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Enivonmental Board <br />November 28, 2018 <br />Page 4 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />o Mr. Heiskary: Suggest that the Environmental Board members be more visible to <br />the public. Such as more community events. <br />o Mr. Asleson: Work with the Met Council <br />o Schedule site visits to wetland bank easements and invite the residents to share <br />their thoughts and learn more about these easements. Environmental Board <br />members could send out flyers announcing these upcoming gatherings. <br />o Circulate more educational material for frequently throughout the year. <br />o Look at pass meeting notes for information pertaining to goals. Use this <br />information to develop future goals. <br />i. Or keep a running Goal Journal throughout the year where ideas can be <br />readily pulled from to create the upcoming year’s set goals. <br /> <br />C. Recycling Updates on Waste Abatement Goal <br /> <br />o The first half of the year (January - June), Lino Lakes diverted 1,046 tons of <br />recyclables and organic material from the landfill. <br /> <br />o We are currently in the 2nd half of the year (July - December), the City has <br />diverted 1,843 tons of recyclables and organic material from the landfill. <br /> <br />o Current Outlook: All tonnage data has been not submitted to the City by the <br />various vendors <br /> Counting Yardwaste towards overall diversion goal: 1,046 + 797 = <br />1,843 tons <br />o 315 tons short of goal <br /> <br /> Without Yardwaste tonnage counted towards goal: 1,046 + 547 = <br />1,593 tons <br />o 565 tons short of goal <br /> <br /> Tonnage not yet captured during this 2nd half of the year (yardwaste <br />included) is projected to be approximately 320 tons. <br /> <br /> With this projected additional tonnage, Lino Lakes could exceed its <br />goal by 5 tons. <br /> <br />VII. ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />Mr. Sullivan made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 p.m. <br />Ms. Andrzejewski supported motion. Motion carried 5-0 <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Sayard Schultz <br />City Recycling Intern