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April 25, 2022 — 6:30 pm
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
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1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chair Weirich at 6:30 pm.
2. Roll Call
Commissioners present: Scott Seys, Wendy Weirich, Tonia Galonska, Dawn Hill, Debra Yahle,
Shannon Hansen, Jim Stremel, Felix Fettig, Rachel Zuraff
Commissioners absent: None
Council Members present: None
Staff present: Eric Eckman, Environmental Resources Supervisor;
Carrie Nelson, Administrative Assistant;
Ethan Kehrberg, GreenCorps Member.
3. Approval of Agenda
MOTION by Commissioner Hill, seconded by Commissioner Stremel to approve the agenda for April 25,
2022 and the motion carried.
4. Approval of March 28, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes
MOTION by Commissioner Seys, seconded by Commissioner Galonska to approve the minutes of
March 28, 2022 as submitted and the motion carried with the following change:
• Add 'PM' to the forum time under section 6Bi.
S. Old Business
A. Environmental Justice Collaboration
i. Maps will be shown by Eric before the breakout sessions at the forum.
1. Maybe the EC can take the lead on the mapping and then run it by the DEIC for
additional input and feedback?
2. Should we include more social factors like: Non -White population and Age 65 and
Older?
1. A Pre -Forum Survey was put on social media for people to take.
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2. MPCA looks at the non -white population, but some disagree with that
approach.
3. Age 65 and older could be on fixed income and susceptible to energy cost
burden, mobility issues, and inability to fund emergency repairs.
4. Distance from Park or School —Areas beyond % mile of park or school —
Look at map to see if any areas within % mile have a major barrier (i.e. a
hwy) in between them and the park or school. These areas should be
included.
5. Extreme Heat map is a regional mapping tool.
6. The Hennepin County tree planting priority areas coincide pretty well
with our map. They used several factors and scoring.
7. Air Quality — 300-500 meters from highways are impacted by emissions.
Facilities permitted to emit substances into the air. Use this map instead
of the previous MPCA air quality map.
8. Can we add the following topics to the breakout sessions:
i. Green spaces at commercial properties.
ii. Do you live and/or work in GV?
iii. Noise pollution — Hwy's, County Roads, Fire Stations, RR's.
9. The City has an inventory of trees on City properties. Trees on City
properties and in the Right of Way are mapped and identified. Areas with
more trees along the boulevard will likely have cooler pavement temps.
10. There are 4 properties in the Lakeview Heights area that used State
dollars to create a stormwater basin to clean and treat stormwater.
11. Use the Housing Affordability by Census Block map that uses the
affordable home price of $316,000 instead of $250,000.
B. Energy Recognition Program
i. The new logo was finalized.
ii. The GV Energy Hero business recognition program was launched on April 22 and is open
for businesses to apply. The link is on the website.
C. Energy Summer EV Event
L Ethan is setting up an EV Showcase event on June 16.
1. Will have EV owners on site to answer questions.
2. Possibly have food trucks.
6. New Business
A. Partners in Energy 2021 Progress Report
i. Reports are based on the second half of 2021 data.
ii. Reports will be made available to the public. Can we simplify these reports?
iii. Can we include definitions of the acronyms used in the reports?
iv. We appear to be ahead of the curve in many aspects of the implementation plan after 6
months.
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v. As we anticipated, the number of households experiencing energy cost burdened rose in
GV in 2020, from about 2,000 to about 2,250.
B. Home Energy Squad Progress Report
i. The City has contributed $3,835 of the initial $5,000 allocated for this program.
ii. Can we add a column to the end of the table for the total subsidy amounts were paid for
each quarter?
MOTION by Commissioner Seys, seconded by Commissioner Hill to approve recommending to
Council we continue the HES program by adding an additional $5,000 in funding for this year
and $5,000 for next year and the motion carried.
C. Program/Project Updates
i. None
D. Council Updates
i. None
E. Other Business
Felix Fettig's last meeting
The City Council will be talking about Commission Term Limits
iii. Edina has a No Mow May program residents can sign up for. Can GV do something like
this?
iv. 2022 Work Plan formal adoption will happen at the May 3rd Council meeting. Council
requested that we add a No Mow May bullet point to work plan under the Natural
Resources section.
7. Adjournment
MOTION by Commissioner Fettig, seconded by Commissioner Hansen to adjourn the meeting at
8:41 pm and the motion carried.
ATTEST:
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Carrie Nelson, Administrative Assistant WerYdy Weiric , Chair