EQEA 10/09/2018
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION
Fridley Municipal Center, 6431 University Ave Ne
AGENDA
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Location: Fridley City Hall, Conference Room A, 7:00 PM
Call to Order
Approve Environmental Quality and Energy Commission Minutes
1) Review September 11 Minutes
New Business
1) Recommendation of City of Fridley energy goals
2) Proposed 2019 EQEC meeting dates
Old Business
Other
Next meeting November 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Fridley Civic Campus (7071 University Ave NE)- note,
meeting may be cancelled due to City Council meeting.
Adjourn
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ENERGY COMMISSION
Fridley Municipal Center, 6431 University Ave Ne
MINUTES
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Location: City of Fridley City Hall, Conference Room A
Call to Order
Chair Hansen called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM
Members present: Nick Olberding, Justin Foell, Mark Hansen, Kyle Mulrooney
Absent: Paul Westby, Sam Stoxen, Heidi Ferris
Staff present: Rachel Workin, Environmental Planner; Debbie Dahl, Director of Community Services and
Employee Relations; Jeff Jensen, Operations Manager- Streets and Parks
Approval of Minutes
Chair Hansen recommended clarification of the role with the Energy Action Plan from
interest in door-knocking for specific campaigns to interest in leveraging existing community connection.
Commissioner Mulrooney moved to approve the August 28 meeting minutes pending these changes.
Commissioner Foell
seconded the motion.
MOTION PASSED unanimously
New Business
Introduction to Debbie Dahl and Jeff Jensen
1)
Debbie Dahl and Jeff Jensen introduced themselves to the Commissioners and explained their role with parks.
Mr. Jensen described future plans to improve salting activities and develop a parks master plan. Commissioner
Foell recommended adjusting the bike route signs to match the Alternative Transportation Plan. Ms. Workin
requested that the Commissioners send photos of mismatched signs and said she would send a map of where the
signs were placed.
Branding
2)
Ms. Workin said that some Cities brand their Energy Action Plan, such as Energize Maplewood. She asked if
Commissioners were interested in a brand for the EAP or for sustainability efforts in general. Commissioners
expressed interest in a general sustainability brand, possibly including the Fridley logo in the butterfly wing.
The group will continue to brainstorm ideas.
Old Business
PiE Energy Planning
1)
Ms. Workin shared the draft energy goals and strategies which will form the basis of the EAP. A representative
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of CEE will be at the October 10 meeting to take formal action to adopt these goals as the Citys Energy goals.
Other
1)Target Tree Planting
Ms. Workin shared that the City had spent the final amount of the DNR Citizen Engagement grant through a
tree planting with Target at Edgewater Gardens and the Mississippi Street right-of-way
Adjournment
Commissioner Mulrooney moved to adjourn the meeting and Commissioner Olberding seconded the motion.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20.
Memorandum
Planning Division
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DATE: September 25, 2018
TO: Environmental Quality and Energy Commission members
FROM: Rachel Workin, Environmental Planner
City of Fridley Energy Vision, Mission and Goals
SUBJECT:
Background
As part of the 2040 Comprehensive Planning Process, the City was required to incorporate
resiliency, into its Comprehensive Plan. As a result, the current draft comprehensive plan
recommends that the City take
gas emissions. Furthermore, adopting climate mitigation and/or energy independence goals and
best practice.
In order to develop strategic energy goals, the City applied, and was accepted in
Partners in Energy offering. This offering is designed to assist cities in developing and
implementing energy action plans which reflect their unique energy needs and priorities. In
March, 2018 the City signed a Memorandum of Understanding to begin the planning phase of the
energy plan. The City formed an Energy Action team comprised of Fridley residents, business,
and institutions. The Energy Action Team were guided through a series of five workshops by
Partners in Energy community facilitators to develop Fridleys Energy Action Plan.
The attached Energy Vision, Mission, and Goals were developed by the Energy Action Team and
to form the foundation of the Energy Action Plan.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the EQEC review the attached Energy Vision, Mission, and Goals that
have been developed by the Energy Action Team and recommend that they be brought to the
Planning Commission for adoption as the Energy Vision, Mission, and Goals for the City of
Fridley.
Our Vision
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ŭƩĻĻƓŷƚǒƭĻ ŭğƭ ĻƒźƭƭźƚƓƭͳ ŅƚƩ ƷŷĻ ĬĻƓĻŅźƷ ƚŅ ĻǝĻƩǤƚƓĻ źƓ ƷŷĻ ĭƚƒƒǒƓźƷǤ͵
Our Energy Mission
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Ќ͵{ǒƦƦƚƩƷźƓŭ źƓƓƚǝğƷźǝĻ ƭƷƩğƷĻŭźĻƭ ğƓķ ƷĻĭŷƓƚƌƚŭźĻƭ Ʒƚ ğĭŷźĻǝĻ CƩźķƌĻǤγƭ ĻƓĻƩŭǤ ǝźƭźƚƓ͵
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Goals
Community-wide:
Reduce energy use 5% by 2020, and 20% by 2030, as compared to business as usual
Residential Energy
:
By 2020, Fridley residents will take 1,200 additional actions toward energy conservation and renewable
energy
By 2030, residents will reduce total energy use 10 percent, as compared to business as usual
Businesses and Multifamily Buildings:
By 2020, businesses and multifamily buildings will achieve 5% energy savings
By 2030, businesses and multifamily buildings will reduce total energy use 20% as compared to
business as usual
Institutions
:
By 2020, institutions will achieve 5% energy savings
By 2030, institutions will reduce total energy use 15% as compared to business as usual
Transportation and Electric Vehicles:
By 2020, the City will reach 500 residents and employees through an outreach campaign to raise
awareness about electric vehicles
By 2020, the City will reach 10 businesses and multifamily buildings through a targeted outreach
campaign to encourage installation of charging infrastructure
By 2020, the City will install 1 electric vehicle charging station at a city-owned building or location
1 The business as usual scenario represents a presumed slight increase in energy demand based on residential and
commercial energy demand of about 0.5 percent per year. It is assumed institutions demand will increase in 2019 when
the new civic campus opens, but stay relatively flat in future years.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
PLANNING DIVISION
Memorandum
DATE: October 4, 2018
TO: EQE Commission Members
FROM: Julianne Beberg, Planning Assistant
SUBJECT: Proposed 2019 EQE Commission Meeting Dates
The following dates are for your review and approval of the proposed
2019 EQE Commission meeting dates.
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