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NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Environmental Advisory Board ?0lq OtC -[ âll 9: 55
DATE OF MEETING: November 5,2014
NAME/TELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY: Juliet Bonnell,
303-441-1931
NAMES OF MEMBERS, STAFF AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT:
Environmental Advisory Board Members Present: Stephen Morgan, Tim Hillman and Brad
Queen.
Environmental Advisory Board Members Absent: Mara Abbott and Morgan Lommele
Staff Members Present: Brett KenCairn, Eric Ameigh, Lisa Martin, Chris Meschuk and Juliet
Bonnell
MEETING SUMMARY:
o The board generally supported the proposed smoking ban and noted that it should be
adequately adverlised to the public. The board asked questions regarding the motivation
for this ban, why it is being phased in, whether it is more of a human rights issue than an
environmental issue, and whether there are adequate resources to enforce the proposed
ban.
o The board was impressed with staff's response to the flood and the preparation that went
into flood mitigation planning prior to the Sept 2013 flood event. The board supported
working toward a recovery and resilience plan and continuing to learn from the
experience of other communities impacted by disasters.o B. Queerì stated that the city's trails should not have remained closed for as long as they
did because parks are such an integral part of Boulder's lifestyle.
o The board disagreed with the current framing of the climate commitment. Board
members questioned whether the conventional framing of a target percentage reduction,
based on a somewhat arbitrary reference year, by a far distant date in the future created
an effective rationale and motivation to rally community support and action. Instead they
thought it should be framed as a set of actions designed to maximize the communities
competitive advantage in a global economy. The board recommended that the rationale
for action emphasize that the community should be taking action regardless of whether it
impacts global climate change because the community would be more economically
competitive, more resilient and would have a higher quality of life locally.o B. Queen advocated for a model that is both environmental and economic (coupling fuel
choice with energy technology) and offered to help evaluate the city's model.o The board suggested ensuring the community understands why we're working toward
reducing emissions by 807o by 2050 and what the consequences are if we don't reach this
goal.
o The board agreed that the economic development benefits of going fossil free should be
emphasized to the public and that economic metrics such as the amount of energy
expenditures retained in the local economy should be reported along with the greenhouse
gas inventory update.
o The board discussed requiring EnergySmart at the time of sale for owner-occupied
buildings (in addition to the cuffent regulations for tenant-occupied) to engage a broader
part of our community in this important effort.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Environmental Advisory Board Vice-Chair S. Morgan declared a quorum and the meeting
was called to order at 6:10 p.m.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by B. Queen, seconded by T. Hillman, the Environmental Advisory Board
approved (3-0, M. Abbott and M. Lommele absent) the October 1,201.4 meeting minutes.
3. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
4. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
5. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Smoking Ban Proposal (Eric Ameigh, City Manager's Office)
B. Environmental Effects from Flood Update (Chris Meschuk, Community Planning &
Sustainability)
C. Climate Commitment (Brett KenCairn, Community Planning & Sustainability)
6. OLD BUSINESSruPDATES
A. Prioritiesll,etter to Council Discussion
7. MATTERS FROM THE EIWIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD, CITY
MANAGER, AND CITY ATTORNEY
8. DEBRIEF MEETING/CALENDAR CHECK
9. ADJOURNMENT
Environmental Advisory Board adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Approved:
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Chair