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Parks Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 11, 2018 Page 3 1 2 C. Presentation of the Parks Cleanup Event held in April, 2018 3 4 Citizens for Sustainability Representative Lona Doolan provided a power point updating the 5 Parks Commission on the Earth Day Clean-Up. Kristin Mroz also presented information. The 6 Earth Day Clean Up was held on May 5 with 3 parks being cleaned at Salo Park, Trillium 7 Park pruning and buckthorn removal and Silver Point park Clean-up. Photographs of the 8 clean-up were shown to the Commission. 9 10 The Citizens for Sustainability is now preparing for organics recycling and will help develop 11 the communications plan and education manual as well as promote it within the community. 12 The will have a booth at VillageFest and participate in the parade promoting organics and 13 passing out bins and bags and promoting neighborhood cleanup kits. They are planning for 14 the Fall Sustainability Fair. 15 16 SANB School Board Representative Dr. Palmer asked if there is a cost for the clean-up kits. 17 Ms. Kristin Mroz stated there is no charge. She asked when the Sustainability Fair is 18 scheduled and Ms. Doolan stated it will be November 17 1-4pm 19 20 Mr. Hartman thanked them for all their help. 21 22 D. Presentation of the Online Sustainability Tour Map 23 24 Director of Public Works, Jay Hartman provided an overview and updates on the City of St. 25 Anthony Sustainability map. He reviewed the sustainability projects. All of the information 26 presented is available on the City’s website. A video of the St. Anthony Regional Stormwater 27 Treatment and Research System was shown. Mr. Hartman stated once again St. Anthony will 28 receive Step 5 Rating at the LOMC Conference. A GreenCorps member will be coming to the 29 City again this year. 30 31 Commissioner Jordahl-Redlin asked if there were plans for the GreenCorps member to hold a 32 community meeting to get some input for some things the community would like to see the 33 member focus on. The GreenCorps member will start October 1, 2018. 34 35 E. Recommendation to City Council to approve the site located at the open grass 36 area south of the City Hall/Community Center building to be developed for use as 37 an Organics Recycling drop off site. 38 39 Chair Scott Bentz reviewed at the April 24, 2018 City Council meeting, the Council tasked the 40 Parks Commission with recommending a site to develop as an Organics Recycling Drop-off. 41 The site would be available to all St. Anthony residents to bring their recyclable organics to 42 drop off and be taken away for composting. The Commission members initially did research 43 on their own and then met on May 17, 2018 to discuss options. 44 45