Sustainability Committee

Minutes of the meeting of the Natural Resources and Sustainability Stewardship Advisory Committee held Thursday, September 28th, 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 Erika McDonald Members Absent: Ex-Officio: Lorenzo Long 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 • Dan called the meeting to order. Lorenzo called the roll. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES • Jonathan made a motion to approve the July 27th, 2023 meeting. Stephanie seconded. The motion passed unanimously. COMMITTEE APPLICANTS/MEMBERSHIP UPDATE • Lorenzo said that the committee has received several applications, but the applicants have been located outside of Ogden City and are ineligible. He said that there had been some good interest at the Farmers Market tabling. He said that the committee is looking for a committee member from the business community, someone from District 2, and high school members. • Dan asked about requirements to join the committee, specifically the requirement to be an Ogden resident. He asked Lorenzo to ask Ogden City’s legal department if it was possible to change that requirement. Jonathan suggested we broaden it to the Ogden metropolitan area. COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE • Dan asked the committee whether they would like to change back to a monthly committee meeting schedule, as opposed to the current every-other-month schedule, due to the committee’s new strategic action plan goals, and to increase committee efficiency. • Several committee members expressed that monthly would be a good change. Jonathan explained that they changed it to every other month due to a lack of members and initiatives. • Stephanie made a motion to change the meeting schedule to monthly. Jonathan seconded. The roll call vote was unanimous. 1|Page  • Jonathan mentioned that meeting times in November and December have traditionally been altered to accommodate schedules. Lorenzo said he would figure it out. IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS • The committee discussed the pros and cons of in-person meetings. Tara said that she preferred in-person meetings, and that it could be more efficient that way. Erika mentioned that she would like to have a mixture of in-person and virtual meetings, in case committee members were unable to attend in-person. Stephanie said that she would like to have periodic in-person meetings where the committee confirms that everyone can attend. Jonathan said that he preferred to be in-person, and only utilizing the virtual option when necessary. • The committee generally agreed that in-person is preferred. STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN + COMMITTEE INITIATIVES DISCUSSION • Energy Wise Business Goals o The committee is listed as co-lead implementers on two business goals: Educate businesses about available energy incentives and financing programs and encourage businesses to benchmark energy use. o Lorenzo said that he talked to the business development office at the city. They suggested the committee could create/obtain marketing materials for energy incentive programs, and to identify high-impact businesses that the committee could target for outreach. o Erika mentioned that the committee would need to know what incentives exist before the committee is able to provide information to others. Jonathan agreed. Taylor volunteered to do some research on available energy incentives. o Jonathan stated that it may be a good idea to identify criteria by which the committee could choose businesses to target for outreach. Dan suggested the committee reach out to Kym Buttschart, who is well connected in the business committee. o Erika mentioned that working with the planning department could help reduce energy usage by requiring certain building standards. She also mentioned that a recognition program could incentivize companies to implement energy efficiency upgrades. Lorenzo mentioned that the Diversity Commission does something similar, so it may be possible to do for us as well. o Stephanie suggested we could partner with businesses that are public gathering places to display some sort of sticker or badge showing that they are implementing energy efficiency upgrades. o Tara mentioned that some businesses want to take action, but don’t have the direction or knowledge to do so. She suggested we find those businesses. Dan said we could do a survey, and Lorenzo said it could be linked on the Ogden Sustainability webpage. • Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations + Code Changes o Lorenzo explained that the committee has gotten several different requests from the city regarding EV parking and charging, including the ratio of EV parking/charging in downtown zones, how to expand EV parking/charging outside of downtown zones, and what is the best way for the city to provide charging to the public, whether through city ownership or private sector ownership. • Recycling 2|Page  o Stephanie said that the recycling facility has very advanced sorting capabilities, including light scanners, bursts of air, magnets, and other mechanisms. It is capable of handling contamination in the recycling stream. o Dan asked where the facility is located, and Stephanie said its located in Layton. o The committee discussed the possibility of reimplementing recycling at Ogden City events, due to the sorting capabilities of the city’s new recycling provider. SUBCOMMITTEE CREATION • Dan mentioned that an advantage of subcommittees is that non-committee members can be a member of a subcommittee. Committee members were in favor of subcommittee creation. Members signed up for subcommittees as follows: o EV Charging/Parking: Taylor Lee (subcommittee chair), Tara Saley, Jonathan Melton o Energy Wise Ogden: Dan Bedford (subcommittee chair), Taylor Lee, Erika McDonald o Recycling: Stephanie Vaughn (subcommittee chair), Erika McDonald, Tara Saley, Taylor Lee • Erika made a motion to create the EV charging/parking, Energy Wise Ogden, and Recycling subcommittees, Tara seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS • N/A OPEN DISCUSSION • N/A DELIVERABLES BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING • Set meeting schedule to monthly – Lorenzo • Alter November/December meeting dates – Lorenzo • Ask about committee membership rules – Lorenzo • Initial subcommittee coordination prior to next meeting – Taylor, Dan, Stephanie ADJOURNMENT • With no further business, Jonathan made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Stephanie seconded, and the motion passed unanimously. Dan adjourned the meeting. NEXT MEETING Regular Meeting- October 26th, 2023, at 4:00 pm in-person at the city offices and via Zoom. The meeting schedule will be every month. Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84964612140?pwd=UjZCWEd1Q2xveit0TnZEL2JmN1U2Zz09 Passcode: 784814 Connect via Telephone: 1 669 900 9128 3|Page  Webinar ID: 849 6461 2140 APPROVAL SIGNATURES __________________________________________________ Lorenzo Long (Nov 1, 2023 14:25 MDT) ________________________________________________ Daniel Bedford (Nov 1, 2023 23:53 MDT) Lorenzo Long Dan Bedford Ogden City Sustainability Coordinator NRSSC Chair Date Approved: October 26th, 2023 4|Page