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Home My WebLink About3.a. 20190716 REST Minutes ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES th July 16, 2019 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the meeting of the Environmental & Sustainability Task Force (Task Force) of the City of Rosemount was called to order on July 16, 2019 at 5:34 p.m. in the Conference Room of City Hall, 2875 145th St West, Rosemount. Attendees included Task Force Members: Renee Burman (chair), John Smith (co-chair), Vanessa Demuth, Katie Koch-Laveen, Nathan Marks, and Mark Glende. Staff present included the following; - Public Works Director Brian Erickson. - City Administrator Logan Martin - Storm Water Specialist Jane Byron ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by John Smith, Second by Victoria Schlautman. Motion to approve the minutes of the June 18, 2019 Environmental & Sustainability Task Force meeting. Ayes: 7 Nays: 0. Motion carried. PRESENTATIONS None OLD BUSINESS Subcommittee Reports  Energy Action Plan Logan Martin briefed the Task Force on “The Summer of Outreach.” This includes an outreach th event to the senior community on August 7, focusing on rebates and energy items. There will st be a presentation to the Rotary on August 21 at 7:30am at Rosemount Senior Living. Additionally, he noted that The Resource Center has been a great distribution spot for information pertaining to the Energy Action Plan, including documents that were translated into Spanish. The next big push will be to multi-family rentals. There will be a film produced showing what an audit looks like. Events  Leprechaun Days Booth – Katie ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES th July 16, 2019 Katie Koch-Laveen noted there is a new sign-up sheet available to the Task Force to take on shifts. We will have a variety of topics including: straw replacement options, pollinators/bees, and the audit sign up, amongst more.  Waffle Breakfast – Vanessa Vanessa Demuth covered the details for the waffle breakfast; where we will be tabling about compostables and providing the plates and bowls and cutlery. NEW BUSINESS Environmentally Friendly Purchasing – Renee Renee will be reaching out to the MPCA regarding steps we can take to enact environmentally-friendly purchasing throughout all city offices. ANNOUNCEMENTS None ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn 6:25 pm by Renee Burman, Second by John Smith Ayes: 7 Nays: 0. Motion carried. th Next Task Force Meeting August 20, 2019. Respectfully submitted, Victoria Schlautman Task Force Member