2017-04-24 EC Minutes GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Regular Meeting, Minutes
April 24, 2017
Commissioners Present: Tracy Anderson, Tonia Galonska, Lynn Gitelis, Dawn Hill,
Larry Johnson and Jim Stremel
Staff Present: Eric Eckman, Public Works Specialist, Hannah Garry, GreenCorps
Member and Claire Huisman, Administrative Assistant
Absent: Commissioner Debra Yahle
Call to Order
Lynn Gitelis called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
Approval of Reqular Meetinq Minutes
MOVED by Hill, SECONDED by Anderson, and the motion carried unanimously to
approve the minutes of the March 27, 2017 regular meeting as amended.
Annual Report and 2017 Work Plan
MOVED by Hill, SECONDED by Stremel and the motion carried unanimously to
approve the Environmental Commission's Annual Report and 2017 Work Plan as
amended. (Discussion ensued to add "review of the current recycling contract" under
#7 in the work plan.)
GreenStep Cities Inventorv
MOVED by Stremel, SECONDED by Hill and the motion carried unanimously to
approve Best Practice #22 Solid Waste Reduction: Actions 2, 4 & 6 for entry into
the GreenStep Cities website.
MOVED by Hill, SECONDED by Johnson and the motion carried unanimously to
approve Best Practice #11 Living Streets: Actions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 for entry into
the GreenStep Cities website as amended.
MOVED by Galonska, SECONDED by Stremel and the motion carried
unanimously to approve Best Practice #17 Stormwater Management: Actions 3 &
5 for entry into the GreenStep Cities website as amended. Action #1 will be
reconsidered at a future meeting after further review and revision by staff.
MOVED by Anderson, SECONDED by Galonska and the motion carried
unanimously to approve Best Practice #24 Benchmarks & Community
Engagement: Actions 1, 2 & 3 for entry into the GreenStep Cities website as
amended.
Proqram/Proiect Updates
Eckman discussed the concern regarding residents feeding wildlife and that the
approach so far has been to provide targeted information to dissuade the feeding. In the
future, the City may want to consider updating city code to prohibit feeding wildlife with a
few exceptions such as birds. Currently, the code only prohibits feeding deer.
Communication regarding this subject is planned for 2017 via newsletter or website. It
was also noted that staff will give a presentation on the Sustainability and Resilience
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Plan at the 2040 Comprehensive Plan Conversation with the Planning Commission on
May 8, 2017. The complete update is on file.
Other Business
Environmental Commission Chair and Vice-Chair will be elected at the next meeting.
Adiourn
MOVED by Hill, SECONDED by Galonska, and the motion carried to adjourn the
meeting at 7:55 pm.
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