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City of St. Anthony
Joint Meeting with School Board
April 30, 2013
5:30 pm
St. Anthony City Hall
(dinner served at 5:15 p.m.)
A. Call to Order by Mayor Faust
B. Update on City Activities
C. Update on School Activities
D. Safe Routes to Schools Grant
E. GreenCorp Update
F. Other Business
F. Adjourn
(City Council Work Session immediately following joint meetingwith School Board)
Next Meeting - Tuesday, July 30, 2013
4/23/2013
Sustainability
Education
A collaboration between Saint
Anthony Public Schools and
MN GreenCorps to enhance
science and Sustainability
learning opportunities.
Minnesota'
GreenCorps
What is MN GreenCorps?
• Launched in 2009, a program to preserve and protect
Minnesota's environment.
• Local Governments, non - profits, educational institutions
• City Application, all cost covered by Americorps
• Energy, stormwater, local foods, waste /recycling, and
living green A
Recycling, pet waste, stormwater, carp removal
• Americorps "ServMN" Program
MN Pollution Control Agency Minnesota Pollution
City of St. Anthony Control Agency
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Partnerships
o Integrating the City's sustainability efforts into
various school niches
Destination Imagination: "Hilarious Hippo Hippies"
Wilshire Park Elementary: Recycling
High School Environmental Science Class
• High School Film Class
• St. Charles Borromeo
St. Anthony Clean -up Day
The Hilarious Hippo- Hippies
• State -wide competition for after school club
Mrs. Boatman, DI Coordinator
Sara Shaylie, Team Manager
Posters, Book, Rap and final video
• Press Conference filmed for CTV
"North Suburban Beat ", April 3rd
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Recycling
• Morning Announcements
3 -part series covering school baseline study,
how and what to recycle, as well as
environmental impact/ CO2 equivalents
• STEM presentations
• 3rd, 4th and 5th grade
• Interactive, expanding morning
announcements, and showing maps of waste
and recycling locations from School.
• Mrs. Pam Somec
• Building into School follow -up study
• Todd McDonough, Principal Kari Page
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of School: INS
ironmental Science Class
Recycling Baseline Project
4 week study of waste /recycling
Volume, weight, data collection and environmental
impact assessments
Survey to peers
Outreach and education to school based on findings
Mr. Andrew Weis, John Heltunen
o Adopt -a- raingarden
• Central Park large scale bio -swale to be built in 2013/2014
• Maintenance, planting, education
• Watershed /stormwater education resource packet
St. Charles, Elementary, and High School
Activities and networking contacts
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4
urmwater A�-,rVitie:
Building the "proper" watershed
Mapping and tracking stormwater flow
Soil infiltration
Raingarden cards
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High School:
Film Class
• Utilize St. Anthony's CTV hours, simultaneously
educating the public on environmental issues
• Collaboration with Art /film teacher Ms. Mary Henry
• Pet Waste
Recycling
Stormwater
• Asian /European Carp
• Home energy + water savings
St. Charles:
MWMO Mini -grant
o Mini -grant application submitted and
accepted I$2000i
- Raingarden /bio Swale planned out
City Engineer Todd Hubmer
School parents, students and volunteers to
participate in planting and maintenance
Science class integration into -
curriculum
Science teacher Julia McGreal
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St. Anthony Clean -up Day: L
National Honors Society
Go -green Goodie Bag Assembly
Water -drop Mascots
Hand out assistance on May 4th
Nick Voss
Saint Anthony Village
MN GreenCorps Member— MPCA
(612) 782 -3340
nick.voss@ci.saint-anfhony.mn.us