2022-11-03 Citizens Climate Protection Committee MinutesCity of Edmonds - Mayors Climate Protection Committee ("CPC")
Meeting Minutes
November 3, 2022
Mission of the CPC is to (7) Encourage citizens to be a part of the solution, (2) Encourage
City staff and citizens to conserve current resources, (3) Work with the City Council to
implement ideas, and (4) Effectively address the future impacts of climate change
In Attendance:
On -Site (Brackett Meeting Room):
Committee Members: Cynthia Pruitt, Pam Tauer, Angela Winzen, Hank Landau
Staff: Sarah Brinkley, Tristan Sewell (Chair)
Council Rep: Susan Paine
Zoom:
Committee Members: Dawna Lahti
1. Call to Order, Review of Agenda, & Introductions
a. September meeting minutes approved with two edits:
i. Page 2 , third arrow —change "on a installing" to "on installing"
ii. Last page, 7d, - change "They meeting " to "The meeting".
b. Agenda approved. Noted that the October meeting was cancelled due to lack of
content.
2. Check -In
a. Continue with current meeting cadence. December Vt looked good to committee
members. Remote participation will continue to be an option. The Brackett room
A/V works much better; audio quality is much improved. Will monitor COVID for use
of masks for on -site.
3. City Report
a. Tristan provided the Climate Action Plan (CAP) update. The CAP should be
presented to City Council by December or early 2023. Climate Protection
Committee review not required. Public feedback was provided at the meetings; no
further public comment will be solicited (i.e., posting on city website). Request was
made for CPC members to see the final draft before presented to city council.
Tristan will research. Susan does not believe that will be an issue. Hank shared his
primary input to the CAP which was that the Climate Tool should show energy
use/emissions per person in Edmonds. That's so future reductions can be compared per
capita.
b. Tristan gave an update on the solar grant effort. Received feedback from Susan
McLaughlin. The plan now is to approach 5-6 affordable multi -family housing
buildings directly for participation. This approach will allow the city to 1) ensure
solar grant fund participation, and 2) refine the application process. Tristan is using
the state's grant process as a model. The $150K grant will roll over to the next
budget year. A successful implementation must result in reduced cost to multi-
family tenants. The targeted multi -family facility will contact the solar panel installer
directly. Hank recommended to review the Solarize Edmonds project to use as
reference.
4. City Council Report
a. City Council is still heavily engaged with the budget process and is currently listening
to budget proposals from the different city departments.
b. Pam asked if there was to be a budget proposal for CAP initiatives. Susan shared that
when the CAP approval is received from the City Council, she would like to see
legislative policies and updates submitted as well; there is no need for budget
proposals.
5. Edmonds Climate Champions Project
a. Pam provided the Climate Champions update. The subcommittee has been
working the last 2 months on outreach and vendor/organization participation. There
are about 29 contacts identified in the team's capture document. To date, there are
only 6 positive responses. The obstacles have been connecting to a valid contact.
b. The team has finalized the date and venue — Saturday, April 29t" at the Frances
Anderson Center. A decision was made to avoid Earth Day 2023 (April 22nd) in order
to ensure better participation.
c. Angela contacted one of the arts groups to help create a lasting art piece as part of
the climate fair. She inquired as to how we engage regarding potential services
that require expenditures. Tristan confirmed that he has received the budget code
for Climate Champions funding ($20k) and will research the process to cut checks
when needed.
d. Cynthia wanted to discuss the arts engagement further in the subcommittee
meeting. It was agreed Climate Champion expenditures would require full CPC
approval; email requests would be satisfactory.
e. Susan shared we need an event coordinator. Suggested the coordinator that
worked with the Rotary at Octoberfest Blow -Out. Susan will send the contact
information to Tristan.
f. Hank recommended contacting Tulalip tribes for indigenous inclusion. He
recommended we find out what the cost was for the EWC Welcoming Figure. Pam
volunteered to research the cost and whether an event coordinator was involved.
g. Dawna asked if Snohomish County should be taking more of a lead role in this kind
of event. Sarah is familiar with the Snohomish Sustainability coordinator. Cynthia
shared that the Shoreline Climate Champions partnered with WSU.
h. Sarah asked members if they were interested in piloting a new climate "app" through
WSU's Patricia Townsend. Angela and Pam volunteered.
i. The sub -committee confirmed interest in partnering with other groups, such as the
Interfaith group and MCAC, to participate in the Climate Fair.
6. Meeting Recap and Next Month Agenda
a. Tristan recapped the meeting and captured action items.
b. Agenda next month — Outreach, City Council CAP update, CPC Elections — Chair and
Co -Chair
c. Sarah inquired how Dawna can review the updated CAP. City will print and send via
USPS mail to Dawna.
7. Meeting adjourned at 12:04pm. Next meeting is Thursday, December V.