Water Conservation Committee

City of Joliet 150 West Jefferson Street Joliet, IL 60432 Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, December 2, 2020 3:30 PM City Hall, Council Chambers Water Conservation Committee Commission Members Maria Rafac Marc Kaufman Richard Rodriguez Water Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes - Final December 2, 2020 Page 1 of 1 Water Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes - Final December 2, 2020 The Governor’s Office and the Illinois Department of Public Health activated a Tier 3 mitigation plan for all regions of the State of Illinois, effective Friday, November 20, 2020. In an effort to support these mitigation measures, the City of Joliet is limiting in person attendance in the council chambers to 10 people. During meetings, groups of 10 people will be staged in various locations within city hall. These groups will wait in areas with a live feed to the meeting until the Citizens to Be Heard on Agenda items section, the Public Hearing has commenced or the Public Comments section of the meeting has commenced. Speakers will be rotated into Council Chambers to allow everyone an opportunity to speak. Pursuant to the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s Guidelines, it is recommended that any individual appearing in-person wear a face-covering to cover their nose and mouth. Citizens who are unable to attend the meeting can email comments in advance of the meeting to publiccomment@joliet.gov OR register “To Be Called To Speak”. Details can be found on the Joliet.gov “ Public Comments” web page. ROLL CALL Present Maria Rafac, Marc Kaufman and Richard Rodriguez APPROVAL OF MINUTES None at this time. ALSO PRESENT: Amy Ferris CALLED IN: Jeff Freeman - EEI, Matt Main - Axiom, Richard Rodriguez - Committee Member, Stacy Einck - Axiom and Troy Walker - ISTC. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS No one signed up to speak and no one is in attendance. NOTE: There is a new temporary procedure for public speaking. Details can be found on the Joliet.gov “Public Comments” web page. DISCUSSION: REBATE PROGRAM UPDATE Amy Ferris, Deputy Director of Engineering, stated there are no new updates at this time . DISCUSSION: WEBSITE UPDATES Amy Ferris discussed no new updates at this time. DISCUSSION: RESTAURANT INITIATIVE UPDATE Amy Ferris discussed that budget funds were approved for the Images assist with the survey. DISCUSSION: COMMUNITY WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS Amy Ferris discussed the Practical Plumbing Handbook is available for handout to those who wish to review it. Some sample pages are available on the City Website for review. DISCUSSION: EDUCATION EFFORTS FOR AREA SCHOOLS - UPDATE Maria Ana Rafac discussed the need to get everyone together regarding this. She is hoping to have elementary school, high schools and a couple of people from Joliet Junior College involved. Also reaching out to Catholic Schools as well. Hopefully next year we will be able to reach out to youth and make conservation changes. Page 1 of 2 Water Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes - Final December 2, 2020 DISCUSSION: ISTC WATER AUDITS - TROY WALKER PRESENTATION Troy Walker, of ISTC, discussed Water Conservation Efforts and assessments that are available. Committee staff discussed promoting commercial customers to have assessments done. Some grant funds are available. He will look over the list to see who could qualify. DISCUSSION: GRCORPS MEMBER HOSTING OPPORTUNITY UPDATE Amy Ferris discussed the Greenest Region Corp which would be an event in late 2021. We should know by May of 2021 if the City of Joliet is getting a person by the end of the year. NEW OR OLD BUSINESS, NOT FOR FINAL ACTION OR RECOMMENDATION Amy Ferris said we don't have any new or old business however, we need to start thinking about the 2021 Meeting Schedule: First Wednesday of the month at 3:30 - The first meeting of 2021 will be Wednesday, February 3rd at 3:30 pm. This meeting schedule is acceptable to everyone. PUBLIC COMMENT No one has signed up and no one is in attendance. NOTE: There is a new temporary procedure for public speaking. Details can be found on the Joliet.gov “Public Comments” web page. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Marc Kaufman, seconded by Richard Rodriguez, to adjourn. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Rafac, Kaufman and Rodriguez This meeting will be held in an accessible location. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact Christa M. Desiderio, City Clerk, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois 60432 at (815) 724-3780. Page 2 of 2