January 12, 2011 SAB Meeting Minutes
City of Lawrence
Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB)
January 12, 2011 (5:30 PM) Meeting Minutes
| Members Present: | Sarah Hill-Nelson, Beth Johnson, Matt Lehrman, Chad Luce, Megan Poindexter, Daniel Poull, Andrea Repinsky, Brian Sifton, Ian Spomer |
| Youth in Government Present: | |
| Members Absent: | Simran Sethi |
| Staff Present: | Tammy Bennett, Eileen Horn, Kathy Richardson |
| Guests Present: | Barry Walthall |
| Public Present: |
Call Meeting to Order (Matt Lehrman, Chairperson)
Take Roll Call to Determine Quorum of Members
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Motion and second to approve the November 10, 2010 minutes (Luce/Poull).
Vote: Motion was passed unanimously.
Nomination of 2011 SAB Officers
Motion and second to nominate and elect Matt Lehrman as Chair (Hill-Nelson/Sifton), Megan Poindexter as Vice-Chair (Poull/Spomer), and Brian Sifton as Secretary (Hill-Nelson/Repinsky).
Vote: Motion was passed unanimously.
Waste Reduction & Recycling Report
Kathy Richardson emailed the WRR report (see attached).
Update on menu of options for solid waste and recycling services in Lawrence: A Study Session to discuss the menu of options took place last night. The solid waste review team (City staff) presented information to the City Commissioners. Tammy Bennett informed SAB that there was no clear direction or goal established at the Study Session, but that this item would be placed on a future City Commission meeting agenda, tentatively scheduled for February 8th. Most likely the City Commissioners will vote to create a Task Force. Tammy Bennett mentioned an example of a Solid Waste Task Force formed in Overland Park. There was discussion on what is driving the change which will be important to define.
SAB discussed attending the City Commission meeting when the solid waste and recycling item is placed on the agenda and having one SAB member speak on behalf of the board during the public comments section. SAB also discussed reviewing their goals and past memos in preparation.
Action: Kathy Richardson will email past SAB memos regarding solid waste and recycling to the board.
Sustainability Coordinator Report
Eileen Horn informed SAB of the following:
- The Take Charge Challenge launched last Friday. For information on this program and how to get involved visit http://www.lawrenceks.org/take_charge_challenge. The kick-off party will be at Liberty Hall on Saturday, January 29th from 5 pm to 8 pm.
- The City's Solid Waste building recently completed an energy audit and staff is waiting on the report.
- The City will not be purchasing Green Tags this year instead the City plans to spend the money on solar PV. The likely candidate for solar PV will be the Prairie Park Nature Center.
- With the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant the City will be retrofitting the decorative lights downtown starting this spring.
- The Sunflower Horizons project will be launching in February. The map of Lawrence identifying sustainable businesses will be on a Lawrence Journal World website. The "Sustainability Trailblazers" awards will be announced at the City's Earth Day Celebration. Simran Sethi's journalism class will be tweeting and blogging the content of this project.
- Douglas County is going through sustainability planning goal setting sessions scheduled on three Fridays in February. Lisa Patterson will be the facilitator.
- The Local Food Council's food systems report will be completed in February. If SAB would like to review the report then it could be a March agenda item.
- A Study Session has been scheduled for the City and County Commissions on Tuesday, February 1st at 4:00 pm to discuss Horizon 2020 Chapter 16.
Miscellaneous Announcements and/or Public Comments
None.
Meeting adjourned 6:25 p.m.
Next meeting: February 9th, 2011 at 5:30 pm.
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