Cool Cities Initiative Advisory Committee

Edwardsville Cool Cities Initiative Advisory Committee MEETING AGENDA Thursday, February 21, 2019, 5:00 pm 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, now Drda Woods, will be restored to a natural state. Grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. Volunteers needed. 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. Volunteer Day Friday February 22 for Drda Woods. Website update- layout and information links. No response to recent email NEW BUSINESS Work of BYO Glen-Ed update. Presentation to City Council on Tuesday Feb 19, 7 pm FIELD TRIP TO LEEDS PLATINUM BUILDING-postponed Update on value of trees to communities -Tom INTELLIGENCER COLUMN: Two articles published so far. Do Committee members have their articles ready to go next?? GREEN BUSINESS FORUM Alton, Old Bakery Monday 2/25/19 4-6 pm Can anyone attend? UPDATES ON THE COOL CITIES COMMITTEE’S HELP IN PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN REGARDING RECYCLING- Updates on graphics-Brigham, cost of stickers-Jamie, schools-Cara Walt Williams suggests mailers with water bill. Possible but copying funding needed. John Cunningham will put info on cable t.v. (now on City website) New Member possibilities: Dean Gunderson, Cara Lytle, Pat Peterson, Brigham Dimick, Nick DeGroot