Environmental Commission Minutes 01-26-09GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes January 26, 2009 Present: Commissioners Anderson, Baker, Chandlee, Hill, Pawluk and Stremel. Also present were Al Lundstrom,
Environmental Coordinator; and Lisa Nesbitt, Administrative Assistant. Absent: Commissioner St. Clair 1. Call to Order Pawluk called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 2. Approval of Regular
Meeting Minutes – November 24, 2008 MOVED by Baker, seconded by Chandlee, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the November 24, 2008 meeting. 3. Mayor’s Climate
Protection Agreement (MCPA) ? MCPA Progress Report – Lundstrom shared with the Commission, a progress report that was created by staff, outlining the steps taken toward each of the priority
areas identified by the Commission. a. Measurement – The City is going to join ICLEI which is an organization dedicated to assisting local governments with climate protection and sustainable
development. Energy audits have been completed in City Hall and Public Safety bu?????ildings. Audits will be conducted in the other buildings soon. Lighting audits will be completed
in February. b. Education Articles – A draft of an article for the Jan/Feb CityNews was given to the Commission. The article is titled “What is Going Green”. Upcoming articles include
“Measuring Your Carbon Footprint (Mar/April) and “Volunteer Buckthorn Project Update” (May/June). c. Development Materials – nothing new d. Education Forum –Lawrence Baker, from the
U of M, recently spoke at a Planning conference about how residents can measure their own carbon footprint. Staff will contact him to see if he can speak at a Commission meeting. e.
Green Team – The team is looking at city codes that pertain to rain collection systems, native landscaping, wind energy and solar energy. ? Consideration to Host forum on Liquid Assets
– 4. Program/Project Updates I/I – Commissioners were given a copy of the latest I/I inspection status report prepared by staff.
Minutes of the Environmental Commission January 26, 2009 Page 2 of 2 Private Development Updates – Planning Commission is conducting a preliminary plat hearing for the West End parking
garages. 5. Commission Member Council Reports None. 6. Other Business None. 7. Adjourn MOVED by Hill, seconded by Anderson, and the motion carried to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned
at 8:00 pm. The next scheduled meeting will be on February 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm.