Environmental Commission Minutes 7-28-08GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes July 28, 2008 Present: Commissioners Baker, Chandlee, Hill, Pawluk and Stremel. Also present were Jeannine Clancy, Public
Works Director; Al Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator; and Lisa Nesbitt, Administrative Assistant. Absent: Commissioners Anderson and St. Clair 1. Call to Order Pawluk called the meeting
to order at 7:05 pm. Introduction of New Commissioner Jim Stremel Pawluk introduced new Commission member Jim Stremel. He has been a resident of Golden Valley for three and a half years.
He lives on St. Croix Ave with his wife. He is a Civil Engineer for a small consulting firm. He handles mostly development work. 2. Approval of Joint Meeting Minutes – June 23, 2008
MOVED by Hill, seconded by Chandlee, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the June 23, 2008 joint meeting. 3. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes – June 23, 2008
MOVED by Chandlee, seconded by Hill, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes????? of the June 23, 2008 regular meeting. 4. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement Four
goals were identified as a means of addressing the MCPA which will 1. Measurement – Staff will provide base numbers for fuel usage, Kwh usage in public buildings and Btu’s for heating.
2. Education articles – Chandlee will draft the first article for CityNews. Staff will provide deadlines for publications. 3. Develop materials for developers regarding environmentally
friendly development – Baker will research. Staff will give him copies of current materials. 4. Education Forum – Pawluk 5. Program/Project Updates TMDL – Lundstrom reported that this
has been a better year for data collection. SEH has materials on their website regarding Sweeney Lake. I/I – Clancy reviewed latest I/I report. There is a high participation rate in
the PMP areas. Point of Sale is busy. There are a total of 1,125 compliant properties.
Minutes of the Environmental Commission July 28, 2008 Page 2 of 2 Private Development Updates – Applewood Point is going to the Planning Commission soon with a proposal for a Senior
Housing and Assisted Living complex. Teachers Federal Credit Union has submitted a purchase agreement on the Amstar gas station on the corner of Hwy. 55 and Boone. 7. Commission Member
Council Reports None. 8. Other Business None 9. Adjourn MOVED by Baker, seconded by Chandlee, and the motion carried to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 8:34 pm. The next scheduled
meeting will be on August 25, 2008 at 7:00 pm.