HomeMy WebLinkAboutECPacket051120City of Falcon Heights
Environment Commission
City Hall
2077 Larpenteur Avenue W.
Monday, May 11, 2020
6:30 p.m.
A G E N D A
Note: This meeting will be held via web conference.
A. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL: Jim Wassenberg ____ Nick Olson ____
Martin McCleery ____ Patrick Mathwig ____
Jordyn Bucholtz ____ Esha Seth ____
Pedro De Filippo Vannucci ____
Council Liaison Andrews ____ Staff Liaison Markon ____
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 9, 2020
The April 13, 2020 Commission meeting was not held because of the pandemic.
D. AGENDA
1. Sustainable Actions Fair update
2. Review 2020 work plan
E. NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
F. ADJOURN
Next Meeting: June 8, 2020
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City of Falcon Heights
Environment Commission
City Hall
2077 Larpenteur Avenue W.
Monday, March 9, 2020
6:30 p.m.
MINUTES
A. CALL TO ORDER: Vice Chair Olson called the meeting to order at 6:42 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL:
Members present: Olson, Mathwig, Seth, and De Filippo Vanncci
Also present: Council Liaison Andrews, Staff Liaison Markon
Members absent: Wassenberg, McCleery, and Bucholtz
Those present introduced themselves for the new Commission member.
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: January 13, 2020
Mathwig moved, seconded by Seth to approve minutes for January 13, 2020;
motion carried. The February 10, 2020 meeting was cancelled due to lack of
quorum.
D. AGENDA
1. Bee keeping ordinance
i. Upon nomination and a unanimous vote of approval, the following
officers were elected for 2020:
Chair – Jim Wassenberg
Vice Chair – Nick Olson
Secretary – Jordyn Bucholtz
2. Finalize 2020 work plan
i. Members discussed individual projects, the project lead, and
possible timeline, as indicated in the 2020 calendar document.
ii. McCleery will plan to lead a bee keeping ordinance for spring 2020
adoption.
iii. Mathwig will be lead on the Sustainability Fair, and Wassenberg
and Seth will also be on the FHEC subcommittee.
iv. Earth Day events were removed from the calendar in favor of
participating in other events.
v. A raingarden ordinance will wait, possibly until 2021.
vi. Seth will take the lead on plastic bag disposal/elimination.
vii. Wassenberg added development of Lawns to Legumes program, in
partnership with other stakeholders.
viii. McCleery added a thermal imagery flight project, to be discussed
toward the end of 2020.
E. NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Home Energy Squad update
i. Markon shared that through the public comment process, the city
has received approximately 50 responses, overwhelmingly positive.
The Planning Commission will hold the public hearing on January
28.
2. Potential Minnesota GreenCorps member partnership
i. Wassenberg attended the recent Resilient Roseville meetings, and
shared information on their proposed projects for 2020.
3. Upcoming events/meetings
i. March 21 – Breakfast with the Council
ii. April 4 – 2020 EC conference – Hennepin Ave UMC
iii. April 22 – Earth Day – https://www.earthday.com/earth-day-
2020/
iv. June 6 – Spring Together
F. ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION MEMO
Families, Fields and Fair __________________________
The City That Soars!
Item Sustainable Actions Fair Update and Review 2020 Work Plan
Description
In light of the ongoing pandemic, City Staff recommend a discussion on what is the best
path forward for the Sustainable Actions Fair and the remainder of the 2020 work plan.
The attached work plan was last updated before the March 2020 Commission meeting.
Attachment • 2020 Work Plan
Meeting Date May 11, 2020
Agenda Item Agenda D1/D2
Submitted By Justin Markon, Community
Development Coordinator
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2020 FHEC Calendar and Projects List
January 13
Jan 28: Landscaping Public Hearing with Planning Commission Justin: EC Corner: Food scraps and composting
February 10
Feb 12: City council review/approval of landscaping ordinance
Feb 13: East Metro Environment Commission gathering 6:30-8:30 Roseville Library
Jim and Justin: Identify Youth Commissioner
Nick: EC Corner: Use of Ice Melting Salt
Patrick: EC Corner: Home Energy Audit and discount opportunity
March 9
Jim: EC Corner: Workplace Recycling
April 13
April 4: Environmental Commission Conference Hennepin UMC
Nick: EC Corner: Native Landscaping
May 11
Marty: EC Corner: Rainfall and Stormwater
June 8
June 6: City wide cleanup at fairgrounds
Esha: EC Corner: Bicycling
July 13
TBD: EC Corner: Raingardens
Esha: EC Corner: Summer energy efficiency
August 10
Jim: EC Corner: EVs and Hybrids
September 14
Sept 12: Sustainability Fair. Silverwood Park
October 12
November 9
Esha: EC Corner: Winter efficiency
December 14
Project Lead Update
Implement a bee keeping ordinance via
City Council
Marty Draft March, Workshop April, Final in
April. Permitting? “Farm animal”?
Draft a Planned Urban Development
ordinance to encourage developers to
implement positive measures in their
developments when requesting City
funds.
Nick Part of GreenStep Cities program too
Hold a Sustainability fair in 2020, possibly
in cooperation with Roseville and St
Anthony CFS groups
Patrick – Lead
Jim and Esha
also on
subcomm
September 12, 2020 Resilient Roseville
will participate. Point of contact is
Sherry Hood. 651 633 1434
sherrychood@icloud.com
Develop guidelines and resources for
landscaping that is native/pollinator
friendly/storm water wise.
Nick Draft Out for Public Comment
(12/09/19). Approved by City Council
on 02/12/2020.
Sustain outreach to other Environmental
Commissions in the Twin Cities
Jim Plan to attend a Roseville and a St.
Anthony CFS meeting in Q1 2020.
Follow up on opportunities for funding
for an EV charging station in FH through
the MPCA
Jim Phase 2 funding plan comment period
closes Dec 20, 2019. $3.5M additional
planned for EV charging stations in
2020-2023. Including 52 Level II
stations. Need to review previous
application requirements to be ready
when RFPs are opened.
Improve communication to FH residents
with a EC “corner” in the City Newsletter
and twice monthly online mailer
250 words for a topic on EC corner
Jordyn
Add a Youth Commissioner to the FHEC. Jim
Obtain funding and finance Home Energy
Audits for FH Residents and Businesses
Patrick
Raingarden ordinance Wait until 2021
Plastic Bag disposal and Elimination in FH Esha
Getting a GreenCorp volunteer for the
city
Lawns to Legumes workshop Jim
Infrared imagery Marty By end of year