Guest Speaker

Old Business

1: Approval of May Minutes

Attachments: May2024 - MM

2: EAC Member Update

3: Vote on Youth Climate Action Fund Review Committee Representative

4: Review and vote on Jess’s 2024 GHG Inventory for City of Allentown (draft)

Attachments: City of Allentown 2024 GHG Inventory Report Draft

5: Review and vote on AEAC comments / recommendations for ZONE Allentown (draft)

Attachments: AEAC Comments on ZONE Allentown Draft

6: Letter Reviews

Attachments: Letter 1

Letter 2

Letter 3

Letter 4

7: Status Updates from leads on goals

1: Approval of May Minutes

-Approved

2: EAC Member Update

- Peter and Maria officially appointed

- Maria stepping down as chair

- Kyle elected as chair

- Jennifer no longer member, time expired, resigning

3: Vote on Youth Climate Action Fund Review

Committee Representative

Kyle will serve as the representative.

4: Review and vote on Jess’s 2024 GHG Inventory for City of

Allentown (draft)

It is more of an interim report rather than a draft. There were issues

with PPL providing data as well as inconsistent communications,

Veronika will be in talks with PPL to iron out the details. Gas data and

other values are lacking as well. Document is approved on the basis

that Tinku’s suggestions/comments are accepted.

5: Review and vote on AEAC comments / recommendations

for ZONE Allentown (draft)

- Approved with the addition of the letterhead that will be voted on

towards the end of this meeting.

6: Letter Reviews

1. Technical Deficiency Letter, AERC Recycling Solutions, General Permit

Application, Application No. WMGR081-NE005, APS ID#: 1099933, AUTH

ID#: 1460046.

2. Approval Letter - Revision, Act 537 Planning, Allentown Metal Works, 3,570

GPD/15 EDUs, DEP Code No: 2-39001276-3, APS ID #1109818; AUTH # 1477471

3. Environmental Covenant, Lehigh Landing - Hat Factory/Albright Steel, eFACTS Primary

Facility #620972

4. Technical Deficiency letter - Plan Update Revision, Act 537 Planning, City of Bethlehem

Act 537 Special Study, APS ID #1111042, AUTH ID #1479739

7: Status Updates from leads on goals

1. Cleanup initiative- Mary Tomlinson is proceeding in the jordan

heights neighborhood. The overall initiative is off again due to

confusion associated with Sacred Heart’s initiatives. Tinku has

been in communication with Promise neighborhood which may

be the next step for a new event.

2. Shared energy manger is major success so far. Wilson

engineering has been in touch with Veronica and they are

coordinating the pilot EV program. It is moving forward well,

DOE has provided additional support too. Applications for more

funding have been in the works for several hundred thousand in

grant monies we are anticipating to receive.

3. Warehouse Ordinances: This was covered in our approved letter

to City Council regarding ZONE Allentown. Jennifer Gomez is

the lead from the City. Future presentations and

communications regarding this project should go through her.

4. Birdtown updates - Saturday went well and included an

interactive game. Next month is with Veronika from the city to

speak on Allentown as a birdtown and she will cover the various

sustainability efforts we are doing. Also, the actual report is due

later in the year. Our summer intern, Lauren House, is also

looking into where the bird strike banner created by the National

Wildlife Service can be located. Maybe we can involve Peter

Saenger, the professor at Muhlenberg whose research has

formed the basis for the banner. If not at Muhlenberg, it could

potentially be placed in the Allentown Public library.

However, the Library has not taken measures to reduce bird

strikes and may be

unable to do so due to the design of the building and financial

constraints.

5. Communications ETAs - Letterhead voted on and approved.

Lauren is looking into an interactive platform for the EACs of

the Lehigh Valley to better collaborate.. She will be visiting as

many of the EACs as possible to incentivize them to attend a

Mid-july brainstorming session. Kyle will send Lauren the excel

he worked on.

6. GHG update - interim report by Jessica was discussed earlier

with approval of the document for posting if edits by Tinku are

incorporated.

7. Maria noted no updates on PFAS initiatives.

8. CDP will not be done this year, but we are in touch with them.

Too many issues with data this year. Veronika is also in the

midst of proceeding with full assessment of city facilities with

assistance from Siemens. City fleet included in the assessment.

Grant money will cover much of the costs but data is needed

first.

9. Safe Streets for All - Tinku has been attending the steering

committe meetings. It is a large effort, fits in with the planning

commission’s work on their PCAP transportation plan. Money

is available from federal and state grants for implementation of

measures

New Business

1: New EAC Intern - Lauren

2. Vote on AEAC Letter of Support for LVPCs $115 million EPA Grant

(www.lvpc.org/lv-green-transportation)

3: Jordan Creek Litter Update

4: LED Street Light Concerns?

5: Vote on new AEAC Letterhead

1: New EAC Intern

Lauren

2. Vote on AEAC Letter of Support for LVPCs $115 million EPA

Grant

- www.lvpc.org/lv-green-transportation

<http://www.lvpc.org/lv-green-transportation>

Kyle will draft a letter of support on the letterhead to be

submitted.

3: LED Street Light Concerns?

-Barbra Malt is a Lehigh professor and birdtown representative who

wrote on the

issues associated with bluish LED lights. They attract moths and birds,

disorienting

them and causing problems.Lights on the warmer end of the spectrum

are better (2700-5000 is yellow-daylight). The City has made efforts to

combat this by adjusting the brightness when they are asked. We

previously supported the transition to LEDs. Potentially add as a goal

for the next year with the assistance of a new intern?

Attachments: EAC Letterhead draft