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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Energy Committee - 04/02/2015 South Burlington Energy Committee 575 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 846-4106 www.sburl.com facebook.com/SouthBurlington Thursday, April 2, 2015 South Burlington Public Works Building Notes on Gathering (no quorum present) Present: Keith Epstein (Chair), Marcy Murray, Don Cummings , Sam Swanson, and Patty Tashiro Absent: Linda McGinnis, Karen McKenny, Paul Wagenhofer, and Fred Kosnitsky Staff Present: none Public Present: Chloe Zinn, Monica Ostby, Philip Galigia, Roseanne Greco, Grant Taylor, Janet Bellavance, Becky Zinn, Wally Zinn, Larissa Del Rosso Rayher, Enzo Cortet, Shannan Webb, Quin Mann, Brigitte Gagne. Convene  Keith convened at 6:40, Sam Swanson as scribe. Keith Epstein as timekeeper  We reviewed the meeting agenda and decided to add a presentation on the South Burlington High School yard sign design before UVM student presentation on a solar-ready roof proposal.  Because a quorum requires six Committee members and only five Committee members were present the Committee was unable to take any actions. The meeting proceeded to collect information and discuss progress on the Energy Prize Campaign. Invited Public to Speak: All guests were there to address agenda items. No one accepted the invitation to speak at this point in the meeting. South Burlington High School Yard Sign Design Competition  Monica Ostby and Philip Galigia described the solar yard sign design competition among South Burlington High School students. They introduced the winning yard sign design that was proposed by Chloe Zinn a freshman at SB High. Chloe described her approach to developing the winning yard sign design.  The Committee members voiced appreciation to Chloe and all who participated in the design competition. Keith provided Chloe and others from South Burlington High School with Energy Prize lapel pins.  The Committee members expressed a desire to post the finalist entries to the sign competition on the Energy Prize website. South Burlington Energy Committee 575 Dorset Street South Burlington, VT 05403 (802) 846-4106 www.sburl.com facebook.com/SouthBurlington UVM Student presentation of a proposal for a City of South Burlington Solar-ready Roof Mandate  A team of UVM students (Larissa Del Rosso Rayher, Enzo Cortet, Shannan Webb, Quin Mann, Brigitte Gagne) from the UVM Environmental Studies Program presented the results of their investigation of the benefits and costs of requiring new construction to include provisions for the installation of rooftop solar energy equipment.  The UVM student team prepared the study as a part of their NR206 course.  The student made the presentation to the Energy Committee members seeking feedback that will enable them to refine their presentation. They plan to present their report to the public on at the Energy Prize Campaign “In It To Win Workshop” at the South Burlington Public Library on April 13 and to the South Burlington Planning Commission on April 14. The public presentation is supported by a written report, draft copies of which have been provided to Don and Keith.  The Committee members thanked the UVM student team for their work and offered constructive comments for improving the presentation. Keith presented the team with Energy Prize lapel pins. GUEP Update and Discussion  Keith led the Committee members in reviewing the written South Burlington Energy Prize Monthly update for April that he had circulated earlier this week for Committee review. We discussed each item and provided feedback to the person responsible for each item where such feedback was requested or appropriate.  The circulation of a written report based on contributions of Energy Prize volunteers enabled the Committee members to consider the progress reports on twenty-two work items in relatively short time.  Marcy Murray distributed the first quarterly finance report for the Energy Prize Campaign. She reported that the Energy Prize campaign has so far received commitments for contributions of $31,000. She provided an itemized report of first quarter expenditures totaling $2,854.08 and indicated we now have $21,895.92 in funds on hand.  Keith distributed a supply of Energy Prize lapel pins to members of the Energy Prize campaign team suggesting we distribute them to people who contribute to the campaign.  At the end of the meeting a question arose about the appropriate placement of the “Endorsed by the South Burlington Energy Prize Campaign” in literature printed by solar business partners. We decided to revisit this at the May meeting. Adjourned at 8:26 PM The next Energy Committee Meeting is scheduled for May 7 beginning at 6:30 PM.