2016-09-26 EC Minutes GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, Minutes
September 26, 2016
Commissioners Present: Lynn Gitelis, Dawn Hill, Larry Johnson, Jim Stremel, Debra
Yahle and Tracy Anderson
Staff Present: Eric Eckman, Public Works Specialist; Hannah Garry, GreenCorps
Member
Also Present: Council Member Larry Fonnest
Absent: Tonia Galonska
Call to Order
Lynn Gitelis called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
Approval of Reqular Meetinq Minutes
MOVED by Hill, SECONDED by Anderson, and the motion carried unanimously to
approve the minutes of the August 22, 2016 regular meeting.
Minnesota GreenCorps Member Introduction
Eric Eckman introduced Hannah Garry to the Commission. Hannah will be working on
the Sustainability & Resilience Plan and GreenStep Cities efforts among other tasks.
Hannah provide the Commission with an update on the City's GreenStep Cities
initiatives each month.
Resilience/Sustainabilitv Plan — Comp Plan Kickoff Meetinq Summarv
On September 19, 2016 the City hosted a kickoff event for the community to provide
feedback on the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The Resilience/Sustainability station
included materials describing climate trends, impacts, and adaptation as well as
checklists for home emergency kits. Also available was a pilot emergency preparedness
questionnaire based on the recommendations made by the Commission at the August
2016 meeting.
Preliminary results from the goals exercise at the meeting (placing dots next to goals)
showed that the top three goals were:
"Encourage use of renewable energy, including wind, solar, etc" (31 dots)
"Encourage waste reduction, recycling and composting" (24 dots)
"Encourage energy efficiency for buildings and lighting" (22 dots)
Results will help inform the drafting of goals and policies in the upcoming
resilience/sustainability plan.
GreenStep Cities BP #29 —Action 2 — Targeted Communication Strateqies
The final draft of this GreenStep action item was presented for review and approval.
MOVED by Hill SECONDED by Stremel, and the motion carried unanimously to
approve the BP29 Action 2 summary for entry into the GreenStep website.
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September 26, 2016
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Video — Sustainability Dashboard Tool (Cleveland, OH)
The Commission viewed a video and discussed how the City leverages a dashboard
tool to drive sustainability action in the community. The Commission then discussed the
potential use of similar tools and graphics to show trends and help explain Golden
Valley's sustainability and resilience efforts.
Proqram/Proiect Updates
The complete program/project updates is on file.
Ad'�ourn
MOVED by Yahle, SECONDED by Anderson, and the motion carried to adjourn the
meeting at 8:08 pm.
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