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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD - MINUTES - 09/16/2024 1 09/16/2024 - Minutes Air Quality Advisory Board and Natural Resources Advisory Board JOINT MEETING Monday, September 16, 2024 – 5:30 PM 222 Laporte Avenue, Colorado River Room 1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:31 PM 2. ROLL CALL a. Board Members Present – • AQAB • Dan Welsh (Chair) • Mark Houdashelt (Vice Chair) • Maria Moore • Michael Cheeseman • Jeremiah Gorske • Adam Schmidt • NRAB • Dawson Metcalf (Chair) • Kelly Stewart (Vice Chair) • Kelen Dowdy • Lisa Andrews • Matt Zoccali • Sara LoTemplio • Teagan Loew b. Board Members Absent – • AQAB • Michael Johnson • Matt Ayres • Kaori Kyser • NRAB • Barry Noon • Todd Simmons c. Staff Members Present – • Selina Lujan de Albers, Staff Liaison • Honore Depew, Staff Liaison • Melinda Peterson, Lead Specialist • Grant Stump, Lead Specialist d. Guest(s) – • None 2 09/16/2024 - Minutes 3. AGENDA REVIEW No changes. 4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Urban Forestry Strategic Plan: Finalize Joint Council Memo Depew noted the Board members had discussed the desire for the memo to include a note that budget offers for Urban Forestry should emphasize, wherever possible, electric vehicles and equipment. Andrews asked if there is a City policy related to leaving vehicles idling as she has seen many doing so. Depew replied there is an anti-idling policy for City vehicles, though there are exceptions for emergency vehicles and large, heavy equipment. Chair Welsh stated the three main points for the Urban Forestry Strategic Plan Memo were: minimization of internal combustion engines, quantification of the overall climate and air quality impacts of the urban forest, both positive and negative, and emphasizing and promoting native species when moving forward with plantings in the public urban forest. Additionally, Chair Welsh stated there were sentiments about general support for the Strategic Plan. Chair Welsh noted votes will occur once each Board moves into its own meeting following this joint meeting. b. Budgeting for Outcomes: Finalize Joint Council Memo Chair Welsh summarized the Budgeting for Outcomes memo. A member asked about the discussion around not supporting offers that had associated full-time employees. Members discussed the fact that some of those offers were indicated to be funded per the City Manager’s recommended budget at the last Council budget meeting. Members discussed whether the memo should indicate an acknowledgement of which items directly impact either air quality or natural resources. Chair Welsh suggested adding a brief sentence related to both Boards acknowledging that some offers fall more under the purview of one Board or the other, but expressing joint support for the offers. Vice Chair Houdashelt commented on the lawn and garden equipment offer noting the original request was for $100,000, not $50,000. He expressed general support for the memo, but suggested it may need to include a stronger sales pitch if the desire is to influence Council’s decision. 3 09/16/2024 - Minutes Members discussed whether they would send representatives to the first Council public hearing. Lujan de Albers noted the Council will not likely see the memo until after the Council hearing. No members indicated they were available to attend the Council hearing. Vice Chair Houdashelt commented on offer 74.1 noting it will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions; however, it is not part of the inventory, therefore it will not have any impact on the City’s goals. Members made wording changes to the item. Members continued to make wording edits to additional items in the memo, including the item related to lawn and garden equipment, the item related to Poudre River flows, and the Adaptive Program Specialist item. Chair Welsh expressed support for the general gist of the memo and its format. He noted no more editing will happen prior to the votes that will occur when the Boards go into their separate meetings. 6. ADJOURNMENT ● 7:01 pm Minutes approved by a vote of the Board on 10/16/2024.