Full Agenda
Sustainable Janesville Committee
Room 416, Municipal Building
18N Jackson St. Janesville Wisconsin
Tuesday December 20, 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 (Hulick)
b.RAH Program subcommittee update (Backenkeller)
c.Solid Waste Alternatives subcommittee update (Backenkeller)
d.Committee Publicity (Conley)
VI.NEW BUSINESS
a.2012 Sustainable Janesville Awards Program Discussion
VII.CITY STAFF UPDATE
a.USEPA Brownfield Grants Update
VIII.CITY COUNCIL UPDATE (Rashkin)
IX.MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
X.NATURAL STEP STUDY CIRCLE DISCUSSION (Rollette)
a.Chapters 11-14
XI.ADJOURNMENT
“C” Indicates an item that the Committee will take up under Consent Agenda
Sustainable Janesville Committee
Room 416, Municipal Building
18N Jackson St. Janesville Wisconsin
Tuesday November 15, 2011
6:30 pm
I.ROLL CALL
Members Present: Backenkeller, Bishop, Hyzer, Rashkin, Rollette,
Swanson
Members Absent: Conley, Douglas
Staff Present: Hulick
II.APPROVAL OF MINUTES “C”
III.PUBLIC COMMENT
None
IV.CONSIDERATION OF COMMENDATIONS
None
V.SUBCOMMITEE UPDATES
a.Green Action Plan subcommittee update (Hulick)
Hulick indicated that he will be attending a Wisconsin Green Tier
Community meeting in December, and should know if find out if
new communities will be allowed into the program at that time.
b.RAH Program subcommittee update (Backenkeller)
Backenkeller indicated that she has been working with Recreation
Director Shelley Slapak to update the Special Event Permits for 2012
to better reflect the intent of the program.
c.Solid Waste Alternatives subcommittee update (Backenkeller)
– Presented an update to the
i.Presentation by John Whitcomb
Committee regarding the solid waste collection alternatives
that were discussed with the City Council during the 2012
Budget deliberations.
d.Committee Publicity (Conley)
None
VI.NEW BUSINESS
a.None
VII.CITY STAFF UPDATE
a.Brownfields Grant Update
b.H.E.A.P. Update
c.State of the City Event (November 16)
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VIII.CITY COUNCIL UPDATE (Rashkin)
Rashkin provided an update regarding the Council’s 2012 Budget
Deliberations.
IX.MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Rollette provided an update to the group regarding the Jackson Street
Bridge Reconstruction Project
During the Natural Step Study Circle the group discussed the idea of
providing Grants for Community Gardens.
X.NATURAL STEP STUDY CIRCLE DISCUSSION (Rollette)
a.Chapters 6-10
8:45
XI.ADJOURNMENT –
“C” Indicates an item that the Committee will take up under Consent Agenda