EC Minutes 11-28-20227800 Golden Valky Road I Golden Valley, MN 55427
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November 28, 2022 — 6:30 pm
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
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Resources Supervisor, Beckman@goldenvalleymn.gov, 763-593-8084.
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Co -Chair Hansen at 6:30 pm.
2. Land Acknowledgement
3. Roll Call
Commissioners present: Shannon Hansen, Tonia Galonska, Dawn Hill, Jim Stremel, Scott Seys
Commissioners absent: Wendy Weirich, Debra Yahle, Kenna Brandt, Rachel Zuraff
Council Members present: Kimberly Sanberg
Staff present: Eric Eckman, Environmental Resources Supervisor;
Ethan Kehrberg, Sustainability Specialist;
Carrie Nelson, Engineering Assistant.
4. Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Commissioner Hill, seconded by Commissioner Galonska to approve the agenda for
November 28, 2022 and the motion carried.
5. Approval of October 24, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes
MOTION by Commissioner Hill, seconded by Commissioner Stremel to approve the minutes of October
24, 2022 as submitted and the motion carried.
6. Old Business
A. Environmental Justice Collaboration
MOTION by Commissioner Seys, seconded by Commissioner Galonska to approve the
Environmental Justice Prioritization Map and the motion carried.
7. New Business
A. Organics and Recycling Program Update
Can we do a targeted mailing to homes without carts?
ii. Possibly do a targeted mailing to areas with low participation rates?
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iii. Letters to residents and tags on the bins of residents with contamination in their bins
seemed to work. There weren't any repeat offenders.
iv. 4-week Traditional Recycling participation study:
1. 1,510 tons of material recycled.
2. 97% of eligible households put their cart out at least once. This is a 2% increase
from last year.
3. About 90% of households put their cart out on each service week.
v. 4-week Organics Recycling study:
1. 45% of eligible households put their bin out at least once.
2. 29% of households put their bin out each week.
3. GV recycled 363 tons of organic waste in 2022.
1. Are we able to get numbers from waste haulers to see if the tonnage
numbers decreased when the organics program started?
2. Did residents request smaller garbage bins?
vi. Staff is currently working with Brookview and their kitchen staff to make organics
recycling easier.
vii. The City website is getting updated with new information about organics and the
program.
viii. Staff is working with Republic to develop a new, updated education tag the driver can
leave on bins with contamination.
ix. Currently there aren't any multi -family properties in GV collecting organics. Hennepin
County doesn't require properties with more than four units to offer it.
x. 25 tons of materials were dropped off from 621 vehicles during this year's Mighty Tidy
Day at Brookview.
1. 2021 had 27 tons.
2. 2020 had 26.5 tons.
B. Energy Update
L On September 29, 2022, two experts from the Retiree Environmental Technical
Assistance Program (RETAP) did an Energy and Natural Gas Use Assessment at City Hall.
Their recommendations include:
1. Replace original Boiler — City is replacing in 2023. This doesn't include all the duct
work. The City did hire a consultant to design a new system.
2. De -Lamp 3-bulb fixtures
3. Install saver's switches on 7 rooftop units.
4. Use new Energy Management System (EMS) to program thermostats for both
occupied and unoccupied spaces.
5. Look at adding natural gas heating to one of the carrier roof top units (RTU) to
eliminate individual space heater usage.
1. Staff doesn't think this is feasible with the current RTUs. Replacing them
would be too costly.
6. Install insulation blanket on hot water heater and insulate adjacent water pipes.
1. This has already been done!
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ii. Staff presented at a Golden Valley Business Council meeting to discuss energy efficiency
and savings opportunities. Staff encouraged businesses to sign up for an energy
assessment and apply to be an "Energy Hero."
iii. Home Energy Squad
1. Staff will be presenting at a Rotary Club meeting in early 2023.
2. Staff offered free Home Energy Squad (HES) visits to residents who attended
Sustainability Day at the Market in the Valley. Also, they were offered to the first
50 residents who contact Ethan after reading about it in the
November/December City Newsletter.
3. Staff is also doing a targeted mailing of postcards to 2,000 of the oldest homes in
Golden Valley in early 2023.
iv. Partners in Energy
1. Staff will be looking at an informal arrangement with the PIE Team to continue to
get feedback and ideas.
2. Staff will continue to get annual progress reports from CPE and will work with
Communications to get this info to the community.
3. Ethan will start to work more with businesses.
C. 2023 Calendar
MOTION by Commissioner Stremel, seconded by Commissioner Galonska to approve the 2023
Environmental Commission meeting dates as submitted below and the motion carried.
• January 23, 2023
• February 27, 2023
• March 27, 2023
• April 24, 2023
• May 22, 2023
• June 26, 2022
• July 24, 2023
• August 28, 2023
• September 18
• October 23, 2023
• November 27, 2023
• December 18, 2023
D. Program/Project Updates
L Staff may be looking for input from the EC in the next few months about off-street
parking. It's not anti -street parking, it's about having enough off-street parking for
facility use.
E. Council Updates
L The Council approved Accessory Dwelling Units.
ii. The Council approved some single family/duplex style Affordable Housing on MnDOT
forfeited land.
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iii. DEI Building and Equitable Golden Valley forum being held on Thursday, Dec 1, 6:00 at
Brookview in the Bassett Creek North Room,
F. Other Business
i. None
8. Adjournment
MOTION by Commissioner Stremel, seconded by Commissioner Galonska to adjourn the meeting at 7:58
pm and the motion carried.
ATTEST:
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Carrie Nelson, Administrative Assistant Wendy Weirich, Chair