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Climate and Environment Policy Advisory Committee (CEPAC)
Minutes
October 9, 2025
1. Call to Order
1.1. COMMITTEE MEMBERS- Bryan Sohl, Kip Barrett, Gary Shaff, Jennie
Christopherson, Sidney Brown, Colin Bishop, Mark Morrisson, Sharon
Dohrmann
PRESENT: OPEN POSITIONS: 2
ABSENT: Bob Kaplan
1.1. CITY COUNCIL: Bob Kaplan and Jeff Dahle
1.2. STAFF: Chad Woodward
2. Consent Agenda
2.1. Minutes- Approved.
Motion to approve made by. Seconded by. Approved unanimously.
3. Updates/Announcements
3.1. Council Update –
3.1.1. Jeff Dahle- Disappointed in Council’s need to reschedule CEAP plan.
Facilities masterplan look through in progress. Jeff to follow up with City
staff regarding administrative policy 2018.12.18- carbon-emitting fuels in
city facilities for the emergency housing building.
3.2. Staff Update –
3.2.1. Chad Woodward- Council pushed him to 10/21 agenda. RESP- emailed
bond attorney for the city: Working on a draft resolution. Should be
finalized next week. USDA cut funding from OLLI which resulted in Forth’s
“Charging Smart” program being cut. State challenging “Solar for All”
removal. Home energy score working with Earth Advantage going well.
Press release coming soon regarding energy score program rolling out in
January. Circular Action Alliance opening State’s first of its kind, recycling
center.
3.3. Chair Update –
3.3.1. Bryan Sohl- None stated.
3.4. Other Committee Members Update-
3.4.1. Becs Walker- SOU- Received 2025 Gold rating from AASHE. Discussed
2025-2027 Applied Sustainability plan. In the process of developing a
sustainability masterplan on the academic side. Four new solar arrays
installed in 2025 with an energy storage system. 1 more array will get
them to their 1mw production goal. CREP fourth round closed, and the
fourth round of installations wrapped up two weeks prior on The Hawk
building. Scheduling replacement of first solar array that was installed in
2000. Roof of building needs to be updated. Array will be updated to 29KW
from existing 6kw installation, with the same footprint. Replacement
funded by students.
4. Old Business
5. New Business-
5.1. 2026 CEPAC Nominations-
Barrett nominates Mark Morrison for 2026 CEPAC Chair. Seconded by Brown.
Approved unanimously.
Brown nominated Dohrman as 2026 Vice Chair. Seconded by Shaff. Approved
unanimously.
5.2. Amended Meeting Times-
Motion to move official meeting time to the second Thursday of each month, from
5pm to 7pm, starting in January, made by Morrison. Seconded by Barrett.
Approved unanimously.
5.3. Study Sessions- mutual agreement to continue work sessions, with
amendments to the meeting times, as well as the topics to be discussed.
5.4. Applicants- Dahle, Kaplan, and Sohl met with potential new applicant. Poised
to go through Council, however applicant is doing a semester abroad and will
reach out when they return. Second applicant available, just needs to have
meeting scheduled.
5.4.1. No high school applicants at this time. 2 positions still open. RCAT has
been notified of openings.
5.5. Updates- Discussed updated procedures for moving motions to Council. Must
be facilitated via the Council Liaison. Once a request is made, the City
Manager will determine when the item fits into upcoming agendas.
6. Wrap Up
7. Adjourn-7:30pm