ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE 2020/09/17 PacketENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING
Thursday, September 17, 2020 – 6:30 P.M.
REMOTE ACCESS MEETING
AGENDA
Please be advised that all of the Environmental Sustainability Committee members will be
remotely attending this Committee meeting by electronic means, in compliance with Governor’s
Executive Order 2020-39, issued on May 29, 2020, that extended the suspension of certain Open
Meetings Act provisions relating to in-person attendance by members of a public body.
Specifically, the Governor’s Order: (1) suspends the requirement in Section 2.01 that “members of
a public body must be physically present;” and (2) suspends the limitations in Section 7 on when
remote participation is allowed. This Executive Order is effective the duration of the current
Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation.
The City will be providing members of the public with various opportunities to watch or attend this
meeting, as well as provide public comment at the meeting. For example, members of the public
can participate remotely in the meeting by following the public audience link which will provide
both video and audio means to attend the meeting.
Public audience link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82863253072?pwd=d01rNXVidzRJSFBCRmVSejJROXp3Zz09
Or dial by phone at: 312-626-6799
Webinar ID: 828 6325 3072
Passcode: 1861
I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
_____ Ald. Melanie Rummel, Chairman
_____ Ald. Jed Morris
_____ Ald. Jim Preschlack
II. ACTION ITEMS (:05-:10 per item)
a. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AUGUST 19, 2020 MEETING MINUTES
III. DISCUSSION ITEMS (:30-:45 per item)
a. COMMITTEE STRATEGY, FOCUS AREAS, INITIATIVES AND PRIORITIES –
Presented by Mike Stopka, MIST Environment
b. UPDATE AND INPUT ON PROJECTS AND CAPITAL PLANNING PROCESS –
Mike Strong, Assistant City Manager
IV. OTHER BUSINESS (:05-:10)
a. STATUS OF MUNICIPAL-SPONSORED COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM –
Mike Strong, Assistant City Manager
V. PUBLIC COMMENT (:05)
VI. NEXT MEETING DATE(S)
VII. ADJOURNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING 1
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 – 6:30 P.M. 2
REMOTE ACCESS MEETING 3
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DRAFT MINUTES 5
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ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER 7
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Chairman Melanie Rummel called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M. Aldermen 9
Jed Morris and Jim Preschlack were present. 10
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Staff in attendance included Mike Strong, Assistant City Manager; Robert Ells, 12
Superintendent of Engineering; Joe Gabanski, Assistant Director of Innovation 13
and Technology and Michael Thomas, Director of Public Works. 14
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Also in attendance was Mike Stopka, Consultant and Crystal Egelkamp, 16
Consultant. 17
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There were approximately 8 members of the public that attended the meeting 19
remotely. 20
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Chairman Rummel made the following statement as required by the Open 22
Meetings Act. In accordance with state statute, Chairman Rummel has made a 23
determination that it was not practical or prudent to schedule an in-person 24
Committee meeting because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is why this 25
August 19, 2020 Environmental Sustainability Committee meeting is being held 26
remotely. 27
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ACTION ITEMS 29
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I. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF JULY 7, 2020 MEETING MINUTES 31
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Alderman Preschlack moved to approve the July 7, 2020 33
Environmental Sustainability Committee meeting minutes. Alderman 34
Morris seconded the motion. The following voted “Aye”: Chairman 35
Rummel, Alderman Morris and Preschlack. The following voted “Nay”: 36
None. 3-Ayes, 0 Nays, motion carried. 37
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DISCUSSION ITEMS 39
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I. SUSTAINABILITY VALUES & DECISION MAKING PRESENTATION – 41
MIKE STOPKA 42
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Chairman Rummel introduced Mike Stopka to present on the second 44
phase of the work they have conducted to improve environmental 45
sustainability in the community. Mike Stopka briefly explained the 46
differences between phase one and phase two and how the second 47
phase will help build on the best practices for the City. He continued 48
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to explain how the committee can move forward when 49
recommending initiatives to the appropriate channels, such as the City 50
Council. He stated that the first step was working with the committee 51
by developing a survey to gauge the prioritization of projects n the 52
resources the City has. They were able to see how the different 53
stakeholders viewed these different initiatives. They asked the people 54
taking the survey to rank eleven different items on the scale from what 55
was most important to least important and the reasons why they saw 56
these as important. Mr. Stopka briefly summarized the results from each 57
group of stakeholders, stating that the majority of the groups 58
overlapped in the prioritization process. He continued to explain what 59
MIST does with the survey results so the committee can understand 60
what specific questions should be asked when evaluating projects and 61
recommending new policies. Mr. Stopka discussed the 62
recommendation from MIST on the questions that the committee 63
needs to ask themselves and the weight for the committee to 64
evaluate. 65
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any questions on this agenda 67
item. 68
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The Committee had discussion on the survey results presented by MIST 70
as well as adjusting the weight and prioritization of specific 71
sustainability initiatives. 72
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any additional comments from 74
the Committee, seeing none she asked if there were any questions or 75
comments from the public. 76
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Seeing none, Chairman Rummel moved to the next agenda item. 78
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Chairman Rummel asked Mike Stopka to briefly summarize the next 80
steps for the Committee. 81
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Mike Stopka explained two examples to the Committee, displaying the 83
questions that the Committee would be asking themselves and the 84
community, and how it would improve the overall objective of 85
environmental sustainability in Lake Forest. 86
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Joy Guscott-Mueller offered her comments to the Committee in 88
regard to the purpose and goals of the Sustainability Committee. 89
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REVIEW OF FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS 91
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Chairman Rummel asked if any members of the Committee had any suggestions 93
on items they wanted to discuss at future meetings. 94
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PUBLIC COMMENT 96
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any public comments on any non-98
agenda items. 99
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Yu Schaback-Kopple offered her comments to the Committee on behalf of 101
Green Minds Lake Forest Lake Bluff. She briefly described the environmental 102
issues on their agenda that they discuss at their monthly meetings, and initiatives 103
they have taken to be environmentally friendly. 104
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Chairman Rummel thanked Yu for her comments as well as the collaboration 106
and initiatives Green Minds has conducted. 107
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any comments of questions from the 109
Committee 110
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The Committee had discussion on the role of the residents and organizations that 112
impact environmental sustainability in the community. 113
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any additional public comments on any 115
non-agenda items. 116
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Seeing none, Chairman Rummel moved to the next agenda item. 118
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NEXT MEETING DATE(S) – SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 120
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There was concurrence among the Committee members to meet the second 122
week of September. Assistant City Manager, Mike Strong, stated that he would 123
send out a poll to gauge the availability of the Committee members prior to 124
setting the next meeting date. 125
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ADJOURNMENT 127
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Alderman Morris moved to adjourn the meeting of the Environmental 129
Sustainability Committee at 7:49 P.M. seconded by Alderman Preschlack. The 130
motion carried unanimously by voice vote. 131
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Respectfully Submitted, 133
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Layla Werner 135
Administrative Intern 136
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Reviewed by, 139
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Mike Strong 141
Assistant City Manager 142