Sustainability Committee

Minutes of the meeting of the Natural Resources and Sustainability Stewardship Advisory Committee held Thursday, July 27th, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. in-person at the city offices and via electronic web conferencing in accordance with Utah Code 52-4- 202. Members Present: Daniel Bedford Jonathan Melton Tara Saley Stephanie Vaughn Taylor Lee Members Absent: Erika McDonald Ex-Officio: Lorenzo Long Warren Hallmark Guests/Public: N/A 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 • Jonathan called the meeting to order. Lorenzo called the roll. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES • Dan made a motion to approve the May 25th, 2023 meeting minutes and June 29th, 2023 special meeting minutes. Stephanie seconded. The motion passed unanimously. WELCOME NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS/INTRODUCTIONS • All committee members introduced themselves due to the two new members present. COMMITTEE CHAIR ELECTION RESULTS AND VOTE FOR APPROVAL • Lorenzo announced that Dan was the sole candidate for committee chair. Jonathan made a motion to approve Dan as the chair of the NRSSC. Tara seconded the motion. The roll call vote was unanimous in favor of Dan’s appointment as chair. COMMITTEE STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN DISCUSSION AND VOTE FOR APPROVAL • Jonathan showed the strategic action plan and gave a quick overview of the goals, which focus on the business sector goals of the Energy Wise Ogden Strategic Implementation Plan. • Dan made a motion to approve the FY24 strategic action plan. Taylor seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. UPCOMING COMMITTEE EVENTS 1|Page  • The committee discussed the upcoming presentation of the committee’s FY24 strategic action plan, as well as the review of the past year’s activity, to the city council during the August 1st work session. HB 411 • Lorenzo said that the Community Renewable Energy Agency (CREA) voted to authorize the agency chair to sign the finalized utility agreement when it is ready. The agency also voted to allow a member community who withdraws from the program, to rejoin under certain circumstances. He gave an overview of the history of HB 411 for the new committee members. Jonathan added some background on the committee’s involvement in HB 411 in the past, including the recommendation to adopt the program, the Weber State University survey that showed support for the program, and the more recent recommendation to stay in the program. • Dan asked whether Ogden City needed to make any additional payments to stay in the program. Lorenzo said they did not. Stephanie asked if there was any benefit to the city to withdrawing from the program, or if the city would lose any money. Lorenzo said the city would not lose any money by withdrawing. Warren explained that the mayor has the power to decide whether the city stays in the program or pulls out. • Lorenzo explained the importance of staying neutral and objective as a committee. He explained that all committee members are welcome to publicly express their opinions about the program, but need to make sure they say that they are speaking as an individual and not on behalf of the committee. Sometimes the council will ask the committee to give feedback on an issue, and in that scenario, it is appropriate to do so. • Tara asked if the committee is allowed to discuss environmental issues that are affecting Ogden, even if the city council didn’t ask the committee. Warren said that the committee could proactively share its opinion with the council, and that it is important to remember the committee’s outlined purpose. • Lorenzo shared and explained the duties and powers of the committee. OPEN DISCUSSION • Stephanie asked whether the committee ever goes on tours, and if a tour of the recycling facility/landfill could be done. Jonathan said yes, but that it had been a very long time. Lorenzo said that he would be willing to try and schedule a tour for the committee. • Tara mentioned that a company came to do an energy audit at her place of work, as the Energy Wise Plan recommends, and that it seems extremely valuable. PUBLIC COMMENT • N/A DELIVERABLES BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING • Reach out to Sara Meess about Jonathan’s email – Lorenzo • Schedule tour of recycling facility – Lorenzo • Update city council presentation invite - Lorenzo ADJOURNMENT • With no further business, Dan made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Stephanie seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Jonathan adjourned the meeting. NEXT MEETING Regular Meeting- September 28th, 2023, at 4:00 pm in-person at the city offices and 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 __________________________________________________ Lorenzo Long (Sep 29, 2023 12:35 MDT) ________________________________________________ Dan Bedford (Sep 29, 2023 18:32 MDT) Lorenzo Long Dan Bedford Ogden City Sustainability Coordinator NRSSC Chair Date Approved: September 28th, 2023 3|Page Committee Meeting Minutes_072723 Final Audit Report 2023-09-30 Created: 2023-09-29 By: Lorenzo Long (lorenzol@ogdencity.com) Status: Signed Transaction ID: CBJCHBCAABAAWzxWIfpBDpSFMECauQ2YN5sUhlwstjG- "Committee Meeting Minutes_072723" History Document created by Lorenzo Long (lorenzol@ogdencity.com) 2023-09-29 - 6:32:51 PM GMT Document emailed to Lorenzo Long (lorenzol@ogdencity.com) for signature 2023-09-29 - 6:35:18 PM GMT Document e-signed by Lorenzo Long (lorenzol@ogdencity.com) Signature Date: 2023-09-29 - 6:35:37 PM GMT - Time Source: server Document emailed to Dan Bedford (daniel.bedford@me.com) for signature 2023-09-29 - 6:35:38 PM GMT Email viewed by Dan Bedford (daniel.bedford@me.com) 2023-09-30 - 0:30:44 AM GMT Document e-signed by Dan Bedford (daniel.bedford@me.com) Signature Date: 2023-09-30 - 0:32:39 AM GMT - Time Source: server Agreement completed. 2023-09-30 - 0:32:39 AM GMT