Environmental Commission 11-28-11 Meeting Minutes
GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
Minutes
November 28, 2011
Present: Commissioners, Baker, Hill, Stremel, Sunde; Jeannine Clancy, Public
Works Director; Eric Eckman, Public Works Specialist; Mark Ray,
Public Works Engineering Technician; and Lisa Nesbitt,
Administrative Assistant
Absent: Commissioners Anderson and Gitelis
1. Call to Order
Baker called the meeting to order at 7 pm.
2. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes – October 24, 2011
MOVED by Hills, seconded by Stremel, and the motion carried unanimously to
approve the minutes of the October 24, 2011 meeting.
3. Presentation by GreenStep Cities
Philip Muessing, (GreenStep City Coordinator with the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency) and Diana McKeown (Metro CERT Director with Clean Energy
Resources Teams) spoke to the commission about the GreenStep Cities
program. GreenStep Cities is an assistance program for Minnesota cities that
supports the implementation of 28 cost saving and energy reduction best
practices. Information about the program is on file. Ray compared GreenStep
Cities to the two programs the city is currently involved in (ICLEI and US Mayor’s
Climate Protection Agreement). His summary is on file.
The commission requested that discussion of the GreenStep Cities program be
put on the next meeting agenda.
4. Waste Hauler Requirements Ordinance Amendmant
Baker reported that he presented the draft waste hauler requirements ordinance
at the November Council/Manager meeting. The city attorney expressed his
concern regarding the group rate requirement. Council will consider the
ordinance at the December 6th meeting.
The Commission was shown a copy of the upcoming issue of CityNews which
featured a two page article on the new recycling program.
5. 2012 Meeting Schedule
The 2012 meeting schedule was reviewed which no changes. The December 12,
2011 meeting will be cancelled.
6. Program/Project Updates
In addition to the summary on file Eckman reported that he will be attending the
Upper Mississippi River Basin TMDL for bacteria.
A summary of the other program/project updates is on file.
Minutes of the Environmental Commission
November 28, 2011
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7. Commission Member Council Reports
No reports
8. Other Business
Ray will contact Allied Waste about touring their recycling facility. The
commission’s first choice is to tour the facility on a Monday night but with enough
notice could potentially make a late afternoon tour.
7. Adjourn
MOVED by Stremel, seconded by Hill, and the motion carried to adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm. The next scheduled meeting will be
January 23, 2012 at 7 pm.