Environmental Sustainability Council

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL Thursday, January 19, 2017 7:30 - 9:30 Dogwood Room, City Hall Call to Order: Members Cory Weiss, Peter Adriance, Andy Crawford, Hannah Trauberman, Philip Skotte, Tika Wallace, Tim Stevens, Dan Sze, Sarah Bayldon. City Staff: Loren Bruce (Development Services), Rick Goff, Economic Development Director, EDO - Presenter. Public Comments: None. Approval of Minutes (December 15, 2016): Minutes were approved. New Business:  Timeline of Development projects in the City and when the ESC should be involved in planning: Rick Goff, Falls Church City’s Economic Development Director, presented the development review process in the city and on how and when the ESC might engage in the process. Among other things, he suggested that a member of the ESC attend meetings of the Economic Development Authority or monitor EDA agendas to stay apprised of upcoming projects as early as possible. He also suggested that the ESC develop a environmental guidance for multi-use development to ensure that City staff, developers and other key stakeholders are aware of the ESC's goals.  Cottage housing development: It was decided to review the ordinance, and schedule a visit to the site.  A Falls Church City resident made comments as to the benefits of small cottage communities, proper community size and advantages. While he had concerns with the proposed City cottage ordinance, he was in favor of cottage housing, especially when using SIP construction, as they can lead to net-zero communities.  Resignation of Member: Peter Adriance will not renew his council membership and is resigning his post from the ESC and the ETS.  Work Session: The group considered using February’s meeting as a work session on reviewing and updating the environmental sections of the City’s generic Voluntary Concessions document. Old Business:  Streetscapes: Dan Sze reported that that the Streetscape Task Force was very successful and that recommendations were presented to City Council.  Rain Smart: Rain Smart grant program offered by the city. Approximate launch date by June. Next meeting: Thursday, February 16th, 2017.