Sustainable BC Committee

City of Battle Creek Sustainable BC Committee 10 N. Division Street. Room 302A Battle Creek, MI Monday, June 25, 2018 1:00 p.m. Members Present: Comm. Baldwin, Andy Helmboldt, Kurt Tribbett, Kathy Antaya, Mike Myszka Members Absent: Comm. Sofia, Sue Anderson, Tiffany Welsh, Sarah Kelly, Comm. Flores, Comm. Simmons, Lindsay Johnson, Olivia Jayakar Others: Elizabeth (Liz) Paul, Environmental Program Coordinator; Eric Feldt, Planning; Lisa Silkworth, Clerk’s Office. Guests: None. Call to Order: Mr. Helmboldt called the meeting to order at 1:12 p.m., noting a quorum was not present. Approval of Minutes: No quorum present Additions or Deletions to the Agenda: none Old Business: Line 5 - Mr. Helmbolt discussed Enbridge news regarding Line 5. Comm. Baldwin passed out a draft letter for review. The members reviewed the letter and proposed changes. The letter will go out from the Sustainable BC Committee. Since a quorum is not present, the Committee will bring it up at the next meeting. Sustainability Plan – Eric Feldt has been meeting with other departments discussing the plan and what we have for energy use. Mr. Feldt discussed the difficulties getting a baseline. Comm. Baldwin stressed the need for base data. Mr. Myszka also noted base line data is time consuming but necessary and the need for a definition of efficiency. Mr. Feldt discussed issues with transit, specifically buses and emission controls. Mr. Feldt stated the need to look at costs down the road for maintenance and upkeep. Mr. Feldt will send out an email to put together a group to get into the plan and work with DPW. Ms. Antaya questioned if the departments offered any solutions or ideas. New Business: None. Member Updates/Reports: City Energy Efficiency Activities: Kurt Tribbett provided updates: Blowers have been started on the east side and the west side is next. Composting will start around July 9th. A new pump is coming in September/October. Environmental Program Update: Liz Paul provided updates: Wellhead program has been submitted. Rain barrel pick up went well. Planning Updates: Eric Feldt provided updates: Hen ordinance passed and there are seven permits. City Commission Updates: Comm. Susan Baldwin provided updates: We received a letter from New York thanking us for the green roof. The Commission voted to continue the lawsuit for the dryer system at WWTP. Water samples were taken and nothing was detected. 1 Member Comment/Announcements: Ms. Antaya stated at Food Truck Friday, there are no recycling containers per a volunteer. Ms. Antaya also noted no recycling bins at Festival Market Square in plain site, just the solar recycle machine. She requested more recycling bins at city events. Questions about recycling for city events and who handles it. How is recycling being handled for city hall. Public Comment: None. Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Sustainable BC Committee will be July 23, 2018, 1:00-2:30 p.m. at City Hall, Conference Room 302B. Adjournment: Mr. Helmboldt adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m. 2