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Board hears updates on comprehensive energy and sustainability plans; stakeholder interviews to start
Summary
Staff reported consultants are processing municipal energy and sustainability-plan materials; staff and consultants will conduct department and stakeholder interviews in March–May and expect further updates next month.
Staff told the Sustainability Advisory Board that consultants on the city’s comprehensive energy plan and sustainability plan are reviewing materials and coordinating interviews. The comprehensive energy-plan consultant is analyzing municipal energy use for higher-energy “hot” buildings such as city hall and the library; the sustainability-plan consultant (funded with ARPA) is preparing a community-wide update intended to include all city departments and external stakeholders.
Staff said department-head interviews are scheduled in mid-March after mandatory staff training so content will be fresh; public stakeholder interviews are expected in April or May. Board members were invited to participate in stakeholder interviews once a schedule is available.
A board member highlighted Sun Prairie as a recent example: Sun Prairie achieved 100% renewable electricity for municipal buildings, using a combination of solar and heat-pump strategies; the member suggested Oshkosh could study Sun Prairie’s approach for municipal energy strategies.
Ending: Staff will continue biweekly check-ins with consultants and circulate schedules for department and stakeholder interviews; staff offered to meet with new board member Paul Trader to brief him on board history and recent projects.
