City of Columbia, Missouri  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Climate and Environment Commission  
City Hall  
Conference Room  
1A/1B  
Tuesday, February 25, 2025  
6:00 PM  
701 E. Broadway  
Columbia, MO.  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
Present:  
Meeting was called to order at 6:00pm  
13 -  
Linda Godwin, Leanne Tippett Mosby, Abra Spisso, Emily Gustafson, David  
Huhman, Alexis Hall, Richard Shanker, Andrew Sell, Kira Smith, Abby Dickinson,  
Nathan Elwood, Cherylyn Kelley and Eileen Avery  
2 - Eric Kvam and Morgan Wozniak  
Excused:  
Climate and Environment Commission Public Comment Practice  
Members of the public may request up to 10 minutes on the agenda to  
present to the commission under the Special Item section. Placement on  
the agenda will be at the discretion of the Chair based on relevance to the  
duties and responsibilities of the commission outlined in Sec. 2-294 of the  
city code.  
Every agenda will include a section for general comments by the public.  
Each member of the public wishing to speak will be allowed up to three  
minutes. Persons representing a group will be allowed up to 5 minutes.  
II. INTRODUCTIONS  
Members, staff, and guests introduced themselves around the room.  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
Smith made a motion to approve the agenda, seconded by Spisso; motion  
carried.  
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
DRAFT Minutes January 28, 2025 Commission Meeting  
Attachments: Draft Meeting Minutes 1-28-2025  
Gustafson made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 28,2025  
meeting, seconded by Spisso; motion carried.  
V. SPECIAL ITEMS  
a) CEC Officer Elections: Chair, Vice Chair & Secretary  
The Commission discussed the deletion of the Secretary position. A vote was held, and  
the Commission decided to delete the position of Secretary. A vote was taken for CEC  
officer elections. Abra Spisso was elected as chair by unanimous vote and Leanne  
Tippett Mosby was elected as Vice chair by unanimous vote.  
Tippett Mosby made a motion to nominate Spisso as chair, seconded by  
Gustafson; motion carried. Spisso made a motion to nominate Tippett Mosby as  
vice chair, seconded by Hall; motion carried.  
b) 2024 International Energy Conservation Code review update and  
presentation on Appendices - Aaron Decker, Building Regulations  
Supervisor.  
Aaron Decker provided a presentation on the 2024 International Energy Conservation  
Code Appendices and updated the Commission on the review timeline.  
Aaron Decker explained that the review committee remains on track for code adoption,  
with the finalized code language expected to be submitted to the City of Columbia in  
April. The City Council will review the language at its first meeting in April, with adoption  
projected for October.  
The Commission discussed the limitations of implementing demand-responsive controls  
in Columbia. They also explored advancements in battery power and their potential  
impact on future electric vehicle adoption.  
The Commission discussed maintaining the solar-ready and electric-ready appendices,  
including requirements for gas units to incorporate electric-ready components and  
increased electrical service capacity.  
VI. OLD BUSINESS  
Continue City of Columbia budget discussion  
Attachments: CEC FY 25 Budget proposal for 2-25-2025  
Updated FY26 budget timeline  
FY26 OS CAAP NDIs  
The Commission continued their discussion on new decision item suggestions for the  
FY26 City Manager's Budget.  
Tippett Mosby motioned adding three new decision items located in file FY26  
NDIs CEC Final for consideration: planning and design of a Virtual Power Plant,  
additional funding for bike lanes, and additional funding for marketing, seconded  
by Kelley; motion carried.  
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Attachments: FY26 NDIs CEC Final  
VII. NEW BUSINESS  
VIII. REPORTS  
None  
Chair Report  
The Chair provided updates on ongoing initiatives, including Adopt-a-Spot, Earth Day  
participation, and the Butterfly Festival. The Commission also discussed scheduling and  
event planning.  
Staff Report  
The staff liaison Eric Hempel discussed the Solarize campaign and upcoming Community  
Summit event. Hempel shared that they had hired a full-time community resilience  
organizer position.  
IX. GENERAL COMMENTS BY PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND STAFF  
None  
X. NEXT MEETING DATE  
March 25, 2025  
XI. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 pm