Environmental Improvement Commission

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES WHEATON CITY HALL, 303 W WESLEY STREET, WHEATON, ILLINOIS 60187 Tuesday, April 22, 2025 7:30 I. Call to Order: Chairman Ted Witte called the meeting to order at 7:30. Present were Cathy Coleman, Nancy Flynn, Kay McKeen, Tony Pope, David Popham, Stephen Siemer, Allison Torrence, Seema Wadia, Jim Wozniak, and Bob Young. Absent were Jim Boak and Brian Malone. ll. Approval of Minutes: Bob moved that the minutes from the March meeting be approved. Tony seconded. The minutes were approved by unanimous voice vote. Ill. Budget Report: Bob reported that expenditures to date equal $1424, leaving a $34,326 open to spend. IV. Public Comment: NONE V. Reports: 1. Adopt a Highway: oNancy reported that she, David, Nancy Allured, and Bob cleaned up along Butterfield Road on March 29. They collected 4 bags. Seventeen members of the Democratic Party of Milton Township cleaned their area on April 12. They collected 7 bags of trash and 4 bags of recycling. 2. Recycling Extravaganza (April 12): Kay reported these totals, with the rest coming next month:0Working Bikes collected 41 bikes and various bike parts and equipment oThe DuPage County Sheriff collected 11 boxes of medicines, syringes, and sharps—the most at any collection oMelba’s Closet collected 47 walkers and 11 wheelchairs oLions Club collected 417 pairs of glasses and 12 hearing aids 0Accurate Documents shredded 30,000 pounds of paper OSCARCE collected 56 boxes of books OEarthbound Paints collected 6 quarts, 151 gallons, 7-5 gallon buckets, and 40 aerosol cans Vl. Upcoming Projects: Electronics Recycling (May 10): Tony and Bob will be there. Arbor Day Whittier School (April 25): 9:30am: Kay will be there with Alderman Weller Native Plant Sale (April 26): Tony reported that set up is Friday at noon and the sale starts Saturday at 9 4. Prairie Path Clean Up (April 26): Seema reported that 44 people are signed up, and additional people who called were given other areas in Wheaton that may need cleaning. VII. Unfinished Business: 1. Parkway maintenance and landscape ordinance memos: tabled 2. Recycling investigations for pallets, multi-family food scrap composting, and restaurant glass: Jim Boak sent info on companies that take pallets, but they want 200 at a time. 3. Adopt a Highway (May 17): Nancy set EIC’s second clean up. Meet at Chick.Fil.A at 8am.  ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT c0MMI55|0N MEETING MINUTES Aprll 22, 2025 VIII. New Business: 1. Proclamations: Ted attended the City Council meeting on April 21 and accepted the Earth Year Proclamation. 2. Funding for EIC Events: none needed IX. Adjournment: Bob moved that the meeting be adjourned. Steve seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 8:40. The next regular EIC meeting is scheduled for May 27, 2025, at 7:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Cathy Coleman