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Environmental Commission 05-23-11 Meeting MinutesGOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes May 23, 2011 Present: Commissioners, Baker, Gitelis, Hill, Stremel, Sunde; Jeannine Clancy, Director of Public Works; Al Lundstrom, Park Maintenance Supervisor; Joe Hogeboom, City Planner; Michael Simmons, Planning Intern; and Pat Schutrop, Administrative Assistant Absent: Commissioners Anderson and Pawluk 1. Call to Order Baker called the meeting to order at 7 pm. Introduction of New Member Baker introduced Paula Sunde. She is currently a Masters of Public Affairs candidate at the University of Minnesota with concentration in the areas of social and environmental justice. She moved to Golden Valley two years ago. 2. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes – April 25, 2011 MOVED by Stremel, seconded by Gitelis, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the April 25, 2011. 3. Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Study Discussion regarding proposal to limit collection days – Staff researched the possibility of limiting the collections days to coincide with the recycling pick-up. Potential outcomes were discussed. The three remaining goals will be brought to a Council/Manager meeting at the same time. Licensing requirements – Staff contacted the haulers regarding the special services discussed last month and most of the haulers indicated they could meet the requests (detailed summary on file). Staff will ask the City Attorney for further clarification on electronics collection. Collection requirements – The Assistant City Attorney indicated that it is legal to require residents to contract with a solid waste hauler (memo on file). Staff will ask for further clarification on the meaning of “environmentally sound alternative waste removal”. Staff will ask the haulers if they offer minimum service plans and the ability to suspend collection services. They will also ask what type of fuel they use. Status update on recycling contract negotiations - The City of Plymouth has been given direction from their council to work with Golden Valley and Minnetonka in negotiating a contract with Waste Management for recycling services. The cities are working with Waste Management on cost and the long term viability of bins vs. the cart program. Minutes of the Environmental Commission May 23, 2011 Page 2 of 2 The Communications Manager outlined in a memo (on file) the reasons why services offered by the haulers cannot be posted on the city website. Hogeboom will ask the Communications Manger if the licensing requirements discussed are adopted, if they could be listed on the website. The Commission asked Hogeboom to relay their disappointment that the Communications Manager did not attend the meeting so that the issue could be discussed. 4. Program/Project Updates A. TMDL – Brownie Lake has been de-listed from the impaired water list B. I/I – no update C. Private Development Update – summary on-file D. DeCola Ponds – The City Engineer prepared a memo to the Commission regarding the DeCola Ponds study (on-file). 5. Commission Member Council Reports None 6. Other Business Gitelis attended a “Zero Waste” seminar. She will be getting the presentations electronically and will make available to the rest of the commission. She also reported that the Fresh Water Society is looking for volunteers to help with community based cleanup activities. 7. Adjourn MOVED by Hill, seconded by Stremel, and the motion carried to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9 pm. The next scheduled meeting will be June 27, 2011 at 7 pm.