--- title: May 14 EEC minutes ## author: Douglas Shumway date: D:20240523190900Z --- ## Energy & Environment Commission Meeting Agenda May 14, 2026, 7:00 PM Edina City Hall, Community Room, 4801 W. 50th St. 1. Call to Order Chair Lukens called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. then shared the procedure for community comment. ## 2. Roll Call Answering roll call were Chair Lukens, Vice-Chair Haugen, Commissioners Budin, Olson, Bartholomew, LaCasse, and Schima, and student Commissioners Lassig and Tyshow. Commissioner Tessman arrived at 7:16 p.m. Absent was Commissioner Martinez-Salgado. ## 3. Approval of Meeting Agenda Schima made a motion, seconded by Bartholomew, to Approve the Meeting Agenda. Motion carried. ## 4. Approval of Meeting Minutes 4.1. March 12, 2026 Meeting Minutes Schima made a motion, seconded by Haugen, to Approve the Meeting Minutes. Motion carried. ## 5. Special Recognitions and Presentations No special recognitions or presentations were received. ## 6. Community Comment No community comment was received. 7. Reports/Recommendations ## 7.1. 2026-2027 Work Plan Updates Commissioners gave progress updates on the work plan, including discussing removing the Green Business Outreach Program and replacing it with a new item related to dark skies and light pollution. Liaison Bayer advised a new work plan outline will need to be completed for Council approval, noting both the removal of the GBOP and replacing it with a new item will go to Council at one time as a mid-point work plan modification. Tessman made a motion, seconded by Bartholomew, to remove the Green Business Outreach Program from the work plan. Motion carried. Chair Lukens and Commissioner Olson will prepare a new work plan item related to dark skies for review at a future meeting. ## 8. Chair and Member Comments ## 9. Staff Comments 10. Adjournment Haugen made a motion, seconded by LaCasse, to Adjourn. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:28 p.m.