Water Conservation Committee

City of Joliet 150 West Jefferson Street Joliet, IL 60432 Meeting Minutes - Pending Approval Wednesday, June 2, 2021 3:30 PM City Hall, Council Chambers Water Conservation Committee Commission Members Maria Rafac Marc Kaufman Richard Rodriguez Water Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes - Pending Approval June 2, 2021 Page 1 of 1 Water Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes - Pending Approval June 2, 2021 As Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan continues, Governor Pritzker is moving Illinois forward to a Bridge to Phase 5 mitigation on Friday, May 14, 2021. In order to adhere to social distancing guidelines, the capacity in Council Chambers will remain at 18 members of the public. During meetings, any member of the public physically present in the Council Chambers in excess of the limit will be asked to wait in another room with live feed to the meeting until the Citizens To Be Heard on Agenda Items section or 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. ROLL CALL Mark Kaufman no longer with the Committee. Present Maria Rafac and Richard Rodriguez Absent Marc Kaufman ALSO PRESENT: Amy Ferris - Deputy Director of Public Utilities and Joseph - Citizen. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes 2-3-21 ID-296-20 Attachments: Meeting Minutes 2-3-21 A motion was made by Richard Rodriguez, seconded by Maria Rafac, to approve the February 3, 2021 Water Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: Rafac and Rodriguez Absent: Kaufman Minutes 5-5-21 ID-400-20 Attachments: Meeting Minutes - 5-5-21 Not enough members to approve the Meeting Minutes from June 5, 2021. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON AGENDA ITEMS None. NOTE: There is a new temporary procedure for public speaking. Details can be found on the Joliet.gov “Public Comments” web page. DISCUSSION: REBATE PROGRAMS UPDATE - RAIN BARREL INCREASE Amy Ferris, Deputy Director of Public Utilities gave a brief rebate update on toilets and rain barrels. DISCUSSION: WEBSITE UPDATES Page 1 of 3 Water Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes - Pending Approval June 2, 2021 Amy Ferris stated the only website change was an update on rain barrels. DISCUSSION: INTERN INTRODUCTION Amy Ferris introduced Kyle Gaetz. Kyle is a senior at SIU in Carbondale. He is working on Water Conservation efforts. DISCUSSION: RESTAURANT INITIATIVE UPDATE Kyle Gaetz - Intern discussed this topic. DISCUSSION: COMMUNITY WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS Amy Ferris briefly discussed a 5K with individuals with Will County Green. Maria Rafac said there is a meeting tomorrow morning to discuss JJC being a starting point. DISCUSSION: EDUCATION EFFORTS FOR AREA SCHOOLS - UPDATE Amy Ferris stated there was no update. Kyle is going to help with this topic. Maria is going to work on reconvening the group. DISCUSSION: ISTC WATER AUDITS UPDATE Amy Ferris briefly discussed the update. DISCUSSION: ILLINOIS PLUMBING CODE UPDATE Richard Rodriguez discussed this. There is no movement on this. The Illinois Department of Public Health has been focused on the pandemic. The State of Illinois is doing studies on water rates throughout the state. DISCUSSION: FUTURE OF THE WATER CONSERVATION SUBCOMMITTEE Amy Ferris stated one of the Committee members is no longer here. We are down to two committee members. Amy Ferris' last day is tomorrow. Need to decide if there will be still be a committee or transition to an informal committee. Amy recommends changing this to an informal committee. Marie Rafac agreed this needs to be an informal committee. She recommends still meeting monthly. Joseph - Citizen gave his thoughts regarding this. NEW OR OLD BUSINESS, NOT FOR FINAL ACTION OR RECOMMENDATION None. PUBLIC COMMENT None. NOTE: There is a new temporary procedure for public speaking. Details can be found on the Joliet.gov “Public Comments” web page. ADJOURNMENT 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 3 Water Conservation Committee Meeting Minutes - Pending Approval June 2, 2021 Page 3 of 3