Environmental Commission Minutes 2-22-10GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes February 22, 2010 Present: Commissioners Anderson, Baker, Gitelis, Hill and Stremel; Joe Hogeboom Planning Department;
Sue Virnig, Director of Finance, Al Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator, Lisa Nesbitt, Administrative Assistant, and Peder Sandhei, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Absent: Commissioner
Pawluk 1. Call to Order Baker called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 2. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes – January 25, 2010 MOVED by Gitelis, seconded by Anderson, and the motion
carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the January 25, 2010 meeting. 3. Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Study Sue Virnig, Finance Director, reviewed the city’s recycling
fund report. Peder Sandhei, from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) gave a presentation on a study done by the MPCA on waste collection arrangements in metropolitan cities.
The Commission requested that staff organize a panel discussion between various municipalities who off?????er different perspectives on the issue of waste collection. Staff reported
that the results from the collection study were still being compiled. 4. Program/Project Updates A. TMDL – no changes B. I/I – no changes C. Private Development Update – With the closing
of Hollywood Video, applications are coming in for that space. Nothing firm yet. D. Emerald Ash Borer – An interim management plan has been developed and was shared with the commissioners.
E. MPCA Progress Report – The Green Team is reviewing/amending city codes pertaining to wind energy, rain barrels and photovoltaic modules. A final draft of the codes will be given to
the commission for review. Most of the raw data has been entered into the ICLEI system. Some preliminary reports were given to the Commission 5. Commission Member Council Reports None
Minutes of the Environmental Commission February 22, 2010 Page 2 of 2 6. Other Business Sustainable Communities is sponsoring a workshop on March 12 – 13 for environmental commission
members and city officials from around the metro area. 7. Adjourn MOVED by Stremel, seconded by Hill, and the motion carried to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 8:55 pm. The next scheduled
meeting will be March 22, 2010 at 7:00 pm.