Sustainability Advisory Board

645 Holbrook Street TOWN OF ERIE Erie, CO 80516 Meeting Minutes - Final Sustainability Advisory Board Wednesday, August 12, 2020 5:45 PM CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Roll call: Anna, Monali, Adam, Tom, JP (absent and excused), Berenice, Rose Tyler, Christian, Micha APPROVAL OF AGENDA FOR AUGUST 12, 2020 MEETING APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JULY 1, 2020 REGULAR MEETING PUBLIC COMMENT MEMBER REPORTS ommunications update Tips for the newsletter: everybody needs to review by Friday next week Have a theme for the month Work with Diversity and Inclusion Board Will be a couple months before the board is finalized TRUSTEE LIASON REPORT(CHRISTIAAN) Diversity and Inclusion Board Should there be a selection committee Narrow down the number of applicants for the BoT to consider Application is on the Erie website; selection procedure is yet TBD Meaningful progress on the master plan Grant: Relocation of the recycling center Upgrading the recycling center: 18 months of stock time TOWN OF ERIE Page 1 Printed on 11/19/2020 Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting Minutes - Final August 12, 2020 Robust planning methodologies for waster diversion Starting this fall if grant is approved Creation of the Green HOA certification Finishing up the scorecard Reach out to Tyler is would like to get involved HOAs currently involved: STAFF REPORT OLD BUSINESS Leaf composting Tyler received two quotes from farmers: $ Byron could use the leaves Staff to provide the backhoe; equipment and operators Quotes for: Just hauling, hauling and composting, Processing only End of the month Leaf composting dates: 7th and 15th Nov Earth Day Sept – Recycling Oct – Electricity Usage NEW BUSINESS Micha – dotEarth project Connection with the diversity committee Address the need for community platform Address climate issues Pandemic related issues Create a mutual structure How can we map community resources to needy businesses and residents TOWN OF ERIE Page 2 Printed on 11/19/2020 Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting Minutes - Final August 12, 2020 Proposal Basis of platform – bringing community together Potentially house it in the library Tell the story of Erie through the eyes of various communities Portray the image of inclusive committee Start with SAB and onboard other members Tom is working with Erie High to create a group for sustainability Can this project use the support of kids? – yes, Micha can use Good to involve businesses, church groups and other organizations What is the outcome of the project? Measuring community involvement: who did we engage, how many, what initiatives did we start? Coordinating platform: This will be a tool to be part of the initiatives and incentives; if participants need to sign up, they can do so on Erie.Earth platform Community mobilizing Budget Tyler can cover the leaf composting event Freed up money Net-zero waste event Recycle bin ($2000) Leaf composting Street signs Total money available ~ $10,000 Erie.Earth costs $9,000 SAB in favor of supporting Erie.Earth and will reallocate the funds OTHER TOWN OF ERIE Page 3 Printed on 11/19/2020 Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting Minutes - Final August 12, 2020 Annual board presentation – when to do it? Tentatively for first meeting in December (after the composting) EV charging station project Budget proposal for next meeting – Adam and Tyler also submitted the budget for next year ADJOURN 7:17 p.m. TOWN OF ERIE Page 4 Printed on 11/19/2020