2-27-2020 MinutesRICHFIELD COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY COMMISSION
DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE SC
REGULAR SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave)
PRESENT
SC: Laura Durenberger-Grunow, Carolyn Engeldinger, Amanda Kueper, Kameron Murray, Alyssa Sanden, Brian Shaw
STAFF: Rachel Lindholm, Amy Markle
LIAISONS: Heather MacDonald (CSC), Ben Whalen (City Council)
ABSENT
SC: Jeremy Barthels
Call to Order
Lindholm called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm. Members, staff, and liaisons introduced themselves.
Approval of Minutes/Agenda
Due to it being the first meeting of the commission, there were no minutes to approve. Engeldinger moved to approve agenda, seconded by Kueper, approved by all.
Staff Reports
None
Discussion Items
Logistics
Lindholm reiterated that, per the bylaws, the commission meets on the fourth Thursday of the month at 7 pm in the Heredia Room unless notified otherwise. Meetings are canceled in July
and December, and rescheduled for the 3rd Thursday of November due to Thanksgiving. She also mentioned that agendas and minutes will be emailed out ahead of a meeting. Those and other
resources will be displayed on the screen at the meeting, and only printed if individually requested, or under special circumstances. Commissioners are requested to contact Lindholm
if they will not be in attendance partially to know if quorum will be met ahead of a meeting. Lindholm covered the rest of the bylaws and went through Sturgis procedures and language
for conducting meetings. Lastly, Lindholm gave an overview of the roles of chair and vice-chair in advance of nominations and voting at the next meeting.
Mission
Lindholm read the commission purpose outlined in the official bylaws, and explained that the commission is mostly set up for education purposes and for making recommendations to City
Council. She said that there are a few barriers with undertaking larger scale projects, like funding and staff capacity. She also shared some of the opportunities that help with these
initiatives like grants and partner programs.
2020 Goals
Lindholm reviewed 2020 initiatives for the commission to collaborate on:
Organized Collection
General Recycling and Organics Education (Farmers Market, RWB Days, Penn Fest, UWHM)
Richfield Climate Action Plan
Durenberger-Grunow asked if a climate emergency would be declared as part of a CAP. Lindholm said that could be researched and discussed. Kueper asked how GreenStep Cities would factor
into the CAP. Lindholm said she would give a future presentation on the program but was interested in seeing if it could be used as a framework for deciding actions/priorities. Engeldinger
asked about what education includes – including the audience, topics, and locations. Lindholm explained that commission education efforts will be focused on residents at public events
and sharing tips and resources about environmental behaviors.
Miscellaneous Questions
Kueper asked how emailing with commission members connects with open meeting laws as well as what resident information from applying and being on a commission is public or private data.
Committee Reports
None
Other/Next Meeting/Adjournment
Next Meeting: <Thursday, March 26th, 7:00 pm, Richfield Municipal Center (6700 Portland Ave), tentatively Bartholomew Room.
Adjournment: < Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm.