7/22/13 Agenda PacketAGENDA
GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road
Council Conference Room, Monday, July 22, 2013
6:30 PM
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes —April 22, 2013
3. Bottineau LRT Planning Advisory Committee
4. Council/Board Training on the Open Meeting Law and Data Practices,
June 2013
5. Tour Allied Waste Recycling Center
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GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Regular Meeting
Minutes
May 20, 2013
Present: Commissioners Tracy Anderson, Lynn Gitelis , Dawn Hill, Jim
Stremel, Kyle Turner, Debra Yahle; Jeannine Clancy, Public Works
Director, Eric Eckman, Public Works Specialist; and Lisa Nesbitt,
Administrative Assistant
1. Call to Order
Stremel called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
2. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes — April 22, 3013
MOVED by Gitelis, seconded by Hill, and the motion carried unanimously to
approve the minutes of the April 22, 2013 meeting.
3. 2013 Priorities
Stremel updated the commission on his meeting with the City Council regarding
the 2013 Priority list:
Develop a Natural Resource Management Plan - Council agreed that this is a
good priority to start with. Staff will get a proposal to have a framework
developed for a Resource Management Plan as a first step. Staff will also send
the commission links to cities that currently have Natural Area Management
Plans.
Support for Organized Solid Waste Collection Study - Council did not give the
commission further direction regarding the study. Clancy reported that a city-wide
survey will be conducted soon and will include a question regarding the current
solid waste open collection system versus an organized hauling system.
Transportation Alternatives - Council also felt that some of the items listed under
this priority could be included as a part of the Bottineau Transitway. Staff is
currently doing a study regarding trail and sidewalk needs along Golden Valley
Road in conjunction with future Bottineau station and the Bassett Creek Regional
Trail. The consultant will work with the Environmental, Open Space and
Recreation and Planning commissions on outreach and planning.
Minutes of the Environmental Commission
May 20, 2013
Page 2 of 2
4. Program/Project Updates
Summary on -file. Additionally:
TMDL — The Upper Mississippi River Bacteria TMDL had a comment period and
they are now reviewing the comments.
1/1 — In the bonding bill this year there was two million dollars set aside for public
improvements to the sanitary sewer system. The City has received money from
this bond in the past.
DeCola Ponds — The City of Crystal sent a letter indicating they will participate in
the study but are not willing to contribute the full financial amount requested by
New Hope and Golden Valley. Next steps are being discussed.
5. Commission Member Council Reports
None
6. Other Business
Gitelis reported that the Solar Bill passed.
The commission is invited to the Bassett Creek Watershed Management tour on
June 24th therefore the regular meeting scheduled for that evening will be
cancelled. The July 22nd meeting will be a tour of the recycling facility and the
August 26th meeting will be cancelled.
7. Adiourn
MOVED by Turner, seconded by Hill, and the motion carried to adjourn.
The meeting adjourned at 8:20 pm. The next scheduled meeting will be
July 22, 2013 at 7 pm.
Lisa Nesbitt
Administrative Assistant
Nesbitt, Lisa
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