Environmental Sustainability Council
Regular MeetingFalls Church, VA · November 5, 2020
Minutes
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COUNCIL
ENERGY TRANSITION SUBCOMMITTEE
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 7:30 – 9:00 Virtual Meeting via Microsoft Teams
CALL TO ORDER: Members: Tim Stevens (Chair), Jon Ward
Staff Liaison: Kate Walker, Environmental Programs Coordinator
MWCOG Climate and Energy Action Plan – Emissions Reduction Goal and Action Plan
The three members present reviewed in detail the contents of a memo to be addressed to City
Council. The memo is in response to questions from councilmember Litke nhous and Hardi as to
what actions the City could take to meet the new proposed greenhouse gas emissions
reduction goals from MWCOG (50% reduction from 2005 levels by 2030).
Agenda
Environmental Sustainability Council
Energy Transition Subcommittee
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, November 5, 2020 7:30-9:30 p.m.
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NOTICE: This meeting will be held pursuant to and in compliance with the Virginia Freedom of
Information Act, Section 2.2-3708.2 and state and local legislation adopted to allow for continued
government operation during the COVID-19 declared emergency. All participating members will be
present at this meeting through electronic means. All members of the public may view this electronic
meeting via the meeting link listed above and in the City’s website calendar.
Public comments may be submitted to kwalker@fallschurchva.gov until 8:30 p.m. on Thursday,
November 5, 2020. All comments will be provided to the ESC Energy Transition Subcommittee
members and comments received by the deadline will be read during the meeting.
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1. Call to Order
2. Reading of Virtual Meeting Notice
3. Roll Call
4. Review of Minutes of October meeting
5. MWCOG Climate and Energy Action Plan – Communicating Emissions Reduction Goals
and Possibilities for an Action Plan to City Council (Initial memo to City Council;
Estimates for CFC)
6. Comments on Broad and Washington project (Project webpage ; Town Hall & Planning
Commission meeting materials; meeting video, starting at timepoint 1:03)
7. Adjourn
Environmental Sustainability Council
Energy Transition Subcommittee
Staff Liaison: Kate Walker
(571) 581-9818,
kwalker@fallschurchva.gov
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