mn.i is; GHUNT(astlouisoark.org; igroveestlouisoark.org; Anne.hunteci.stoaul.mn.us; jschaumeshoreviewmn.aoy; prichterwhitebearlake.orq; imclouahlinAci.woodbury.mn.us; j5chmidteci.bloominaton.mn us; iason.lindahl(@ci.rosemount.mn.us; mavoreci.rosemount.mn.us; "aregaaapex-co.dis"; steven.lawrence(Thci.stcloud.mn.us; iohn.chattineci.bemidji.mn.115; michelle.miller(@ci.bemicg i.mn.us; basts(6ci.burnsville.mn.tts; krnroz(aelkrivermnaoy; financedeotecityofkasson.corn; trayala(Thduluthmn.gov; nayle nresteri.minnPanalis.mmus Cc: Angie Martin; Maureen Colburn; Becky Alexander Subject: Regional Indicators Initiative Update Date: Thursday, March 17, 2016 8:02:47 PM Attachments: jmage007.ona RII Reauest for Fundina 031616.odf To all of our great partner cities in RII: The following is a brief update on our progress and an invitation to attend the Spring 2016 RII update session on April 21 at 1 pm at LHB or over a GoToMeeting. We have had some significant developments and have some very specific goals moving forward that will be described on April 21. Key items include: • LHB and project partners are pursuing significant additional funding for the project as described in the attached Request for Funding (RfF) document. • LHB and project partners received a $300,000 Department of Energy State Energy Program Competitive Award to build upon RII as described in the NEXT STEPS section of the RfF. • LHB and project partners received a $19,500 Serendipity Grant funded by the University of Minnesota to create a plan for a statewide energy data repository. • Updated website: http://www.regionalindicatorsmn.com By April 14, please contribute the following, by replying to Angie and myself: • Confirm or update your contact information. • Confirm whether or not you or a representative from your organization is able to attend on April 21. • Describe what, if anything, you have done with the RII information to date. • Identify any additional information/tools that would be helpful to you in using RII. • Note whether or not you anticipate incorporating energy/climate/resiliency sections into your Comprehensive Plan update. More info here: http://www.metrocouncil.org/Handbook/Files/Resources/Fact-Sheet/RESII I ENCE/Sustainability- and-Resiliency-Overview.aspx Thanks for your continued involvement in RII. Feel free to contact me directly with comments and clarifications. 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In May 2015 the people of Edina approved an $125 million plan to improve our schools learning spaces and facilities. Within this plan was a line item to update three of the fields under EPS stewardship, this summer. One of these fields is currently artificial turf, and the other two are currently natural grass. Despite some opposition to this, because of the current nationwide debate over its safety, the school board just voted to approve a bid for crumb rubber infill on these fields. We feel that this is not a forward thinking move on the part of EPS facilities or the school board. The Federal government has just convened a study which is to be coanchored by the EPA, CDC and CPSC to study the safety of crumb rubber infill and Minnesota lawmakers have also proposed a House environmental budget bill which contains $50,000 to study the health effects and toxicity of crumb rubber. This substance, which is made of ground up tires, contains a cocktail of chemical substances that have not been proven to be safe for humans and/or the environment. There are cities and townships all over this country which have, within the past year, voted to remove this substance from their fields and playgrounds. And our school board just voted to rip out natural grass, and put it in. This does not seem to be the NextGen thinking that Edina hopes to be known for. Please help us to persuade the EPS facilities department and the school board to reverse their decision. Keep the fields grass. And for the one field that is currently turf, if it must be redone, find an alternative infill. The people of Edina deserve the peace of mind to know that when they send their children out to play and enjoy the athletic lifestyle that Edina prides itself on, that they are playing on a surface that is safe. Thank you very much for your attention to this matter and please feel free to contact us with any further questions. Clover Hackett 310-869-0812 Nicki Williams 612-759-0458 From: CDP (CitiesNAF:ocdp.net) To: Ross Bintner Subject: Demonstrate your city"s climate leadership this month Date: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 10:23:41 AM Dear Ross Bintner, On April 22nd, 2016, world leaders are invited to the UN Headquarters in New York to sign the historic agreement made in Paris that will enable us to realize the transition towards a clean economy and stop dangerous climate change. Two weeks later, on May 5th— 6th, the Climate Action Summit in Washington, DC will engage hundreds of leaders from local and national governments, business, finance, academia, philanthropy and civil society to drive further action in climate implementation. CDP cities is a partner of the Compact of Mayors, one of the key convening organizations of the Climate Action Summit. By making a commitment to the Compact of Mayors and reporting to CDP cities by April 29, your city has the opportunity to demonstrate its leadership on climate action. Please join us for a webinar on April 11th, to learn more about the opportunity to commit to the Compact of Mayors. By reporting to CDP, your city can also showcase its climate action on the international stage through NAZCA. NAZCA registers commitments to climate action by cities, companies, subnational regions, and investors to address climate change. Please log in at https://new.cdp.net/ to access your 2016 CDP questionnaire. If you do not have a login already, please contact citiesNA@cdp.net to activate your account. If this is your city's first year reporting, you can simply respond to the questions where data is readily available. There is no minimum requirement to participate and many cities do not respond to every question. If your city reported last year, simply use the "copy from last year" function in the online questionnaire and update your response. Upcoming webinars for CDP cities include: The Case for Disclosure: Benefits of Reporting to CDP Wednesday, April 6th 12:OOPM-1:OOPM EDT Learn why 70 + North American cities are currently participating in CDP including Winston-Salem, Cleveland, Flagstaff, Iowa City, Long Beach, Pittsburgh, Vancouver and Edmonton. Register for a reporting overview and a discussion with a representative from the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership & Center for Corporate Climate Leadership to learn how environmental measurement, management and disclosure are beneficial for cities' sustainability efforts. Compact of Mayors and GPC Monday, April 11th 1:OOPM-2:OOPM EDT Register for an overview of the Compact of Mayors and the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories (GPC) with Amanda Eichel of Bloomberg Philanthropies and GPC expert, Jon Dickinson. This webinar will discuss city climate leadership through the Compact and requirements to comply. Getting to 100 Percent Renewable Energy: New Partnerships for Scaling Up Friday, April 22nd 12:OOPM-1:OOPM EDT Register for a webinar with CDP cities and Meister Consultants Group on how partnerships can support cities in their goals to achieve 100 percent renewable energy. A growing number of US cities are setting targets that will require 80-100 percent of citywide energy to come from renewable sources. There are opportunities for these cities to not only share practices and experience with their peers, but to also build innovative new partnerships with corporations that have similarly ambitious goals. Understanding Green Finance Tuesday, June 14th 3:OOPM-4:OOPM EDT Register for a discussion with CDP cities and PFM focused on financing mechanisms, rebate programs, and low cost loan programs to help leverage incentives for effective financing for energy projects. Participating in CDP is entirely free. Benefits include: - Benchmark your city's sustainability progress against peer cities - Receive analytics to track your city's climate measurement and management efforts - Fund your city's climate mitigation projects with a new investor matchmaking platform - Engage business in your city's sustainability and climate planning goals We look forward to working with you! The deadline for this year's disclosure cycle is April 29. Please contact citiesNA@cdp,net with any questions. Regards, CDP cities North America Team Katie Walsh, Saskia Mollet, Albert Karcher From: ROSS Bintner To: Ross Bintner Cc: "Lauren Satterlee" Subject: FW: Updated Bio PDF + Sharing w EEC Date: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 8:38:19 AM Attachments: EEC0414joq EEC SmartEnergvFuture 2016 8.5x11.odf jmage003.onq EEC Members, See below and attached from member Satterlee. Ross Bintner, PE, Environmental Engineer 952-903-5713 I Fax 952-826-0392 RBintner@EdinaMN.gov I www.EdinaMN.gov ...For Living, Learning, Raising Families & Doing Business From: Lauren Satterlee [mailto:lauren.satterlee©gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 12:01 PM To: Ross Bintner Hello EEC Members, I hope your week is going well. In preparation for the April 14th Edina Environmental Forum next week: Please share the event with your networks. The City has begun its promotions on social media: Facebook, Twitter, NextDoor and Instagram using the hashtag #EdinaGoGreen. Please share the City posts, or draft your own summary to share with your contacts. If you choose not to retweet the City, below are draft tweets you can use, along with the JPG image attached to this email. (The PDF format of the flyer is also attached and below are draft blurbs for your use.) MT @EdinaMN Environmental Forum: Smart Energy Future, April 14, 7p (+6p-Fair) http://EdinaGoGreen.org #EdinaGoGreen [[+attach JPG image]] Environmental Forum- A Smart Energy Future: Will Edina Lead the Way? April 14, 6pm- Fair, 7pm- Program http://EdinaGoGreen.org #EdinaGoGreen [f+attach JPG image]] If you use Facebook, you can invite your friends to the event: https://www.facebook.comievents/557835311059284/ Volunteering on April 14: If you are able to help with either setting up (starting at 5:00pm) or cleaning up from the Forum (after the program) on April 14 and have not already signed up, please let me know. We look forward to seeing you all next week at the Forum! Thank you, Lauren & the April Forum Committee Short blurb: 5th annual Edina Environmental Forum: "A Smart Energy Future: Will Edina Lead the Way?" on Thursday, April 14th - 6pm Resource Fair,7pm Program at Edina High School's Fick Auditorium (door 3) featuring Dr. Elizabeth Wilson from the U of M. http://EdinaGoGreen.org/ Longer blurbs for emails: The 5th annual Edina Environmental Forum ison Thursday, April 14th: "A Smart Energy Future: Will Edina Lead the Way?" This forum will explore what a smart energy future might look like, where Edina is currently, and engage in intergenerational dialogue on how to lead the way. The forum will begin with an action resource fair and refreshments from 6 to 7 p.m. The program begins at 7pm with keynote speaker Dr. Elizabeth Wilson, University of Minnesota Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy and Law. She will address the theme of "A Smart Energy Future" by exploring how energy systems are changing in the face of new technologies and new societal pressures. Her work focuses on the implementation of energy and environmental policies and laws in practice. Following Wilson's presentation, Architect Rick Carter of LHB, Inc. and the Regional Indicators Initiative, and Director Lissa Pawlisch of the University of Minnesota Clean Energy Resource Teams will look at where Edina is currently and how communities are addressing this question. This "Edina Dialogue" (in partnership with the Edina Community Foundation) is interactive and will have time for attendees to ask questions and participate in the discussion. The event is free and open to the public. It will be held in Fick Auditorium at Edina High School, 6754 Valley View Rd, Edina, MN 55439 - enter through door 3. Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/557835311059284/ Event website: http://EdinaGoGreen.org/ Flyer attached Thursday, April 14 Fick Auditorium, Edina High School Enter Door No. 3 6-7 p.m. Action Resource Fair and Refreshments 7 p.m. Program %•).. Keynote Speaker Dr. Elizabeth Wilson, U of M Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy and Law Featuring Architect Rick Carter, LHB, Inc. Director Lissa Pawlisch, U of M Clean Energy Resource Teams ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION Biking & Carpooling Encouraged • FREE Admission EdinaGoGreen.org From: 5oavlasftmncee.orq on behalf of Accounting Tracking To: Ross Bintner Cc: )udy Thommes Subject: INVOICE: Edina HES program with CEE - March visits + Advance funds Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 8:25:42 AM Attachments: 2016 03 Mar - Inv #13650 - S150 + S850 advance.odf Hello Ross, Please see attached the $1,000 invoice requested for the remaining March visits + advance funds for future 2016 Edina HES visits. Thank you, Shelley Pavlas Center for Energy and Environment 212 Third Avenue North, Suite 560 I Minneapolis, MN 55401 (phone and fax) 612.335.5872 I www.mncee.ora C ID INVOICE Center for Energy and Environment 212 Third Ave N, Ste 560 Minneapolis, MN 55401 DATE INVOICE NO. 4/12/2016 13650 BILL TO Energy and Environment Commission Edina Community Foundation Edina City Hall 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 TERMS PROJECT # Net 15 R001 ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY RATE CLASS AMOUNT 4200 2711 HOME ENERGY SQUAD ENHANCED VISITS - 2016 HES visits completed 01/01/16 - 03/31/16 -Total 46 visits (43 visits paid from advance funds; 3 visits remaining to be paid) Buy Down on Home Energy Visit Fee for City of Edina Residents 3 17 50.00 50.00 R001 R001 150.00 850.00 Please contact Judy Thommes (612-335-5859) for questions regarding this invoice TOTAL $1,000.00 From: James Hovland To: Ross Bintner; Sarah F Zarrin Cc: Paul Thompson Subject: FW: Plastic bag information Date: Saturday, April 23, 2016 5:25:07 PM Attachments: jmage001.onq Group, please see the information from SLP. James B. Hovland, Esquire HOVLAND & RASMUS, PLLC Southdale Office Centre 6800 France Avenue S., Suite 190 Edina, MN 55435 jhovlandPhovlandrasmus.com Phone: (612) 874-8550 Direct: (612) 874-8551 Fax: (612) 874-9362 Cell: (612) 961-6192 From: Tom Harmening [mailto:THARMENING@stlouispark.org] Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2016 10:16 AM To: Jake Spano <mayorjakespano@gmail.com>; Molly Cummings <mcummings@hopkinsmn.com>; Shep Harris <sharris@goldenvalleymn.gov>; James Hovland <jhovland@hovlandrasmus.com>; Terry Schneider <tschneider@eminnetonka.com>; Nancy Tyra-Lukens <NTyra-Lukens@edenprairie.org> Cc: Shannon Pinc <spinc@stlouispark.org>; Cindy Walsh <CWALSH@stlouispark.org>; Kala Fisher <kfisher@stlouispark.org>; Nancy Deno <ndeno@stlouispark.org>; Mike Mornson (mmornson@hopkinsmn.com) <mmornson@hopkinsmn.com>; Scott H. Neal <sneal@EdinaMN.gov>; Geralyn Barone <gbarone@eminnetonka.com>; Rick Getschow <rgetschow@edenprairie.org>; TCruikshank@goldenvalleymn.gov Subject: RE: Plastic bag information Good Morning Mayor Cummings, Harris, Hovland, Schneider and Tyra-Lukens Per Mayor Spano's request below, I have provided a link to SLP's web site which contains all of the information we have regarding our consideration of regulating plastic and paper bags at the point of sale at business establishments. This includes staff reports, meeting minutes, comments from the public, etc. Also included is a link to the MPCA whitepaper "Product Bans and Restrictions: A guide for local government policy makers" which was published earlier this year. As Mayor Spano points out, the last draft of an ordinance the SLP Council reviewed was in November and would not ban plastic or paper bags. Rather, the ordinance would require retailers to charge a small fee if a customer chose to use them (we called it the Bring Your Own Bag ordinance - BYOB) No specific fee had been determined at that time and the Council decided to not move forward with an ordinance. However, of late the Council has indicated an interest in taking this matter up again. In some of this information you may see a reference to our consideration of a packaging ordinance relating to food establishments (Zero Waste Packaging). That ordinance was adopted last December and becomes effective January 1, 2017. City staff are currently in the process of working with the impacted businesses to help them adapt to the ordinance requirements. http://www.stlouispark.org/sustainability/plastic-bags.html Regards Tom From: Jake Spano [mayorjakespano@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2016 4:22 PM To: Tom Harmening; Shannon Pinc; Cindy Walsh Cc: Molly Cummings; Shep Harris; Jim Hoveland; Terry Schneider; Nancy Tyra-Lukens Subject: Plastic bag information Tom/Cindy/Shannon- Could you all do me a favor? I had my informal lunch with the west metro mayors today and the topic of bag bans came up. We discussed SLP's experience in some detail and I offered up some of our material from last year including: • the staff reports that outlines the policy we looked at last year • minutes from our meetings so they have the commentary council members made made • the feedback we received from public and experts • anything else you think would be relevant They felt this might be helpful to informing their discussions as they are beginning to take this issue up. No need to totally re-invent the wheel. They are cc'd here. I also mentioned to them that we'd likely be taking up a new policy that didn't ban them but likely put a 10 cent fee on plastic or paper. Thanks and have a great weekend! Jake Rebecca Foster From: Michael Karbo <MKarbo@mngrocers.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 4:02 PM To: Ross Bintner Cc: Jamie Pfuhl Subject: MGA - Stakeholder Engagement on Plastic Bag Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Ross, It was a pleasure speaking with you on the plastic bag conversation occurring in Edina. As an industry that is impacted by this issue, our association would appreciate the opportunity to be a part of the stakeholder process with regards to the Energy and Environment Commission study and report. We look forward to working with you to have outcomes that have a holistic approach in reducing waste. Thank you again for the time. Best, Mike Mike Karbo Vice President Government Affairs Minnesota Grocers Association 651.228.0973 mkarbo@mngrocers.com 1 Rebecca Foster From: Sarah Zarrin <sarahzcomputer@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 4:01 PM To: Ross Bintner Cc: Richard Manser Subject: Response from speakers on 4/14 Edina env forum event, pls share with the EEC members Elizabeth Wilson to Rick, Jan, me, James, Lissa, Avonna, Mike, rbintner, Scott Thank you for including me as well! Sarah, Kudos to you for your organizational efforts! All the best, Elizabeth Forwarded message From: Lissa Pawlisch (UMN) <w10048@umn.edu> Date: Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:16 AM Subject: Re: 4/14 Edina environmental forum To: Elizabeth Wilson <ewilson@umn.edu> Cc: Rick Carter <Rick.Carter@lhbcorp.com>, Jan Gerstenberger <jgersten@umn.edu>, Sarah F Zarrin <sarah.f.zarrin@seagate.com>, James Hovland <jbovland@hovlandrasmus.com>, Avonna Starck <star0333@umn.edu>, Mike Fischer <Mike.Fischer@lhbcorp.com>, "rbintner@edinamn.gov" <rbintner@edinamn.gov>, Scott H Neal <sneal@ci.edina.mn.us> I'll echo Rick and Elizabeth's thanks. It was a delightful evening, and a wonderful opportunity to get to know all of you a bit better. I'm very impressed by the local commitment to charge forward on more clean energy actions. Very warm regards and many thanks, Lissa On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Elizabeth Wilson <ewilson@umn.edu> wrote: Thank you for including me as well! Sarah, Kudos to you for your organizational efforts! All the best, Elizabeth On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:03 AM, Rick Carter <Rick.Carter@lhbcorp.com> wrote: I just wanted to say that I have spoken hundreds of events and last Thursday was by far the best prepared, most welcoming, and ended with the most sincere thank you that I have ever experienced. I wish every event I was invited to speak at was as enjoyable. Good luck to your community going forward, and thanks to Jan and Sarah for making sure we are all ready. Rick Carter, FAIA, LEED Fellow BD+C — Senior Vice President 701 Washington Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401 Direct 612.752.6923 I Cell 612.385.5182 LHBcorp.com LHB, Inc. I PERFORMANCE DRIVEN DESIGN. Forwarded message From: Sarah F Zarrin <sarah.f.zarrin@seagate.com> Date: Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 2:31 PM Subject: Re: 4/14 Edina environmental forum To: "Lissa Pawlisch (UMN)" <paw10048@umn.edu>, Elizabeth Wilson <ewilson@umn.edu>, Rick Carter <Rick.CarterPlhbcorp.com>, Jan Gerstenberger <jgerstenPumn.edu> Cc: James Hovland <ihovland@hovlandrasmus.com>, Avonna Starck <star0333Pumn.edu>, Mike Fischer <Mike.FischerPlhbcorp.com>, "rbintnerPedinamn.ciov" <rbintnerPedinamn.aov>, Scott H Neal <sneal@ci.edina.mn.us>, Kevin Staunton <kevinPstauntonlaw.com> On behalf of Edina community, Edina youth, EEC, the city council members and the mayor of Edina I would like to thank all of you for the excellent presentations and creating even more enthusiasm in the community to go forward with 30% GHG reduction by 2025. I would like to continue to seek your advice as we move to the action phase to put a dent in the GHG reduction. Thanks again and hope for more communication and collaboration between university of MN, IONE, and Rick Carter to make Edina an example in the US on reduction of GHG and sustainability. 2 PS. I am so sorry that the acoustic in the auditorium was not very good and I have already sent a comment to the person in charge of the school IT. Regards, Sarah Zarrin, EEC Chair James Hovland to me Sarah thanks for taking the time to write to all our speakers. That was very considerate. James B. Hovland, Esquire HOVLAND & RASMUS, PLLC Southdale Office Centre 6800 France Avenue S., Suite 190 Edina, MN 55435 jhovland@hovlandrasmus.com Phone: (612) 874-8550 Direct: (612) 874-8551 Fax: (612) 874-9362 Cell: (612) 961-6192 From: Sarah F Zarrin Imailto:sarah.f.zarrin@seagate.coml Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 2:31 PM To: Lissa Pawlisch (UMN) <paw10048@umn.edu>; Elizabeth Wilson <ewilson@umn.edu>; Rick Carter <Rick.Carter@lhbcorp.com>; Jan Gerstenberger <jgersten@umn.edu> Cc: James Hovland <jhovland@hovlandrasmus.com>; Avonna Starck <star0333@umn.edu>; Mike Fischer <Mike.Fischer@lhbcorp.com>; rbintner@edinamn.gov; Scott H Neal <sneal@ci.edina.mn.us>; Kevin Staunton <kevin@stauntonlaw.com> Subject: Re: 4/14 Edina environmental forum 'James Hovland to Rick, Jan, me, Lissa, Elizabeth, Avonna, Mike, rbintner, Scott Rick, thanks for the very considerate note. The Edina EEC has worked diligently on these Environmental Forums over the past few years and the members of the EEC deserve a great deal of credit for the success of the most recent Forum and the other four annual events that preceded the event of last week. To all the speakers, I also thank you on behalf of Edina for your valuable insights and contributions to the event. Ross, I also thank you for agreeing to provide a personal insight as an employee of the City on your own personal and family practices to achieve more energy efficiency. 3 Our Council and the EEC must now chart a pathway to success in meeting our GHG reduction goal of 30% by 2025 and already the EEC has some great advice for our community on strategies for reaching that goal. Thanks again for participating in the event. Jim Hovland James B. Hovland, Esquire HOVLAND & RASMUS, PLLC Southdale Office Centre 6800 France Avenue S., Suite 190 Edina, MN 55435 jhovland@hovlandrasmus.com Phone: (612) 874-8550 Direct: (612) 874-8551 Fax: (612) 874-9362 Cell: (612) 961-6192 Regards, Sarah Zarrin 4 Rebecca Foster From: Michelle Horan <mhoran00@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 3:20 PM To: Ross Bintner Subject: Fwd: Senator Franzen Recycling Request Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Ross, Here is an email from John Anderson, Conservation MN's Community Coordinator, regarding the bill to restore SCORE money for recycling programs. John is looking for people to email Senator Franzen to thank her for her support of the bill and to push for its final passage. Could you share his email with EEC? Michelle Horan Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: John Anderson <johna@conservationminnesota.org> Date: May 4, 2016 at 10:42:30 AM CDT To: Michelle Horan <mhoran00@gmail.com> Subject: Senator Franzen Recycling Request Hi Michelle, I was just writing to give you some good news about recycling issues and because I had a request for your help with influencing Senator Melissa Franzen. The good news is the Senate has passed our bill that recaptures the solid waste tax and sends it back to recycling programs as intended. Unfortunately the bill the State House passed does not have a similar provision so the issue now goes to a conference committee. Here's the background: The Senate supplemental finance bill includes a provision that recaptures a portion of the Solid Waste Tax that had been diverted to the general fund. For a number of years, 30% of the Solid Waste Tax has been sent to the general fund and not used for recycling and waste reduction as intended. The Senate finance bill slowly recaptures this money with 5% ($4 million per year) and sends it back to recycling (through what are called SCORE grants which go to every county in the state to in turn be passed down to cities) in 2017, and another 5% in 2018 and every year thereafter. The Counties and metro solid waste coordinating board are very supportive of this bill, but legislators still need to hear from local people as the finance bill goes to conference committee. Accordingly It would be very helpful to have local residents thank Senator Franzen for her support for recapturing the Solid Waste Tax funds and ask her to push for final passage of the bill in the conference committee. Would you be willing to either call or email Senator Franzen this week to thank her for her work on this issue and ask her to do this? If so here's a sample message: Dear Senator Franzen, 1 Thank you for the provision in the Senate Supplemental Finance bill that recaptures the Solid Waste Tax and increases funding for SCORE recycling grants. This issue has been strongly supported by environmental groups like Conservation Minnesota and is also strongly supported by local governments. (The provision is in SF 2356 Art. 7, Sec. 2 (Subd 4), Sec. 12). Local governments bear most of the costs of recycling programs, and using the Solid Waste Tax as intended will help relieve this burden and help communities like Edina increase recycling and establish new programs like organics collection. We need to do more to increase recycling in Minnesota. Please make sure the final supplemental budget includes the Senate provision returning the Solid Waste Tax to its intended purpose. Sincerely, XXXXXXX You can submit an email to her at http://www.senate.leci.state.mn.usinnennbers/member bio.php?nnem id=1208 or leave a her a message at her office at (651) 296-6238. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks again for all your help! -John Anderson John Anderson Community Coordinator Conservation Minnesota & Audubon Minnesota 1101 West River Parkway, Suite 250 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Direct Line: 612-767-1571 Cell: 952-232-8486 Main Line: 612-767-2444 www.ConservationMinnesota.ord MN.Audubon.org 2 CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinarrin.gov Date: May 12, 2016 Agenda Item #: VIII.A. To: Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Other From: Rebecca Foster, GIS Administrator Item Activity: Subject: Attendance report and roster Information ACTION REQUESTED: No Action Required. INTRODUCTION: EEC Attendance report attached. ATTACHMENTS: 2016 EEC Attendance ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION - • J F A M J J A S 0 N D Work Session Work Session # of Mtgs. Attendance % Meetings/Work Sessions 1 1 4 NAME Burmeister, Jeff TERM 3/1/2019 3/15/2016 1 (Enter Date) 2 100% Glahn, William 3/1/2017 1 1 1 1 4 100% Horan, Michelle 3/1/2017 1 1 75% Jackson, Carolyn 3/1/2019 1 2 100% Kostuch, Keith 3/1/2016 1 1 1 1 4 100% Manser, Richard 3/1/2018 1 1 1 1 4 100% Mohanty, Sonat 3/1/2017 1 50% Satterlee, Lauren 3/1/2018 1 1 1 1 4 100% Seeley, Melissa 3/1/2018 1 1 1 1 4 100% Waddick, Louise 3/1/2017 1 1 1 1 4 100% Zarrin, Sarah 3/1/2018 1 1 1 1 4 100% 0 0% Reinke, Emily 9/1/2016 1 1 2 50% Stefanik, Sarah 9/1/2016 1 1 1 3 75% Liaisons: Do not enter numbers into the last two columns. Meeting numbers & attendance percentages will calculate automatically. INSTRUCTIONS: Counted as Meeting Held (ON MEETINGS' LINE) Attendance Recorded (ON MEMBER'S LINE) Regular Meeting w/Quorum Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for each attending member. Regular Meeting w/o Quorum Joint Work Session Rescheduled Meeting* Cancelled Meeting Special Meeting Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for each attending member. Type "1" under "Work Session" on the meetings' line. Type "1" under "Work Session" for each attending member. Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for each attending member. Type "1" under the month on the meetings' line. Type "1" under the month for ALL members. There is no number typed on the meetings' line. There is no number typed on the members' lines. *A rescheduled meeting occurs when members are notified of a new meeting date/time at a prior meeting. If shorter notice is given, the previously-scheduled meeting is considered to have been cancelled and replaced with a special meeting. CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov Date: May 12, 2016 Agenda Item #: To: Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Other From: Rebecca Foster, GIS Administrator Item Activity: Subject: Working Group List Discussion ACTION REQUESTED: Please review the list and propose additions or deletions at the meeting. INTRODUCTION: See attached work group list. ATTACBMENTS: 2016-3-11 W1cCipLis t Edina Energy & Environment Commission Working Groups and Subcommittees Draft of 03-11-16 Energy Subcommittee - Chair Sarah Zarrin Objective: To he created in May solar Members Galhn, Mohanly, Jackson, Burmeister, and Kostuch have expressed interest. Multiple subcommittees or working groups may be aligned along topic areas of Business/Residential/City Operations) Edina Climate Commitinent Team (Subcommittee) (ECCT) — • ist & 3rd Monday — Chair Sarah Zarrin, Robert Manser Objective: Assist with establishing best practices for energy conservation for The City of Edina (i. e., buildings, fleet) Assist with meeting established conservation goals and establish strategies to track and meet these goals Identify opportunities for change to meet GHG goals Assist with developing effective communication strategies for above to EEC, Council and the public Assist with allocating City resources (staff, budget) to enable realization of conservation goals Education Outreach Working Group (EOWG) —15Y Thursday at 7:00 pm — Chair Lauren Satterlee — Commissioners: Sarah Zarrin Members: Paul Thompson, Bob Gubrud, John Howard, Sarah Stefanik, Emily Rienke, Emily Ding, Chuck Prentice, Kristopher Wilson and Mindy Ahler. Objective: The mission of the Education and Outreach Working Group is to support the charter of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission by creating awareness and engaging residents, schools, communities of faith, business' and community organizations to take action to conserve and increase energy efficiency, to reuse and recycle, and to preserve and enhance our environment Recycling Solid Waste and Organics Working Group(RSWO) — 1st Wednesday at 7:00 pm - Chair Melissa Seeley — Commissioners Lauren Satterlee, Michelle Horan Members: DP Latham, Emily Ding , Laura Kondrick, Lori Syverson (Chamber of Commerce), Ben Knudson (Hennepin County Environmental Services), Andre Xiong (HCES) — City Staff: Solvei Wilmot Objective: Evaluate and monitor the provisions of the recycling, solid waste and organic waste collection programs in Edina. Evaluate and monitor the reduction in municipal solid waste by residents and businesses in Edina. Educate the public about recycling, organics and solid waste reduction. Student Environmental Leadership Council (Subcommittee) — EEC Chair, (need chair), Student Members: Emily Reinke, Sarah Stefanik and open to students attending secondary schools in Edina. Objective: To facilitate, coordinate and share information between the EEC and the School Environmental groups and to work on common energy and environmental objectives as appropriate. To assist in developing environmental leaders of tomorrow. Water Quality Working Group (WQWG) — 2nd Tuesday at 6:30pm - Chair Lou Ann Waddick — Members: Jon Moon, Steve Wielock, Katherine Winston, Sue Nissen and Randy Holst, Richard Strong. Objective: To facilitate communication between citizens and city government and champion efforts to improve water quality within Edina. CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov Date: May 12, 2016 Agenda Item #: V1II.C. To: Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Report and Recommendation From: Sarah Zan-in, EEC Chair Item Activity: Subject: Chair and Member Comments Discussion ACTION REQUESTED: Board and Commission Member Comments on the following topics, subcommittee and working groups will be heard. INTRODUCTION: 1. Energy Subcommittee 2. Education Outreach Working Group 3. Recycling, Solid Waste and Organics Working Group 4. Student Subcommittee 5. Water Quality Working Group Please review attachments. ATTACHMENTS: EOWGMinutes 1.7.16 EOWG Minutes 2.4.16 EOWGMinutes 3.3.16 EEC EOWG04 14 2016 5th annual forum RSWO minutes 31616 WQWGMinutes 3.8.16 WQWG mintues 20160412 E&OWG Agenda 1/7/16 1. Check in Attendees: Paul Thompson, Lauren Satterlee, Kristopher Wilson, Mindy Ahler, Bob Gubrud (Sarah Zarrin joined us by phone) 2. Minutes from 11/5/15 • in point #3 change "sucession" to "succession" • motion to approve as amended — passed unanimously 3. Home Energy Squad a. Update — nothing to report 6. Community Solar a. Status — nothing to report 7. April 2016 Forum • Sarah had a conference call with Jessica from the Institute on the Environment at the U of M and they will contact Elizabeth Wilson as a potential keynote speaker on GHG reduction. If Elizabeth is not available they have other ideas for speakers. • They will talk to Michael Nobel, to talk briefly on the community solar and benefit of solar • They will tap into their resources on asking a business person to talk on how they are becoming green, e.g., Best Buy or... • We can have a panel of discussion at the end for 20 minutes. • They will also draft poster for our media department • Jerry Lynch — General Mills is another possible • Tables: composting, sustainable gardening • Discussion on how to include personal action steps for the people of Edina (and why Edina needs to meet the goals we have set) in addition to understanding the big picture from our keynote speaker and how to show Edina as a leader. People need to know "Why are we here? Why is this important to me?" • We would like to invite Rep. Erik Paulsen and Rep. Keith Ellison — need to have both of them there together (not just one) as the representatives of Edina. They could make some statement and be invited to listen. • Title? Something about 30% by 2025 (Edina goal approved by the City Council) • Invite others to be part of a committee to plan the forum- not just EOWG. Who of EOWG would like to be part of this committee? Paul, Lauren, Mindy, Kris, Bob. Suggested meeting date: 5:30 pm on Wed, Jan 20 (second choice 7pm Thurs, Jan 21) pending Sarah's availability. Lauren will check with Rebecca on an available room • Other thoughts that came up as individual actions that might make a difference: not watering lawns automatically when unnecessary, mulch grass clippings rather than bag them to be hauled away, 23,000 individual electric meters in Edina, only 79 of them are signed up for Windsource through Xcel Energy • Invite MJ Lamon to meet with us to talk about neighborhoods and how we can better work together and possibly reach out to neighborhood groups for the forum — Bob will call MJ 7. Environmental Film Series • The Burden will be shown in the Fireside Room at the Senior Center at 7pm on Thursday, January 28th • New day and new location • Paul will talk to John about what help he needs in promotion 8. Document E&OWG events and activities • Bob will go through his archives (back to 2011) to find some documentation of events and activities • Paul will look for pictures of past events • Regular events: o 4th of July Parade o Environmental Film Series o Home Energy Squad promotion o Environmental Forum 9. 2016 Work Plan • Will need to be the work of the new EOWG when new commissioners are appointed • Coordinate with other working groups in looking at what needs to be communicated to residents about their activities 10. Project Earth • SELC meeting on Monday • Project Earth is taking a break until March • Rachel has resigned (moving to Colorado) and new person has not yet been hired 11. Succession Plan a. Chair(s) b. Recruiting new members o Invite those who apply to the commission that are not appointed to be a member of the working group 12. Other • Meet with the Communications Department to understand all the potential communication methods, guidelines for communication with newspapers, what is the process for drafting and distributing communications, timelines, etc. Consider strategy document for EOWG communications in this conversation. 13. Next meeting: Feb. 4, 2016 Meeting adjourned at 9:15pm Respectfully submitted, Mindy Ahler E&OWG Meeting Minutes 2/4/16 at 7 PM in Edina City Hall Council Chambers In attendance: Sarah Stefanik, Mindy Ahler, Bob Gubrud, John Howard, Lauren Satterlee, Paul Thompson, Kristopher Wilson 1. Minutes from 1/7/16 approved without edit. 2. Check ins for those in attendance. 3. Home Energy Squad a. Update — A total of 95 HES visits were completed in 2015, another 34 pending. CEE August mailing was very successful in getting additional visits. 4. Community Solar a. Status — CEF is working with MNIPL for finding subscribers. Bob is concerned that word is not getting out to Edina residents, and feels it would be beneficial to work with the developer. A community meeting was held a week ago by the developer, which Bob, Mindy and Paul attended. b. Role of E&OWG - EEC liaison believes a formal contract would be needed for EOWG engagement, but CEF appears interested in our help. Bob feels EEC has obligation to let residents know about community solar. 5. April 2016 Forum a. Topics/Theme — Title has been determined as "A Clean Energy Future: How Edina Can Lead the Way". A draft poster was assembled by the U of M's Institute on the Environment and reviewed. Comments on poster: feel poster is impersonal, too much focus on solar. Color is cold, sterile. Too many words. Topic to be discussed is not clear, should get talk title from Professor Wilson if different than event title. The poster would be better if it had green, a pathway, and natural looking. Should have Edina School logo and IonE logo on poster. Agreement to have Edina communications make the poster. Also agreement to have the event be an Edina Dialogue and have this marketing brand. Being an Edina Dialogue would mean a significant piece of the event would have audience engagement. i. John recommended being clear about goals of talk with presenters so they know what we are looking for. EOWG discussed how it would be good to be clear on what goals are for Edina, and who they apply to (city and/or residents). Speakers should have suggestions for what city and individual can do. What best practices can Edina take on as a city could be good focus. Paul would like to see global picture, and how Edina can fit into this from Elizabeth Wilson. Paul wants to have youth involvement. ii. Need to have action steps in talk relevant to Edina. How does Edina see climate change is maybe an angle. Need talk to have real meaning, have a purpose. Maybe consider impact of average Edina resident — Rick Carter has good data on this. b. EOWG role: Bob is wondering if EOWG is leading this effort, or if Spring Forum committee is coordinating the effort. John offered to be conduit to Professor Wilson as she is his academic advisor and he meets with her weekly. [Conversation after the meeting with Sarah Zarrin determined she will continue to be the main point of contact]. Sarah S. was asked about ways to engage students, seems personal ties between students lead to attendance, however it is hard to draw students to an event like this. c. Format Mindy's proposal: Have Professor Wilson set the global stage, Rick Carter tell us where Edina is at. And then have panel tells us how we can make progress. Kristopher's idea: let each resource fair person give a small blurb, like a TED talk, and have a shorter keynote. Have a mini presentation of each working group, way for people to get involved. — Seems 5 pertinent groups (RSW, Water, EOWG, PiE, Community Solar) — Have Rick Carter moderate and provide insight. d. Presenters: Elizabeth Wilson is giving the keynote, Timothy DenHerder -Thomas of Cooperative Energy Futures could be presenter or just as a resource fair person. Rick Carter of LHB has been recruited to give metrics. Lissa Pawlisch of CERTs is good speaker on community solar. Jerry Lynch of General Mills could provide a business perspective. e. Meetings- next planning committee meeting will be Weds (2-10) at 5:30pm. 6. Fostering Sustainable Behavior — Bob inquired if we should request to have someone attend a formal training on "Fostering Sustainable Behavior" this summer. First step would be to have Alexis Troschinetz from CERTs talk with the EEC about it. Bob believed this is pertinent to the EEC work as a whole. 7. Environmental Film Series — John asked if group feels film series is worth the cost ($200/film). Paul and Mindy noted the films are bringing in new people. Twenty three attendees at film last Thurs. 8. 2/11/16 EEC televised meeting — Bob inquired if there are topics that should be focused on? Film, Fostering sustainable Behavior, forum (panelists, dates) appear to be main items. HES and community solar will be covered by other committees. 9. Document E&OWG events and activities - Tabled 10. 2016 Work Plan: The work plan that city council approved was read to the group. 11. Project Earth: On hiatus until March. 12. Succession Plan a. Chair(s): Lauren Satterlee has stepped up to be the new chair. b. Recruiting new members: New people have applied for the commission and may be interested in EOWG. 13. Next meeting: Mar. 3, 2016. Lauren to check on Mayor's room status. [Confirmed for March] Meeting adjourned at 9:30 pm, minutes prepared by John Howard EOWG March 3, 2016 Meeting Mayor's Conference Room — 7 pm In attendance: Laura Kondrick, Mindy Ahler, Kris Wilson, Bob Gubrud, Lauren Satterlee, John Howard 1. Minutes from February meeting approved without edit. 2. Home Energy Squad (HES) — more signups than $ in account at the moment. Funding likely to be coming from the EEC. 3. Community Solar (CSG) • Bob is working on a PSA made by the city to promote the CSG, and could show the PSA during April forum. However, Edina cannot take subscribers - that is up to Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light (MNIPL) and CEF. Possible mention of the CSG in the summer or fall issue of About Town, but summer deadline is April 15th. CEF believes the project will be ready to advertise in 2 weeks, but there are potential delays (roof structural assessment, Xcel queue). • Bob would like to see a separate webpage to advertise CSG through CEF. • MNIPL will hold a workshop on March 14th at 6:30 pm, location TBA [Appears to be at Good Samaritan]. 4. Update from April 2016 Forum Committee members • Review of forum plan. Elizabeth Wilson is the keynote and is coordinating the other speakers (Rick Carter, Lissa Pawlisch). • John was asked if he has contacts for past tablers, will see if he has any list and pass to Kris. • Draft poster was reviewed, need to change the title to 5th annual — currently has 6th • Students will be active with setting up and tabling at event. Rozy will kick off the evening. Sarah S and Emily R could do HES drawing. • John inquired about the distinction between the subcommittee and the EOWG. • Mindy suggests removing the "Edina Dialog" piece of the web event ad. Paul noted there needs to be a ? at the end. 5. Environmental Film Series- • Paul would like to see Merchants of Doubts. • Bees and pollinators are popular topic. • Paul thinks linking a film to a speaker could be a bigger hit. • Bob feels it is important to have community partners. Paul sees arboretum as possible source of good movie ideas. • John discussed some possible films — 70° South, Farmed and Dangerous, Years of Living Dangerously • No clear consensus on films, and any movie would need to be approved by the EEC before it could be shown. Thus unlikely any film could be screened before the summer. 6. School activities • SELC is doing well. Will be meeting with school's architects soon about green building upgrades as part of the school referendum • They will be organizing a Tech Dump • Since Paul is no longer a commissioner, Paul and Mindy discussed the need for there to be a new EEC liaison to students. 7. Recruiting new members • Laura found the EOWG from Dianne PL. • Kris found out about EOWG via Paul at an Edina Bike Task Force meeting. • Seems people who applied for the commission but were not selected could be contacted by MJ at the city. Lauren will draft a letter. 8. Other: Bob discussed community based social marketing, which comes highly recommended from CERTs. Bob sees this as being a valuable technology, and would like to have Alexis of CERTs present to the commission. Lauren found Alexis's primer to be valuable, but may not have availability to attend the formal training in May. Kris expressed interest in attending. Motion made by Bob to have EOWG recommend to EEC that Alexis present on social behavior change methodology. Seconded by Paul, and motion passed unanimously. Bob read the mission statement and EOWG looked at EOWG workplan. 9. Next meeting: April 7, 2016, 7:00 pm, Mayor's Room [Canceled] Meeting adjourned 8:39 pm. Minutes prepared by John Howard. To-dos: Lauren to contact Edina communications (via Ross) about the event webpage and title issues. John to connect with Edina Garden council. John to try to find the resource fair tablers' contacts from last year. EEC Annual Environmental Forum Sub-committee of Education & Oeutreach Wwork gGroup7 jEOWG1 5th Aannual Edina Environmental Eforum, 4/14/20167 Sarah Zarrin, chair Sarah Zarrin started going toattending the Eeducation Outreach Work GroupITEOWG) meetings; since Sept 2015, knowing there were term limitation for 2 co-chairs of the group. Started talking and going over event title and the list of speakers for the 2016 forum in Early Oct 2015. Meanwhile, a member of the committee, Paul Thompson, was in charge of reserving auditorium at the 1=I-Shigh school. Fick Auditorium was available on 4/14 and EEC members agreed to cancel 4/14 EEC meeting. Sarah Zarrin had suggested the forum to be on the energy reduction, 30% by 2025 for all sectors in Edina, to be aligned with the focus item on the 2015 & 2016 EEC work plan and be aligned with the Partners in Energy (Pi4E1 on going workshops and action plans. Sarah with the collaboration with Institute on Environment at the U of M_(7 lon4:4-14E)„ got the agreement from Professor -Elizabeth Wilson, Lissa Pawlish, and Rick Carter, to speak at the 4/14 foruml [Lsi.) Attended EOWG- meeting in on in Nov 2015 and the groupthcy approved agreed with the speakers. 4/14 forum committee started meeting twice gena month meeting since 1/21/2016. Selected chair lead person for each main responsibilities, Ls2]_ Committee members and roles: • Sarah Zarrin, EEC Chair, Forum Chair— invitations and arrangements with speakers • Lauren Satterlee, EOWG chair — communications with city staff about poster design/printing, website, and social media publicity, creating title slide decks • Paul Thompson, EOWG member — invitations to non-city elected officials, school leaders and news outlets, and local news reporters, publicity to community groups, organizing Tech Dump with students • Mindy Ahler, EOWG member — publicity to community groups Bob Gubrud, EOWG member communications with community groups • Kristopher Wilson, EOWG member — organizing Resource Fair logistics and organizing participants, A/V support • Rozv Eastaugh, EOWG student member — publicity to school leaders, forum welcome/ opening , organizing Tech Dump • SELC members including EEC student members Sara Stefanik and Emily Reinke — organizing Tech Dump • Laura Kondrick, EOWG member — publicity to residents Lessons learned • Identify a venue/Better auditorium with e-Fi-acoustics (or work with venue A/V or IT prior to the day of the event to test audio on any kind of videos or audio, in addition to microphones.) • Reserve auditorium in Sept—LOct time frame • When setting a date for Forum, ccheck most of the calendars including EEC monthly meeting, to avoid conflicts. • City communications department could do better job on the publicityi7 volunteers have a limited time and experience on the publicity. o Arrange for an interview with the speaker o Communicate with schools for the publicity o Based on the lesson learned and experience- with this forum, it seems there is not a good track record on how to run the forum. It will be beneficial to keep calendar timeline for each activity for this event since it is important to meet the deadlines for various items . • Design/printGet poster r ady sooner (before March) to be able to distribute at some gatherings including political caucuses and Annual Dinner for the Commissions & Boards in early March. o Be aware of limited time city communication staff has to work on it, part time staff. (Note: In 2016, the city had especially limited capacity for graphic design so the design process took longer than expected.) • !Publicly post opportunity to participate in Resource Fair • Agree on a template to use for publicity and outreach to community and Resource Fair participants. (Samples in files saved from event.) This includes a signature such as the following, with special attention not to provide private business signature of individual committee members, which confuses participants about who is hosting the event.k3i [Signature sample:! NAME Member of the Edina Annual Environmental Forum planning team Event website: http://EdinaGoGreen.org/ Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/557835311059284/ Prepared by Sarah Zarrin and Lauren Satterlee Minutes RSWO Meeting Wednesday, March 16, 2016 In attendance: Melissa Seeley, Michelle Horan, Judith Felker 1. Introduction of Judith Felker who expressed interest in joining the working group. She is focusing on speaking with her neighbors to try to convince the majority to sign up for a single hauler thus reducing truck size and traffic in her neighborhood. This will be her primary focus and she will join us for updates as her schedule allows. 2. Packaging ordinance: We are trying to make sure we have done our due diligence in order to present a report at the May 12 EEC meeting. To that end, I am requesting each member of RSWO reach out to a business or property owner who would be affected by the ordinance. We have spoken with Fairview Hospital, Hello Pizza, Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop, Edina Country Club and Edina Grill. We are not planning another stakeholders meeting and would prefer to gather a bit more data through face to face meetings. If you are unable to help in this effort, please let me know. Please also review Michelle Horan's email dated 3/15/16. In it she outlined remaining steps for the packaging ordinance. 1. To exempt or not to exempt? PE lined hot and cold cups and lids - these exempt thru 4/17 in Mpls Cold lids - exempt through 4/16 Franchises? Others? 2. Research and Report Have we done enough research? What to report? 3. Finalize Ordinance verbiage. Decide on name for ordinance. 4. Time line EEC and Council Effective date Enforcement date 5. Education/Marketing Flyer - finalize Website Who would be responsible? Start creating pages. Packaging Fair or just send out list of vendors? Vet out vendor list on Minneapolis's site Contact Vendors recommend they get info to businesses? Anything at the April event? Early Adopters benefits listing on website Stickers - use Minneapolis's or own design? Do we have budget? Other If there is something missing on this list, please let me know. 3. Organics Ordinance We will tour the Brooklyn Park Transfer Station at 1:00 on April 20. For those interested in carpooling, we can meet at City Hall at 12:30. I am also putting together a tour of another composting facility in Becker called Full Circle Organics. I met a representative from this company last week and they sound like they are doing some innovative things around compost processing. They are flexible on times so please let me know if you'd be able to attend April 6 or April 18. Once we gather some information by visiting these sites I am hoping to set a timeline for presentation to Council. - We will not have an official meeting in April. I am hoping many of you can join us for these facilities tours. Edina Water Quality Working Group Meeting March 8, 2016 Present: LouAnn, Jon, Randy, Sue, Steve Business Meeting: Old Business: 1. Brian Olson Presentation - a. LuAnn to email Brian thanking him on behalf of the committee for his comments and information b. Is swept up salt really put in landfill, what is BMP? LouAnn to ask Jessica for next meeting, Randy ask Erica too c. 38% salt from business, Randy to ask Erica for source, LouAnn to ask Brook Aslysen d. How does city normalize salt use for each winter's differing conditions? LouAnn to ask Jessica e. Idea for next year - consider spring salt clean up day, Edina to go ap, how to approach businesses, invite Brook Aslysen to help us with strategies for businesses next year April 12 or May 10, location to be decided 2. Banner - Jon brought sample, design when new City designer on staff 3. Answers to pretreating questions - from Connie Fortin 4. Edina Library display April 19 - May 19, Subject: Vernon, in Honor of Earth Day, topics: raingardens, native plants, fine fescue grasses, Earth Day display, sponsored by City of Edina Water Quality Working group, adult and children, movies, Sue to get bookmarks from Monarch Lab 5. April 14, EEC Forum, 6-7:00 at Southview - Sue & Randy, Garden Club Sale May 6-7, New Business 1. Discussed follow-up strategies with Arden Park. Steve to write email based on Heidi Quinn's email. 2. Reviewed and discussed annual communication plan. 3. Tabled strategies from Erica's presentation. Respectfully Submitted, Sue Nissen Edina Water Quality Working Group Meeting April 12, 2016 Present: LouAnn Waddick, Jon Moon, Randy Holst, Sue Nissen, Steve Wielock Guests from MPCA • Andy Ronchak, - training, pollution prevention side, soon to retire • Brook Asleson, Watershed Specialist & State Program Administrator, determines which pollutants Presentation covered MPCA Certifications for Salt Use, Facts about salt use, Perception v. Reality of salt use, and potential strategies for reducing salt usage. Respectfully Submitted, Sue Nissen CITY OF EDINA 4801 West 50th Street Edina, MN 55424 www.edinamn.gov Date: May 12, 2016 Agenda Item #: IX.A. To: Energy and Environment Commission Item Type: Other From: Ross Bintner, Environmental Engineer Item Activity: Subject: Staff Comments Information ACTION REQUESTED: No action required. INTRODUCTION: The following items will be summarized by staff. 1. Grant Applications 2. CIP/State of the Infrastructure http://edina.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/CoverSheet.aspx? ItemID=1320&MeetingID=71 and http://edina.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/CoverSheet.aspx? ItemID=1319&MeetingID=102 ATTACHMENTS: Infrastructure Infographic EDINA'S INFRASTRUCTURE 2,000 Fire hydrants 11,800 Manholes Edina's infrastructure, its streets and curbs, storm and sanitary sewers, bridges, walking paths and sidewalks, water mains, hydrants, pumping stations and wells form the physical backbone of the City. #11 4 194 miles of sanitary sewer mains 23 Sanitary Sewer Sanitary sewer lift stations Water supnlf 4 Water treatment plants 4 Water towers with a three million-gallon total capacity 18 Deep water wells Stormwater 11 Storm sewer lift stations 127 miles of storm sewer mains 150 lilt Ponds & wetlands Utilities 13,800 Service connections Roads 230 miles of roadway EDINA'S INFRASTRUCTURE ROO service connections I I 2,000 fire hydrants of storm sewer mains storm sewer lift stations I 50 pone- '044 wottandi reservoir AVEPAr', 4 water treatment plants million gallons per day )0 i mles of water mains of sanitary sewer mains 23 sanitary sewer lift stations ,Appr-e ,‘o Advisory Board and Commission Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. BOARD OR COMMISSION: Choose an item. WORKING GROUP NAME: Business Energy Efficiency and Conservation WORKING GROUP OBJECTIVE: Edina Businesses reduce community's green house gas, GHG, emissions by 30% by 2025 through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable 1—(1 WORKING GROUP Al 0-CHAIRS: Click here to enter text. Project Title A working group may have more than one project. Business energy efficiency and conservation, 30% GHG emission reduction by 2025 Description Describe the project and how it supports the approved work plan. To support the charter of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emission 30% by 2025 by focusing on Business sector of Edina. The work group will: I) Work with the Partners in Energy Group, (PIE) by creating awareness and engaging businesses to take action to conserve and increase energy efficiency, 30% GHG reduction by 2025, and to preserve and enhance our environment. 2) Recommend best practices and policies for energy efficiency and conservation for The City of Edina businesses to the Energy and Environment Commission to assist with meeting established conservation goals, and establish strategies to track and meet these goals. 3) Identify opportunities for change to meet GHG goals 4) Work with conservation and sustainability, CAS, staff and PIE to quantify the baseline consumption of energy and put action plan together to reduce in a short and long term. 5) Assist with developing effective communication strategies for above to EEC, Council and the public Purpose Describe the purpose or objective of the project. e.g. develop a process, review the work Edina's businesses, in alignment with residents, government, and schools, will successfully reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by the year 2025, through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable. Deliverables Tangible or intangible object produced as a result of the project intended to be delivered to the indicated audience. Deliverables will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Community Benefit How does this project benefit the Edina community? Preserve and enhance our environment by reducing GHG emission Key Dates Is there an event or a timeframe to complete certain steps? Quarterly report and ongoing milestones Advisory Board and Commission Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. Promotion & Implementation What is the plan to share the project findings/completion or how will the completed project be implemented? The plan to promote and share will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 20 16. Evaluation How will the group evaluate the findings or end result of the project? Baseline information on consumption of electricity from Xcel energy 2009 vs future data. Duration of the Group Typically six months to two years. 2 years Membership & Time Commitment Working group size cap recommendation is 7 members. Estimate how much time a working group member needs to commit to. 3-4 hours per month The chair of the work group attends the partners in energy, pie, meetings/workshops. The chair of the work group communicates meeting outlines with the EEC members. Public Notice & Member Recruitment Public notice will be given of the formation of any working group and individuals will have a minimum of 14 days after the public notice to express interest to join before members are selected. Forward the completed Greenprint to MJ Lamon for public notice. Date of working group approval from board/commission: 34T Date for release of public notice: 34T Date for working group member selection (must be at least 14 days after release of public notice date): 34T Date for working group's first meeting: 34T (912x-4, ;;j7;1-7,,\ Advisory Board and Commission 12 4 j.giA Working Group—ip—Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working gr up. -1 BOARD OR COMMISSION: Choose an item. WORKING GROUP NAME: City Operations Energy Efficiency and Conservation— WORKING GROUP OBJECTIVE: Edina city operations reduce community's green house gas, GHG, emissions by 30% by 2025 througk stratriemirns th are kyk_ Project Title A working group may have more than one project. City operations energy efficiency and conservation, 30% GHG emission reduction by 2025 Description Describe the project and how it supports the approved work plan. To support the charter of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emission 30% by 2025 by focusing on City operations sector. The work group will: I) Work with the Partners in Energy Group, (PIE) by creating awareness and engaging city operations' upper management and staff to take action to conserve and increase energy efficiency, 30% GHG reduction by 2025, and to preserve and enhance our environment. 2) Recommend best practices and policies for energy efficiency and conservation for Edina municipal operations to the Energy and Environment Commission to assist with meeting established conservation goals, and establish strategies to track and meet these goals. 3) Identify opportunities for change to meet GHG goals 4) Work with conservation and sustainability, CAS, staff and PIE to quantify the baseline consumption of energy and put action plan together to reduce in a short and long term. 5) Assist with developing effective communication strategies for above to EEC, Council and the public Purpose Describe the purpose or objective of the project. e.g. develop a process, review the work Edina's government, in alignment with residents, businesses, and schools, will successfully reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by the year 2025, through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable. Deliverables Tangible or intangible object produced as a result of the project intended to be delivered to the indicated audience. Deliverables will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Community Benefit How does this project benefit the Edina community? Preserve and enhance our environment by reducing GHG emission Key Dates Quarterly report and ongoing milestones sustainable, practical, and measurable c WORKING GROUP CHAIR/CO-CHAIRS: CI ck here to enter text. A, Advisory Board and Commission Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. Is there an event or a timeframe to complete certain steps? — Promotion & Implementation What is the plan to share the project findings/completion or how will the completed project be implemented? The plan to promote and share will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Evaluation How will the group evaluate the findings or end result of the project? Baseline information on consumption of electricity from Xcel energy 2009 vs future data. Duration of the Group Typically six months to two years. 2 years Membership & Time Commitment Working group size cap recommendation is 7 members. Estimate how much time a working group member needs to commit to. 3-4 hours per month The chair of the work group attends the partners in energy, pie, meetings/workshops. The chair of the work group communicates meeting outlines with the EEC members. Public Notice & Member Recruitment Public notice will be given of the formation of any working group and individuals will have a minimum of 14 days after the public notice to express interest to join before members are selected. Forward the completed Greenprint to MJ Lamon for public notice. Date of working group approval from board/commission: 34T Date for release of public notice: 34T Date for working group member selection (must be at least 14 days after release of public notice date): 34T Date for working group's first meeting: 34T Jvw-c- V1,6- , 4,, Advisory Board and Commission E~r Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. BOARD OR COMMISSION: Choose an item. WORKING GROUP NAME: Residential Energy Efficiency and Conservation WORKING GROUP OBJECTIVE: Edina Residents to reduce community's green house gas, GHG, emissions by 30% by 2025 through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable '6)..(0-\ eAslery m fro WORKING CO-CAD;, Clicrhere to enter text. Project Title A working group may have more than one project. Residential energy efficiency and conservation, 30% GHG emission reduction by 2025 Description Describe the project and how it supports the approved work plan. To support the charter of the Edina Energy and Environment Commission to reduce Green House Gas (GHG) emission 30% by 2025 by focusing on residential sector of Edina. The work group will: I) Work with the Partners in Energy Group, (PIE) by creating awareness and engaging residents to take action to conserve and increase energy efficiency, 30% GHG reduction by 2025, and to preserve and enhance our environment. 2) Recommend best practices and policies for energy efficiency and conservation for Edina residents to the Energy and Environment Commission to assist with meeting established conservation goals, and establish strategies to track and meet these goals. 3) Identify opportunities for change to meet GHG goals 4) Work with conservation and sustainability, CAS, staff and PIE to quantify the baseline consumption of energy and put action plan together to reduce in a short and long term. 5) Assist with developing effective communication strategies for above to EEC, Council and the public. Purpose Describe the purpose or objective of the project. e.g. develop a process, review the work Edina's residents, in alignment with business, government, and schools, will successfully reduce the community's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by the year 2025, through strategies and actions that are sustainable, practical, and measurable. Deliverables Tangible or intangible object produced as a result of the project intended to be delivered to the indicated audience. Deliverables will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. Community Benefit How does this project benefit the Edina community? Preserve and enhance our environment by reducing GHG emission Key Dates Is there an event or a timeframe to complete certain steps? Quarterly report and ongoing milestones Promotion & Implementation What is the plan to share the project The plan to promote and share will be described in the PIE Energy Action Plan, finalizing June or July 2016. „ 'fie 1 Advisory Board and Commission Working Group Greenprint This form must be completed prior to a board or commission approving the establishment of a working group. findings/completion or how will the completed project be implemented? Evaluation How will the group evaluate the findings or end result of the project? Baseline information on consumption of electricity from Xcel energy 2009 vs future data. Duration of the Group Typically six months to two years. 2 years Membership & Time Commitment Working group size cap recommendation is 7 members. Estimate how much time a working group member needs to commit to. 3-4 hours per month The chair of the work group attends the partners in energy, pie, meetings/workshops. The chair of the work group communicates meeting outlines with the EEC members. Public Notice & Member Recruitment Public notice will be given of the formation of any working group and individuals will have a minimum of 14 days after the public notice to express interest to join before members are selected. Forward the completed Greenprint to MJ Lamon for public notice. Date of working group approval from board/commission: 34T Date for release of public notice: 34T Date for working group member selection (must be at least 14 days after release of public notice date): 34T Date for working group's first meeting: 34T Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP Dean for Global Health One Gustave L. Levy Place Box 1057 New York, NY 10029 T 212-241-5959 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai May 4, 2016 Kathleen Schuler, MPH Healthy Kids and Families Program Director Healthy Legacy Co-Director Conservation Minnesota 1101 West River Parkway, Suite 250 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Re: The hazards to children's health of using recycled tires in athletic fields Dear Ms. Schuler, Thank you for having asked to provide a statement on the risks to children's health of using recycled tires in the construction of athletic fields. I am a pediatrician and epidemiologist and Dean for Global Health in the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. I have been a member of the faculty at Mount Sinai since 1985, and I served as Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine from 1990 to 2015. I am also a Professor of Pediatrics. Prior to joining Mount Sinai, I served in the US Public Health Service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) in Atlanta. I have been involved for many decades in research and practice to protect children against environmental threats to health. I have chaired committees at the National Academy of Sciences, and I am co-editor of the Textbook of Children's Environmental Health published in 2013 by Oxford University Press. I am a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the University of London. The use of recycled waste tires for playground mulch and crumb rubber athletic field infill potentially puts the health of children and athletes at risk. My first concern is health risks from heat effects of vigorously exercising on crumb rubber fields. Because the crumb rubber material absorbs solar radiation on hot sunny days, temperatures can reach 130 and as high as 173 degrees. This environment puts children at risk for heat-induced illness such as dehydration, heat, stress, heat stroke and heat burns. My second serious concern with the use of crumb rubber on playgrounds and fields is exposure toxic chemicals, including 1,3-butadiene a known human carcinogen and an integral component of the synthetic rubber used in manufacture of most tires; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH5), also known carcinogens; volatile organic compounds (VOCs), many of which are neurotoxic; and heavy metals such as lead. Many of the chemicals in crumb rubber volatilize, especially in hot weather, and can be inhaled. The crumb rubber pellets stick to children's hands and bodies and can be ingested when children put their hands in their mouths. World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Environmental Epidemiology and Children's Environmental Health Re: The hazards to children's health of using recycled tires in athletic fields Page 2 Children spend many hours on playgrounds and athletes practice and play on synthetic turf fields almost every day. They can have substantial cumulative exposure to the chemicals in crumb rubber. Children's exposure to these chemicals is further magnified by their high rate of breathing during vigorous exercise and the frequent contact of their bodies with the surface of the playing field during hard play. Any level of exposure to known carcinogens or neurotoxic chemicals is too much. There are no safe levels of exposure to these chemicals, especially for children. The most effective strategy for protecting children against exposures to chemicals in crumb rubber is to prevent the installation of playgrounds and athletic fields that use this material. Sincerely, Philip /. Landrigan, MSc, FAAP This bill is an important step in addressing potentially harmful exposures of children and athletes to known toxic chemicals while they are at play. Healthor Legac Healthy people, a clean environment and a thriving economy /- Moratorium on Use of Recycled Waste Tires in Playgrounds & Athletic Fields (SF 1422, HF 1601) Healthy Legacy supports a policy to prevent potential adverse health effects to children and athletes from exposure to shredded waste tire mulch in playgrounds and athletic fields. SF 1422 / HF 1601 will: • Establish a moratorium on the use of public funds for new playgrounds and athletic fields using shredded tire mulch or crumb rubber infill until July 2019. • Requires the Minnesota Department of Health to review and evaluate a report to be issued by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment' and report back to the Minnesota legislature on potential health risks to children and athletes of continued use of waste tires for playgrounds and athletic fields. • Require signage to caution users of existing playgrounds and athletic fields of potential exposure and ways to reduce exposure to toxins in waste tire material. Safer Playground and Synthetic Turf Materials Playground Alternative Engineered wood fiber (EWF) is a safer and less expensive alternative to shredded tire mulch for use on playgrounds, with comparable fall protection. EWF is made from 100% virgin wood fiber and is not chemically treated in any way. Synthetic Turf Infill Alternative Organic infill made from a coconut fiber, cork and rice husk blend is a safer alternative to crumb rubber that is 100% recyclable, odor free, non-toxic and mold resistant. Recycling of Waste Tires Nearly 300 million car and truck tires are discarded every year, about one for every person. To address the problem of tire stockpiles emitting hazardous compounds into the environment, since 1995 the U.S. EPA has been encouraging the recycling of waste tires into playground mulch and synthetic turf athletic field infill. Although waste tires meet the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's criteria for hazardous waste, they have received a special exemption for these uses. Waste tires are ground up into pieces for use as playground mulch and processed into smaller pieces known as "crumb rubber" for use as synthetic turf infill. Use of recycled waste tires has grown over the last two decades. Thousands of playgrounds across the U.S. use shredded tire mulch as cushioning under outdoor play equipment. This includes nearly all Minneapolis public school playgrounds. Ninety- eight percent of the over 11,000 synthetic turf fields in the U.S. use crumb rubber infill.2 To leave a healthy legacy, Minnesota needs safe products and safe ways to make them. Safe products made safely healthylegacy.org Toxic Chemicals Detected in Recycled Waste Tire Materials According to a chemical analysis conducted by Yale University,3 96 chemicals were found in samples of shredded rubber tire playground mulch. For half of these chemicals, there is no government testing - so whether they are safe for human health is unknown. • Chemicals detected in shredded tire material include carcinogens, neurotoxins, respiratory/ eye/skin irritants and reproductive and developmental toxins. • Chemicals detected include the brain toxins styrene, lead and cadmium, as well as carcinogens, arsenic, pyrene, carbon black, polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and butadiene. • Another study confirms the presence of hazardous chemicals in tire mulch, including PAHs that are released through volatilization and can be inhaled. The authors caution, "Uses of recycled rubber tires, especially those targeting play areas and other facilities for children, should be a matter of regulatory concern ."4 • Athletes playing on synthetic turf are exposed to chronic toxicity from PAHs, known carcinogens.5 When the material gets hot, off-gassing of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air increases. • There is concern that soccer goalies with chronic exposure to crumb rubber on synthetic turf fields may be at higher risk for lymphoma and leukemia cancers.6 Contact us for more information: • Jenna Grove • jgrove@cleanwater.org 612-627-1539 • Kathleen Schuler • Kathleen@conservationminnesota.org 612-767-1570 "Children go to playgrounds almost daily, and gifted athletes are on the soccer field almost every day. That sort of cumulative exposure results in a buildup in their body of these toxic chemicals, and can result in a buildup of cellular damage that's caused by these chemicals, that can then result in disease years or decades late. Little children should not be put in a situation where they're forced to be in intimate contact with carcinogenic chemicals." Dr. Philip Landrigan Dean of Global Health at Mount Sinai Medical Center and leading expert on the effects of chemicals on children. Citations 'Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) California Environmental Protection Agency http://oehha.ca.gov/risk/SyntheticTurf- Studies.html 2Synthetic Turf Council, http://www.syntheticturfcouncil.org/ 'Environment & Human Health, Inc., 2007 http://www.ehhi.org/turf/met- al_analysis2016.shtml "Llompart M, Sanchez-Prado L, Lamas JP, Garcia-Jares c et al. Hazardous organic chemicals in rubber recycled tire playgrounds and pavers. Chemo- sphere 2013;90:423-31. 'Marsili L, Coppola D, Bianchi N, Maltese S et al. release of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals from rubber crumb in synthetic turf fields: preliminary hazard assessment for athletes. Environmental & Analytical Toxicology 2014;5(2):265. 'NBC News Investigation http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/ how-safe-artificial-turf-your-child-plays-n220166 'NBC News, used with permission of Dr. Landrigan http://www.nbcnews. com/news/investigations/rubber-mulch-safe-surface-your-childs-play- g round-n258586 RCE Behavior Change Worksheet This exercise will offer an opportunity to try out the behavior change techniques shared in this session. A. Understanding Your Audience Identify your Target Audience: Now think about whether there are sub-groups to that target audience that would require different messaging or have different actions to take? If so, redefine your target audience to be something more specific within the audience you noted above: B. Selecting a Behavior We don't have time today to gather the data necessary to compare several of your behaviors using the Overall Effectiveness test (shown at right). So, decide what one behavior you want to focus on today: Overall Effectiveness Reminder: Think about a behavior that is only one action (i.e., Non-divisible) and includes the action necessary for actual energy savings to occur (i.e., End-state). C. Identifying Barriers and Benefits Brainstorm what might be the Barriers and Benefits to the behavior you chose. Barriers Benefits 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. Review the barriers and benefits above and decide which box you think the behavior fits in the table at right. Draw an "X" in the box that fits best. A gut reaction is good enough for this exercise. High Barriers Low Barriers Low High Benefits Benefits 1 C. Stacking Strategies Refer to the Key Strategies Table on the blue reference sheet and the Hi-Lo Barriers Benefit Table on page 1. Which strategies correspond to where you placed the X in the table on page 1? Brainstorm what activities within those strategies will motivate your target audience to complete the selected behavior. For example, if you have a behavior with high barriers and high benefits, how can you make it either more convenient or get a commitment from folks to do the behavior? Go beyond one or two strategies — what additional strategies from the Stacking Strategies section on the blue reference sheet can you add to the mix? 2 Where: Incentives - Reduce upfront cost to do behavior or reward people for doing behavior. Convenience - Make it as easy as possible to do behavior. Social Modeling - Someone else demonstrates how to do behavior. Social Norms — People do things they see others doing. Feedback - Provide info that reinforces the behavior. Key Strategies Table Incentives Competitions Convenience Commitments Social Modeling Social Norms Education Feedback Prompts A Low > High Prompts - Give reminders right where decision to engage in behavior happens. Benefits Stacking Strategies Follow-up - Checking back in with people to remind them to do behavior. Goal Setting- Individuals or groups working toward a set goal. Social Diffusion - Rely on audience to spur others to do behavior. Communication - Using clear and effective language and explanations. Liking - Easily persuaded by people we like. Choice Architecture - Intentional design to improve consumer decision-making. Authority - People tend to obey authority figures. Reciprocity - People tend to return a favor. Commitment and Consistency - Likely to honor commitments; want to be consistent with self-image. Scarcity - Perceived scarcity generates demand and interest.