Environmental Commission Minutes 1-25-10GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes January 25, 2010 Present: Commissioners Anderson, Gitelis, Pawluk, and Stremel; Joe Hogeboom and Kevin Knase, Planning
Department; Al Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator, and Pat Schutrop, Administrative Assistant Absent: Commissioners Baker and Hill 1. Call to Order Stremel called the meeting to order
at 7:05 pm. 2. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes – November 23, 2009 MOVED by Gitelis, seconded by Pawluk, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the November
23, 2009 meeting. 3. Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Study Members of the Planning Dept. met with Commissioners. Discussions included an overview of the process, preliminary information
gathered by Planning, the communication plan, and the study timeline. The goal is to make a recommendation to the Council in June. In preparation for the next meeting, each Commissioner
was asked to gather information from their own garbage hauler. The commission requested that s?????taff prepare a list of “talking points” to help them answer questions. 4. Program/Project
Updates A. TMDL – City received the comments from other agencies on the Sweeney Lake TMDL and will be reviewing soon. B. I/I – Commissioners were given a status update report as of January
15, 2010, prepared by staff. C. Private Development Update – Global Commercial has made an offer for the MN DOT site, on the southwest corner of 394 and Hwy. 100. The City has indicated
they will give up their right to purchase the property. D. Emerald Ash Borer – The City applied for a grant for assistance to do inventory, however were not awarded the grant. The inventory
will be completed by staff. E. MPCA Progress Report – Data is still being entered. 5. Commission Member Council Reports None 6. Other Business Pawluk reported on an article in the newspaper
related to invasive species such as buckthorn.
Minutes of the Environmental Commission January 25, 2010 Page 2 of 2 7. Adjourn MOVED by Gitelis, seconded by Pawluk, and the motion carried to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 8:15
pm. The next scheduled meeting will be February 22, 2010 at 7:00 pm.