Sustainability Advisory Commission Meeting

CITY OF URBANA, ILLINOIS SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMISSION Council Chambers, Urbana City Building Tuesday, January 9, 2018 Commissioners Present: Chairperson Stacy Gloss, Dustin Allred, Claire Johnson, Andrew Stumpf, Morgan White, Tesfaye Wolde-Medhin Commissioners Absent: Todd Rusk Staff Present: Scott Tess, Kathryn Levy Call to Order, Roll Call, and Declaration of Quorum The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Stacy Gloss. An introduction was made by newest Commission member Tesfaye Wolde-Medhin. Kathryn Levy called the roll and a quorum was present. Changes to the Agenda Discussion of the Off Fossil Fuels item was struck from the Agenda as there was no representative from the organization present. Approval of Minutes Motion was made by Ms. White, second by Mr. Allred, to approve the Minutes from the December 5, 2017 meeting with corrections noted. Motion carried. Public Input There was no Public Input. Communications Staff Report Scott Tess gave the monthly Staff Report which included progress on the Climate Action Plan (CAP) Phase 2, highlighting the guaranteed energy savings project, the potential for another round Solar Urbana-Champaign, and community wide and government inventories of greenhouse gas emissions completion dates. Additionally, various energy and climate activities were noted. An update on Environmental Division activities was provide. These included recent bids for recycling contracts, curbside leaf collection, street can and facilities refuse collection, and battery recycling. The Report stated February 6, 2018 as the next meeting date. Continuing Business Ready For 100 Michael Peterson from the Sierra Club briefly spoke about Ready For 100, the Sierra Club campaign for accelerating a just and equitable transition to 100 percent clean energy. Discussion ensued regarding next steps and the process for making recommendation to the Mayor to sign the Mayors for 100% Clean Energy Endorsement. Motion was made by Ms. White, second by Mr. Stumpf, to recommend the Mayor join the Ready For 100 campaign by signing the Endorsement and to include our sustainability commitments in the next iteration of City Council and Mayor Goals. Motion carried. Marcus Ricci from Community Development noted there may be difficulties in achieving this goal with current regulations that are in place. Public Engagement Mr. Stumpf announced that the Public Engagement Committee he co-chairs with Mr. Rusk will be meeting the following week to work on public engagement strategies. New Business There was no new business. Announcements There were no announcements. Adjournment There being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m. This meeting was recorded.