City of Gaithersburg Environmental Affairs Committee met Jan. 9.
Here is the minutes provided by the Committee:
1. Call To Order
The Regular Session of the Environmental Affairs Committee was called to order at 7:05 PM with Chair Doug Wolf presiding.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Doug Wolf Chair Present
Melissa Goodwin Member Present
Maribeth Gravunder Member Present
Paul Hlavinka Member Present
Marissa Msefya Member Present
Alex Stavitsky-Zeineddin Member Absent
Ed Mitchell Member Present
Staff present: Sustainability Coordinator Backe. Guest speaker: Steve Whelan.
2. Approval Of Minutes
A. Regular Session held December 12, 2017
Motion was made to approve the above minutes.
Result: Approved [Unanimous]
Mover: Paul Hlavinka, Member
Seconder: Melissa Goodwin, Member
For: Wolf, Goodwin, Gravunder, Hlavinka, Msefya, Mitchell
Absent: Alex Stavitsky-Zeineddin
3. Discussion Topics
A. City Staff Update
Staff Liaison Backe updated the committee on the recent Public Hearing on Building Energy Benchmarking and Transparency, recycling signage, and food composting.
B. City Council Update
This item was deferred.
C. Committee Updates
Doug Wolf
· shared thoughts regarding the planned Green Up event
Paul Hlavinka
· provided an update on the proposed Volksmarch and a proposed rain barrel workshop
D. AGU building presentation by Melissa Goodwin
Melissa Goodwin gave a brief presentation on the net zero building renovation of the AGU building in DC.
E. Carbon Fee and Dividend presentation by Steve Whelan, invited
Steve Whelan of the Citizen’s Climate Lobby gave a brief presentation on a carbon fee & dividend proposal.
F. Group Discussion
Members discussed the diversity and budget forum surveys. Marissa Msefya shared information on a Science, Business, and Education conference.
4. Adjournment
There being no further business, the session was adjourned at 9:01 PM
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