02/27/2002 Environmental Board Minutes

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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 2002 7. DEPARTMENT REPORTS A. Forestry Asleson stated that forestry was a separate section from environmental because they had separate budgets. Ms. Smith with the Trade -A -Tree program had submitted a news release to the Quad. In addition, Xcel Energy was already beginning to top the trees, but Ms. Smith had contacted Xcel Energy and stopped them until the program could contact the affected homeowners. Some of the extra trees could be used to spruce up the elementary school. The program was entirely volunteer. The oak wilt contracts budget had come in. They did not get the pt6 in he fall so it would be done in the spring. B. Solid Waste Recycling Asleson distributed the final SCORE recycling report, W#9 inple'd. the oil and filter recycling at the maintenance building. He indicatedthat t costs increased, and the only funding came from tonnages, and not for the ac costs. The goal was to break even, and to reduce the overhead to reduct:4necessLySCORE funding. The issue of battery recycling was mentioned. Fina) -st4g,stated that the County -wide tonnage requirements were exceeded. Asleson suggested a program called Tizisti.stn children using puppets. He suggested ihatti elementary schools. 'O'rriu—ies which is a recycling program for qTrogram could be presented for one of the Donlin stated that if peo. ple ave.`a lace to put their waste it would go in the ditches. Asleson.el:fiadifiat much of the waste in the ditches comes from outside.the City:May 44tyearcid4ipRecycling Day. On the last Recycling Day, the City and residents psters with steel. The electronics industry was beginning to offer re'ey'vpgAvices. They would probably add to the cost of the products, ancL iffthe,-recycling for free. Asleson stated he e mterested in bringing the recycling program Trish and the Tunes to Rice La0:i'lementary because one of the teachers was environmentally aware, and even won the Ndtional Teacher of the Year. O'Connell indicated teachers who might not be environmentally conscious might benefit from having the program in their school. Donlin responded it depended on the teachers, since some use a program and springboard off of it, while others use the time for other pursuits and do not even hold a follow-up discussion about the presentation. She suggested Lino Lakes Elementary as a possibility. Grundhofer stated that they have an Arbor Day celebration. APPROVED MINUTES 5