HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.a. February 8, 2022 Environment and Sustainability Commission Meeting ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the meeting of the Environment & Sustainability
Commission (ESC) of the City of Rosemount was called to order on February 8, 2022, at 5:34 p.m.
in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount.
Attendees included: Commission Chair Kim Ciresi, Vice-Chair Victoria Schlautman, and
Commissioners Taylor Sutton, Kristen Andrews, Erin Delaney, Renee Burman, Tina Angerer and
Katie Koch-Laveen.
Guests present via Zoom included the following;
- Cory Boeck and Jared LaFave with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Staff present included the following;
- Public Works Director Egger, City Engineer Erickson, and Stormwater Specialist Byron
ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion by Delaney Second by Burman
Motion to approve the minutes of the January 11, 2022 Environment and Sustainability
Commission meeting.
Ayes: 8
Nays: None. Motion carried.
PRESENTATIONS
4.a. Industrial Air Permitting – Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Jared LaFave, Supervisor in the Air Quality Permitting Department at the MPCA, provided a
presentation of their permitting process.
Commissioner Schlautman questioned the MPCA is there is a maximum number of violations a
company can get. LaFave explained that it is on a case-by-case basis, depending on if a company
continues to not comply and exceeds limits. The MPCA will continue to take enforcement action
and look for patterns of violations and increase enforcement tools.
OLD BUSINESS
5.a. 2022 Goals Delegation & Updates
Commission Chair Ciresi and commissioners assigned themselves goals to work on throughout the
year. Each month commissioners will have an opportunity to share progress updates on their goals.
5.b. 2022 Education & Outreach Calendar
Commissioners added topics to their blog and social media outreach calendar based on upcoming
events.
NEW BUSINESS
6.a. Home Expo Booth Planning
Commissioner Andrews discussed with the commission what was last presented at past Home &
Business Expo booths. The ESC will bring materials related to pollinators, energy savings, organics
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(compost) recycling, etc. Dakota County will be attending the Expo as well and will have material
related recycling.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Stormwater Specialist Byron announced that Greg Lund has replaced Tom Schuster as the Parks
Supervisor. Tom Schuster retired in the beginning of February. Greg Lund came from the parks
maintenance crew in Public Works.
The Technology Task Force (TTF) met with City Council on January 31st regarding electric car
charging stations in Rosemount. City Council was in support of the idea and incentives. They
requested that the ESC and TTF complete more research on what other cities have done.
Stormwater Specialist Byron reviewed updates made to the ESC’s page on the City’s website.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
8.a. Set Next Meeting Agenda for March 8, 2022
• 2022 Goals Updates
• Education and Outreach Calendar
• Expo Recap
• No Mow May Planning
• Adopt-a-Drain
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Environment & Sustainability Commission and
upon a motion by Sutton and a second by Ciresi the meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jessie Paque
Recording Secretary