Sust Commission Minutes July 2023
REGULAR SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, July 27th, 2023
Heredia Room, City Hall
PRESENT
COMMISSIONERS: Amanda Kueper, Logan Thein, Craig Heinen, Matt Dobratz
STAFF: Rachel Lindholm (Sustainability Specialist)
LIAISONS: Ben Whalen (City Council), David Vrieze Daniels (CSC)
ABSENT
Santwana Dasgupta, Adam Burnside
Call to Order
Kueper called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Approval of Minutes/Agenda
Heinen motioned, seconded by Thein, approved by all.
Public Comment
None
Staff Reports
Sustainability Specialist Lindholm reported:
The 2024 budget process is underway with 3 sustainability related budgets – Sustainability, Recycling, and Organics. The latter 2 are funded by County SCORE money. The former is a new
budget that will help support CAP programs and initiatives. Commission feedback was taken to help prioritize some of this spending, including on a proposed grantwriting consultant position.
Discussion Items
Digital Sustainability Guide
Commissioners discussed their sections, focusing on the ones with drafted content. Feedback was given and remaining topics were divided up amongst the group. Commissioners will continue
to write content for topics and refine the amount of information. Staff will work on the digital design.
2023 Workplan – EAB spotlight
Kueper presented ideas for resident education around EAB, including a week spotlighting the issue in various manners through social media and newsletter posts, a letter to the editor
in the Sun Current, and tabling at the Farmers Market. Future ideas include a citywide mailer, potentially funded through a grant. Kueper will draft the letter to the editor and bring
it to a future commission meeting. Lindholm will talk to other city staff to coordinate the idea of an EAB education week.
Action Items
None
Committee Reports
Community Services Commission:
Vrieze Daniels gave an update on the Splash Pad design process – the nature theme was selected. Play equipment for Donaldson and Fairwood is scheduled to be replaced. The bike park and
skate park expansion projects are on schedule. The Commission had a local option sales tax-related tour of the community center.
Other/Next Meeting/Adjournment
Next Meeting: Thursday, August 24th, 7:00pm in the Heredia Room.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 pm