HomeMy WebLinkAboutminutes 4-13-09City of Falcon Heights
Environment Commission
Meeting Minutes
April 13, 2009
Present: Ron Kroese, Peter Lindstrom, Diane Ross, Gretel Keene, Ethan Wagner, Stan Sveen, Brian Goodspeed, Nina Semmelroth, Justin Miller
Absent: Nina Semmelroth, Michael Talbot
The commission meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM.
1. Minutes of March 9th were approved with no changes.
2. Miller explained the rain barrel grant possibility through the Capitol Region Watershed
District. The commission explored options such as raising the price of the barrels or the workshop itself. Goodspeed asked if our current ordinances allowed for rainbarrels and other
types of environmentally sound practices such as this. It was suggested that a comprehensive look at all city ordinances be undertaken to see if there are any impediments to encouraging
environmentally-friendly practices. The commission agreed to proceed with the grant request and to allow staff and the city council to determine the financial impacts.
Keene provided handouts she received from the Sustainable Communities Conference. One of the handouts listed several website resources.
Miller updated the commission on a new contact with the Climate Change Corps. The commission was supportive of the new approach, and Goodspeed moved (Keene seconded) that the commission
recommend to the council that the city move forward. The motion carried unanimously.
Semmelroth suggested that the commission investigate the idea of a house tour of environmentally friendly homes.
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.