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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/22/2017 Environmental Board Minutes DRAFT MINUTES CITY OF LINO LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Heiskary called the Lino Lakes Environmental Board meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. on February 22, 2017. 2. SWEARING IN OF NEW & RETURNING MEMBERS: The Mayor sworn in Ms. Holms and Ms. Kaufenberg 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Ms. Andrzejewski made a MOTION to approve the amended Agenda. Mr. Sullivan seconded motion. Motion carried 6- 0. ADDED: Mr. Asleson asked if the below item could be added for discussion: E. Coyotes and Herons 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 25, 2017 Ms. Klebba made a MOTION to approve the January 25, 2017 Meeting Minutes. Ms. Andrzejewski seconded motion. Motion carried 6-0. DATE : February 22, 2017 TIME STARTED : 6:30 P.M. TIME ENDED : 8:02 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT : Steve Heiskary, Paula Andrzejewski, Shawn Holmes, Liz Kaufenberg, Nancie Klebba, John Sullivan, MEMBERS ABSENT : Alex Schwartz STAFF PRESENT : Marty Asleson, Nan Jin APPROVED MINUTES 4. OPEN MIKE Declared Open Mike at 6:32 p.m. Closed Open Mike at 6:33 p.m. 5. ACTION ITEMS A. Bald Eagle Erectors The applicant, Bald Eagle Erectors, 7309 Lake Drive, owns the 5.45-acre parcel located at 7309 Lake Drive. Bald Eagle Erectors is requesting to bring the property into conformance with the open and outside storage requirements of the Light Industrial Zoning District through the issuance of a conditional use permit. The applicant primarily leases the site to Mobile Mini, a company that leases construction trailers and outside storage bins, which are stored on site. The applicant is proposing to pave a portion of their property for outdoor storage and install stormwater management upgrades. SITE PLAN Some measures shall be taken to prevent storage off defined storage area, whether with a fence, or curb and gutter. Grading and Stormwater Management For Light Industrial zoning, the maximum impervious surface coverage must be 75% or less of the total lot area. The site design meets that. New impervious area surface waters flow to the proposed infiltration basin. Rice Creek Watershed and our City engineers will verify that the pond is adequately sized for the newly created impervious. Landscape Open space other than impervious south of the building. The open area south of the building cannot be used for storage or parking of any kind. This area should be returned to natural ground cover and have a control measure to insure the space is not used for any other purpose. A low profile native seed mix should be planted in this area or turf with an irrigation system. Infiltration Pond/Landscaping APPROVED MINUTES  The pond area, which is subject to periodic wetness, should have a mesic prairie mix.  Above the area of the pond and extending out into the buffering areas, a dry prairie mix should be used.  Trees should not be lined up but scattered in the pond area. Evergreens should not be used.  Native shrubs should be used for the proposed shrubs.  Screening along 4th Avenue has to be an 8 foot 100% screen fence, and more plants will be needed. A design should be submitted to meet the zoning code.  The well needs to be sealed. Mr. David Bice, the new owner at 7309 Lake Drive, Bald Eagle Erectors has applied for a Conditional Use Permit for meeting these requirements. Mr. Asleson did remind the Environmental Board that the issues the board should be looking at are landscaping, water treatment and environmental items. Ms. Holmes mentioned the new fencing has been a big improvement on the site. Mr. Sullivan inquired about the infiltration pond run off and where that run off would go. Mr. Bice replied that any run off from the pond would go into the storm sewer on 4 th Ave. Mr. Heiskary stated that we are staying within the bounds of the Environmental Boards recommendations. The Planning and Zoning Boards has to follow the zoning ordinances. Ms. Kaufenberg wants to know where the open area of turf or native grasses was going to be and what Mr. Bice was thinking of planting. Mr. Bice stated he was going with native grasses in the open area and by the pond. Ms. Andrzejewski made a motion to approve Bald Eagle Erectors project with the board’s recommendations and the addition of sealing the well. Ms. Holmes seconded the motion. Motion carried 6-0 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Paul Gardner, speaking on free curbside clothing & home goods recycling program Paul Gardner is director of a company that represents Waste Zero/ Simple Recycling collects free used textiles and small household goods. There is a contract that is signed by the City before Simple Recycling does come to start recycling. APPROVED MINUTES This company just started in the Twin Cities area this year but it has been operating for the last four years in the Great Lakes area. A company called Simple Recycling, which is only about four years. This company, which has a chain of thrift stores, was looking to get items that are more salable for the thrift stores. Even with all the ways that we can donate textiles in United States, we are still throwing away 85% of our clothes in the trash. The convenience of Simple Recycling is that a small truck comes to your neighborhood the same day as garbage day and pick up the items, which are put into their marked drawstring bags that you have left at the curb. Then you get two new drawstring bags for every one bag you leave. They not want to compete to with the charitable donations. Ms. Klebba wanted to know if they take ripped or damage clothing. Mr. Gardner stated yes, they take all clothing and textiles. The breakdown of the textiles is about 30% goes into domestic thrifty stores, 40% goes into heavy industrial towels and the rest of the material is used for insulation in car manufacturing. Value of the material is what runs the business Mr. Sullivan wanted to know what kind of home goods the company looking is for and do they have to be working. Mr. Gardner replied that anything that one person could lift into a van. Working or not working, for someone is always looking for parts. For cities that are interested they have plug and play information for web sites or information for the newsletter. Ms. Holmes wanted to know what other cities are participating. Mr. Gardner mentioned some of the cities that they are working with now are St. Louis Park, Crystal, New Hope, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center to name a few. Mr. Asleson stated that Simple Recycling sounds like a good idea but mentioned that in Lino Lakes there is an ordinance that caps how many licensed garbage companies can come into the city collecting garbage/recycling. Ms. Holmes questioned that this is a different kind of recycling company and that may be a point to bring before the council. B. Jon Klapperich (Waste Wise) and Amy Ulbricht (Anoka County), Business Recycling in Lino Lakes APPROVED MINUTES Ms. Ulbricht with Anoka County Resource and Recycling Solutions Department. The department does solid waste and policy planning and reporting to MPCA. They do programming for recycling, organics, household hazardous waste (residents, businesses, schools and events). Provide funding for municipal recycling programs and are non-regulatory. In addition, they provide technical assistance to business and school and grant opportunities. In 2015 Anoka County had a 51% recycling rate and by 2030 the county is suppose to be at a 75% rate. At the start of 2016, private business and commercial property owners with four yards of garbage service per week must recycle three type of materials. Schools, as public entities, are included in same law as businesses. MN Pollution Control Agency is the Legislature’s enforcer on this. Potential cost savings to the business is that trash is taxed by the state at 17%, recycling is not taxed. Also proper size of trash and recycling containers could decrease pick up frequency. Waste Wise works with the Chamber of Commerce- business to business to give a free site assessment, provide written recommendations to reduce waste at facility, assists with writing grants, recommendations for hard to dispose of items, free recycling container signs, and free window cling. Mr. Klapperich stated that in 2016 Lino Lakes had two business that has accepted Waste Wise to come on site. He is hoping for more success this year. A lot of the food waste goes to “Food to Hogs”. One success story is the Lino Lakes YMCA, which diverted 28,912 lbs., of single stream recycling annually. This was accomplished by adding color-coded containers, and signage. Eight area McDonalds (not Lino Lakes) – 249,600 lbs. of organics recycling annually. This is organics from the back only of the store and includes eggshells, coffee grounds, etc. They report to be breaking even financially. They have to pay the organics truck to come pick up the load, but they often down size the garbage container. Ms. Kaufenberg questioned if the organics recycling has been brought upfront to the customers. Mr. Klapperich stated that one fast food restaurant had tried it but the loads were rejected because of contaminated material and with the name of the restaurant on the food wrapper, the restaurant ends up paying for it. APPROVED MINUTES Another success story is the National Sports Center that diverted 269,360 lbs. of recyclable material annually. They received a cardboard bailer and sold the material and money they get back goes into environmental initiatives. Ms. Ulbricht talked about the schools in the area. They have had success with Lino Lakes Elementary School, who received grant for recycling containers, and are considering an organics program. Ms. Ulbricht has made attempts to contact Blue Heron, Rice Lake Elementary and Centennial Middle Schools but so far has no one has not gotten back to her. All of the assistance that was mentioned is not provided to the schools by Waste Wise but is provided to the schools by the Anoka County staff. Ms. Holmes wanted to know who was contracted at the Centennial Schools and what the response was. Ms. Ulbricht showed a letter that was sent out to the principals and head custodians and a mailing with the assistance that is available. Ms. Klebba offered to give contact information on the high school recycling group. Ms. Holmes suggested contacting student councils and the area Boy Scouts – also this could be a good Eagle Scout project. Ms. Kaufenberg asked if there are resources for long-term projects. Mr. Klapperich replied that if business needs them to come back out and see what else can be done to increase the recycling or if new signage is needed. They do revisit the business if needed. The board thanked Waste Wise for coming to explain the program A. Events Day The only event date change is that there will not be any Blue Heron Island work on Sat. Feb 25. D. Earth Day Early in the evening plans were discussed E. Coyotes & Herons APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Asleson reported that the ice on the lake is to thin so there will be no metal flashing of trees this February. He did mention that Mr. LeBlanc was out on the island last weekend and counted around 305 nests and most of the metal flashing from last year is still in place. As far as the email about the coyote hunting that was happening, this hunting seems to have ceased so this is not an issue. 7. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Sullivan made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 8:02 pm. Motion was supported by Ms. Andrzejewski. Motion carried 6 - 0. Respectfully submitted, Mary Fogarty Office Specialist