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Climate and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (CEPAC)
Minutes
December 11, 2025, 4:00 – 7:00 PM
51 Winburn Way Ashland, OR 97520
1. Call to Order
COMMITTEE MEMBERS- Mark Morrison, Sharon Dohrmann, Sidney Brown, Kip
Barrett, Bryan Sohl, Gary Shaff
PRESENT: OPEN POSITIONS: 2
ABSENT: Jennie Christopherson
CITY COUNCIL: Bob Kaplan, Jeff Dahle
STAFF: Chad Woodward
2. Consent Agenda.
Minutes- Approved.
o Motion to approve by Morrison, seconded by Barrett. Approved
unanimously.
3. Updates/Announcements
Staff Update – Woodward:
o Updated on launch of the Home Energy Score planned for early January
2026.
o Discussed implementing a proof-of-concept loan program with city
conservation funds this spring.
Council Update –
o Dahle shared that council would be discussing the disposition of surplus
city property, there are some upcoming city code changes, and is
having a special electric rates study session the following week.
o Kaplan shared that council would revisit the natural gas options in April
to discuss using a right of way ordinance versus franchise agreement
moving forward.
4. Old Business
Gas Powered Lawn and Garden Equipment:
o The group discussed the gas-powered lawn and garden equipment
proposal, (a revised three-phase plan that includes education,
incentives, and potential ordinance adoption with phased timelines for
different equipment types and property sizes). Extensive discussion
ensued about implementation timelines and whether to include the
ordinance phase. CEPAC ultimately voted to forward a modified version
to City Council that removes Phase 2A and adjusts Phase 3 dates to
2028 and 2029, with the understanding that council liaisons will request
it be placed on a future City Council agenda for consideration. The
following is the chain of motions and votes:
Motion by Brown and second by Morrisson. CPAC vote to forward
the gas-powered lawn and garden equipment recommendation
dated 12-10-2025 to the Ashland City Council for adoption and
implementation.
Discussion on the motion.
Amendment to the motion by Barrett to remove phase 3
from the proposal and part a of Phase 1.
Brown withdraws motions.
Motion to remove part a of phase 1 of the proposal by Barrett,
seconded by Morrison.
o Vote unanimously approved.
Motion by Shaff and seconded by Sohl. CPAC vote to forward the
gas-powered lawn and garden equipment recommendation
dated 12-10-2025, with the deletion of phase 2 item a, to the
Ashland City Council for their considerate adoption and
implementation.
Amendment on the motion by Barrett to remove Phase 3.
Seconded by Morrison.
Motion to strike phase 3 failed by a vote of 4-2 (Barret and
Morrison voted to pass).
Amendment on Motion by Sohl, seconded by Dorhman. Move the
dates in Phase 3 of the proposal for the community back by one
year each to 2028 from 2027 and to 2029 from 2028.
Motion to change dates passes 5-1 (Barrett voted to
oppose).
Amendment on motion by Morrison and seconded by Sohl. To
move citywide operations ahead of community timelines, with
the city deadline in phase 3 being 2028, blowers and blowers and
weed whackers by 2029, and push behind mowers by 2030.
Task DescriptionCategoryInterested JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Expand Awareness CEAP /
CEAPC / Incentives / 2026 SDXXXXXX
1Home Energy ScoresSpecific
Transportation System 2026
MBXXX
2Plan (TSP) Specific
2026
K; MMXXX XX
3Electrify City operationsSpecific
Educate CEAPC on 2026
SBXXX
4adaptability / resilienceSpecific
5Electrify AshlandOngoing
Waste
Motion to move city operations dates ahead of community
XXX
6stream/CompostingOngoing
Low/middle class & renter
XX XX
dates failed 4-2 (Sohl and Morrison voted in support of the
7opportunitiesOngoing
XX
8Transportation EmissionsOngoing
motion).
Annual Work PlanningAnnualX
Nothing scheduledX
Motion by Shaff and seconded by Sohl. CPAC vote to forward
the gas-powered lawn and garden equipment
recommendation dated 12-10-2025, with the deletion of phase
2 item a, to the Ashland City Council for their considerate
adoption and implementation. (This motion incorporates the
previous motion to strike Phase 1 part a of the proposal). As
amended, with the dates in Phase 3 of the proposal for the
community moved back by one year each to 2028 from 2027
and to 2029 from 2028.
Motion passes 4-2 (Barrett and Morrison oppose).
CEPAC Work Plan Schedule for 2026
o The committee also works on developing a Gantt chart for their 2026
work plan, assigning tentative timeframes and champions for priority
items. The chart below reproduces a chart drawn on the whiteboard
during the meeting highlighting consensus on how to schedule the
year.
5. Adjourn-6:00 pm