04-25-2016 Joint Meeting
Joint meeting – City Council and Environmental Commission
Monday, April 25, 2016
Items discussed at meeting:
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Water conservation will be the theme for the July 3 trade fair table - Hess
Think about ways to show consequences of consumption; there are 9000 homes in Chanhassen all
drawing from the same aquifer – Laufenburger
Water Advisory Board may have resources – Todd G serves on it – Met Council appointed
Need to help residents answer the question: What do you do as an individual or as a community
to conserve water?
Explore how Chanhassen is performing compared to other communities in the state –
Laufenburger
A big part of the city’s role is to educate how to be a better steward – rain sensors, water efficient
appliances including water softeners – Gerhardt
City needs to share ideas – what are quick ways to reduce usage – Gerhardt
An example in Chanhassen is the HS irrigation reuse project – Myers
Another example would be the development in Medina whose irrigation systems run from ponds
and use smart controllers – Gerhardt
Could put water use message on utility bills
Should have ‘Top 5 ways to lower your water bill’
o Could put in utility bill and do school inserts - Ryan
o Promote grant program