Sustainability Advisory Commission Meeting

Name: Sustainability Advisory Commission Meeting — Urbana, IL
Start: 2021-06-01T19:00:00
End: 2021-06-01T21:00:00
Location: Urbana, IL

Regular Meeting

Urbana, IL · June 1, 2021

Agenda Minutes

Minutes

APPROVED CITY OF URBANA, ILLINOIS SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMISSION Council Chambers, Urbana City Building Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Commissioners Present: Maddy Garbacz, Stacy Gloss, Jessica Lehmkuhl, Andrew Stumpf, Morgan White, Grace Wilken Commissioners Absent: James Corbin, Tomas Delgado Staff Present: Scott Tess Call to Order, Roll Call, and Declaration of Quorum Chair Gloss called the meeting to order, a roll was called and a quorum was present. Approval of Minutes Commission Member White motioned to approve the minutes from the March 2, 2021 meeting. Commission Member Corbin seconded the motion and carried by roll call vote as follows: Aye: Maddy Garbacz, Stacy Gloss, Jessica Lehmkuhl, Andrew Stumpf, Morgan White, Grace Wilken Nay: None Public Input Sarah Nixon, a member of the public, updated the commission on progress of her data collection for a future presentation. Staff Report Geothermal Geothermal Urbana-Champaign has secured 12 contracts for installation totaling 52 tons of capacity and has 27 proposals totaling 96 tons of capacity out for review by property owners. The deadline for signing contracts is May 30. Hazard Mitigation Plan Staff has presented an updated Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan to City Council for approval. The plan saw changes that incorporated elements of climate change science including changes in stormwater patterns. Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Sale Staff has completed a contract with a vendor for an all online, all delivery bulk rain barrel and compost bin sale. Sales are open now with deliveries starting June 15. See https://www.urbanaillinois.us/node/9412 for details. Public Engagement Staff spoke to on a webinar hosted in part by the ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center titled Cities and Regions’ Solutions to Global Nature-related Challenges. 1 APPROVED Announcements  Geothermal UC “Everything you wanted to know about geothermal but were too afraid to ask” Extravaganza: o The event will include an open question and answer session about any geothermal topic, whether it be about your proposed contract, about your site assessment or whatever! The program team will also share the successes of geothermal in Urbana- Champaign including the most recent install of the largest geothermal system at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus and will feature several homes with geothermal with an open house with a geothermal owner and believer. Register today! o 05/27/21 Thursday 4:00-5:00PM Extravaganza on Zoom (click to register) Unfinished Business Discussion of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Commission Members Lehmkuhl and Wilken updated the commission on the progress made in relation to action items from the May 2021 meeting. A discussion ensued. Discussion of Food Waste Diversion Commission Member Wilken updated the commission on the flyer for the Commercial Food Scrap Composting Pilot Project program. A discussion ensued. Review of Annual Reports Scott Tess answered commission members’ pre-submitted questions regarding the Annual Reports. A discussion ensued. Announcements There were no announcements. Next Sustainability Advisory Commission Meeting June 29, 2021 at 7:00 pm in Council Chambers at the Urbana City Building or by Zoom depending on circumstances. With no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned. This meeting was recorded. 2

Agenda

SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING DATE: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 TIME: 7:00 P.M. PLACE: Urbana City Council Chambers, 400 S Vine St, Urbana, IL 61801 The meeting place is closed to the public due to COVID-19 protections. Commission members, City staff and members of the public may all connect to the Zoom meeting of the Commission using the following methods: Smartphones and Mobile Devices: Participants can join through the Zoom app on their smartphones and mobile devices. Once participants launch the app they can click on "Join A Meeting" and then enter the Meeting ID: 846 4760 3069 Laptop/Computers with Enabled Microphone and/or Webcam: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82242170597 Or One tap mobile : US: +13126266799,,82242170597# or +19292056099,,82242170597# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 205 6099 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 Webinar ID: 822 4217 0597 International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbCNurQ3EL (Here is also a quick tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting using a computer.) - https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting Telephone: Participants can also join via phone by calling (312) 626-6799. They will then be prompted to enter the Meeting ID above followed by the # key. AGENDA 1. Call to Order and Roll Call ≈ 1 minute 2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings ≈ 5 minute 3. Additions To The Agenda ≈ 1 minute 4. Public Input ≈ 0-1 hours 5. Presentations a. Staff Report ≈ 5 minutes Persons with disabilities needing special services or accommodations for this meeting should contact the City of Urbana's Americans with Disabilities Coordinator at 217-384-2466. 6. Unfinished Business a. Discussion of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion ≈ 20 minutes b. Discussion of Food Waste Diversion 7. Review of Annual Reports ≈ 30 minutes 8. Adjournment PUBLIC INPUT Due to the Governor’s shelter in place order, the Urbana City Council Chambers will be not be open to the public during this meeting. Public input may be provided by joining Zoom with the link provided in the Agenda. Emailed public comments must be received prior to the closing of the meeting record (at the time of adjournment unless otherwise noted) at the following: srtess@urbanaillinois.us. The subject line of the email must include the words “PUBLIC INPUT” and the meeting date. Your email will be sent to all Sustainability Advisory Commission members. Emailed public comments labeled as such will be incorporated into the public meeting record, with personal identifying information redacted. Copies of emails will be posted after the meeting minutes have been approved. Persons with disabilities needing special services or accommodations for this meeting should contact the City of Urbana's Americans with Disabilities Coordinator at 384-2466 or TTY at 384-2447.

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