Full Agenda Packet
Sustainable Janesville Committee
Council Chambers, Municipal Building
18 N. Jackson St., Janesville, Wisconsin
Tuesday August 4, 2009
6:30pm
I. ROLL CALL
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES “C”
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
VI. NEW BUSINESS
V. OLD BUSINESS
1.
Question and Answer Session with City Manager, Eric Levitt (30 min)
2.
Update by Dave Lou on City Street Lighting (30 min)
3.
Action on the Green Building Resolution (15 min)
VI. CITY STAFF UPDATE
1.
RAH Recycling Away from Home (20 min)
VII. CITY COUNCIL UPDATE
VIII. MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
IX. ADJOURNMENT
“C”
Indicates an item that the Committee will take up under Consent Agenda.
Sustainable Janesville Committee
Council Chambers, Municipal Building
18 N. Jackson St., Janesville, Wisconsin
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
6:30pm
ROLL CALL
I.
Members Present: Perrotto, Backenkeller, Hyzer, Peterson, Swanson, Mills, Udell
Members Absent: Cunningham
Staff Present: Hulick
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES “C”
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
None
IV. NEW BUSINESS
None
V. OLD BUSINESS
1.
Sustainability Initiative Presentation, Committee Member Peterson (20 min)
Committee Member Peterson provided the Committee with an overview of his draft
Sustainable Initiative Presentation and provided the Committee with a CD-ROM of
the draft presentation. Peterson explained that the presentation would be given to
City Staff Members to educate, engage, and involve them in Sustainable Initiatives.
Peterson indicated that the presentation would also include two group exercises that
would further engage City Employees and help them see that they can make a
difference in their daily work activities. Peterson indicated that the entire
presentation, including the two incorporated group activities would take
approximately 90 minutes to complete.
Committee discussion ensued regarding the length of the presentation (60 or 90
minutes), who would present this presentation to employees (SJC, Division or
Department Heads, City Manager, voice over, DVD, or trained presenters), and
where to go from here.
2.
Discussion on the Framework of the Green Action Plan, Including Baseline Indicator
Determinations (20 min)
This item was tabled for further discussion and a future meeting in order to focus on
the Sustainable Initiatives Presentation and the Green Building Resolution.
3.
Discussion on the Green Building Resolution (20 min)
Committee Member’s Swanson and Udell gave a brief verbal presentation of their
draft Green Building Resolution.
Committee discussion ensued on a variety of clarification questions, points of
interest, and how to proceed with this item. Based on Committee comments,
Swanson and Udell indicated that they will provide a revised draft to Councilmember
Perrotto who will then seek immediate staff input on the draft resolution.
VI. CITY STAFF UPDATE
Hulick provided a brief verbal overview of the City’s EECBG Submittal.
VII. CITY COUNCIL UPDATE
1. Future presentation dates
Councilmember Perrotto provided the Committee with a list of the Council’s recently
adopted short-term and long term goals.
VIII. MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Committee Member Peterson suggested that the Committee create a SJC Logo.
Committee Member Udell indicated that she participated in a Community Garden tour
the previous week, and expressed her support for those neighborhood initiatives.
Committee Member Backenkeller invited the group to attend the August 18 Ad Hoc
Committeee for the Rock County Purchase of Development Rights/Purchase of
Agricultural Conservation Easements (PDR/PACE) meeting at the Rock County
Courthouse at 2:30pm
Backenkeller expressed an interest in creating and Eco-Friendly Business Award
Backenkeller asked if items could be salvaged from the 316 Linn Street demolition
project. Hulick indicated that it was his understanding that because the project utilized
Federal money, individual citizens would not be allowed to salvage from that project.
Backenkeller invited the Committee to a CleanWisconsin.org meeting at the
HHFFRRRGGH Inn on Thursday July 23 at 4:00pm.
Backenkeller asked that the Committee be involved in the Zoning Code updates. Hulick
indicated that, that project had not been started yet.
Backenkeller asked for Committee input on the upcoming Environmental Cafés at the
Hedberg Public Library this fall.
Backenkeller indicated that the Sustainable Janesville Committee creates a Facebook
page. Councilmember Perrotto cautioned about the use of such social networking sites
for a City Committee.
Committee Chairperson Mills reiterated his idea of creating Sustainable Janesville
Awards for the Community.
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting was adjourned at 8:47pm