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2020-05 AgendaSUSTAINBILITY COMMISSION Regular Meeting Agenda Thursday, May 27th, 2020, 7:00 pm Virtual Meeting - WebEx Commission Members Staff/Others Liaisons Jeremy Barthels, Laura Durenberger-Grunow, Carolyn Engeldinger, Amanda Kueper, Kameron Murray, Alyssa Sanden, Brian Shaw Amy Markle (Recreation Services Director) Rachel Lindholm (Sustainability Specialist) Ben Whalen (City Council) Heather MacDonald (CSC) 1. Call to Order/Welcome  Re-introductions 2. Approval of Minutes/Agenda  Regular Meeting Minutes: February 27, 2020 3. Public Comment  Resident comment and items not printed on agenda 4. Staff Reports  Virtual Meeting Logistics (Lindholm)  Work-plan Pandemic Update (Lindholm)  Sustainability Efforts Update (Lindholm)  GreenStep Cities Presentation (Lindholm) 5. Discussion Items None 6. Action Items  Chair and Vice-Chair Elections (Lindholm)  Nominate and elect Chair  Nominate and elect Vice Chair 7. Committee Reports  Community Services Commission (CSC) (MacDonald) 8. Next Meeting Thursday, June 25th, 2020, 7:00 pm Virtual Meeting held on WebEx 9. Adjournment REGULAR SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION MEETING Thursday, February 27th, 2020 Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave) PRESENT SC: Laura Durenberger-Grunow, Carolyn Engeldinger, Amanda Kueper, Kameron Murray, Alyssa Sanden, Brian Shaw STAFF: Rachel Lindholm, Amy Markle LIAISONS: Heather MacDonald (CSC), Ben Whalen (City Council) ABSENT SC: Jeremy Barthels Call to Order Lindholm called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm. Members, staff, and liaisons introduced themselves. Approval of Minutes/Agenda Due to it being the first meeting of the commission, there were no minutes to approve. Engeldinger moved to approve agenda, seconded by Kueper, approved by all. Staff Reports None Discussion Items Logistics Lindholm reiterated that, per the bylaws, the commission meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7 pm in the Heredia Room unless notified otherwise. Meetings are canceled in July and December, and rescheduled for the 3rd Thursday of November due to Thanksgiving. She also mentioned that agendas and minutes will be emailed out ahead of a meeting. Those and other resources will be displayed on the screen at the meeting, and only printed if individually requested, or under special circumstances. Commissioners are requested to contact Lindholm if they will not be in attendance partially to know if quorum will be met ahead of a meeting. Lindholm covered the rest of the bylaws and went through Sturgis procedures and language for conducting meetings. Lastly, Lindholm gave an overview of the roles of chair and vice-chair in advance of nominations and voting at the next meeting. Mission Lindholm read the commission purpose outlined in the official bylaws, and explained that the commission is mostly set up for education purposes and for making recommendations to City Council. She said that there are a few barriers with undertaking larger scale projects, like funding and staff capacity. She also shared some of the opportunities that help with these initiatives like grants and partner programs. 2020 Goals Lindholm reviewed 2020 initiatives for the commission to collaborate on:  Organized Collection  General Recycling and Organics Education (Farmers Market, RWB Days, Penn Fest, UWHM)  Richfield Climate Action Plan Durenberger-Grunow asked if a climate emergency would be declared as part of a CAP. Lindholm said that could be researched and discussed. Kueper asked how GreenStep Cities would factor into the CAP. Lindholm said she would give a future presentation on the program but was interested in seeing if it could be used as a framework for deciding actions/priorities. Engeldinger asked about what education includes – including the audience, topics, and locations. Lindholm explained that DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION commission education efforts will be focused on residents at public events and sharing tips and resources about environmental behaviors. Miscellaneous Questions Kueper asked how emailing with commission members connects with open meeting laws as well as what resident information from applying and being on a commission is public or private data. Committee Reports None Next Meeting/Adjournment Next Meeting: Thursday, March 26th, 7:00 pm, Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave), tentatively Bartholomew Room. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm.