Energy & Environmental Conservation Committee -- 11.12.2026

The Town of Penfield Energy & Environmental Conservation Committee met on November 12, 2026. Staff reported that a purchase order had been completed for 100 pawpaw trees and 100 ninebark shrubs for the 2027 Eco Fair, with delivery scheduled for April 28; preservative gel will also need to be ordered. The committee discussed possible use of about $400 remaining in the environmental awareness account for an Eco Fair prize, but no purchase was approved. Draft resolutions and procedures for a public tree donation fund are under review by the town attorney and comptroller; the process would require Town Board approval of donations and coordinate tree purchases and planting.

Staff also said the town is preparing an RFP for its consultants, including landscape and traffic consultants, and discussed connecting tree-inventory work to the Forestry Plan. The draft greenhouse-gas inventory and Phase One Climate Action Plan are being reviewed, with Colliers scheduled to present to the Town Board; funding was identified as a constraint on future goals. The committee approved the 2027 meeting calendar by motion. No contract award or other spending-related vote was reported.