City of Evanston Environment Board met Feb. 20.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
1. Declaration of Quorum
C. Leblanc-Fisher called meeting to order at 7:47 p.m. and a quorum was established.
2. Public Comment
No Comments
3. Approval of Meeting Minutes from January
The Board has requested a more generalized version of the January 9, 2020 meeting minutes and has agreed to suspend the approval of those minutes until the March 2020 meeting.
4. Announcements
No announcements.
5. 2019 Goal: Implement Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP)
Staff Reports/Updates A. Zero Emissions Strategy for Municipal Operations
K. Jensen reports the City has issued RFPs and received responses from several consultants. The City interviewed two firms and staff has selected one for contract negotiations with the hopes of presenting this to City Council on March 9th.
B. Partners for Places Grant
K. Jensen announced the kickoff event which is a film screening and panel conversation on the movie Cooked. The screening will be held at Fleetwood- Jourdain on February 27th.
C. Energy Purchases and Contracts
K. Jensen reports the City has 3 electricity related contracts that expire in 2020. He is working on negotiating short term extensions for two the contracts. This will buy the City more time to develop a more robust strategy.
Member Reports/Updates A. Subcommittees/Task Forces
a. CARP Implementation Task Force
J. Garl updated the Board on the previous CARP Task Force. The next meeting is March 10th.
B. Introduction of Blower Ban Recommendation
W. Pollock reports on the progress of the blower ban ordinance. The board discussed the draft memo supporting the necessity of a gas blower ban ordinance. The gas blower ban would support CARP goals.
6. Adjournment
T. Klitzkie moved to adjourn the meeting, J. Garl seconded. C. Leblanc-Fisher adjourned at 8:45 pm.
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