HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/16/2025 - NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD - SUMMARY AGENDA - Regular Meeting Natural Resources Advisory Board
REGULAR MEETING – Wednesday July 16, 2025
LOCATION: 222 Laporte Ave. and via MS Teams: fcgov.com/nrab-teams-meeting
5:30 CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
1. AGENDA REVIEW
2. COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPATION
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – JUNE
4. NEW BUSINESS
5:40-6:15 Single Use Plastics Reduction (SUPR)
Melinda Peterson (Lead Specialist, Environmental Services) will share highlights from the updated
Municipal Code that expands the plastic bag ban and carryout bag remittance from nineteen large
grocers to about 400 stores and allows for enforcement measures to improve compliance. NRAB is
asked to offer feedback on an updated approach to shape data collection, analysis, and reporting to
fulfill a Council request for better storytelling about the success of SUPR policies. (Discussion)
6:15-6:50 Our Climate Future – Strategic Refresh
Honore Depew (Climate Program Manager) will share an overview and details of the process for
developing an OCF Strategic Funding Plan. Starting in 2024 a voter-approved sales tax (2050 Tax)
began collecting revenue to directly fund climate work. To make the best use of these and other related
funds, a Strategic Funding Plan is being developed to plan for the revenue generated by defining a
process to strategically guide funding allocation. City Council is scheduled to discuss this item at a Work
Session October 28th. (Discussion)
5. OTHER BUSINESS / UPDATES
a. Board Member Reports
b. Six Month Calendar Review https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/planning-calendar.php
c. Revisit action items from previous meetings & preview of next meeting
City Websites with Updates:
• Air Quality Advisory Board webpage: https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/boards/air-quality-advisory
• Natural Resources Advisory Board webpage: https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/natural -resources.php
• Our Climate Future: https://ourcity.fcgov.com/ourclimatefuture
6. ADJOURN