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Full Agenda Sustainable Janesville Committee Room 416, Municipal Building 18 N. Jackson St., Janesville, Wisconsin Tuesday July 20, 2010 6:30pm I. ROLL CALL II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES “C” III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. NEW BUSINESS V. OLD BUSINESS 1. Update on Solid Waste Alternatives Discussion 2. Update on Green Action Planning initiative 3. Update on Recycle Away From Home (RAH) Program VI. CITY STAFF UPDATE 1. Update on EECBG Program 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 Room 416, Municipal Building 18 N. Jackson St., Janesville, Wisconsin Tuesday June 15, 2010 6:00pm I. ROLL CALL Members Present: Backenkeller, Bishop, Griffin, Perrotto, Swanson, Walker Members Absent: Backenkeller and Hyzer Staff: Malone II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES “C” III. PUBLIC COMMENT Neil Deupree gave a presentation on the Natural Step study circle that looked at sustainable issues. His goal was to have multiple citizen groups co-sponsor the study circles which take place over 8 weeks. He hoped that the Sustainable Janesville Committee would be one of the groups that cosponsored the study circles. Perrotto asked what the end result of the study circles would be. Deupree stated that participants of the study circles would have a firmer grasp on what sustainability means, especially in regards to urban living. Swanson stated that it sounded like a good idea, but the group would have to review the materials first. He asked when Deupree needed to know by. Deupree stated that he hoped to start the study circles in the fall. Swanson stated that action would be taken on the topic during the August meeting. Bishop agreed that this sounds like a good tool and a way for the committee to gather feedback and ideas from the community. Walker stated he was interested in the program. IV. NEW BUSINESS th 1. Discussion of June 14 Study Session Swanson gave a summary of the study session. He reviewed the 3 topics the Committee and Council agreed to focus their efforts on, the Green Action Plan, the solid waste discussion and the continuation of the RAH program initiatives. Swanson stated the Green Action Plan would require a lot of work, including deciding what they want from a consultant, reviewing what a Green Action Plan is and organizing the information for the committee. Swanson stated that the committee should have at lease one person focus on the solid waste issue and work with the Council. Perrotto stated that the leader of the subcommittee should set up a meeting with John Whitcomb and Carl Weber. Walker stated that he was interested in the topic, but would like to work with Julie since she was already active on the subject. Swanson stated that he would call Cathy Voskul to find out what the SJC’s role should be on the topic. Swanson asked for staff to distribute all the past information on Green Action Plans to the committee to provide background information to them. The committee asked Griffin if she would be interested in heading the Green Action Plan subcommittee and she replied that she was very interested and that she was excited to learn more about the project and what needed to be done. Swanson stated he would speak with Backenkeller regarding the RAH program and the next steps. The Committee discussed the difficulty of working through all the documents created by the SJC and determining which ones were proposals and which were working documents. Swanson stated that members should label future materials with what draft number it is and put a date on it. Swanson handed out a copy of the eco-municipality guidelines. V. OLD BUSINESS None VI. CITY STAFF UPDATE None VII. CITY COUNCIL UPDATE Perrotto gave a summary of the new guidelines and procedures of the Historic Commission. VIII. MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA None IX. ADJOURNMENT The Meeting was adjourned at 7:30pm. “C” Indicates an item that the Committee will take up under Consent Agenda.