ACTION REQUESTED – Approval
Review and Score the NOFA Environmental Applications
ACTION REQUESED – Discussion
Students, Ryan Gansemer, Abby Osborn, Caroline Peeters and Audrey Whitmire presenting on, “NIRPC’s Air Quality Education and Outreach Program” study.
ACTION REQUESTED - Informational
Review and Score the NOFA Air Quality Applications
ACTION REQUESED – Discussion
The next meeting of the EMPC committee is scheduled for March 7, 2019 at 9 am.
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NIRPC - Lake Michigan Room January 10, 2019
Minutes
Jan Bapst called the meeting to order at 9:08 a.m.
On motion by Reggie Korthals and second by Geof Benson, the November 1, 2018 and the November 8, 2018 EMPC meeting minutes were approved as presented.
Eman Ibrahim and Joe Exl presented the environmental 2050 plan strategies for the connected, renewed, united and vibrant vision statements. Eman stated there would be two phases in completing the vision statements, with today’s meeting discussing phase I. The objective of Phase I is to make the strategies achievable, measurable and more realistic. The performance measures will consider the economy, land use and environmental as well as transportation mobility. The objective of phase II is to determine who will be responsible for implementing the actions needed for each strategy.
The committee discussed each strategy for the connected vision statements, with changes and newly created action items being noted for document revisions. On consensus of the group, it was decided that each member would review the three remaining vision columns individually, using the connected column as an example when considering their input. The updated strategies document will be sent electronically to the group on January 11, 2019 with all input being emailed to Kathy Luther and Joel Exl by January 15, 2019.
Eman concluded her presentation stating the strategies for all committees will available on NIRPC’s website after each subcommittee completes their revisions.
The event announcements submitted will be distributed in an email to the committee.
Hearing no other business, Jan Bapst adjourned the meeting at 11:25 a.m. The next EMPC meeting is scheduled for February 7, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
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