Environment and Climate Committee

The Committee’s primary focus is to provide input and recommendations to the City Council on topics related to environmental stewardship and to oversee implementation of the Community Climate Action Plan, adopted in December 2019.

The Committee is made up of individuals who have experience or expertise, professional or lived, in the following or other related subject matters: energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy efficient building, environmental justice, equity in environmental stewardship and sustainability, alternative transportation and mobility, energy policy, environmental policy, forestry, water resources, ecology, other life sciences, carbon emission reduction, and other related areas.

This committee will help fulfill current and future Council goals and projects related to environmental stewardship, and provide a resource to Council when relevant community issues arise. The ECC will:

• Develop recommendations and build partnerships to advance implementation of the Community Climate Action Plan;
• Provide input in the City’s review and development of plans, ordinances, actions, and policies as relevant
• Provide advisory input to the City Council during Council goal setting and budgeting processes; and
• Provide input on adopted Council goals as they relate to natural resources and the environment.

For more information about this Committee, please review the code and ordinance created to establish the Committee.

• Amy Leedham
• Kavi Chokshi
• Ken Davies, Vice Chair
• Laura Tabor
• Mark Buckley
• Neil Baunsgard
• Nick Millar
• Ray Hartwell
• Robyn Breynaert, Chair
• Rory Isbell
• Scott Nordquist

To e-mail the Committee members, e-mail ECC@bendoregon.gov.

Duties of the Chair

Council Liaisons

• Councilor Megan Norris (primary)
• Councilor Steve Platt (alternate)

Where: Meetings are held via a hybrid format at City Hall, in Council Chambers and Virtual Meeting Platform, Zoom.  Please scroll down to Upcoming Events and click on the related agenda for the next meeting. Once the meeting has started, the meeting can also be live streamed by clicking the YouTube link below.

When: 2nd Thursday of every month unless otherwise specified.

Time: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. unless otherwise specified.

Upcoming ECC Meeting

The Environment & Climate Committee (ECC) will conduct meeting in Council Chambers at City Hall (710 NW Wall Street, Bend OR) and online on Thursday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To attend via zoom, pre-register.

To attend by phone:

• Call-in Phone Number: 1-888-788-0099
• Webinar ID: 885 3532 4319
• Passcode, if prompted: 712132

YouTube Link: Livestream the March ECC Meeting

The agenda will be posted closer to the meeting date under “Upcoming Events.”