Sustainability Committee

Minutes of the regular meeting of the Natural Resources and Sustainability Stewardship Advisory Committee held Thursday, January 26th, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. via electronic web conferencing in accordance with Utah Code 52-4-202. Members Present: Aimee Urbina Daniel Bedford Taylor Lee Jonathan Melton Ericka McDonald Members Absent: Riley Allen Ex-Officio: Jay Lowder Meggin Hill Lorenzo Long Mara Brown Warren Hallmark Guests/Public: Recording Link: Will be posted here with minutes: https://www.ogdencity.com/AgendaCenter/Natural-Resources-Sustainability-and-Ste-30 CALL TO ORDER / WELCOME / ROLL CALL • Aimee welcomed the committee members and called the meeting to order. • Meggin called the roll. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 17, 2022, MEETING MINUTES • Jonathan Melton made a motion to approve the minutes. Aimee seconded the motion. Motion passed. WELCOME NEW SUSTAINABILITY COORDINATOR • The Committee welcomed the new Sustainability Coordinator for Ogden City, Lorenzo Long. The Committee is excited to have him on board. EV CHARGING REQUIREMENTS PRESENTATION • Barton Brierly from Ogden City Planning gave a presentation on EV charging requirements for new construction of multi-family neighborhoods/apartment complexes/businesses. (Please see recording for full presentation) • The Committee asked for a copy of the proposed ordinances so they could review them before they are sent to City Council. They would like to conduct a special meeting in February to go through the draft ordinances and make suggestions for any changes to the Planning Division before City Council votes on the ordinances. Barton will send those ordinances to Meggin, and she will schedule a special meeting on February 23rd at 4:00 pm for discussion. SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATES • The Committee decided to remove the Sustainability Coordinator subcommittee due to Lorenzo Long being hired. 1|Page HB411 UPDATES • The timeline for participation in HB411 has slowed down. Currently the Community Renewable Energy Agency is negotiating with Rocky Mountain Power on the utility agreement part of the program. There will be two more opportunities for Ogden City Council involvement in that process. Once that agreement is completed, it will go before all the community agencies that are involved in CREA including Ogden City Council, for approval. It will then go to the Public Service Commission for review and finalization of the plan for the customers who remain in the plan. This plan will include all the forms for the opt out portion of the program, as well as any termination fees, or guidelines for opting back in if a customer opted out. After the plan is approved by the Commission, it will come back before the Ogden City Council for their approval and decision of remaining in the program or not. The process could take up to a year to finalize. • The Committee asked if there were any plans to have a program for low income residents to participate in this program. Mara reported that as part of the plan that is being negotiated there will be a low-income plan geared towards programs for lower income customers. COMMITTEE OPEN DISCUSSION • The Committee voted on the removal of committee member, Riley Allen, due to her missing several meetings. All members voted to have her removed. Jonathan Melton made a motion to approve the vote. Dan Bedford seconded the motion. Motion carried. This will leave a student member vacancy. • The Committee asked if the Sustainability Committee could be listed on the At Your Service newsletter where they list all the city Committees. Mara will have Marketing include that in the newsletter moving forward. • The Committee would like an update on the Flip the Strip program. Jay will send that out when it’s available. • The Committee asked if the city has plans to continue pushing for water conservation even though we’ve had a very good winter. The city is still planning on pushing for water conservation because one good year will not pull us out of a drought. PUBLIC COMMENT • No public comment DELIVERABLES BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING • Send Committee a list of tabling events for 2023- Jay • Plan a special meeting for February 23rd- Meggin • At your service newsletter to include the Sustainability Committee on their list- Mara • Flip the Strip Update- Jay • Checking to see if there are any plans for financial assistance for HB411- Mara ADJOURNMENT • With no further business, Aimee adjourned the meeting. NEXT MEETING Special Meeting- Thursday, February 23rd, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. virtually via Zoom. Regular Meeting- March 23rd, 2023, at 4:00 pm via Zoom. The meeting schedule will be every other month. 2|Page  Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84964612140?pwd=UjZCWEd1Q2xveit0TnZEL2JmN1U2Zz09 Passcode: 784814 Connect via Telephone: 1 669 900 9128 Webinar ID: 849 6461 2140 APPROVAL SIGNATURES __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Jonathan Melton (Sep 22, 2023 12:48 MDT) Jay M. Lowder Jonathan Melton Ogden City Public Services Director Vice-Chair ________________________________________________ Mara Brown (Sep 12, 2023 08:38 MDT) Mara A. Brown Ogden City Management Services Director Date Approved: April 26th, 2023 3|Page