Committee of the Whole Meeting

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE City Hall – Council Chambers April 1, 2019 The Committee of the Whole met in the Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. on April 1, 2019, with the following Committee persons in attendance: Mayor Jim Brown, Tom Blanford, Frank Darrah, Susan deBuhr, Rob Green, Daryl Kruse, Mark Miller, and David Wieland. Staff members attended from all City Departments. Kamyar Enshayan Center for Energy & Environmental Education (CEEE) Director at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and Tom Nelson with the Waterloo Courier also attended as well as members of the community. Mayor Brown called the meeting to order and introduced the first item on the agenda, Sustainability. Kamyar Enshayan CEEE Director stated this same presentation was given to the Cedar Falls Utilities Board of Trustees. He explained the Center at UNI is working with others for long-term energy plans to reduce emissions and make a plan for the future. He explained community members such as the City and Cedar Falls Utilities may make a plan to control emissions through energy/climate action plans. Mr. Enshayan explained the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) Regional Affiliate and the UNI Conservation Corps are working on the initiative. He explained planning and monitoring are necessary, which Cedar Falls Utilities has started to do. He said it will take a community wide effort to review residential and commercial/industrial energies, transportation, water and wastewater and sold wastes and hopes the City will make a plan. Mayor Brown opened it up for discussion. Mr. Enshayan stated an example of a strategy would be for new buildings to require solar energy installed. Ron Gaines, City Administrator stated this may be topic for Council Goal Setting in the fall. Mayor Brown introduced the final item on the agenda, bills and payroll. Rob Green moved to approve the bills as presented, Mark Miller seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. There being no further discussion, Mayor Brown adjourned the meeting at 6:27 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. Minutes by Lisa Roeding, Controller/City Treasurer