Sustainability Minutes - August 22, 2024
REGULAR SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION MEETING
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Heredia Room, City Hall
PRESENT
COMMISSIONERS: Amanda Kueper, Craig Heinen, Adam Burnside, Helen Burk, Matt Dobratz
STAFF: Rachel Lindholm (Sustainability Coordinator), Zach McCarty (Solid Waste Specialist)
LIAISONS: None
ABSENT
Amanda McKnight, Logan Thein, Santwana Dasgupta, Ben Whalen (City Council), Kris Anderson (CSC)
Call to Order
Kueper called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
Approval of Minutes/Agenda
Heinen motioned, Dobratz seconded, approved by all.
Public Comment
No public comments.
Staff Reports
Sustainability Coordinator Lindholm reported:
Introductions of Zach McCarty, the City’s new solid waste specialist. McCarty talked about his background and current projects he’ll be working on related to organized collection, municipal
waste, events, and more.
Scott Barsuhn was in attendance so Lindholm introduced him and the sustainability communications/branding campaign that the City has started working on. Barsuhn has submitted a proposal
to staff for said campaign.
Discussion Items
2024 Work Plan
Youth commissioner: Heinen and Burnside are still reaching out to AHA and looking at a Sept/Oct visit to RHS too, reaching out to Matt Brown at RHS.
Trash walk: Burk showed commissioners two flyers she created for an event. Commissioners discussed a focus on a park because it's safer than a street. Burk can coordinate grabbers and
gloves with John Evans at the Community Center. Burk to ask WLNC staff if WLNC after Half-Haunted is a good event to pick up after. She suggested having a youth/commission table at Penn
Fest.
EAB: Kueper wants to repeat last year's effort as many residents don't understand their obligations/what to do with their ash tree. Farmer's Market table and letter to the editor at
the Sun Current last year. Lindholm shared that there is staff appetite to send out info/mailer but not to do a citywide one since that is reserved for elections, open houses, and more
critical information sharing. Kueper wants to include oak wilt and bur oak blight info too. Lindholm to email Mike Hanks about an article in early September or early October and copy
Kueper.
Organics participation: Coordinate curbside edu with events like a pumpkin smash. McCarty is coordinating the event and working with Communications staff.
Action Items
No action items. <
Committee Reports
CSC did not meet last month and Anderson was absent so there was no report.
Other/Next Meeting/Adjournment
Next Meeting: Thursday, September 26, 7:00 p.m. in the Heredia Room.
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m.