Environmental Concerns Committee
Village of Lombard
Meeting Minutes
Trustee Joan DeStephano-Chairperson |
Trustee Kenneth M. Florey-Vice Chairperson |
Clark Adams, Jennifer Jendras, John Loebach, |
Winnie Lyons, Nancy Schukat |
7:30 PM
Village Hall Community Room
Tuesday, February 24, 2004
1.0
Call to Order and Roll Call
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson DeStephano at 7:30 p.m.
Chairperson Joan DeStephano, Winnie Lyons, Jennifer Jendras, Nancy |
Schukat and Clark Adams |
Present:
Vice Chairperson Kenneth M. Florey and John Loebach
Absent:
2.0
Public Participation
None
3.0
Approval of Minutes
Amendment: Item 030678, 2nd paragraph, first sentence, add There to beginning of |
sentence. |
It was moved by Lyons, seconded by Jendras, to approve the minutes as |
amended. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Lyons, Jendras and Schukat
3 -
Abstain:
Adams
1 -
Absent:
Loebach
1 -
4.0
Unfinished Business
990575
Solid Waste Contract - Update |
Matt Hernandez spoke regarding the February 21, 2003, article from the Daily Herald |
regarding transfer stations and landfills filling up. Hernandez explained that the major |
factors in people not wanting them in their neighborhoods is the smell, a perceived |
rodent problem and the truck traffic. When a town does host a transfer station, they do |
receive a "host fee". |
DeStephano asked what Waste Management's strategy is. Hernandez explained that |
Waste Management owns two transfer stations and currently takes refuse to Settlers Hill |
in Batavia. There are also landfills in Michigan and Indiana if need be. There are still |
landfills with a lot of life left, however, you will see rates increase as nearby landfills |
close. |
Hernandez also informed the committee that yard waste pick-up will begin April 5th and |
Waste Management is working with the Park District to get the recycling program started |
up. |
030678
Chairperson DeStephano informed the committee that the Materials Recycling |
Subcommittee was approved at the last Board of Trustees meeting. The subcommittee |
will focus on electronics recycling. |
5.0
New Business
Chairperson DeStephano gave the committee members their assignments for the |
Recycling Extravaganza. They are as follows: |
Publicity - Schukat/Lyons |
Food/Greeters - DeStephano |
Supervision/Training - Adams |
DeStephano also reminded the committee members that everybody has to work that |
day, preferably, all day. |
030947
Mosquito Abatement Contract |
Burg reviewed last years contract and talked about the County's gravid trap program. |
Lyons suggested publicizing the fact that the County was setting up gravid traps in |
Lombard. |
The committee discussed the individual elements of the contract. |
DeStephano asked if we should continue with the New Jersey light traps. Burg |
suggested that we do. The light traps track the nuisance mosquitos. There was |
discussion about how many sprayings should be in the contract and should the number |
of inspections be increased. Burg responded that he didn't think it was necessary to |
increase the inspections, the traps should be telling you if you're doing the job. Burg |
stated that he was fairly comfortable with the program as it was last year. |
DeStephano pointed out that the issues were accountability, backyard catch basins and |
frequency of adulticiding. |
Burg suggested that in the new contract, the Village pay by the mile for adulticiding |
instead of banking. That way the Village will only pay for the spraying that is done. |
Burg also suggested putting a survey in the Pride or newspaper for people to notify the |
Village if they have a backyard catch basin. Schukat will draft a press release. |
The committee discussed the necessity of speciation. Burg pointed out that if you are |
not going to do speciation, then the New Jersey light traps are useless. |
DeStephano asked Burg to have Sam Davis of IDPH email his opinion on several points |
and to have the new proposal from Clarke available for the next meeting. |
030946
A request from DuPage County to install recycling bins on the Illinois Prairie Path at a |
cost of approximately $7,000.00 to be borne by the Village. (DISTRICT #1 & #5) |
Jendras suggested that if they are to be next to the trash cans, that there should be a |
sign saying recyclables and listing what's acceptable. Burg explained that the cans |
would have to be modified. There are specific recycling cans, but they are much |
smaller. |
It was moved by Jendras, seconded by Schukat, that this matter be approved |
The installation of two (2) recycling cans on each path (Illinois Prairie Path and |
Great Western Trail), one (1) at a high traffic location and one (1) at a low traffic |
location. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye:
Lyons, Jendras, Schukat and Adams
4 -
Absent:
Loebach
1 -
6.0
Other Business
030393
030046
Jendras reviewed the survey concept that is being discussed at the |
Multi-Family/Commercial Recycling subcommittee. The goal is to find out if downtown |
businesses are recycling and if not, why. Also need to know if they even have |
recyclable materials. DeStephano suggested doing the entire TIF area. Perhaps we |
could put together a promotional project and give them free publicity for participating. |
7.0
Information Only
030948
Community Recycling Fund Forecast |
Burg reviewed the forecast.
020689
Community Recycling Fund - Budget Update |
000156
Miscellaneous Informational Items |
8.0
Adjournment
It was moved by Schukat, seconded by Jendras, to adjourn the meeting at 9:23 |
p.m. The motion carried. |