Next meeting(s)
- Wednesday, Aug. 7 I 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
- Thursday, Aug. 8 I 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The Suites Hotel at Waterfront Plaza - 325 Lake Ave South, Duluth, MN 55802
Tuesday, Feb. 5 — MPCA St. Paul Office
520 Lafayette Road North
12:30 – 2 p.m. — Greetings and meet with Commissioner Bishop
2:00 – 2:30 p.m. — Air Legislative Report Equity Highlights
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. — Improve Air Quality in Population Centers (IAQPC)
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. — MPCA 2019 EJ Steering Team (internal) Workplan
Break 3:15pm
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. — Hiring, training, recruitment and retention:
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. — Updates: Polymet, others as requested by EJAG members
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 — MPCA St. Paul Office
Special meeting on the Enbridge Line 3 MPCA Permit and Certification public engagement process for interested EJ Advisory Group members and other interested parties.
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018 — MPCA St. Paul Office
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. — Greetings, how is everyone, check-in, community updates and lunch
12:30 – 1:40 p.m. — Discussion on transition into a new administration
1:40 – 2:00 p.m. — Life and breath: David and Kathy
2:00 – 2:20 p.m. — Air Quality in Population Centers: Hassan
2:20 – 2:35 p.m. — Line 3: Melissa and Bill
2:35 – 3:00 p.m. — Hiring, training, recruitment and retention: Jennifer, Jose Luis
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. — Permitting: all EJAG
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. — Annual Report
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. — Bike Rack Topics (may need to defer to next meeting or hold separate call)
- EPA EJ groups visit
- VW Settlement
Thursday, May 31, 2018 The Suites Hotel — Duluth, Minn.
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. — Ned and Jose Luis EJAG voice in our work at the MPCA, new roles
9:30 – 10:15 a.m. — EJ goals for 2018
10:15 – 11:15 — Discussion on Advisory Group member’s terms, rules and new members and facilitation
11:15 – 12:00 p.m. — American Indian Community Housing Organization
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. — Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. — Subgroup discussions
- Permitting
- Community engagement/ Outreach, public participation, and engagement
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. — Hiring, training, recruitment and retention
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. — Annual Report: All members led by subgroup members Halston, Mari and Sarah
3:00 – 3:30 p.m. — Duluth EJ voice
3:30 – 4:00 — Bike Rack Topics (may need to defer to next meeting or hold separate call)
- MPCA's response to emergency / accidental releases of hazardous substances especially as relates to EJ communities — MPCA has a group that responds quickly to accidents
- Line 3 update
- Wild Rice sulfate — regulatory update
- VW Update, including questions about source of energy for electric vehicles
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. — Next steps, upcoming meetings, wrap up
Tuesday, January 30, 2018 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
MPCA St. Paul Office
Agenda
12:00 – 12:30 — Lunch and conversation
12:30 – 1:15 — 2018 Work Plan
1:15 – 2:00 — Advisory Group Subcommittee discussion
- Group expectations and ground rules (for group participation), division of labor
- Volkswagen
- Community Engagement and outreach
- Other topics
2:00 – 2:10 — Break
2:10 – 2:55 — EJ Framework implementation Annual Report
2:55 – 3:25 — Advisory group tenure
3:25 – 3:50 — Updates
- Volkswagen settlement
- Environmental Justice Outreach Coordinator position update
- Honoring Annie Young
- Line 3 update
- Smith Foundry
- Group updates?
3:50 – 4:00 — Checkout
Monday, December 4, 2017 — 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Springbrook Nature Center
Agenda
12:00 – 12:15 — Check-in, lunch
12:15 – 12:30 — Updates, etc.
- VW Settlement and EJ Advisory next steps
- Others
12:30 – 12:45 — EJ staff vacancy — update and spreading the word
12:45 – 1:30 — Overview of Met Council and Minn. Department of Health plans
1:30 – 2:00 — Community Engagement Strategy — Principles and key elements
Break
2:15 – 3:30 — Community Engagement Strategy — Principles and key elements, continued
3:30 – 4:30 — Community Engagement — Ideas for focus on permitting
4:30 – 5:30 — MPCA 2018 EJ work plan — review and provide feedback on plans for 2018
5:30 – 6:00 — Wrap up and next steps
Monday, October 16, 2017 — 2:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
East Phillips Community and Cultural Center
Agenda
2:00 – 2:15 — Welcome, check-in
2:15 – 2:45 — Updates, short items
- Northern Metals
- Line 3 pipeline
- Water fee advisory committee
2:45 – 3:15 — Volkswagon settlement
- Report on EJ Advisory Group-hosted listening session
- Next steps
3:15 – 3:45 — MPCA citizen monitoring of lakes, rivers and streams
- Overview of programs
- Advisory group thoughts on how to involve more low-income, people of color
3:45 – 4:45 — EJ Advisory Group one-year reflections, goals/changes for the coming year
4:45 – 7:15 — Community Engagement Strategy work session
7:15 – 7:30 — Wrap up and next steps
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 — 2:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
MPCA St. Paul Office
Agenda
2:15 – 2:25 — Greetings, how is everyone, check-in, etc.
2:25 – 2:45 — Updates
- 25% by 2025 — Governor's Water Town Hall meetings
- EJAG meeting with Rep. Ellison
- Other
2:45 – 3:00 — Report from VW settlement engagement subgroup
3:00 – 4:00 — Meet MPCA EJ Lateral Team members, discussion about integrating EJ into their work
4:00 – 4:20 — Discuss next steps for assisting MPCA with developing community engagement strategy/practices
4:20 – 4:30 — Wrap up and next steps
Thursday, June 22, 2017 — 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Rail River Folk School
303 Rail St., Bemidji, Minn.
Agenda
8:30 –9:00 — Greetings, how is everyone, check-in, etc.
9:00 – 9:30 — Reflections on NEJAC meeting and EI Awards, other updates
9:30 – 11:00 — How should the MPCA measure success of EJ work?
11:00 – 11:30 — Report from VW settlement engagement subgroup and discussion
11:30 – 1:30 — Lunch and presentation/discussion with young native women/mothers organizing around drinking water issues in Bemidji
1:30 – 3:00 — Begin discussion on ways to improve MPCA engagement of EJ communities
3:00 – 3:45 — Check-in on group effectiveness, etc.
3:45 – 4:00 — Wrap up and next steps
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 — 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
MPCA St. Paul office — Room 100
520 Lafayette Rd. North
Agenda
4:30 - 4:45 — Greetings, how is everyone, check-in, etc.
4:45 - 6:00 — Advisory Group contribution to MPCA Annual Report
7:00 – 7:15 — Confirm group operation and charter
7:15 – 7:45 — Introduction to possible ways to measure success
7:45 – 8:00 — Misc. updates
8:00 – 8:30 — Wrap up and next steps
Monday, March 6, 2017 — 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
MPCA St. Paul office — Room 100
520 Lafayette Rd. North
Agenda
1:00 –1:30 — Greetings, how is everyone, check-in, etc.
1:30 - 2:30 — Advisory Group Charter
2:30 – 3:30 — Identifying areas of concern for environmental justice
3:30 – 4:30 — Presentation on cumulative impacts
4:30 – 5:30 — How do we measure success?
5:30 – 6:15 — Break for evening meal
6:15 – 7:30 — MPCA EJ Framework Annual Report and EJAG review/contribution
7:30 – 7:45 — Planning for EPA’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Committee Meeting
7:45 – 8:00 — Wrap up and next steps
Thursday Jan. 5, 2017 — 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Springbrook Nature Center
100 85th Ave., N.W.
Fridley, MN 55432
Agenda
9:00 – 10:00 — Welcome and activity to get to know each other more
10:00 – 11:00 — MPCA EJ Framework Annual Report
11:00 – 12:00 — Advisory Group Role
12:00 – 1:00 — Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 — Advisory Group Role, continued
2:00 – 3:15 — How do we measure success?
3:15 – 3:45 — EPA’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (NEJAC) Mpls. in April – Discuss possible side meetings/events
3:45 – 4:00 — Wrap up and next steps
Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 — 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center
2001 Plymouth Ave North, Minneapolis 55411
Room 107
Agenda
- Welcome, MPCA Commissioner Stine
- Advisory group member introductions, expectations, etc.
- MPCA and Environmental Justice Framework overview, Commissioner Stine
- Advisory Group role and function, members
- Minnesota Environmental Congress — Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, discuss strategies for ensuring diverse attendance
- Planning for future meetings