Cool Cities Initiative Advisory Committee

Edwardsville Cool Cities Initiative Advisory Committee MEETING AGENDA Thursday, June 20, 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. GREEN CITIES CHALLENGE, WHAT ITEMS SHALL WE CHOOSE? NEW BUSINESS: Presence at Route 66 Festival and Criterium, set up by Cara, need volunteers NEW GRAPHICS AND INFO READY FOR WATER BILL INSERT-PRINTED. The version printed was not approved by City, so cannot be inserted and will need to be hand corrected and handed out Cool Cities is on the website with links to information sources Work of BYO Glen-Ed update: Support for HB 3335 is important to ensure Governor’s bag tax will be environmentally productive. Checkout bag tax or fee did not pass, was, I guess, tabled INTELLIGENCER COLUMN: Two articles published so far. Chair sent article “The Value of Trees” (NEXT?) UPDATES ON THE COOL CITIES COMMITTEE’S HELP IN PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN REGARDING RECYCLING- Cara has plan to bring issue to schools. WHAT IS NEEDED? Grow Solar Metroeast: TWO POWER HOURS SCHEDULED AT CITY HALL, 6/26/19 and 7/8/19, 5:30 doors open. Event starts at 6:00. Also awaiting word, as on Letter regarding voluntary compliance with ‘ask first’ straw letter signing New Member possibilities: Brigham Dimick and Cara Lytle awaiting approval, awaiting Carol’s info