HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 11 17 Minutes
Minutes
Tuesday,
April
11,
2017
6:15
PM
Robert
Gilliam
Municipal
Complex,
City
Hall
Second
Floor
South
Conference
Room
150
Dexter
Ct.,
Elgin,
IL
60120
A. Call
to
order
(chairperson)
B. Roll
Call
(staff
liaison)
Chairperson
Knoerr
and
Commissioners
Aagesen,
Alvarez,
Hajek,
Keare,
Masterson,
and
Segel
present.
C. Approval
of
previous
meeting’s
minutes
March
2017
meeting
minutes
were
approved.
D. Communications
1. Sustainability
Honor
Roll
Mayor
Kaptain
presents
award
to
Advocate
Sherman
Hospital
E. Discussion
Items
1. Greenest
Region
Compact
2
Endorsement
Review
GRC2
and
decide
whether
or
not
to
move
an
endorsement
forward
to
City
Council
There’s
no
cost
to
participate.
The
Metropolitans
Mayors
Caucus
is
looking
for
an
endorsement.
It
can
be
considered
for
future
framing
of
Elgin’s
action
plan
changes.
The
bigger
the
geographic
area
we
can
connect
and
move
forward
in
the
right
direction,
the
stronger
and
more
networked
we
are.
We
can
learn
from
each
other
and
accomplish
goals
together.
It’s
another
networking
opportunity
similar
to
the
Fox
Valley
Sustainability
Network.
Commissioner
Aagesen
motioned
to
recommend
Council
adopt
the
endorsement
of
the
Greenest
Region
Compact
2.
2. Trip
to
Freedom
Field
Discuss
organizing
summer
trip
to
Freedom
Field
open
to
the
public
June
24
or
July
22
would
be
good
dates.
Commissioner
Masterson
will
check
with
Chet
to
confirm
a
date.
Liaison
will
check
on
cost
of
the
bus
rental/trip
and
report
to
Commissioner
Hajek.
F. Old
Business
1. Sustainability
Action
Plan
Update
Review
objectives
to
tackle
suggested
by
commissioners
and
narrow
down
list
Commission
will
work
in
pairs
to
research
some
topics
of
interest
as
they
relate
the
action
plan
and
objectives
not
yet
achieved
as
follows:
• Commissioners
Aagesen
and
Alvarez
–
multifamily
recycling
• Liaison
and
Commissioners
Keare
and
Segel
–
solar
• Commissioners
Hajek
and
Chairperson
Knoerr
–
gardens
in
front
yard/side
yard,
and
community
gardens
• Commissioners
Aagesen
and
Masterson
–
solar
for
schools
• Commissioners
Alvarez
and
Hajek
-‐
analyze
city
code
and
what
needs
to
be
changed
as
well
as
look
at
potential
text
changes
to
ordinances.
Groups
will
send
over
research
to
Commissioner
Hajek
to
review
how
ideas
could
be
impacted
by
municipal
code.
Commissioner
Alvarez
can
be
a
resource
for
building
code.
2. Backyard
Chickens
Liaison
to
provide
overall
update
on
program
and
get
feedback
regarding
expansion
The
commission
requested
a
report
on
calls/complaints
to
see
if
there’s
been
any
issues
with
the
program.
There
is
currently
a
waitlist
of
about
20
interested
residents,
and
if
no
issues
with
the
program,
it
should
be
expanded.
Ten
additional
licenses
were
added
last
year,
and
the
group
should
evaluate
how
many
additional
could
be
added
to
the
ordinance,
or
if
a
limit
is
necessary.
3. Rain
Barrel
Sales
Update
on
Rain
Barrels
sold
and
commitment
for
subsidies,
set
up
potential
pickup
event
Liaison
provided
update
to
number
of
rain
barrels
sold.
A
pickup
event
around
Earth
Day
would
be
ideal
for
2018.
Liaison
will
look
in
to
options
to
host
presentations
for
Conservation@Home
and
Conservation@Work.
G. Commissioner
comments/announcements
1. MetroFarms
Tour
on
Tuesday,
April
18
2. GreenTown
Conference
on
Thursday,
April
27
3. Earth
Day
Celebration
–
determine
who
will
help
with
set
up
and
who
will
attend
and
cover
Sustainability
Commission
table
H. Adjourn
The
City
of
Elgin
is
subject
to
the
requirements
of
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
(ADA)
of
1990.
Individuals
with
disabilities
who
plan
to
attend
this
meeting
and
who
require
certain
accommodations
in
order
to
allow
them
to
observe
and/or
participate
in
this
meeting,
or
who
have
questions
regarding
the
accessibility
of
the
meeting
or
the
facilities,
are
requested
to
contact
ADA
coordinator,
at
(847)
931-‐6076,
or
TTY/TDD
(847)
931-‐5616
promptly
to
allow
the
City
of
Elgin
to
make
reasonable
accommodations
for
those
persons.