Attendees

✓ Mark Kuhn (Supervisor)

✓ Dennis Keifer (Supervisor)

✓ Jim Jorgensen (Supervisor)

✓ Dean Tjaden (Zoning Commissioner)

✓ Ben Rottinghaus (Zoning Commissioner)

✓ Guy Carpenter (Zoning Commissioner)

✓ Candi Brandau-Larson (Zoning Commissioner)

✓ John Robbins (North Iowa Area Council of Governments Senior Planner)

✓ Scott Larson (Public)

✓ Thomas Bean (Iowa Land & Liberty Coalition Field Director)

✓ Isaac Lamppa (Invenergy Project Developer)

✓ Mike Sinning (Public)

✓ Rachel Easton (Power Up Iowa representative)

✓ Russ Sido (Public)

✓ Larry Schubert (Public)

✓ Mike Carberry (Bright Futures)

✓ Swati Dandekar (Bright Future)

✓ Angie Johnson (Public)

✓ Tom Treharne (Nextera Energy representative)

✓ Merlyn Bartz (Invenergy representative)

✓ Gloria Carr (Floyd County Auditor)

✓ Ben McCandless (Public)

✓ Present: 22/22

Decisions

#1

3-0

#2

3-0

Agenda Items

#1

Introduction and Overview

Introduction of attendees and overview of the meeting

#2

Zoning Ordinance Amendment

Discussion of amending the zoning ordinance for utility-scale energy and battery storage systems

#3

Public Comment

Public comment period

#4

Adjournment

Motion to adjourn the meeting

Public Comments

9 speakers

Scott Larson · Topic: Turbine setbacks and battery storage

Questioned types of turbine setbacks and how batteries are handled

Thomas Bean · Topic: Waiver agreements and property owner rights

Discussed waiver agreements and property owner rights

Mike Sinning · Topic: Transmission lines and grid connection

Asked how electricity generated from turbines gets to the public

Rachel Easton · Topic: Economic benefits of wind energy

Provided information on economic benefits of wind energy

Russ Sido · Topic: Taxation of properties with turbines

Asked if there would be an extra tax on properties with turbines

Larry Schubert · Topic: Personal experience with wind turbine companies

Shared personal experience with wind turbine companies

Angie Johnson · Topic: Benefits of wind energy to developers and consumers

Asked about benefits of wind energy to developers and consumers

Tom Treharne · Topic: Nextera Energy projects and goals

Provided overview of Nextera Energy projects and goals

Merlyn Bartz · Topic: Invenergy projects and goals

Provided overview of Invenergy projects and goals