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December 15, 2014 Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES CITY OF MAPLEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION 7:00 p.m., Monday,
December 15, 2014 Council Chambers, City Hall 1830 County Road B East 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Environmental and Natural Resources Commission was called to order at
7:01 p.m. by Acting Chair Trippler. 2. ROLL CALL Randee Edmundson, Commissioner Present Deborah Fideldy, Commissioner Present Mollie Miller, Commissioner Present Ann
Palzer, Chair Absent Tom Sinn, Commissioner Present Dale Trippler, Acting Chair Present Ginny Yingling, Commissioner Present Staff Present Shann Finwall, Environmental
Planner 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Edmundson moved to approve the agenda as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Miller. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Yingling moved to approve the November 17, 2014, Environmental and Natural Resources Commission meeting minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner
Edmundson. Ayes – All The motion passed. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. 2014 Sustainability Report i. Environmental Planner, Shann Finwall gave a presentation on the 2014 Sustainability
report to the commission. The Commission reviewed the report and suggested that additional details be added on the extensive work put into reviewing and revising the City’s tree
ordinance. The Commission approved the 2014 Sustainability report as amended. The report will be presented to the City Council in early 2015.
December 15, 2014 Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes 2 b. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) i. Environmental Planner, Shann Finwall gave the report
on the Joint Powers Agreement with the St. Paul Port Authority for a PACE program. The Commission reviewed the PACE program and Joint Powers Agreement and recommended the following
changes to the Joint Powers Agreement: There are currently no PACE projects, so the Agreement should be changed to “The City has one or more projects within the boundaries
of the City” Add page numbers. The Agreement states “The City can designate a local government unit other than the City to implement the program." Does this mean that we authorize
the St. Paul Port Authority to implement the program? The Agreement states that the “Port Authority may and is permitted to charge fees for its implementation and administration.”
Are these fees collected from the applicant or the City? Use the full name “St. Paul Port Authority” not “Port Authority” If the City levies an assessment against a property
and the St. Paul Port Authority ultimately does not fund the project, there should be language added to ensure that the County reimburses the property for assessments taken. Commissioner
Yingling moved to approve the Joint Powers Agreement for a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program. Seconded by Commissioner Fideldy. Ayes – All The motion passed.
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None present. 8. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS None. 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. November 24, 2014, City Council
Meeting Update. Environmental Planner Finwall gave an update on items approved by the City Council on November 24, 2014, that were previously reviewed by the ENR Commission including
the Partners in Energy MOU and Energy Action Team, MPCA and Great Plains Institute grant agreements for the Green Building Code, County grant agreement the City Hall Campus Organics
Recycling Program, and the wetland buffer variance for a garage to be constructed at 1703 Jessie Street. b. Reschedule the January 19 and February 16, 2015, ENR Commission meetings
due to the Martin Luther King and President’s Day holiday.
December 15, 2014 Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes 3 Environmental Planner Finwall recommended January 28 and February 25, 2015, as alternate dates.
c. Maplewood Nature Center Programs Environmental Planner Finwall presented the upcoming Nature Center Programs. For more information contact the Maplewood Nature Center at (651)
249-2170. 10. ADJOURNMENT Acting Chair Trippler adjourned the meeting at 7:43 p.m.