Lake County Energy & Environment Committee met Dec. 8.
Here is the agenda provided by the committee:
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call of Members
4. Addenda to the Agenda
5. Public Comment (Items not on the agenda)
6. Chair's Remarks
7. Unfinished Business
8. New Business
CONSENT AGENDA (Item 8.1 -8.2)
Approval of Minutes
8.1 21-1930
Meeting Minutes from October 6, 2021.
8.2 21-1932
Meeting Minutes from November 3, 2021.
REGULAR AGENDA
8.3 21-1927
Ordinance establishing a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) Program in Lake County.
∙ In 2019, the Energy & Environment Committee passed a resolution declaring the County’s intent to establish a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program in Lake County. An RFP was developed in early 2020 for the selection of a program administrator for Lake County’s program.
∙ After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Illinois Energy Conservation Authority (IECA) was selected as the program administrator and throughout 2021 the program materials have been drafted.
∙ The ordinance establishes the program, creates the PACE area to finance the acquisition, construction, installation, or modification of energy projects, and designates IECA as the County’s program administrator.
∙ Subsequent to the passage of the Ordinance, County staff will work with IECA to publicize the program and begin accepting applications.
8.4 21-1928
Joint resolution adopting a policy to prohibit single use plastics in Lake County’s operations by January 1, 2023.
∙ At previous committee meetings, members requested that staff look at options to eliminate single use plastics in the County’s cafeteria operations.
∙ At the Committee’s July 7, 2021 meeting, staff presented background and information related to the County’s cafeteria vendor along with options related to the elimination of single use plastics in the cafeteria operations.
∙ The Committee provided consensus to proceed in a partnership with SWALCO on acquiring a consultant to study the operations and summarize options and costs to eliminate single use plastics in Lake County.
∙ Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) completed an analysis and provided multiple options at the November 3, 2021 committee meeting. The Committee provided staff direction to work with board members on the drafting of a policy resolution for presentation at a subsequent meeting for consideration.
∙ This resolution aligns with Option 3 presented at the previous committee meeting to eliminate single use plastics from the County’s cafeteria and vending operations by January 1, 2023.
DRAFT RESOLUTION Supporting the Prohibition of Single-Use Plastics in County Operations-CA1901L
9. County Administrator's Report 10. Executive Session
11. Members' Remarks
12. Adjournment
Next Meeting: January 5, 2022
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