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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes October 27, 2015 Page 4 1 Staff recommends City Council's approval of the benefit levels as voted upon by the 2 Association. 3 4 Motion by Councilmember Jenson seconded by Councilmember Brever, to Q12rove Resolution 5 15 -064; a Resolution Ratifying the Pension Benefit for the St Anthonv Villaize Firefighter 6 Relief Association. 7 8 Motion carried unanimously 9 10 C. GreenCorp Presentation by Kristin Seaman 11 12 City Manager Casey introduced Ms. Kristin Seaman, the City's Greencorp Member. He noted 13 this is the second Greencorp member the City has had. Greencorp is funded by the Minnesota 14 Pollution Control Agency at no cost to the City. Eleven months of full -time employment are 15 received by the City. 16 17 Ms. Seaman provided a Power Point presentation regarding Minnesota Greencorps Member. She 18 explained what MN Greencorps is, gave an introduction of her background, and reviewed her 19 area of focus. Ms. Seaman's goal is to contribute to the City's commitment to sustainability 20 through service and projects. 21 22 Ms. Seaman stated the program is funded through the Americorps program (Federal) and the 23 PCA (State). There are 40 different Greencorps members throughout the State this year. Ms. 24 Seaman will be in St. Anthony working from September 2015 through August 2016. Her area of 25 focus is the storm water track under the green infrastructure track. She has been given flexibility 26 by the City Manager to participate in some other programs in addition. 27 28 Ms. Seaman stated her areas of focus will be City Sustainability, Fix It Clinic and Tech Dump, 29 Updating the City website, rain barrel workshops feedback and improvements, residential rain 30 gardens, spring clean-up day, City bike and pedestrian improvements, and MS4 permitting. She 31 will work with the schools in teaching an ecology club, earth week and volunteerism for the Key 32 Club, K -Kids, Student Council and National Honor Society. She will increase visibility of 33 recycling in schools. She will also work on the Step 4 GreenStep (MPCA Program). Ms. Seaman 34 will network with community members, citizens for sustainability and faith organizations, 35 watershed districts, and multifamily recycling studies. She will participate in training 36 opportunities such as MDS Calculator, Confined Entry Training and Master Water Steward 37 Training. The Sustainability Fair will be held Thursday, November 19, 2015, 5:30 — 8 p.m. at 38 Silverwood Park. She is anxious to learn from the professionals. 39 40 Councilmember Jenson stated he is impressed with the engagement with the schools to plant 41 sustainability issues with the youth. 42 43 Mayor Faust stated being a Commissioner on the Mississippi Water Management Organization 44 for some time he realized they could get through to the residents through the students. Students 45 move onto the next grade level and the science teachers need to be bought into the system. 46 Mayor Faust suggested if some funding is needed the MWMO is a great source for funding 47 especially for new and innovative ways. 48