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Environmental Commission Minutes 11-24-08GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes November 24, 2008 Present: Commissioners Anderson, Baker, Chandlee, Hill, St. Clair and Stremel. Also present were Jeannine Clancy, Public Works Director; Al Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator; and Lisa Nesbitt, Administrative Assistant. Absent: Commissioner Pawluk 1. Call to Order Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 2. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes – October 27, 2008 MOVED by St. Clair, seconded by Chandlee, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the October 27, 2008 meeting. 3. TMDL Presentation Ron Leaf from SEH updated the Commission on the TMDL study being conducted at Sweeney Lake. Data collection is complete. The next step is to meet with all the stakeholders and then hold a public meeting. A copy of the project progress update report is on file. 4. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement ? Measurement – Lundstrom recently attended a workshop that included various groups trying to help cities reduce ?????reduce their carbon footprint. He will be contacting a couple of the groups. Clancy explained the staff has to review any new programs very carefully as resources are limited. ? Education articles – Staff sent information to Pawluk regarding the Remodeling Fair. Chandlee will follow up with Pawluk. Baker reported that DiGiacomo Homes recently won the National Forestry Council Stewardship Award for a home built on Janalyn Circle. Baker will ask the developer if he would be interested in speaking at the Remodeling Fair. ? Green Committee – The City Manager has asked a few people on staff to think of some “green” initiatives that could conflict with city codes. Some of the potential code revisions will be brought to the Environmental Commission. 5. Approval of 2009 Meeting Schedule MOVED by Hill, seconded by St. Clair, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the 2009 meeting schedule. All meetings will be the fourth Monday of the month with the exception of May and December when the meeting will be on the third Monday of the month. 4. Program/Project Updates Minutes of the Environmental Commission November 24, 2008 Page 2 of 2 I/I – Point of Sale appointments have slowed down. Another letter inviting residents in the 2009 PMP area to have an I/I inspection, will be sent out next week. Private Development Updates – Nothing new. 5. Commission Member Council Reports None. 6. Other Business None. 7. Adjourn MOVED by St. Clair, seconded by Hill, and the motion carried to adjourn. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm. The next scheduled meeting will be on December 15, 2008 at 7:00 pm.