HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 17, 2024 Approved.docxSustainable Yakima Committee
Minutes for January 17, 2024
1. Call to order by Chair Jeff Scott at 4:32 p.m.
2. Roll Call: members present Jeff Scott, Ray Paolella (via Zoom), Jennifer
Hickenbottom (via Zoom), Dan Schapiro
City staff: Trace Bradburn, Jay Jun
3. Ray moved to approve the minutes from both the November 15 regular meeting
and the November 20 special meeting. Dan seconded. Motion passed.
4. Public Comment: None
5. Jay introduced himself as the new CivicSpark fellow.
6. Trace announced that the city has been awarded an Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) from the U.S. Department of Energy.
https://www.energy.gov/scep/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block- rg ant -
The committee discussed the need for areas of focus for Jay to research as well as
the need to indentify first year action items from the Climate Action Plan that may
already be in progress. Future discussion will examine implementation for new
action items as well as possible modifications for items requiring City Council
approval.
Ideas to keep in mind include a feasibility study for determining the needs of the
Yakima community, carrying out a greenhouse gas assessment, and investigating
state funding for overburdended communities.
7. Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. until the next meeting scheduled on February
21, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.