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Board readies Earth Day booth, seeks volunteers; staff outlines energy-audit RFP and other outreach
Summary
The Environmental Sustainability Board finalized Earth Day plans, discussed outreach materials and volunteer needs, learned of a staff RFP for education and outreach and energy audits, and was notified of a board vacancy after a member stepped down.
The Environmental Sustainability Board discussed Earth Day 2025 logistics, outreach plans and other board and staff activities on April 17.
Angelica summarized the board's Earth Day booth: a new tent, screen-cleaner giveaways and an interactive game with five pledge categories (energy, recycling, reduce/reuse, transportation, and food/composting). She said volunteers are needed to staff the booth and hand out flyers inviting the public to the EV community visioning meeting on May 12.
Board members and partner groups will also support other event elements: Josh Levings from Environmental Services will run a recycling game nearby, and county staff will host a zero-waste station to help attendees sort materials. The board plans to reuse Earth Day activities at a DPU Water Festival in late May if appropriate for student audiences.
In reports, the board chair announced that Jesse Derringer had stepped down and that an application for the vacancy is available on the boards and commissions website. Members said Earth Day and the event table are good venues for recruiting new board applicants.
Angelica said staff finalized the scope of work for an education and outreach request for proposals and will advertise it shortly. She also said staff are preparing an RFP for energy-audit services; the county is exploring how to structure audits given that there are only about eight certified energy auditors in the state and that certain federal residential rebates require certified audits. County staff said they are meeting with Santa Fe Community College to explore training or partnership options.
Other board updates included: a Los Alamos Sustainability Alliance report on a sustainability newsletter and a proposed newspaper page; a youth climate summit at the high school on April 25 with students from across northern New Mexico; and the plastic bag research working group’s plan to consult with officials in Las Cruces and Santa Fe about local ordinances and implementation lessons.
Board members also raised progress on food-recovery efforts: one board member described collecting leftover hotel and grocery produce for a community pantry and coordinating transfers of perishable items to a shelter in Española.
Administrative actions taken during the meeting included voice approval of the meeting agenda and approval of the March 20, 2025 minutes (as amended). No formal policy votes were held on program adoption during the session.
