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<br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />Closed Open Mike at 6:23 p.m. <br /> <br />5. ACTION ITEMS <br /> <br />No Action <br /> <br />6. DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />A. Goals/2017 Revision Review <br /> <br />2016 Environmental Board Goals were discussed at the November 30, 2016 meeting. <br />The Following statements have included the suggestions proposed at the meeting: <br /> <br />1. Promote Environmental Stewardship with the citizens of Lino Lakes, and <br />conservation opportunities by communicating environmental initiatives in the city <br />using various means of communication such as: <br /> <br /> Mailings <br /> Multi-media including social media such as Facebook and possibly Twitter <br />and double the followers on Facebook. <br /> School “enviro- shows”, promotion in schools. <br /> Partnerships with our two watershed districts. <br /> Newspaper - board needs to make connection to the press, Environmental <br />Board article and Organics recycling news <br /> <br />2. Promote Lino Lakes Environmental Issues to the Public by: <br /> Participate in Earth Day (2017) to promote Environmental issues to the public <br /> Participate in the Earth Day committee <br /> Participate in Blue Heron Days (2017) to promote Environmental issues to the <br />public <br /> Partner with Anoka County Recycling Resource Solutions. <br />1. Utilize County Select Committee on Recycling (SCORE) and Local <br />Recycling Development Grant (LRDG) Funds to the maximum extent <br />possible to increase our recycling totals. <br /> 2. Work with local participating businesses on mandated business <br />recycling and promote organic recycling through Anoka County and <br />“Waste-Wise” staff. <br />3. Continue to partner with our neighborhood groups to educate and start <br />pilot projects to recycle organics. <br />4. Increase our volunteer base in recycling <br />5. Increase services available to residents at the monthly Recycling Day <br />event including additional paper shredding, events, hard drive destruction <br />and the “Bridging Program” and or other charity organizations. <br />6. To meet or exceed our City recycling goal of 50 (1836 tons) percent or <br />greater of our municipal solid waste.