1-11-23 MIN1
Chanhassen Environmental Commission (EC)
Chanhassen City Hall, Fountain Conference Room
6:00 pm
January 11, 2023
Members Present: Kristin Fulkerson, Leslie Elhadi, Scot Lacek, Julia Adams, Scott Grefe, Greg
Hawks, Kaisa Buckholz
Members Absent: Markus Fischer
Staff Present: Matt Unmacht, Assistant City Manager
Visitors: none
Minutes: December minutes were approved.
Introduction of Matt Unmacht
Matt Unmacht and Commissioners present introduced themselves.
Update on Environmental Academy
The commission discussed if they needed to approve the sessions that they had in place and Matt
Unmacht said the commission needed to put some caps in place for attendees. The Tour of Carver
County Environmental Center would be capped at 20 people.
Aug. – tour of West Water Treatment Plant
Sept. – tour of Carver County Environmental Center
Oct. – Forestry workshop on current diseases and pests of trees
Select an Arbor Day Poster Theme
The commission discussed and decided on “Trees are Terrific and Help Us Breathe”
Brainstorm possible public/youth service event for 2023
Ideas were suggested for a possible service event:
- Buckthorn removal
- Planting Event
- Invasive species removal
- Pollinator Habitat (seed bombs) – could be a 2-day event make the seed bomb one day, disburse
another day
- Craft making event
This item will appear on next month’s agenda to discuss again.
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Trivia Night Event – Final Planning
Questions were assigned points for Trivia night. Commissioners will arrive at 6 pm and Commissioner
Fulkerson has prizes to hand out to winners. Commission would like a photographer at the event to
document. Dave Ryan will be the MC for Trivia. Trivia night is on Tuesday, February 7, 7p.m., at the
Chanhassen Brewery.
Commission Presentations
Matt Unmacht gave an update about Carbon Solutions Group – Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station
design company installing charging stations in Chanhassen.
Greg gave watershed updates.
Upcoming Items and Events
Commission discussed openings on Environmental Commission.
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm
Minutes prepared by Jenny Potter