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: Ordinance making Cool Cities/Sustainability Committee a City Committee still waiting ACS date 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. Conservation Efforts of Heartlands Conservancy/ City 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 will be needed for tree planting. 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. Devin Gray replied that he had some time, and material for webpage was again sent by email. John Cunningham offers to put information on cable t. v. regarding recycling, from City website. NEW BUSINESS: Work of BYO Glen-Ed update. ACS presentation probably will be March 28. Support for HB 3335 is important to ensure Governor’s bag tax will be environmentally productive. FIELD TRIP TO LEEDS PLATINUM BUILDING-postponed INTELLIGENCER COLUMN: Two articles published so far. Chair sent article “The Value of Trees” and has “Recycling in Crisis” written. UPDATES ON THE COOL CITIES COMMITTEE’S HELP IN PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN REGARDING RECYCLING- Cara has plan to bring issue to schools. Updates on graphics-Brigham, cost of stickers-Jamie, Walt Williams suggests mailers with water bill, and offers to fund copies. Blurb on back written. City Clerk ready when we are. Should we use graphics from stlcityrecycles.com? Solarization (Madison County/Glen Carbon endorsed) asks Edwardsville to sign on for year 3 New Member possibilities: Dean Gunderson, Cara Lytle, Pat Peterson, Brigham Dimick, Nick DeGroot