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4 results for “environmental policy” · minutes

  • Land Use Committee — Minutes 2025-10-31

    Oct 31, 2025

    ·Seattle, WA
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    The Seattle Land Use Committee met on October 31, 2025, with three members present (Mark Solomon, Debora Juarez, Alexis Mercedes Rinck) to confirm five appointments to the Equitable Development Initiative Advisory Board. All five appointees—Stephanie Lachman (term to February 28, 2026), Eric Alipio (term to February 28, 2027), Amira Beasley (term to February 29, 2028), Ernesto Oliva (term to February 29, 2028), and E.N. West (term to February 29, 2028)—were approved unanimously 3–0 by the committee and recommended for City Council confirmation. The committee also held a public hearing on and discussed Council Bill 121093, which amends Seattle Municipal Code provisions related to land use, zoning, environmental review thresholds, transportation requirements, and cultural resource preservation, and heard an information item on State Environmental Policy Act threshold exemptions for transportation management plans.

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Land Use Committee — Minutes 2023-06-14

Jun 14, 2023

·Seattle, WA
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The Seattle Land Use Committee met on June 14, 2023, with five members present and Councilmember Strauss presiding. The committee recommended confirmation of Rico Quirindongo as Director of the Office of Planning and Community Development through July 1, 2027, approved unanimously 5–0. The committee also recommended passage of three council bills: CB 120520 establishing permanent home occupation regulations (4–0–1, with Pedersen abstaining), CB 120587 updating categorical exemptions for infill development under state environmental policy (5–0), and CB 120591 clarifying land use and zoning provisions related to low-income housing and affordability restrictions across multiple Seattle Municipal Code sections.

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  • Denvergov

    Denver, CO
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    On September 12, 2022, the DOTI Advisory Board approved minutes from the prior meeting and voted to submit letters supporting micro-mobility initiatives and a USDOT multi-modal funding grant. The board held an extensive discussion on the South Broadway & I-25 Improvement Projects, with members expressing concerns that the current plan, based on 2008 environmental assessments, prioritizes automobile travel over pedestrian safety and ease of motion; the board noted that segment 4 (requiring home purchases on Lincoln Street) lacks current funding. The board also addressed meeting scheduling conflicts with City Council meetings for 2023 and reported on ongoing work by its committees on projects, budget and finance, policy, and community engagement.

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  • Previous Meeting Minutes - Page 1 CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIAN

    Lansing, MI
    Minutes

    The Charter Township of Meridian Environmental Commission held a regular meeting on October 1st, 2025, at 7:00 PM with Vice Chair Yu Man Lee presiding in the absence of Chair Bill McConnell; eight commissioners and Trustee Nickolas Lentz were present. The meeting included presentations on the Green Grant Program at Montessori Radmoor School and Bird City Michigan by the Capital Area Audubon Society Board. Resident Beth Bechtel requested the commission develop comprehensive health and safety policies for solar panels and battery energy storage to address contamination risks from heavy metals like lead, cadmium, and lithium, advocating for rooftop solar placement, proper decommissioning, and responsible recycling. The agenda was approved unanimously on motion by Commissioner Frazier, seconded by Commissioner Miksicek, and the August 6th, 2025 meeting minutes were approved unanimously. The discussion included staff reports on a September 20th recycling event organized by the Green Team and evaluation of a renewable energy program offered by Consumers Energy.

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