The steering committe met at MHSM office on January 28, 2010.

1. ENERGY EFFICIENCY & CONSERVATION STRATEGY
MEETING MINUTES
MHSM # 0907.00
January 28, 2010
Committee Members Present:
 Jeanne Hamming jhamming@centenary.edu
 Ian Webb ian@rivercitycycling.com
 Jeff Wellborn jwellborn@seaber.com
Committee Members Absent:
 Lee Jeter Sr. ljeter@fullercenternwla.org
 Leia Lewis lajordanlewis@yahoo.com
 Stuart Crichton stuartcrichton8@gmail.com
 Gregory Coates gcoates@trane.com
Other Attendees:
 Kim Mitchell kmitchell@mhsmarchitects.com
 Caroline Majors cmajors@mhsmarchitects.com
 Murray Lloyd murrayll@bellsouth.net
 Patti Trudell ptrudell@certla.org
CC:
 Mike Strong mike.strong@shreveportla.gov
 Wes Wyche wes.wyche@shreveportla.gov
 Tim Wachtel timothy.wachtel@shreveportla.gov
 Sharon Swanson sswanson@mhsmarchitects.com
 Lola Kendrick lolak@bellsouth.net
 Bruce Hoffman bruce@gulfgeoexchange.com
 Kim provided an update on the DOE review. A DOE representative contacted
Wes and communicated that the budget forms may need additional detail, but
overall, the EECS submission appears to be in good form. The anticipated
timeline for the full review/ approval process is still unknown, but Wes will keep
us all informed.
 Committee members discussed the Strategic Doing Workshop. Many of the
guests who attended the workshop had positive feedback. They are interested in
the process and the purposes of the committee.
 In the future, as working groups are formed and more people are brought into the
process, additional facilitation training would valuable. The committee should be
trained on how to guide productive conversations and keep working groups
moving in the right direction. We should also put together a presentation to orient
new people to the strategic doing process and the mission/purposes of the EECS.

2.  Jeanne volunteered to help develop a presentation that would communicate these
ideas to multiple audiences: city officials, the council, community members,
working groups, etc.
 Ian asked if there were published resources available on strategic doing, books,
forms, etc.
 No book is available, but we do have a number of working materials, sample
forms, and online resources:
http://i-open.org/about_i-open.html
http://www.scribd.com/doc/17304276/IOpen-White-Paper-41
http://www.scribd.com/doc/17180144/Iopen-White-Paper-Strategi
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13499030/Innovating-Networks-White-Paper-v3efm
http://www.scribd.com/doc/17180205/Civic-Forum-White-Paper-Final
http://www.scribd.com/doc/15722797/Colorado-Workforce-Strategic-Doing-
Pack-Ed-Morrison-Linda-Fowler
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16662993/Lansing-Strategic-Doing-Pack-June-12
http://midtownbrews.net/overview/welcome
http://edmorrison.com/
 The committee discussed the need to know how their work connects to the City’s
goals and purposes (i.e. the possibility for a new Energy Department), and the
need to clearly communicate the role of the committee in accomplishing these
goals.
 Jeanne illustrated the structure of the committee and its potential relationship to
the City, a possible Energy Department, working groups, and the community as a
whole. The committee discussed the difference between structure and process,
and reaffirmed the committee’s primary role as a community organizer. The
committee could connect people to resources –and people to people– advocating
for and leveraging the assets within our community related to energy efficiency
and conservation.
 The committee discussed the need to not only revisit the charter, listed below, but
also to agree to a “rules of engagement” social contract and a set of protocols for
future meetings/decision making.
1. the possibility of deep/meaningful/positive change
2. core scientific values –evidence-based action
3. inclusive and diverse community engagement
4. a motivation to improve quality of life in Shreveport
5. that deep change can (and needs to) prove to be beneficial for all
6. sustainability, integrity, flexibility, elasticity, resilience
7. that our community can learn to value the earth and its resources
 Additionally, the committee will need to develop the mission statements below,
for each of the EEC focus areas, in order to generate interest and support.
1. building energy efficiency: reduce building energy consumption by 25%
2. green workforce/business incentives: design education, workforce, and
business development systems to support a sustainable economy

3. 3. clean & renewable energy sources: design diversified, decentralized
energy systems that provide for flexible supply and demand
4. reduction of waste & pollution: zero waste, contamination reduction, air
and water quality improvement, step change reduction in our waste
stream, feed ourselves through local food systems
5. energy education & outreach: develop a network, targeting key
influencers, guiding conversations to achieve a cultural shift, and defining
a new civic space –a different way of connecting and conversing to
accomplish goals
6. transportation & land use: choice and flexibility, mobility, walkability,
bike paths, smart growth, reduce transportation-based energy consumption
and establish more efficient land use patterns
7. other: to be developed as needed
 Finally, all present agreed that the name for the committee needed to change to
something more compelling than EECS, and that the next meeting should be a
working session, perhaps in a less formal - more social environment.
Meeting Adjourned