Mayors' Community Climate Task Force

2011 Community Climate Action Plan
Climate Change Survey, Summary and Comments - 2010

Public Meeting Schedule:

This Task Force is no longer meeting as their purpose has been fulfilled. Please see the 2011 Community Climate Action Plan above.

Purpose/Creation:

The Mayors' Community Climate Task Force was created to make recommendations for a Community Climate Action Plan (CAP) examining issues such as emissions in the residential, commercial, transportation and waste sectors.

In November of 2006, the City of Bozeman adopted the U.S. Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement committing to reducing the City's greenhouse gas emissions to 15% below 2000 levels by 2020. In August of 2008, Bozeman accepted the City's first Municipal Climate Action Plan. The Plan includes a set of 40 recommendations focused on reducing emissions in municipal buildings vehicle fleet and waste.

Liaisons:

The City Commission liaison for this task force is Mayor Jeff Krauss. The City staff liaison for this board is Grants and Climate Coordinator, Natalie Meyer. Ms. Meyer can be reached at (406) 2317 or nmeyer@bozeman.net. The task force is coordinated by consultant Hattie Baker. Ms. Baker can be reached at climateprotection@bozeman.net or (406) 209-4719, fax # (406) 388-1566.

Additional Links:

Click here for a link to the 2011 agendas.

Click here for a link to the 2009 and 2010 agendas.
Click here for a link to the 2009 and 2010 minutes.
Click here for a link to information on Task Force members.
Click here for a link to the Bozeman Breeze Newsletter distributed on behalf of the Task Force.
Click here for a link to the Bozeman Emissions Inventory - 2000

Membership:

Stakeholders represented include, the City of Bozeman, Neighborhood Organizations, Bozeman Public School System, Montana State University, Gallatin County, the Building Industry, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, Chamber of Commerce, Northwestern Energy, Streamline Transportation, Downtown Business Association, and three Citizens at large.

Appointments to the task force were made in October, 2009.

Current Members:

Mary Cloud B. Ammons - Chair of the Interneighborhood Council
Kevin Barre - Assistant Facilities Services Director for Bozeman Public Schools
Scott Bischke - Citizen at large - Principal at Mountain Works Inc.
Jeff Butler - Director of Facilities Operations and Maintenance, Montana State University
Lee Hazelbaker - Director of HRDC's Streamline and Galavan
Mel Kotur - Community Relations Manager at Northwestern Energy
Anders Lewendal - Chairman of the Southwest Montana Building Industry Association (SWMBIA)
Bill Murdock - Gallatin County Commissioner
Chris Naumann - Executive Director of the Downtown Bozeman Partnership
Daryl Nourse - Chamber of Commerce
Otto Pohl - Citizen at Large - Entrepreneur and Journalist
Dawn Smith - U.S. Green Building Council Green Schools Committee
John Vincent - Citizen at Large - Montana Public Service Commission
LeRoy D. Wilson - Director of Facility Services for Bozeman Deaconess Hospital