MONROE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY & SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
5:30-7:00 pm
Room 100-B
North Showers Building
September 9, 2015
Dave Parsons, Chair
Bob Austin, Vice Chair
Kristin Brethova, Secretary
“The Monroe County Environmental Quality & Sustainability Commission will provide education, advice, and encouragement to residents, local businesses, organizations, and county government to adopt practices and develop policies that preserve and strengthen Monroe County’s economy, ecology, social justice and health initiatives.â€
!. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Public Comment (5 minute limit)
Community Presentation – Laura Arnold, President of the Indiana Distributed Energy Alliance Inc., and a principal of the Renewable Energy Association. She works with State legislative and regulatory affairs in energy and utilities and is studying the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
IV. Approval of Minutes
a. August minutes for Approval.
V. Old Business
a. Monroe County Energy Challenge
VI. New Business
a. Community Forum on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan
b. Adoption by EQuaS and CPP Community Forum Project Charter
VII. Reports from Working Groups
a. Thomson Property - Tabled
b. Energy Working Group
i. Energy Conservation Opportunity Project
VIII. Sustainability Tip
IX. Reports from Represented Organizations
a. City of Bloomington
b. Indiana University
c. Monroe County Soil and Water
d. Monroe County Government
X. Adjournment -- Next Meeting: 5:30pm, Wednesday October 14, 2015 in the Nat U. Hill Meeting Room, Monroe County Courthouse.