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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/26/2017 Environmental Board Minutes APPROVED MINUTES CITY OF LINO LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mr. Heiskary called the Lino Lakes Environmental Board meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. on April 26, 2017. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: SUBTRACT: Action Item A. Saddle Club 4th Addition ADD: Discussion Item C. Annual City Wide Recycling Day and Tree Sale Item D. Advisory Board Meeting with City Council Ms. Klebba made a MOTION to approve the amended Agenda. Ms. Kaufenberg seconded the motion. Motion carried 5- 0. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES March 22, 2017 Mr. Sullivan made a MOTION to approve the March 22, 2017 Meeting Minutes. Ms. Kaufenberg seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0. 4. OPEN MIKE Declared Open Mike at 6:35 p.m. Closed Open Mike at 6:36 p.m. DATE : April 26, 2017 TIME STARTED : 6:32 P.M. TIME ENDED : 7:51 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT : Steve Heiskary, Paula Andrzejewski, Liz Kaufenberg, Nancie Klebba, John Sullivan MEMBERS ABSENT : Shawn Holmes, Alex Schwartz STAFF PRESENT : Marty Asleson, Nan Jia APPROVED MINUTES 5. ACTION ITEMS A. Saddle Club 4th Addition – Subtraction B. Lake Amelia Vistas /PUD/Concept Plan Review The proposed development is located on two properties along County road 54, CSAH 54, adjacent to the East side of Amelia Lake. The area is classified as Vacant Rural Residential. The proposal is to classify as a PUD. Mr. Sullivan asked if the townhomes would be multi-level. Mr. Asleson said that the town homes would be one level. In addition, the apartment units, if the land supports it will have underground parking. Ms. Kaufenberg asked if filling in the wetlands is part of the plan. Mr. Asleson said that according to the drawings no wetlands would be filled in and there will be a buffer around them Mr. Asleson mentioned that this is just a preliminary and the plan will come back to us again. Ms. Andrzejewski made a recommendation to send on to Planning & Zoning Ms. Kaufenberg seconded. C. Curbside Textile Recycling Revisited Ms. Jia said there could be a 1-year agreement, but the City would not be compensated $20 per ton for that first year. At the end of the year, the City would have to approve a 5-year contact. The City would receive a tonnage report quart, which can be included in SCORE tonnage report. In addition, the city will be compensated $20 per ton for the material collected by Simple Recycling. Mr. Heiskary mentioned that looking over the contract we now have clarity about what items Simple Recycling collects. In addition, the small items are not the ones we collect on Recycling Saturday. Mr. Sullivan asked about the households goods that are not soft recyclable and what happens with these items. Ms. Klebba mentioned that people buy them for parts for repairs. Mr. Sullivan wanted to know if bags, boxes, or bins of items would be sitting out at the curb. APPROVED MINUTES Ms. Jia stated that only Simple Recycling bags that the company provides are used. Mr. Asleson would like to preview the mailer before Simple Recycling has sent out to the residents. Mr. Heiskary would like the contract presented to the city council Mr. Sullivan MOTION to send this to city council for their consideration in supporting the concept. Ms. Andrzejewski supported the motion. 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Earth Day Summary Mr. Heiskary believe that it was better attended than in years past. He also suggested to take a picture of the finished seeds balls and to have the elm bark beetle visible. Ms. Anjdrzejewski said that the other crafts were not as inviting and suggested that we just do the seed balls. Also two of her students presented their work on disappearing bees and edible plants. Ms. Jia mentioned that the people that wanted to sign up for organics, not many from Lino Lakes, so they were sent to the Anoka County table. To date 244 Lino Lakes have signed up for organics. Also Waste Management and Walters are talking about curb side organic pick up so we will see what happens. The survey was a good idea Ms. Kaufenberg asked about the Organic waste cans if this summer if the pickups would be more frequent because of smells and pests. Ms. Jin said that the cost is the same no matter the number of cans. Where the cost increase comes is the frequently of times they come to empty the cans. B. Arbor Day Rice Lake Elementary School at 2:30pm Mayor Reinart will be there to read the proclaimion C. Annual Recylcing Day and Tree Hand Out Is on Saturday, May 6 from 9:00am – 2:00pm APPROVED MINUTES D. Advisory Board and City Council Meeting Will be held on Monday, May 15 in the City Council Chambers 7. ADJOURNMENT Ms. Andrzejewski made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 7:51 pm. Mr. Sullivan supported motion. Motion carried 5 - 0. Respectfully submitted, Mary Fogarty Office Specialist