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SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD
June 7, 2010
Present: Steve Barney, Justin Mitchell, Jan Scalpone, Margy Davey, Bob Poeschl, Ron Hardy,
Kimberly Biedermann, Bob Breest
Excused: Andrew Sabai
Staff: Darryn Burich, Planning Director, Allen Davis, Director of Community Development,
Robin Leslie, Principal Planner
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 by Chair Ron Hardy.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW MEMBER
Kimberly Biedermann was introduced as the new member, replacing Todd Sohr. Ms. Biedermann
provided a brief background of herself and interest in environmental issues.
APPROVE MINUTES
Motion by Margy Davey and second by Justin Mitchell to approve the minutes from the last meeting.
Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
UPDATE ON GHG WORKING GROUP/ENERGY SUBCOMMITTEE
Ron Hardy provided a brief status report on where the group was with the GHG inventory and target
setting. Mr. Hardy and Mr. Barney went over the draft resolution initiated by Mr. Barney
recommending a 3% reduction target for municipal operations and a 2% reduction for community -wide
emissions. The Board discussed the draft resolution and inquired as to the implications and examples of
how to reach the reduction targets and that additional information would be included at a future meeting.
There was also discussion on Energy Star and LEED and the need to schedule a workshop in the future
with staff to learn more about the programs. It was noted that both the school district and county are
Energy Star partners.
UPDATE ON WATER WORKING GROUP/ENVIRONMENTAL SUBCOMMITTEE
The Board tabled a discussion on chemical use by the City until more information could be gathered on
what chemicals the City is actually using.
The Board discussed a resolution supporting the creation of the permanent medication drop -off site and
commending the efforts of those organizations that participated in creating the drop -off site. Motion by
Bob Breest and second by Steve Barney to approve the resolution. Motion carried.
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN UPDATE
Darryn Burich stated that three chapters have been drafted and the steering committee would be
discussing the draft chapters at its upcoming meeting.
SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING TIMES
Mr. Hardy inquired with the Board if they wanted to cancel the July meeting, as it falls on a holiday, or
push it back one week if the room was available. There was a consensus to have a July meeting and
push it back one week to July 12
ADJOURN
Motion by Jan Scalpone and second by Kimberly Biedermann to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 5:30 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Darryn Burich
Director of Planning Services