ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE 2020/08/19 MinutesENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING 1
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 – 6:30 P.M. 2
REMOTE ACCESS MEETING 3
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MEETING 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
to develop a survey to gauge the prioritization process of projects and 52
to better understand the resources the City has allocated for the 53
Committee. They were able to see how the different stakeholders 54
viewed these different initiatives. They asked the people taking the 55
survey to rank eleven different items on the scale from what was most 56
important to least important and the reasons why they saw these as 57
important. Mr. Stopka briefly summarized the results from each group 58
of stakeholders, stating that the majority of the groups overlapped in 59
the prioritization process. He continued to explain what MIST does with 60
the survey results so the committee can understand what specific 61
questions should be asked when evaluating projects and 62
recommending new policies. Mr. Stopka discussed the 63
recommendation from MIST on the questions that the committee 64
needs to ask themselves and the weight for the committee to 65
evaluate. 66
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any questions on this agenda 68
item. 69
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The Committee had discussion on the survey results presented by MIST 71
as well as adjusting the weight and prioritization of specific 72
sustainability initiatives. 73
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any additional comments from 75
the Committee, seeing none she asked if there were any questions or 76
comments from the public. 77
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Seeing none, Chairman Rummel moved to the next agenda item. 79
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Chairman Rummel asked Mike Stopka to briefly summarize the next 81
steps for the Committee. 82
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Mike Stopka explained two examples to the Committee, displaying the 84
questions that the Committee would be asking themselves and the 85
community, and how it would improve the overall objective of 86
environmental sustainability in Lake Forest. 87
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Joy Guscott-Mueller offered her comments to the Committee in 89
regard to the purpose and goals of the Sustainability Committee. 90
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REVIEW OF FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS 92
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Chairman Rummel asked if any members of the Committee had any suggestions 94
on items they wanted to discuss at future meetings. 95
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PUBLIC COMMENT 97
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any public comments on any non-99
agenda items. 100
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Yu Schaback-Kopple offered her comments to the Committee on behalf of 102
Green Minds Lake Forest Lake Bluff. She briefly described the environmental 103
issues on their agenda that they discuss at their monthly meetings, and initiatives 104
they have taken to be environmentally friendly. 105
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Chairman Rummel thanked Yu for her comments as well as the collaboration 107
and initiatives Green Minds has conducted. 108
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any comments of questions from the 110
Committee 111
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The Committee had discussion on the role of the residents and organizations that 113
impact environmental sustainability in the community. 114
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any additional public comments on any 116
non-agenda items. 117
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Seeing none, Chairman Rummel moved to the next agenda item. 119
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NEXT MEETING DATE(S) – SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 121
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There was concurrence among the Committee members to meet the second 123
week of September. Assistant City Manager, Mike Strong, stated that he would 124
send out a poll to gauge the availability of the Committee members prior to 125
setting the next meeting date. 126
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ADJOURNMENT 128
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Alderman Morris moved to adjourn the meeting of the Environmental 130
Sustainability Committee at 7:49 P.M. seconded by Alderman Preschlack. The 131
motion carried unanimously by voice vote. 132
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Respectfully Submitted, 134
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Layla Werner 136
Administrative Intern 137
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Reviewed by, 140
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Mike Strong 142
Assistant City Manager 143