Maryland Green Purchasing Committee – October 2016 Meeting Summary

Thursday October 27, 2016- 1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M., 301 W. Preston St., 11^th Floor Olmstead Conference Room 1105, Baltimore, MD 

Attendees:

John O’Lexey (MSP), Lisa Jones (DBED), Marry Huffman (DNR), Matthew Mickler (DOIT), Michael Haifley (MDOT), Tom French (MDE), Tom Hickey (USMD), Patrice Johnson (DHMH)

Support Staff:

George Mitchell (DGS), Barry Powell (DGS)

Guests:

Dinesh Gandhi (MDE), William Kamberger (MDE)

Meeting Summary:

• Greetings/Introduction
• Reviewed and discussed the FY 16 Green Purchasing Annual Report: Discussion focused on what methods/strategies could be implemented in order to track environmentally preferable purchasing (items/supplies) spends in a more effective and concise manner. Areas of focus included the following:

1. History/Background of EPP Spend
2. NIGP Coding Process
3. EPP Report Formatting
4. Purchase Card Tracking Process

• The meeting concluded at 2:30 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday January 25, 2017, 10 a.m, 11th Floor Olmstead Conference Rm 1105, 301 West Preston Street Baltimore, MD