Sustainable BC Committee

Environmental Policy Study Committee Battle Creek City Hall Room 302B, Third Floor 10 N. Division St. Battle Creek, MI Monday, March 17, 2008 4:00 p.m. Present: Commissioners Ryan Hersha, John Godfrey, Chris Simmons; Wayne Wiley, and Chris Kosmowski Absent: Comm. Sherry Sofia Others: Deidre Laser Call to Order: Comm. Simmons called the meeting to order and stated the committee should establish a public comment policy. A motion was made by Comm. Hersha, supported by Mr. Wiley, to offer public comments at the beginning of the meetings. All yes. Motion carried. Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by Comm. Godfrey, supported by Ms. Kosmowski, to approve the meeting minutes of February 1, 2008. All yes. Motion carried. All members were presented with a packet of applications that had been received. Comm. Godfrey recommended 13 people to serve on the committee. Ms. Kosmowski suggested appointing one student. The committee discussed the applications received and felt that interviews were not necessary. The following were recommended to be appointed: Government: Tiffany Eichorst; Business: Michael Myszka; Conservation: Susan Anderson; Education: Mary Lindow; Student: Taichi Ochi; Recreation: Randall Champlin; and Homeowner: Kathy Antaya. Mr. Wiley asked Ms. Laser to draft a resolution for the April 1, 2008, City Commission meeting, upon approval by Mayor Behnke and Comm. Sofia. Comm. Simmons presented an article from the Popular Science Magazine to members called “How America’s Greenest Cities Got Green”. He stated Verdant currently is developing a product to create energy using river channels. Mr. Wiley stated the depth of the channel varies and in the summer gets fairly shallow. 1 Ms. Kosmowski offered to obtain flow data from the DNR on the Kalamazoo River concrete channel. Comm. Simmons stated he would like to move toward e-billing for utilities and would ask Dan Ryan to provide future input. Mr. Wiley anticipated recommendations for new financial software in June and remarked that the city’s web site would also be updated. Expanding recyclables was also discussed. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m. 2