Full Agenda Packet
Sustainable Janesville Committee
Room 416, Municipal Building
18N Jackson St. Janesville Wisconsin
Tuesday February 15, 2011
6:30 pm
I.ROLL CALL
II.APPROVAL OF MINUTES “C”
III.PUBLIC COMMENT
IV.CONSIDERATION OF COMMENDATIONS
V.SUBCOMMITEE UPDATES
a.Green Action Plan subcommittee update (Rolette, Backenkeller)
b.RAH Program subcommittee update (Backenkeller)
c.Award Program subcommittee update (Bishop)
d.Solid Waste Alternatives subcommittee update (Backenkeller)
VI.OLD BUSINESS
VII.NEW BUSINESS
a."Locally owned and operated" business listing (Backenkeller)
b.Natural Step Discussion - proposal to read and review Natural Step
over several meetings (Swanson)
VIII.CITY STAFF UPDATE (Hulick)
a.Paint Your City Green Award Program
IX.CITY COUNCIL UPDATE (Perotto)
X.MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
XI.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, January 18, 2011
6:30pm
I. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Backenkeller, Conley, Douglas, Perrotto, Rollette,
Swanson
Members Absent: Bishop, Hyzer
Staff Present: Hulick
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES “C”
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
Neil Deupree – 419 S. Franklin – Deupree wanted to remind the group of
the League of Women Voters Sustainability Panel Discussion on
Wednesday February 2 at 12:00 at the M&I Office downtown.
Chuck Campbell – 510 N. Oakhill Dr. – Campbell was interested in
restoring the City’s former landfill site located along south side of
Blackhawk Dr. Campbell had some rough estimates that he shared with
the group that would restore some native plantings to the area, and was
looking for input from the SJC. Hulick provided Campbell with some
contact information for the appropriate City staff members to discuss his
proposed project with.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
New Committee Members Robert Douglas and Sue Conley introduced
themselves to the Committee.
V.OLD BUSINESS
– Chairperson
1. Update on Sustainable Business Recognition Program
Swanson provided the Committee with the proposed criteria for the
Sustainable Business Recognition Program. Committee Member
Backenkeller made a motion with a second by Committee Member
Rollette to approve the proposed program criteria. That motion carried
on a 5-0-0 vote.
Chairperson Swanson provided the Committee with the proposed criteria
for the Sustainability Commendation Program. Hulick indicated that the
City would prepare a press release for those individuals who the
Committee chose to recognize in the future, but that the Committee
Member bringing forward the recommendation should have some
prepared language that could be used in the Press Release. Committee
Member Backenkeller made a motion with a second by Committee
Member Conley to approve the Sustainable Commendation Program.
That motion carried on a 5-0-0 vote.
Chairperson Swanson provided the Committee with several examples of a
proposed Sustainable Janesville Committee Logo. Committee Member
Backenkeller made a motion with a second by Chairperson Swanson to
approve the proposed SJC Logo #1 with a larger tree and Century Gothic
Font. The motion carried on a 5-0-0 vote.
VI. SUBCOMMITEE UPDATES
None
VI.CITY STAFF UPDATE
Hulick indicated that he would be representing the City of Janesville on
the League of Women Voters Sustainability Panel Discussion on February 2,
2011.
VII.CITY COUNCIL UPDATE
Perrotto provided the Committee with an update on the Council’s action
to ban synthetic cannabinoids at their January 10, 2011 meeting.
VIII. MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Backenkeller indicated that there would be a meeting regarding the
proposed mega dairy in Bradford Township at the Hedberg Public Library
on January 20 at 6:30pm.
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IX. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:05
Indicates an item that the Committee will take up under Consent Agenda.
“C”