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Environmental Commission Minutes
June 8, 2015
PRESENT: Commissioners Hall, Hartman, Montgomery, and Holmes, Council Member
Mercer-Taylor, Staff Liaison Moretto
ABSENT:
The meeting was called to order at 6:36 p.m. by Chair Holmes.
The minutes of the May 11, 2015 meeting of the Environmental Commission were
approved.
Update from Meeting with Leslie Brandt USFS
General update provided by Staff Liaison concerning an informal introduction and meeting. The
meeting covered the regional approach of the studies conducted in the Chicago metro area. The
window for additional projects would be well into next year.
Brandt suggested that a meeting be held with multiple cities participating.
Consensus was to continue to pursue this project process and update when information becomes
available.
2015 Recycling RFP – Jean Buckley
A final draft was considered for approval by the Commission.
There were questions about curbside bulky pickup but was informed by Jean Buckley that the
RFP for Recycling would not be the appropriate place for this.
The RFP will consist of single stream, weekly, city or hauler owned carts.
County has a program that will pay up to a fixed amount for the purchase of city owned carts.
Currently these carts are owned by Tennis Sanitation.
Educational information should be a part of the RFP requirements and getting them to the MFUs
was a concern.
Questions about how to address the MFU residents were considered.
A draft of the contract should be included as an attachment.
A recommendation for Approval of the 2015 RFP for Recycling was moved and seconded.
Motion passed unanimously
Information and Announcements:
Ice Cream Social – Good Acres and Cornercopia as participants. Recycling and environmental
table possible and if so who would staff it?
Community Forum:
No community forum was held.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Paul Moretto – Staff Liaison