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10-12-22 EC Agenda AGENDA CHANHASSEN ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2022 FOUNTAIN CONFERENCE ROOM, 7700 MARKET BOULEVARD 6:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES September Minutes VISITOR PRESENTATIONS DISCUSSION ITEMS Introduction of Chanhassen GreenCorps Member Review of Environmental Trivia Night event Review Buckthorn Removal Event at Lake Ann Park Preserve Discuss holiday article for public education Discuss Environmental Academy City updates COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS ADJOURNMENT UPCOMING ITEMS AND EVENTS Upcoming items and events 1 Environmental Commission Item October 12, 2022 Item September Minutes File No.Item No: Agenda Section APPROVAL OF MINUTES Prepared By Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resource Specialist Reviewed By SUGGESTED ACTION Approve September Environmental Commission minutes Motion Type Simple Majority Vote of members present Strategic Priority N/A SUMMARY BACKGROUND DISCUSSION BUDGET RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 9-14-22 MIN.docx 2 1 Chanhassen Environmental Commission (EC) Chanhassen City Hall, Fountain Conference Room 6:00 pm September 14, 2022 Members Present: Kristin Fulkerson, Leslie Elhadi, Scot Lacek, Julia Adams, Greg Hawks, Markus Fischer, Kaisa Buckholz, and Scott Grefe Members Absent: Staff Present: Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resources Specialist Visitors: none Minutes: July minutes were approved. Fall Education Event: The commission discussed their fall education event – trivia night at the Chanhassen Brewery. Kristin confirmed the Oct. 4 date with the Brewery. Kristin says the brewery capacity is 140 people, so the event will work just fine with adequate seating. The commission decided there will be 25 questions with 5 categories each having 5 questions. Teams will be given 1-2 minutes to answer each question. The questions will be designated as easy, medium and hard with corresponding points of 1, 2 and 3 per question. There will be 2 easy, 2 medium and 1 hard question in each category. The commission will also compile a list of tiebreaker questions to have on hand if needed. Jill will print answer sheets for the event which will have team name, team captain, team number, along with answer slots for the 5 questions. Answer sheets will be picked up at the end of each round. Question categories will be General MN State, Water, Recycling, Trees, and Chanhassen. There will be a 5-minute break between each round. Kristin will make a google doc with the questions to project on the screens during the event. She’ll also have the list of rules at the start of the event. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 teams so 15 prizes are needed. Prize ideas include maple syrup, MN tree ID book, yard waste coupons, paddle board rentals, Chico reusable shopping bags. Jill will make Registration sign, score sheet, team answer sheets. Tiebreakers will be 5 hard questions. Responsibilities for the event: Kristin will format and write the questions and tiebreakers, and run the computer during the event Emcee assistant/gopher – Markus Registration and timers – Scott and Scot Score keepers – Greg and Kaisa Runners and rule monitors – Julia and Leslie Commissioners should arrive between 5:30 and 6p. The event will be advertised on city website and social media. 3 2 Public education outreach update: Jill shared an informative report from the Communication department breaking down the impact of social media posts for the year so far. Jill will send the commission a copy. The commission may use it to plan for 2023 public education outreach. Plastic Free July: Commissioners discussed how very hard it is to avoid using plastic each day. Scot thought recycling and reusing are the best things that can be done. Kaisa said she has started recycling apple sauce packets through Terracycle. They have recycling programs for a variety of plastic containers. Perhaps the commission should promote that option. GreenStep Cities update: Markus contacted Hutchinson and Jordan to see if their Environmental Commissions work on GreenStep initiatives within the city and found that the commissions don’t. The cities said it really needs to be a dedicated staff person that tracks and promotes the initiatives. 2023 Environmental Academy: Jill shared the city of Plymouth’s information on their Environmental Academy that’s offered to residents as a free program. The commission would like to know how the program is going for Plymouth, how many people sign up, and if they have any advice on what works/what doesn’t for the program. The commission wondered if businesses in the city could do the presentations. They asked for more information at the October meeting. Commission Updates: Greg gave an update on RPBCWD. The watershed is giving away trees and shrubs for free to residents within the watershed. There’s an upcoming watershed conference. General Discussion: None Meeting adjourned at 7:50p Minutes prepared by Jill Sinclair 4 Environmental Commission Item October 12, 2022 Item Introduction of Chanhassen GreenCorps Member File No.Item No: Agenda Section DISCUSSION ITEMS Prepared By Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resource Specialist Reviewed By SUGGESTED ACTION Meet Jamie Marsh Motion Type Strategic Priority SUMMARY BACKGROUND DISCUSSION BUDGET RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 5 Environmental Commission Item October 12, 2022 Item Review of Environmental Trivia Night event File No.Item No: Agenda Section DISCUSSION ITEMS Prepared By Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resource Specialist Reviewed By SUGGESTED ACTION Critique event and plan possible future event Motion Type Strategic Priority SUMMARY BACKGROUND DISCUSSION BUDGET RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 6 Environmental Commission Item October 12, 2022 Item Review Buckthorn Removal Event at Lake Ann Park Preserve File No.Item No: Agenda Section DISCUSSION ITEMS Prepared By Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resource Specialist Reviewed By SUGGESTED ACTION Critique event and plan for possible future event Motion Type Strategic Priority SUMMARY BACKGROUND DISCUSSION BUDGET RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 7 Environmental Commission Item October 12, 2022 Item Discuss holiday article for public education File No.Item No: Agenda Section DISCUSSION ITEMS Prepared By Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resource Specialist Reviewed By SUGGESTED ACTION Assign article to commission member Motion Type Strategic Priority SUMMARY BACKGROUND DISCUSSION BUDGET RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 8 Environmental Commission Item October 12, 2022 Item Discuss Environmental Academy File No.Item No: Agenda Section DISCUSSION ITEMS Prepared By Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resource Specialist Reviewed By SUGGESTED ACTION Discuss hosting possible Environmental Academy in 2023 Motion Type Strategic Priority SUMMARY BACKGROUND DISCUSSION BUDGET RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 9 Environmental Commission Item October 12, 2022 Item City updates File No.Item No: Agenda Section DISCUSSION ITEMS Prepared By Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resource Specialist Reviewed By SUGGESTED ACTION Review current and future environmental projects and programs Motion Type Strategic Priority SUMMARY BACKGROUND DISCUSSION BUDGET RECOMMENDATION ATTACHMENTS 10 Environmental Commission Item October 12, 2022 Item Upcoming items and events File No.Item No: Agenda Section UPCOMING ITEMS AND EVENTS Prepared By Jill Sinclair, Environmental Resource Specialist Reviewed By SUGGESTED ACTION Fall event dates Motion Type N/A Strategic Priority N/A SUMMARY Nov. 4 - Last day of yard waste drop off at Public Works Nov. 11 - Veterans Day, City Offices Closed Nov. 15 - National Recycling Day BACKGROUND DISCUSSION BUDGET RECOMMENDATION 11 ATTACHMENTS 12