04/14/2015 - Energy and Environment Advisory Commission
Approved August 10, 2015
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
MINUTES OF MEETING OF APRIL 14, 2015
A regular meeting of the Eagan Energy and Environment Advisory Commission was held on Tuesday,
April 14, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Those present were Chair LeClair, Member
Dugan, Member Prabhakar, Member Mirick, Member Radmer, and Member Oxley. Member Bintner
was not present. Staff present was Parks and Recreation Director Juli Seydell Johnson and
Administrative Supervisor, Amy Grannes. Visitors present Avery Hildebrand from Conservation
Minnesota.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chair LeClair asked for a motion to accept the agenda. Member Mirick moved, Member Oxley to
seconded, with all present members voting in favor to adopt the agenda as presented.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
There were two item corrected in the minutes, the date on the header of the first section and the
spelling of Chair LeClair’s name in various sections in the minutes. Member Oxley moved, Member
Radmer seconded, with all present members voting in favor to approve the regular minutes of
February 10, 2015, as amended.
VISITORS TO BE HEARD
There was one visitor to be heard. Avery Hildebrand the South Metro Community Coordinator for the
Conservation Minnesota. Avery Hildebrand gave a brief overview of their organization. They are a
non-profit organization that has 1,300 volunteer members in the City of Eagan and 55,000 members
state wide. Volunteers work on issues such as evasive species, renewable energy, transit concerns and
parks and trails. Members requested for Avery Hildebrand to be a guest speaker at a future EEAC
meeting. Director Seydell Johnson will coordinate a time for Avery Hildebrand to give a formal
presentation to the Commission.
DIRECTORS UPDATE
Director Juli Seydell Johnson stated that tonight is the night the City Council is interviewing for new
Commission Members. There are two Members leaving the EEAC, Jeff LeClair and Ross Bintner. Two
new Commission Members will be introduced at the June workshop.
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OLD BUSINESS
GreenStep Cities Update
Chair LeClair gave a presentation on the evaluation of the City of Eagan’s GreenStep Cities program.
Chair LeClair discussed the current activity along with suggestions on how to meet future program
goals. Director Seydell Johnson gave an update on the new GreenStep Cities Step 4, which should be
available in June. The Commission will work on their specific GreenStep goals for 2015-2016 at the
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workshop scheduled for June 9.
NEW BUSINESS
There were no new business items to be discussed at this time.
ROUND TABLE
Member Dugan gave an update to let other Commission Member know that Members Dugan,
Prabhakar and Radmer are currently working a coordinating a meeting with City Staff on waste haulers
policies. They are doing research on roundabouts and comparing our process to what other Cities have
done. Member Dugan also stated he attended a seminar regarding water conservation. Chair LeClair
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stated the next EEAC meeting will be a workshop on June 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the second floor
conference room. The workshop will cover the 2015-2016 goals for the Commission. After further
brief discussions the roundtable concluded.
ADJOURNMENT
After further brief discussion, Member Oxley moved, Member Prabhakar seconded with all members
present voting in favor to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
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