Environmental Concerns Committee

Village of Lombard Village Hall 255 East Wilson Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 villageoflombard.org Minutes Tuesday, October 23, 2012 7:00 PM Lorraine G. Gerhardt Community Room Environmental Concerns Committee Trustee Mike Fugiel - Chairperson Trustee Reid Foltyniewicz - Alternate Chairperson Diana Lavaque, Nancy Schukat, Winnie Lyons, Darlene Bartt, Jason Cooper, Dustin Smith, Daniel Richardt and Dana Moreau Staff Liaison: Dave Gorman Environmental Concerns Minutes October 23, 2012 Committee 1.0 Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Fitzpatrick at 7:02 p.m. 2.0 Roll Call Present 6 - Trustee Laura Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Jendras, Nancy Schukat, Winnie Lyons, Jason Cooper, and Dustin Smith Absent 2 - Diana Lavaque, and Darlene Bartt 3.0 Public Participation 4.0 Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Nancy Schukat, seconded by Jennifer Jendras, that the Minutes of the August 28, 2012 meeting be approved. The motion carried unanimously. 5.0 Unfinished Business 050616 Current Solid Waste Contract - Update Gorman shared the current tonnage report that had been provided yb Mike Brink prior to the meeting. 120039 2012 Recycling Extravaganza Chairperson Fitzpatrick thanked all for a very well-run event - it went very smoothly. Schukat said that the registration went very well thanks to Diana’s terrific spreadsheet. Jendras said that the tables along the east side of the book tent worked out well to provide volunteers space from book finders. Jendras also said that most of the VHS tapes are old and of no interest. Gorman said that Vintage Tech can’t recycle them since they bind up their grinder and, thus, we won’t collect them next year. People may recycle the plastic component but the rest should be landfilled. 120364 Fall Trails Cleanup & Buckthorn Removal Gorman went over the plan for the event on 11/10. Cooper and Smith will help. Chairperson Fitzpatrick suggested putting it on the Village’s Facebook page. Village of Lombard Page 1 Environmental Concerns Minutes October 23, 2012 Committee 6.0 New Business 120552 Sustainability Award Gorman went over the Board of Trustees policy memo. He requested that any nominations be brought to the next meeting. He added that the Westin’s Engineering Director will be at the next meeting to discuss their sustainable action plan. Gorman, Fitzpatrick and Lyons had attended the Earth Flag ceremony where the presentation had been given, and all three believe that the Westin would be a worthy recipient of the Village’s Sustainability Award. 120553 Community Recycling Fund Update Gorman went over the memo provided in the packet. After some discussion, it was decided that any action to allocate the project surplus for FY13 would be decided at the January meeting as part of a comprehensive review of the various grant programs and procedures. 7.0 Other Business Lyons asked about the possibility of enacting an ordinance to require recycling for multi-family and commercial properties. Brink said that there are municipalities with such an ordinance, including Algonquin. Chairperson Fitzpatrick asked Staff and Brink to look into options to consider. Lyons asked about the status of the dog registration. Gorman said the Polic Department is responsible for this and that he recently attended a meeting with them. They anticipate that the new system will be online well before the end of the year and the Police Department is planning on using the water bills, PRIDE Newsletter and press releases to advertise the new system. 8.0 Information Only 110589 Mosquito Abatement Program Update 120558 Certificate(s) of Recycling 120559 Energy Impact Illinois Flyer 9.0 Adjournment A motion was made by Nancy Schukat, seconded by Jason Cooper, that the Village of Lombard Page 2 Environmental Concerns Minutes October 23, 2012 Committee meeting be adjourned at 8:15 p.m. The motion carried unanimously. Village of Lombard Page 3