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Falcon Heights Environment Commission
July 11, 2016
6:30 p.m.
Meeting Minutes
Present: Chair Miazga, Secretary Olson, Staff Liaison Moretto, Commissioners Hall
and Holmes.
1) Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the May 9th, 2016 meeting of the Environmental Commission were
approved.
2) News and Announcements
There will be no August meeting of the Environmental Commission.
It was advised to check your email filter. Emails from the City addressed to
Commissioners may be getting blocked.
It was brought up that plastic bags might not be recycled by Tennis as was initially
thought. It was recommended to take plastic bags to places like grocery stores,
which often have a recycling program in place for the bags.
3) Ice Cream Social
Help was requested to staff the Environmental Commission table and to provide
crowd education. It was recommended that outreach should take place to help staff
a youth commissioner.
Staff Liasion Moretto reminded Commissioners that they are representatives of the
City, and should act accordingly.
4) MPCA Sponsorship Event Recap
The event that took place in June did not have a large attendance, but was well
received by those who attended. A video of the public meeting is available.
Commission discussed ways to get more publicity for future events.
6) Public Comments
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 7:50 PM
Next Meeting: Monday, September 12th, 2016