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Environmental Commission Minutes 10-27-08GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes October 27, 2008 Present: Commissioners Anderson, Baker, Chandlee, Pawluk, St. Clair and Stremel. Also present were Jeannine Clancy, Public Works Director; Al Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator; and Lisa Nesbitt, Administrative Assistant. Absent: Commissioner Hill 1. Call to Order Pawluk called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 2. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes – September 22, 2008 MOVED by St. Clair, seconded by Anderson, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the September 22, 2008 meeting. 3. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement ? Measurement – Staff shared a benchmarking report that was submitted by the MN Dept. of Administration. The report showed raw BTU data which was Phase 1 data collection. Phase II will include more comprehensive data. The City is working with Xcel Energy on the possibility of utilizing their peak-shaving program. Staff is looking at ways to establish base-lines. They will bring a list of wha?????t information is currently available, to the next meeting. ? Education articles – Lundstrom and Clancy met with the City’s Communication Coordinator (Cheryl Weiler) regarding future articles as well as the Remodeling Fair. The commission needs to put together a proposal for the Fair’s committee. The proposal should include who the target audience is and the message to be delivered. It also needs to state whether the information will be shared via a speaker or at a booth. City Planner Joe Hogeboom will submit the proposal to the Committee. Weiler suggested that another article be written for the January CityNews if the commission has an involvement in the remodeling fair. Clancy will e-mail the suggested points to Pawluk. She will also contact CenterPoint to see if they have any involvement in the Fair. ? Develop materials for developers – Baker was on a trip recently and gathered some information. He will bring it to the next meeting. 4. Program/Project Updates TMDL – Lundstrom shared a summary that was e-mailed to him. The next step is the report of findings. Baker asked if a representative of BCWSC could present their findings to the Commission. Lundstrom will ask Ron Leaf. Minutes of the Environmental Commission October 27, 2008 Page 2 of 2 I/I – Final reports from 2008 PMP are not complete yet. Private Development Updates – Nothing new. Douglas Drive Corridor – A workshop was held and 53 people attended. The majority of the comments were in regards to pedestrian improvements, renovation of properties and the speed limit. There will be an open house in January/February. 5. Commission Member Council Reports None. 6. Other Business None. 7. Adjourn MOVED by Baker, seconded by St. Clair, and the motion carried to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 pm. The next scheduled meeting will be on November 24, 2008 at 7:00 pm.