Tuesday, May 22, 2007
7:30 PM
Village of Lombard
Village Hall Community Room
Environmental Concerns Committee
Trustee Greg Gron-Chairperson |
Trustee Steven Dana Moreau-Alternate Chairperson |
Clark Adams, Jennifer Jendras, Ann Mason, |
Winnie Lyons, Nancy Schukat and Darlene Bartt |
Staff Liaison: Wes Anderson |
Meeting Minutes
Environmental Concerns |
Committee |
Meeting Minutes
May 22, 2007
Call to Order and Roll Call
1.0
Meeting called to order by Chairperson Gron at 7:37 PM.
Greg Gron, Winnie Lyons, Jennifer Jendras, Nancy Schukat, Darlene Bartt and |
Ann Mason |
Present:
Clark Adams
Absent:
Public Participation
2.0
Dan Hildebrand, St. Pius X |
Lonnie Morris, Lombard, IL |
Hildebrand: progress report from St. Pius School. School has gone from 5 totes to 12 |
cubic yards (about 24 toters) of recycling. Waste down from 18 yards to 8 yards. |
Regarding the prescription and meds collection - spoke with Dave Walters from the |
IEPA. There is discretionary enforcement at this time. |
Lyons: attended a seminar with some Montini students a few weeks ago. Can send |
meds over to countries in need as long as there is a direct connection to a Missionary. |
Morris: congratulated the Committee and the Village as a whole for signing on to the |
Clean Air Counts program. |
Approval of Minutes
3.0
It was moved by Jendras, seconded by Mason, to approve. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Aye:
Jendras, Schukat, Bartt and Mason
4 -
Abstain:
Lyons
1 -
Absent:
Adams
1 -
Unfinished Business
4.0
070347
Educational Recycling Grant Applications |
Recommendation to approve a request for the Helen Plum Memorial Library in the |
amount of $2,114.00. (DISTRICT #1) |
Lyons: I didn't have a lot of time to investigate this, but haven't we seen a lot of less |
costly benches in the past? Jendras: I think they are looking at the beauty of this also. |
Bartt: I still have an issue with the fact that they should even be receiving a grant. |
Jendras: is this really educational? Bartt: we seem to be giving out grants for a lot of |
benches, tables, etc. which really aren't educational. They are made of recycling |
materials, so it does keep the cycle going. Jendras: I would like to see benches and |
tables crossed off of the application entirely. I think we really need to look at developing |
more environmental involvement in regards to these grants. Gron: the Library is a |
"teaching institution". Bartt: maybe we could give them money to purchase something |
else that is environmentally related such as Environmental books, software, etc. Mason: |
I think that this could really be opening up a Pandora's Box. |
Motion to grant request in the amount of $2114.50 with stipulation that statements made |
in the letter dated May 4th to the Village be carried out. |
It was moved by Schukat, seconded by Jendras, that this matter be |
recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by a |
voice vote |
050616
Solid Waste Contract - Update |
Matt Hernandez: passed out update sheets to Committee members present. In regards |
to recycling, the Village of Lombard is at 43% - State norm is around 20%. Committee |
would like to do a press release at the end of the year with the percentages of recycling |
and refuse collection numbers and comparisons from last year. |
060667
2007 Recycling Extravaganza |
Publicity Coordinator - Lyons/Schukat |
Volunteer Coordinator - Bartt/Jendras |
Volunteer Desk - Jendras/Mason |
Gron: would like to see an "express drop off" on Stewart, in the grassy area, for people |
with just a few items (over by lumber). Needs to be addressed on the map and on the |
notice. Bartt: have a few questions about gas can exchange. What are we taking |
metal or plastic? Gorman: both. Almost everything out there is non-compliant. |
Jendras: would like to see a picture out on the website of what a compliant gas can |
looks like. (also a picture in the paper and the press release) Gorman: this program is |
being paid for entirely by the Clean Air Counts group. They will have a consultant on |
site for the whole day. Bartt: I think it will be a lot harder to deal with the limitations with |
lumber. Hernandez: we will not be accepting painted lumber either this year. Not sure |
what it is painted with. The lumber collected is made into mulch. Do not want lead base |
paints going back into our environment. Could designate boxes for painted lumber and |
tree waste. Jendras: we need to address the issue of treated/painted wood on the flyer. |
Mason: regarding the lumber area - I would like more of the Public Works guys and the |
men helping in this area instead of the women. Gron: we all need to use our own |
discretion with what we attempt to pick up and move. |
Gron: could we put the "express drop-off" south of the drive on Stewart, by the water |
plant? This would be for "express items only" - limit the number and weight. |
Committee instructed staff to bring updated map of locations, signage and color flyer to |
the next meeting. |
Event Positions for 2007 Recycling Extravaganza: |
1) Volunteer Coordinator - Darlene Bartt and Jennifer Jendras |
2) Publicity Coordinator - Nancy Schukat and Winnie Lyons |
3) Volunteer Desk - Jennifer Jendras and Ann Mason |
4) Volunteer Training - Adult coordinator at each site. |
5) Survey - Winnie Lyons creating. Ann Mason helping out. |
070123
Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels |
Gorman: when a resident calls and inquires about rain barrels, staff will tell them to go |
out and purchase one. Then they will need to submit a receipt and photo that verifies |
the installation. Jendras: what if we exceed budgeted amount? Gorman: then we |
would just tell them to hold off until the next year. |
070030
Chicago and Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Environmental Protection Programs |
Gron: discussed letter received from Mr. Murawski with the committee members. |
Gorman: spoke with Mr. Murawski, and I will be attending committee meetings with him. |
Gron: attached are slides that will be shown on Channel 6. |
Ratification of Agreement
5.0
070184
Educational Recycling Grant Applications |
Request from Manor Hill School in the amount of $1,212.00 and from Montini Catholic |
High School in the amount of $2,500.00 totaling $3,712.00. |
Gron: going over to Manor Hill school today to give a little bit of press to their program.
It was moved by Jendras, seconded by Schukat, that this matter be |
recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Aye:
Jendras, Schukat, Bartt and Mason
4 -
Abstain:
Lyons
1 -
Absent:
Adams
1 -
New Business
6.0
070348
Review of the Educational Recycling Grant Application Form |
Jendras gave copy of updated form to staff. Staff to make changes and bring form to |
next meeting. |
Other Business
7.0
Gron: I have been receiving information from Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn's office. Will distribute |
to committee members. |
Lyons: why do parks (Lilacia Parks) not have recycling bins? Did the parks get grants |
for recycling containers? I know that these exist. Bartt: I have talked to the Park |
District Administration and we are working on the Golf Course right now. Gron: there is |
going to be a new Director at the Park District as of June 1st. We can follow up on this, |
but it is their responsibility. Gorman: I will contact him. Lyons: ECC committee gets |
absolutely no publicity except for the Recycling Extravaganza. We should have |
something in the paper (maybe a column of some sort) and/or articles in the Pride. |
Lyons gave information to Dave Gorman in a folder and he will make sure that it gets out |
to the public in the Pride and/or on the website. Gron: the Cancer Relay Walk is being |
held on June 22nd - everyone should try to be there. |
Information Only
8.0
Jendras: are they looking at putting in any more bike lockers downtown? Gorman: we |
are working on getting more installed, and are getting some grants for these. |
Adjournment
8.0
It was moved by Mason, seconded by Bartt, to adjourn the meeting at 8:53 PM. |
The motion carried by a voice vote |