Sustainability Commission - 08/04/2020APPROVED MINUTES
EDEN PRAIRIE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION MEETING
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020 7:00 P.M.
Ground Storage Reservoir Site
COMMISSION MEMBERS: Cindy Hoffman (Chair), Aaron Poock (Vice
Chair), Jeanne DeSanctis, Debjyoti Dwivedy
Daniel Katzenberger, JoAnn McGuire,
Bruce Schaepe, Priya Senthilkumar
CITY STAFF: Jennifer Hassebroek, Sustainability
Coordinator, Kristin Harley, Recording
Secretary
I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Chair Hoffman called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Absent were Commissioners
DeSanctis and Senthilkumar. Rick Wahlen, Eden Prairie Utility Operations Manager,
joined the meeting.
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Quorum not present at start of meeting, no motion made.
III. TOUR OF GROUND STORAGE RESERVOIR SITE
Rick Wahlen, Utility Operations Manager, provided the Commission with background
information and a tour of the site.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JULY 14 MEETING
MOTION: Poock moved, seconded by Katzenberger to approve the minutes of July 14,
2020 Sustainability Commission. Motion carried 6-0.
V. REPORTS
A. REPORTS FROM STAFF
1. UPDATE ON HOME ENERGY SQUAD INTERCITY
CHALLENGE
Hassebroek updated the Commission on the status of the program and the
smart thermostat rebate the city was planning for winning residents.
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2. UPDATE ON SUSTAINABLE EDEN PRAIRIE AWARDS
Hassebroek let the Commission know nominations for the annual award
program were now open and to encourage residents and businesses to
apply.
3. UPDATE ON CITYWIDE OPEN HOUSE
Hasssebroek informed the Commission that 2020 Citywide Open House
has been cancelled.
B. REPORTS FROM CHAIR
None.
C. REPORTS FROM COMMISSION
1. WATER UPDATE
Poock reminded Commissioners to participate in the Mayor’s Challenge
for Water Conservation Pledge before the end of the month.
2. WASTE UPDATE
None.
3. LANDSCAPE/POLLINATOR UPDATE
Hassebroek reminded the commission of the upcoming landscape webinar
series hosted by the City and Wild Ones.
4. ENERGY UPDATE
Katzenberger announced the upcoming Climate Reality Leadership
training. There would be another training opening up for registrations in
August, and information was available at Climatereality.org. Registration
and the training were free of charge.
D. REPORTS FROM STUDENTS
V. OTHER BUSINESS
Hoffman noted the Student Commissioners that would be starting in September and
encouraged Commissioners to help the students feel comfortable participating with the
group.
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VI. UPCOMING EVENTS
VII. NEXT MEETING
The next Sustainability Commission meeting will be held Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
VIII. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Katzenberger moved, seconded by Dwivedy to adjourn the meeting.
MOTION CARRIED 6-0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:22 p.m.