Steering Committee Meeting
April 28, 2005
Hamilton County Environmental Services
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Meeting Minutes

Those present:

Ken Edgell, Hamilton Co. Dept. of Environmental Services
Rick Geise, Griffin Industries
Kim Lahman, Tri-State Clean Fuels Network
Greg Mendell, University of Cincinnati
Hart Moore, Griffin Industries
Steve Proffitt, Mid-Valley Supply

I. Introductions/Announcements:
Introductions were made and updates given.

II. Membership:
The 2006 SEP grant application has been submitted to the Department of Development and has gotten positive feedback on the packet.

The tri-fold marketing brochure is in the process of being modified; Kim L. will send a draft out for review the middle of May and anticipates it’s completion by the end of the month.
A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) map of the Westwood – Western Hills area was presented as a tool to coordinate refueling stations locations with postal delivery routes in that area. Kim L. plans to work with Dave Combs from the post office to develop convenient E85 refueling locations for postal carriers. Additional E85 locations are also being explored to service the post office fleet. Hart M. suggested that mobile fuel technology may be another option where tanks are topped off routinely on site.

Kim L. assisted in the completion of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority’s SEP grant application for the purchase of three hybrid electric buses.

Kim L. will be attending the National Clean Cities conference in Palm Springs during the week of
May 1. She will return on Monday, May 9. Several names were given for networking opportunities during the conference.

III. Moving Forward:
The group supported the idea of pursuing memberships to encourage ownership of the program. An “A” list of prospective members was developed. It was recommended to pitch the membership benefits to CEOs and to those in high levels, in person rather than sending out brochures.

The TSCFN goals included in the SEP grant application were briefly reviewed as a guideline for determining activities of the group for FY2005-2006.

Ready to Roll flyers were distributed and participants were encouraged to attend as well as recruit associates. The seminar scheduled for June 14 has the potential to be a fundraiser for TSCFN if over 30 individuals attend the one-day event.

Idle Reduction, Diesel Retrofits and Biodiesel Maintenance Payback are three topics selected to be presented in this region as a part of the “Just the Facts” series sponsored by the Ohio coalitions during this year. (More information to follow.)

Hart M. suggested that TSCFN include the list retail locations and distributors on its website.

The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., at the Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services.

Your attendance and participation as a steering committee member is greatly valued and critical to the success of this program. If you are unable to commit to this planning process, please contact me.