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St. Lucie County Sustainability Advisory Committee
MEETING MINUTES
February 18, 2010
Present:
Councilwoman Linda Bartz, Commissioner Doug Coward, Alan Gilbert, Eric Winterstein, Robert
Tabor, John Holt, Leon Camarda
Staff and Guests:
Sandra Bogan, ERD; Karen Smith, ERD Director
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The meeting was called to order by the Chairman at 1:05
MOTION TO APPROVE minutes of January 28, 2010 meeting
made by Eric Winterstein, seconded by John
Holt, passed unanimously.
The committee was given a spreadsheet identifying their top three priority issues and began work on
identifying objectives and recommended actions. The general consensus of the committee was that education
is key to a successful energy conservation campaign, and that public-private partnerships were also key. The
group wanted to see more education in the mainstream media with a focus on cost savings. Various outlets
were identified including a column in the newspaper, loop videos playing in Walmarts, doctor’s offices, etc.,
education in schools, and PSA’s on television.
Commissioner Coward told the group that the County is close to hiring an Energy and Water Manager. The
group discussed having this person bring energy-saving ideas to the committee.
Commissioner Coward talked about a company that is interested in bringing LED lighting to the County via a
performance contract. Linda Bartz thought that the county, cities, school district and utility companies should
work together on these energy efficient retrofits. Commissioner Coward shared that if the project was large
enough, the company may be interested in moving their operations to St. Lucie County.
MOTION:
Linda Bartz made a motion to recommend that all local governments and utility providers do an
inventory of their current interior and exterior lighting to consider pursuing a joint RFP to retrofit to LED lighting
and to promote greater energy efficiency and cost savings. Commissioner Coward seconded the motion, which
passed unanimously.
The Committee asked staff to invite Larry Pelton, President of the St. Lucie County Economic Development
Council to give a presentation at the next meeting about the EDC and its targets and approaches for attracting
industry and businesses to the County, with a focus on green industry.
MEETING ADJOURNED
at 2:39, motion by Eric Winterstein, seconded by John Holt, unanimously approved.