Wednesday February 18, 2015 81 Main St - Town Office Building - Essex Jct. VT. 1. Review and approve minutes of November meeting 2. Essex Town LED Street Lighting project Progress or Not 3. 81 Main renovation project 4. Spring Inventory Validation Planning for Essex Junction LED Street lighting project 5. Discussion and updates on community solar / net metering opportunity a. Requests from commercial companies to present Solar options 6. Updates on wood pellet co-op 7. Better Buildings by Design, Feb 4 & 5, Sheraton Conference Center 8. Opportunity to network with other community energy committee members (ex: S. Burlington) Interest with connecting with/ engaging community youth on energy initiatives 9. VECAN conference Feedback and info which will benefit Essex Town energy projects 10. New Business 11. Next Meeting March date to be determined
- Final Wednesday March 11, 2015 Brownell Library Community Room - Essex Jct. VT. 1. Review and approve minutes of February meeting 2. Essex Jct. Street Lighting Project (Darby et al) a. Planning for March 28 th street light inventory validation b. Public notices c. Gathering Volunteers d. Developing Training material 3. 81 Main renovation project (Irene and Reed) a. Energy Audit planning b. Energy renovation funding 4. Opportunity to network with S. Burlington community energy committee (Sue) 5. Essex Town LED rollout status (Sue) 6. Discussion of Internet Energy Resources pages for Essex Residents (Dennis) 7. Chittenden Regional Energy Roundtable March 31 st (Irene) 8. New Business 9. Meeting Schedules All meetings below will be held at 81 Main St, Essex Jct. (Town Offices) beginning at a. April 15 b. May 13 c. June 10 d. July 8 e. August 12 Sept - Dec 2015 To Be Determined
Wednesday April 15, 2015 Town Office Building 81 Main Street - Essex Jct. VT. 1) Review and approve minutes of March meeting 2) Essex Jct. Street Lighting Project (Darby et al) a) Review finding from the street light inventory assessment b) Thanks to the Volunteers 3) Essex Town LED rollout status a) Visible evidence of the LED rollout b) Comments from the Community 4) 2016 Town Plan Energy Chapter 5) Prioritizing plans for Planning Commission 6) 81 Main renovation project (Irene and Reed) a) Energy Audit planning b) Energy renovation funding 7) Opportunity to network with S. Burlington community energy committee (Sue) 8) Discussion of Internet Energy Resources pages for Essex Residents (Dennis) 9) Chittenden Regional Energy Roundtable March 31 st (Irene) 10) Community Solar - Information on Jericho and Underhill projects 11) New Business Meeting Schedules All meetings below will be held at 81 Main St, Essex Jct. (Town Offices) beginning at May 13 June 10 July 8 August 12 Sept - Dec 2015 To Be Determined
Wednesday June 10, 2015 Town Office Building 81 Main Street - Essex Jct. VT. 1) Review and approve minutes of April meeting 2) 2016 Town Plan Energy Chapter a) Review prioritization of target objectives 3) Review of Essex Jct. lighting data and plans for next steps 4) 81 Main renovation project a) Energy Audit results b) Energy renovation funding 5) Summer Hiatus for the (July August) 6) Replacing and Adding new committee members 7) New Business Meeting places TBD due to renovation of 81 Main St building Meeting Schedules Sept - Dec 2015 To Be Determined
Wednesday Sept 16, 2015 Essex Jct. Village Community Room, 2 Lincoln St, Essex Jct., VT 1) Review and approve minutes of June meeting 2) Welcoming new member Alise Certa 3) Energize the Essex Junction LED Streetlight project (Darby/Reed) 4) Update on energy measures in 81 Main renovation (Reed/ Irene) 5) Info on TGIA effort (Sue/ Irene) 6) Progress on Community Solar investigation (Tom) 7) Engaging students in Energy Projects (Kara) 8) Status of the 2016 Town Plan (Irene) 9) New Business Alternative meeting places listed below due to renovation of 81 Main St building Meeting Schedules Wed. Oct 14 Essex Police Dept. Community Room, Maple St Essex Jct. Wed. Nov 11 Essex Police Dept. Community Room, Maple St Essex Jct. Wed. Dec 16 Essex Police Dept. Community Room, Maple St Essex Jct.
Wednesday October 14, 2015 Essex Police Dept. Community Room, Maple Street, Essex Jct., VT 1) Review and approve minutes of September meeting 2) Welcoming new members Alise Certa and Payne Morgan 3) Update on EJ Village Street Lights and the follow up actions taken. (Sue/Irene) 4) Annual VLCT Town Fair - presentation from an energy consultant in Maine, who's putting together deals for municipalities (Irene) 5) Capped Landfill Solar Installations Initial findings Payne 6) Dept Public Service Seeks Input on Draft Comprehensive Energy Plan Essex Meeting (all) 7) Tech discussion Sharing information across the Internet via Google Drive (All) 8) Committee Minute taking during the election year (All) 9) Dividing Responsibilities (All) 10) VCAN Conference Dec 5 th Fairlee VT 11) New Business (All) Alternative meeting places listed below due to renovation of 81 Main St building Meeting Schedules Wed. Nov 11 Essex Police Dept. Community Room, Maple St Essex Jct. Wed. Dec 16 Essex Police Dept. Community Room, Maple St Essex Jct. Jan 2015 and future months date and place TBA
Wednesday November 11, 2015 Essex Police Dept. Community Room, Maple Street, Essex Jct., VT 1. Review and approve minutes of October meeting 2. Update on EJ Village Street Lights and the follow up actions taken. (Sue/Irene/Darby/Reed) 3. Preparing for VCAN Conference What should be our focus? 4. Update on the Town Plan and Content Initial Review (Alise) 5. Planning for a Solar Vendor town meeting - Solar City, Sun Common and many others 6. Capped Landfill Solar Installations and Essex School District about fulfilling their remaining load with a group net-metered project either located at the schools or off site. Initial findings Payne 7. Planning for student participation/committee reps - Sue and Kara 8. New Business (All) Alternative meeting places listed below due to renovation of 81 Main St building Meeting Schedules Wed. Dec 16 Essex Police Dept. Community Room, Maple St Essex Jct. Jan 2015 and future months date and place TBA
Wednesday December 16, 2015 Essex Police Dept. Community Room, Maple Street, Essex Jct., VT The December 16, 2015 meeting of the Essex has been cancelled. The will meet next in January 2016. Jan 2016 and future months date and place TBA