HomeMy WebLinkAboutEC Minutes 9.11.2023 - Approved
City of Falcon Heights
Environment Commission
City Hall
2077 Larpenteur Avenue West
Minutes
Monday, September 11, 2023
6:30 p.m.
A. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL: Beth Mercer-Taylor (Chair) _A_
John Pellegrini (Vice-Chair) _X_ Jared Mehlhaff _X_
Emma Kostecki _A_ Amy Christiansen _X_
Pedro De Filippo Vannucci _X_ Stephanie Skarolid _X_
Council Liaison Meyer _X_
Staff Liaison Lynch _X_
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. July 7, 2023
2. August 14, 2023
Commissioner Christiansen made a motion to approve the minutes from July 7, 2023 and
August 14, 2023. Minutes were approved by consent.
E. AGENDA
1. Presentation – Ramsey County Climate Change Action, County Commissioner
Trista Martinson
County Commissioner Martinson went through a presentation about climate change action
and the impacts of climate change in the area. She went through information on how Ramsey
County is working on a Climate Action Framework and Plan to outline priorities and set
policies to work toward those goals. She also spoke on different recycling and energy
programs provided by Ramsey County and the next steps to working on decarbonizing and
building equitable climate resistance.
2. Presentation – City of Roseville Climate Action Planning, Noelle Bakken, City of
Roseville Sustainability Specialist
Ms. Bakken went through a presentation outlining facts about Roseville, MN and providing
an update on the sustainability work being done there. She went through a timeline of their
work as well as the long term goals for sustainability for the future. She also outlined several
projects planned for 2023-24 and how Falcon Heights could potentially partner with them on
some of these. Finally she spoke on the Partners in Energy program and Climate Action
Planning in Roseville.
3. Purple Air – Air Quality Monitors
Tabled to October 9, 2023 meeting.
4. Homegrown National Parks
Staff Liaison Lynch briefly went over the Homegrown National Parks movement. This is an
initiative to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function by planting native plants and
creating new ecological networks. She explained a resident of Falcon Heights has written an
article for the September 18, 2023 Nature Newsflash area of the city newsletter.
F. Information and Announcements
1. Staff Liaison Report – Staff Liaison Lynch went over the results from the Ice Cream
Social voting from residents on the issues that matter to them. In first place was water
and air pollution, followed by food and waste management, home energy efficiency, and
finally green transportation.
2. Council Liaison Report – None.
G. Adjourn
Meeting was adjourned at 8:24 p.m.
Next regular meeting date: October 9, 2023