City of Lawrence

Recycling and Resource Conservation Advisory Board

November 08, 2006 Meeting Minutes

 

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Dickie Heckler, Laura Routh, Daniel Poull, Marie Stockett, Brent Swain, Cindy Strecker, John Craft

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:

 

Kevin Dobbs, Chris Cobb, Jae Chang

STAFF PRESENT:

Michelle Crank, Diana Wadley

 

GUESTS PRESENT:

Russ Rudy, Kevin Doyle, Boog Highberger

 

PUBLIC PRESENT:

 

 

Roll Call.

Meeting was called to order at 5:30

 

Presentation by Russ Rudy began promptly.

 

The Facility Conservation Improvement Program (FCIP)

·      Facilitates relationship between public agency and ESCO (Energy Service Co.)

·      Relationship is Energy Service Performance Contract (ESPO)

·      ESCO guarantees that operating cost savings created by the project will pay for project, or ESCO pays the difference.

·      Projects may include water conservation & alternative energy as well as lighting, heating, insulation improvements, etc. to existing facilities.

·      Steps to participate incl. a Preliminary Audit (cost free), Investment Grade Audit (avg. 7c/sq. ft. cost; grants available), and Energy Performance Contract.

·      FCIP acts as 3rd party insurer and charges fees based on project amount (typically 1-1.5% of total project cost)

 

Board and guests present were highly receptive to program possibilities and plan to pursue it.

 

Rudy stated that turn around time, should we call with interest, would be within a week or so for return calls to come back from interested ESCOs.  He suggested a preliminary meeting between Lawrence and FCIP may be helpful.

 

A motion was made (Routh) that the board recommends the City instigate an FCIP project.

Motion was seconded (Heckler).

Vote: Motion passed unanimously.

 

Introductions were made by all present.

 

 

1      Approval of meeting Minutes

 

A Motion was made (Poull) to approve the October minutes as written. 

Motion was seconded (Routh)

Vote: Motion was passed unanimously. 

 

 

2         Confirm GOAL –SETTING MEETING

 

Michelle relayed room availability to board and they decided to set meeting for

Tuesday, Jan 16 and Weds. Jan. 17 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at the Community Health Facility.  These meetings will take place in lieu of the regular Jan. board meeting.

 

√□ ACTION ITEM: Michelle will email Dale Seele to confirm the room

 

A discussion took place regarding the Stakeholders conversation which began on email among board members.

Other possible stakeholders (besides those suggested by Dobbs) identified were:

-A LAN (Lawrence Area Neighborhoods) representative

-Jeff Severin and/or Stacy Swearingen-White – KU Recycling/Sustainability

-Chamber of Commerce representative (Doyle)

-Steve Lane (Swain)

-Westar Energy (Poull)

--other vendors: Hamm Landfill, Aquila, etc.

Comment( Strecker): Inviting the stakeholders will change the whole purpose and scope of the goals setting sessions.  It may overcrowd the room and dilute Carol Nalbandian’s role as facilitator.

 

Comment (Routh):  Perhaps we should prepare a list of identified stakeholders and invite them in a letter, which identifies the board’s mission (purpose), to a regularly scheduled board meeting to provide their input on board direction.

 

√□ ACTION ITEM: Routh will draft an invitation to the stakeholders to submit written comments to the RRCAB regarding the Board’s goals and activities with the intent to have those comments back by the January goal meetings.

√□ ACTION ITEM: Strecker will contact Dobbs to relay the board’s discussion and allow him to comment.

 

 

3      Recycling Subcommittee Report

There was some confusion on the status of the staff response to the RRCAB memo “Improving Residential Recycling in Lawrence”.

 

Routh explained that her understanding was that it was currently on the desk of Corliss.  It’s believed the Commission has received the memo but has not officially acted on it, and it has not yet been forwarded to the board.

 

√□ ACTION ITEM: Kevin Doyle offered to check the status of the memo with Corliss.

 

 

4      Energy Conservation Subcommittee Report

(a) John Craft stated that he had not accomplished writing a memo recommending the implementation of adoption of the IEC.

 

√□ ACTION ITEM: Craft will draft the memo by December 1.

 

Comment (Highberger): SDAT consultants made the same recommendation, which should appear in their report (due in 45-60 days), so someone will be ‘moving on it’.

 

(b) Energy Management Committee: Doyle briefed the group on the establishment of the staff Energy Management Committee and updated Board on the Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement requirements:

1) Energy Audit (carbon footprint)

2) Modify Land use (runoff, water quality)

3) Buy clean energy, efficiency, public education

Doyle believes #1) is the biggest and most challenging and is very encouraged by Rudy presentation and hopeful to tying this requirement in with the FCIP.

 

 

5      Report on research “Energy Conservation Recommendations” MEMO OF DECEMBER 8, 2004 – (Strecker)

 

This item was tabled.

 

 

6      Waste Reduction and Recycling Report

Crank presented the report and stated that the HECF was very successful and roughly broke even on the budget.  Exhibitors surveyed were quite pleased.

There was a small discussion about expanding the fair and re-visiting the possibilities with the Lawn and Garden show.

Routh stated she would like to see it combined for a larger ‘sustainability’-type fair.  Craft did not like the idea of diluting the message.

 

 

7      Miscellaneous

 

a)      Stockett reminded that the board had agreed to support the Pesticide Free Parks program.

 

√□ ACTION ITEM: Stockett will send out drafted letter of RRCAB board support of Pesticide Free Parks for review.

 

b)Board members should renew terms in writing: these members are Cobb, Dobbs, Routh, Stockett.  Highberger stated that renewals were subject to mayor whim, and that the renewal process could be submitted online through the City website.

 

 

Meeting adjourned 7:15 p.m.

 

Next meeting December 13, 5:30 pm.