Cool Cities Initiative Advisory Committee

Edwardsville Cool Cities Initiative Advisory Committee MEETING AGENDA Thursday, January 17, 2019, 5:00 pm Governor Edwards Conference Room First Floor Edwardsville City Hall 118 Hillsboro Edwardsville, Illinois 62025 CALL TO ORDER CITIZENS WISHING TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD APPROVAL OF MINUTES OLD BUSINESS: Any updated information re: Final Climate Action Plan and presenting it to the City- now being considered by the ACS committee and City staff- Discussion of Ordinance, Glen Carbon’s distributed. Email was sent to SJ Morrison asking that Action Plan be removed from ACS agenda, and used as the Cool Cities guiding document, and Cool Cities ordinance placed on instead. Potential ordinance to submit to ACS was sent by email to committee members for consideration. Recommended for re- presentation early this year. Attendance Expectations at monthly meeting- letter from Mayor- 70% attendance is expected Meeting minutes need to be posted League of Women Voters will partner with us on Green Team. Discuss Conservation Efforts of Heartlands Conservancy and local applications- Bohm Woods Nature Preserve buffer will be restored to a natural state. Grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. Volunteers needed this fall. Sand Prairie near Edwardsville acquired July 25, grant from same Foundation, Prairie restoration will begin once this 10 acre Poag Sand Prairie is transferred to Heartlands Conservancy. Website update- layout and information links. No response to recent email NEW BUSINESS Work of BYO Glen-Ed update FIELD TRIP TO LEEDS PLATINUM BUILDING-postponed until autumn INTELLIGENCER COLUMN: Two articles published so far. Do Committee members have their articles ready to go next?? UPDATES: MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 14th WITH COUNTY AND NEED FOR THE COOL CITIES COMMITTEE’S HELP IN PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN REGARDING RECYCLING Email to Republic Services with suggestions, Request for telephone conference New Member possibilities: Dean Gunderson, Cara Lytle, Pat Peterson, Brigham Dimick