City of Urbana Sustainability Advisory Commission met January 9.
Here is the minutes as provided by the commission:
Commissioners Present: Chairperson Stacy Gloss, Dustin Allred, Claire Johnson, Andrew Stumpf, Morgan White, Tesfaye Wolde-Medhin
Commissioners Absent: Todd Rusk
Staff Present: Scott Tess, Kathryn Levy
Call to Order, Roll Call, and Declaration of Quorum
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Stacy Gloss. An introduction was made by newest
Commission member Tesfaye Wolde-Medhin. Kathryn Levy called the roll and a quorum was
present.
Changes to the Agenda
Discussion of the Off Fossil Fuels item was struck from the Agenda as there was no representative
from the organization present.
Approval of Minutes
Motion was made by Ms. White, second by Mr. Allred, to approve the Minutes from the December
5, 2017 meeting with corrections noted. Motion carried.
Public Input
There was no Public Input.
Communications
Staff Report
Scott Tess gave the monthly Staff Report which included progress on the Climate Action Plan
(CAP) Phase 2, highlighting the guaranteed energy savings project, the potential for another round
Solar Urbana-Champaign, and community wide and government inventories of greenhouse gas
emissions completion dates.
Additionally, various energy and climate activities were noted.
An update on Environmental Division activities was provide. These included recent bids for
recycling contracts, curbside leaf collection, street can and facilities refuse collection, and battery
recycling.
The Report stated February 6, 2018 as the next meeting date.
Continuing Business
Ready For 100
Michael Peterson from the Sierra Club briefly spoke about Ready For 100, the Sierra Club campaign
for accelerating a just and equitable transition to 100 percent clean energy.
Discussion ensued regarding next steps and the process for making recommendation to the Mayor
to sign the Mayors for 100% Clean Energy Endorsement.
Motion was made by Ms. White, second by Mr. Stumpf, to recommend the Mayor join the Ready
For 100 campaign by signing the Endorsement and to include our sustainability commitments in the
next iteration of City Council and Mayor Goals. Motion carried.
Marcus Ricci from Community Development noted there may be difficulties in achieving this goal
with current regulations that are in place.
Public Engagement
Mr. Stumpf announced that the Public Engagement Committee he co-chairs with Mr. Rusk will be
meeting the following week to work on public engagement strategies.
New Business
There was no new business.
Announcements
There were no announcements.
Adjournment
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
This meeting was recorded.
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