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October 21,2015
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MINUTES FOR THE CLIMATE & ENERGY ACTION PLAN ad hoc COMMITTEE
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Siskiyou Room, 51 Winburn Way
1. Call to Order
Chair Rich Rosenthal called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m. in the Siskiyou Room.
Committee members Stuart Green, Greg Jones, James McGinnis, Roxanne Beigel-Coryell, and
Bryan Sohl were present. Staff member Adam Hanks was present. Committee member Louise
Shawkat was absent.
2. Approval of Minutes
Beigel-Coryell/McGinnis m/s to approve the minutes of September 30, 2015, as presented.
Voice Vote: All Ayes. Motion Passes.
Rosenthal informed the group that at the previous night's Council meeting, the appointment of
Claudia Alick to the committee was approved. The Mayor is working on appointing one
additional member and some ex-officio members.
3. Climate Plan Kick Off Event
Rosenthal invited Marni Koopman to give an update to the group regarding the current event
plans. She gave a review of the planning progress to date. She informed the group that some of
the dates listed on the flyer in the packet are incorrect, but have been corrected on the final
version. Koopman reviewed the events planned for the week prior and gave a run-down of the
schedule for the November 15th event. She informed the group the planning group is in need of
volunteers, most particularly for setting up the event and for running the kids' activity area.
McGinnis gave an overview of the plans for the information gathering process. He described
some of the ways he would like to increase interactions between all event participants. He
believes the most important things to ask participants is, `what are you willing to personally do'
and `what should our community do'.
Jones expressed concerns that all the events occur in the lead-up to the kick-off event, but no
events are planned for after the kick-off. It seems backward to him. Group discussed how the
planning came about, and the challenges with calendar and timing. They also discussed some of
the events they hope will occur throughout this action plan creation process.
Group discussed ways to encourage kids to the kick-off event, as well as how to get them
involved throughout the efforts of this group.
Group asked Koopman about the event marketing plan. She informed the group what has been
done thus-far. She encouraged the group to help spread the word. Also stated they are still
looking for sponsors. To-date they have received lots of in-kind support, but very little in the
way of financial support.
Group discussed what questions will be asked as part of the First Friday polling. Rosenthal
requested that Koopman bring the exact list of proposed questions to the next committee meeting
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for further discussion and approval.
Rosenthal expressed concerns regarding the wording of the announcement of the November 9th
event at the Ashland School Board meeting. He requested that the word, "proposal"be changed
to, "presentation," as the Council and City have not endorsed this effort (it might be good, but it
has not been vetted by the City). We don't want people to assume this is endorsed by the City
without Council approval.
Group discussed the panel members and topics covered at the November 15th event. Hanks
agreed to represent the City. Additional Conservation Division staff will be manning the City's
booth. Group requested that Rosenthal participate in the event by doing a"summary" of what
was discussed at the end of the event. He agreed to participate. Group discussed which member
would do the 10 minute presentation regarding the action plan process. Sohl volunteered, so long
as he has assistance from staff in writing the speech. Hanks agreed to assist Sohl in writing. The
presentation will be an overview of how we got to this point in the action plan process and what
we hope will occur during the process.
Koopman stated that one of the presenters, Dr. Denning from Ft. Collins, will be in-town on
Saturday, November 14th and is willing to meet with this group, if they would like to. Group
agreed that they would like to meet informally with him at noon, location to be determined.
Rosenthal thanked Koopman for her time.
4. Public Forum
Barry Thalden—commented on what a great event this seems to be turning into. He wanted the
group to be sure to keep looking at the big picture, that the objective of this process is to make
change happen. He stated that this will take getting action into ordinance form. Suggested the
group make sure decision makers get involved, as ownership over the project is necessary for
approval down the line and to keep this from being a plan that sits on a shelf. He stated that it is
important to get both staff and Councilors involved. Gave examples of previous events in which
Councilors participated but no key staff were involved, so progress wasn't made. Encouraged the
group to get youth in the community involved as they will inherit these environmental problems.
Asked that the group to consider getting someone who represents the business community on the
committee. He believes the business community will need to take ownership over any
ordinances.
Sohl thanked Thalden for his information and reiterated his desire to have kids involved in the
kick-off event.
Huelz Gutchen— expressed excitement for the event. He stated that we should have done this two
years ago. He handed out information to commissioners and stated that he understands his
information is "techie" and hard to understand but it is important.
5. Climate and Energy Action Plan RFP
McGinnis stated he would like the contractor to identify and qualify"hidden" externalities and
their impacts. Group discussed whether this is beyond the expertise we're looking for and if it
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would cause an increase in costs. Group was concerned that asking for lots of focus on hidden
externalities isn't as useful as spending that focus and time on creating an achievable plan. They
determined that many externalities will be identified through the process and so the RFP does not
need to include this request.
Hanks explained that the points allocation regarding cost review typically isn't weighted as
heavily as the group requested at the last meeting. The scoring related to costs is separate from the
scoring related to all other aspects and is not based on low-bid amounts,but rather how clearly the
responder states or clarifies all their costs.
Group agreed to the following scoring totals:
Understanding of requested service = 10 points
Proposer's capabilities =20 points
Project team and qualifications =25 points
Resources =20 points
Response time= 15 points
Cost of service= 10 points
Group discussed where the RFP will be posted or advertised. Hanks requested that if group has
additional posting locations they should let him know.
Green/Sohl m/s to approve the RFP as amended. Voice Vote. All Ayes. Motion Passes.
6. Schedule and Agenda for Upcoming Meetings
The group agreed to continue meeting on the 1 St and the 3rd Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m., with the
understanding that some dates will need to be changed due to holidays or lack of agenda.
In the November 4th meeting they want to discuss 1) the final preparations for the November 15th
Kick-off meeting (including what will be each committee member's role in the event and what
questions will be asked on First Friday), 2)which committee members will participate on the RFP
scoring sub-committee, and 3) an update on the Greenhouse Gas Inventory process.
On November 14th at noon, those members interested will join Scott Denning from Fort Collins to
discuss the Fort Collins action plan process. Location to be determined.
Group is considering canceling the November 18th meeting. If it is held, they will have a debrief
on the Kick-off event.
7. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Diana Shiplet
Executive Assistant