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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />January 22, 2013 <br />I <br />2 <br />3 <br />Page 2 <br />4 IV. <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 V . <br />9 <br />10 <br />II <br />12 VI. <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />Motion carried unanimously. <br />PUBLIC HEARING . <br />None. <br />REPORTS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF. <br />None. <br />GENERAL BUSINESS OF COUNCIL. <br />A. Sustainability Workshops Recap Presentation. Dave Wanberg is presenting. <br />Mr. Dave Wanberg, Adjunct Professor, University of Minnesota, provided a recap of the <br />Sustainability Workshops held in October and November of20 12 in collaboration between the <br />Cities of Falcon Heights and Lauderdale. He noted the University of Minnesota was also a <br />major player in the success of these workshops. He thanked the Council for the opportunity to <br />appear at tonight 's evening and indicated this exercise was very helpful to the students. <br />Mr. Wanberg provided a Power Point presentation on the St. Anthony Village Sustainability <br />Action Plan. The slides contained Action Plan Outline, Definition of Sustainability and four <br />Sustainability Principles , Current Accomplishments, the Planning Process, and St. Anthony Plan <br />for Sustainability. The Next Steps were reviewed including strategies for Transportation, <br />Utilities -Energy, Utilities -Waste, Utilities -Organic Waste, Natural Resources - <br />Landscaping, Natural Resources -Surface Water Management, Local Foods, Housing, <br />Neighborhood Development. <br />Mr. Dave Wanberg concluded with the following summary: <br />• Community involvement is paramount to increased sustainability actions. <br />• Creativity and enthusiasm are a must. <br />• All of these goals are obtainable through cooperation , collaboration and a proper vision. <br />The students created a poster and copies have been printed and can be seen at City Hall. <br />Mayor Faust thanked Mr. Wanberg for his presentation. He mentioned the word "sustainability" <br />has been added to the Mission Statement for St. Anthony Village . The report was taken <br />seriously and he invited residents to review the study. <br />City Manager Mark Casey provided a report on the Community Forum to which approximately <br />30 residents attended. He stated this meeting is one piece in the "overall pie" and community <br />support will make this work. It was noted that monthly meetings will be held on Saturdays. <br />Councilmember Jenson asked what was the takeaway for students. Mr. Wanberg stated the <br />students preferred thi s type of learning rather than spending time in classrooms with books. It