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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20181218 REST Minutes ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES December 18, 2018 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the meeting of the Environment & Sustainability Task Force (REST) of the City of Rosemount was called to order on December 18, 2018 at 5:35 p.m. in the Conference Room of the City Hall, 2875 145th St West, Rosemount. Attendees included Task Force Members: Renee Burman (Chair), Katie Koch-Laveen, John Smith, Karen Malkowski, Joanne Johnson, Victoria Schlautman, Vanessa Demuth. Staff present included the following; -Senior Engineer Technician Derick Anderson - Jes Braun GreenCorp Member Guest in attendance included the following; -Avery Hildebrand with Conservation Minnesota -Rebecca Higgins Rosemount Resident and former chair of REST ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Update from Avery with Conservation MN was added to the agenda APPROVAL OF THE OCTOBER MINUTES Motion by Demuth, Second Koch-Laveen Motion carried. PRESENTATIONS No presentations. OLD BUSINESS a. Conservation MN Update The Environmental Commission Conference 2019 will be held Saturday, April 6th, from 8am to 12pm with afternoon workshops at United Methodist Church in Minneapolis. This is a meeting where all the environmental commissions in the metro come together to share ideas, over 30 commissions were represented at the first one held in 2018. Vanessa and Rebecca attended. A REST member can join the steering committee an 8 to 10-member group. There is no one representing south of the river on the steering committee. The Water Forum will be on Saturday, May 11th, at the City of Eagan Community Center. The audience is the general public and elected officials. This year the event will be more action orientated. Jes suggested that we become a Bird City and Avery offered to check into the status of the program. We would be required to have an annual birding festival. Rebecca mentioned that we could apply to have the Minnesota Humanities Center “We are Water MN” traveling exhibit in Rosemount. It is a 1000 square foot exhibit that covers science and history. The application would be for a date in 2020. We may have to ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES December 18, 2018 demonstrate that we have the space and ability to market it. b. Rosemount High School Climate Proposed Resolution Derick reported that the Rosemount High School Climate Proposed Resolution updated by REST and the Parks and Rec commission will be presented during a work session for the City Council on Tuesday, February 5th at 5:00pm. The meeting room can’t accommodate a lot of people so we should limit the number of REST members in attendance. c. Booth Banner and Mascot Derick will ask Mark Glende for information on ordering the mascot. Victoria presented three designs for the booth banner feather flag; the third design was selected. The slogan Conserve to Preserve may be added, the green on the footprint may need to be changed to match the green on the rest of the flag and maybe navy will be added somewhere. If possible, printing on both sides is preferable. d. Energy Action Plan Update Karen presented the Pie Marketing Campaign spreadsheet she created to track upcoming tabling opportunities which includes items to promote and a place for REST members to sign up to volunteer. The first event is the ISD 196 STEM fair on January 31st. John said it is career orientated. Having a demo was suggested. Renee will ask recycling zone to watch for a digital thermostat for Karen to have in the booth, also a signup sheet for students to help us by volunteering on the task force. Maybe we could find a student who needs to do a school project and they could get an energy audit of their home and educate their classmates about it. Mark could be there dressed as the mascot. We should also have our feather flag there. Residential Outreach Jes said we could work with Stephanie Baumann, who works at the Steeple Center, to have an event organized for the seniors at the Steeple Center. Karen added that we could have CUB (Citizens Utility Board of MN) a nonprofit help us with tabling and in-person utility bill consultations. Victoria met with Sandy at The Well. They are getting grants and going green. Victoria wants to set up a group of representatives from all the churches to work together on conservation issues. The Well is trying to get an eV charging station. On January 17th, Victoria is meeting with Sandy at The Well at 1:30pm, anyone can attend. Karen said to look up what Maplewood did with the Energize your congregation Energize Maplewood campaign. Victoria will contact St Joseph’s community. Vanessa and Jes got 220 energy assistance flyers printed for Rosemount Woods to include in the water bill to residents. Karen requested that we share a different flyer in next month’s bill which Vanessa will do. Vanessa will also look into adding information into the city’s water bills to residents. The Business Expo is March 16th where mostly residents will be in attendance that the REST will engage with. ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES December 18, 2018 Business Outreach Derick will ask Logan how many businesses are on the business email Alan sends out as needed. Karen said it takes 2 months to set up with business visits with CERTS. Derick will get list from Logan of the 89 businesses in town. Karen gave an update on possible opportunities to engage with the Dakota County Regional Chamber of Commerce. She will contact Maureen with the DCRCC to get her recommendation on how we can best interact with the chamber. Maureen has experience from her work at the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce on supporting energy conservation opportunities to their members Renee will meet with Logan to discuss the upcoming presentation to council and the process for obtaining an intern. e. Website and Social Media Joanne will be the main contact to work with Alan on the website. Renee suggested that we build more of our own content to be a resource for residents. Jes shared her schedule of topics for her Conserve and Preserve Rosemount weekly social media blast. NEW BUSINESS a. Organics Collection Site Renee was excited to share that Rosemount will have its own site in 2019 in partnership with the Mulch Store. The County will begin to share messages with our residents about reducing food waste. Jenny Kedward with the County will come to a future REST meeting to share information. b. Review of draft BMP for Stormwater Jes shared her draft of this document which is part of her workplan. She is looking for feedback from the REST. c. Review Resiliency Chapter of the City Comprehensive Plan This was tabled for the next meeting. Rebecca will reach out to Blue Dot on resilience section. d. Rain Garden at RHS Jes is helping the RHS with the raingarden at their outdoor classroom. She requested money from REST for the pots for the students to start growing the plant seeds, approximately $50 with shipping. Derick suggest Jes look for a local source. Motion by Koch-Laveen, Second Smith Motion carried. ADJOURNMENT ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES December 18, 2018 Motion by Demuth to adjourn the meeting at 7:07p.m., Second Koch-Laveen