2013-03-07 Mayor's Climate Protection Committee AgenCitizens Committee on U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
Mission:
1. 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
4. Effectively address the future impacts of climate change
Committee Members:
Members: Richard Bisbee, Jeannie Blair, Carolyn Chapel, Howard Chermak, Bob,
Freeman, Wes Gallaugher, Hank Landau, Todd Cloutier, Linda Lyshall,
Cynthia Pruitt, Rebecca Wolfe, Valerie Stewart
City Staff: Mayor Dave Earling, Rob Chave, Stephen Clifton, Steve Fisher, Carolyn
LaFave, Jen Machuga, Strom Peterson, Jim Stevens, Phil Williams
Meeting Agenda
March 7, 2013 @ 9 am
1. Puget Sound Energy Presentation
Jackson B. Taylor, Energy
Efficient Communities
Coordinator
2. Subcommittee Reports
3. Member Comments
4. Next meeting date —April 4, 2013 @ 9 am, Brackett Room
Meeting Minutes February 7, 2013
Attendees: Robert Freeman, Janice Freeman, Hank Landau, Val Stewart, Howard Chermak, Steve Fisher,
Cynthia Pruitt, Mayor Earling, Jen Machuga, Carolyn LaFave
Guests: Richard Wells & Kellie Stickney of SustainableWorks
SustainableWorks Presentation
1. Kellie Stickney provides some background information about SustainableWorks: they are a non-
profit general contractor in energy efficiency with a quality jobs orientation. They were refunded
in June of 2012 through June of 2013 through the Washington State Jobs bill. Edmonds was their
3rd pilot project when they were here first in 2011. At that time they were trying to build the
market. Two years later they now have a new director who has a construction/finance
background; they are building a new quality crew; they have changed their process — they now
organize, do the work, and then continue to serve the community; they are completing more
energy efficiency projects with much more follow-through; they have restructured their
incentives; they are now providing solar incentives; they have recruited many more contractors
and created more competition among them; and they now have vehicles for serving renters and
low-income households with energy savings kits and training programs. Presentation ended with
a request from SustainableWorks for the CPC to partner with them.
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Subcommittee & Member Reports
1. Cynthia Pruitt reported on the "success story" subcommittees work. They interviewed Steve
Bernheim last week and they are working on writing up a report. Cynthia said she would like to
see some partnership with SustainableWorks so we are not reinventing the wheel. Let's look at
what our goals and use/piggyback on existing processes. Anyone in this committee who would
like to help Val Stewart work on this. Howard will Janice Freeman -- if we are going to align
ourselves with them then we need to be able to have input/oversee.
2. Val Stewart asked if any committee members were willing to work with heron following -up with
SustainableWorks. Howard Chermak volunteered.
3. Hank feels that the CPC would be able to pick -out a few things we could partner with
SustainableWorks on. Would like prioritization about what they would expect from us.
4. Janice Freeman feels if we do align ourselves with them then we need to be able to have
input/oversee.
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