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Notice/Advertisement Title: Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee Hearing
Contact Name: Chelsea Golterman
Contact Telephone Number: Chelsea Golterman
Contact Email Address: CLGolterman@columbus.gov
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Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee Hearing
Meeting Minutes
Thursday, November 13, 2025 3:30 P.M. Council Chambers
PRESENT
· Councilmember Christopher L. Wyche, Council President Shannon Hardin, Councilmember Otto Beatty III, Chelsea Golterman, Emiliana Morales, Joseline Martinez-Cortez, Director Kristen Atha, Brooke White, Shelly Douglas, Erin Schmerschneider, Jason Koma, Jon Lee, Kwesi Low, Alana Samuel, Madison Hill, Michael Wagner, Kristian Fenner, Rob Priestas, John Newsome, Douglas Lumpkin,
CALL TO ORDER
· 3:31 P.M.
INTRODUCTION
[Chair Christopher L. Wyche] Thank you for joining us. We will be discussing three major initiatives-first we will hear the status of the Climate Action Plan, next an update of the Aggregation Program, and finally we will be hearing from Columbus Water and Power about Utility Rate updates. I would like to thank Councilmember Beatty for joining us and we will have several Councilmembers coming in and out of the hearing.
CLIMATE ACTION PLAN UPDATE
[Chair Wyche] We will be hearing from Sustainable Columbus about updates on Climate Action Plan. Thank you for being here Brooke.
[Ms. Brooke White] Thank you for allowing us to speak. Columbus is committed to the climate goals and is currently updating the Climate Action Plan. The plan will be updated every 5 years and we will revise every 10 years. Serves as a road map to reach the 2030 goal of a 45% reduction and the 2050 goal of being 100% carbon neutral. We began the process of updating the plan earlier this year in January. We worked with each City Department and in the summer we began our public engagement. The updates of the plan will...
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