ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE 2021/06/16 MinutesENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING 1
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 – 7:00 P.M. 2
City Hall, 220 E. Deerpath 3
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ROLL CALL/CALL TO ORDER 5
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Chairman Melanie Rummel called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Aldermen 7
Jim Preschlack and Eileen Weber were present. 8
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Staff in attendance included Mike Strong, Assistant City Manager and Dan 10
Martin, Superintendent of Public Works 11
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Also in attendance was Mike Stopka, Consultant with MIST Environmental 13
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There were no members of the public that attended the meeting. 15
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INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 17
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I. UPDATE ON RETHINK RECYCLING MARKETING CAMPAIGN – Dan 19
Martin, Superintendent of Public Works 20
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Superintendent of Public Works, Dan Martin provided a brief 22
update regarding the Rethink Recycling Campaign. Mr. Martin 23
began his report by providing background of the recycling 24
contamination audits in addition to marketing efforts conducted 25
via social media. While there has been a decrease in the 26
contamination rate, he explained they were unable to get the 27
most recent audit, due to a fire at Resource Management. Mr. 28
Martin continued to explain the current environment, utilizing social 29
media, the dialogue, the “oops tag” program, and drop in 30
education programs for the summer camps. 31
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any questions or comments 33
from the Committee. 34
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The Committee had discussion regarding sanitation and Bart the 36
Cart making an appearance at the Lake Forest Day parade. 37
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ACTION ITEMS 39
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I. APPROVAL OF MAY 20, 2021 MEETING MINUTES 41
Alderman Preschlack moved to approve the May 20, 2021 42
Environmental Sustainability Committee meeting minutes. 43
Alderman Weber seconded the motion. Motion carried 44
unanimously by voice vote. 45
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II. REVIEW AND RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL A 47
POWER SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH MC-SQUARED ENERGY 48
SERVICES – Mike Strong, Assistant City Manager 49
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Assistant City Manager, Mike Strong, presented an update to the 51
Committee, providing the final draft of the agreement with MC-52
Squared Energy Services. He further explained how the agreement 53
authorizes the City to re-establish an aggregation program. Mr. 54
Strong gave an in depth explanation of the advantages and 55
potential revenue for a sustainability fund after establishing this 56
program. 57
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any questions or comments 59
from the Committee. 60
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Seeing none, she asked for a motion of approval. 62
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Alderman Weber moved to recommend approval to City Council 64
a Power Supply Agreement With Mc-Squared Energy Services, 65
seconded by Alderman Preschlack. Carried unanimously by voice 66
vote. 67
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ADDITIONAL ITEMS 69
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I. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF CITY COUNCIL SUSTAINABILITY 71
SURVEY RESULTS – Mike Strong, Assistant City Manager 72
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Assistant City Manager, Mike Strong provided background 74
regarding MIST Environment and the partnership with the City of 75
Highland Park, to solicit professional services for sustainability 76
projects and initiatives. In addition, he provided background 77
regarding the aggregated data from the survey. Mr. Strong 78
introduced Consultant, Mike Stopka, to provide additional 79
information and analysis regarding the survey completed by the 80
City Council. Mr. Stopka explained to the Committee the process 81
of how the survey was conducted, and how specific items were 82
prioritized. He described in depth each of the items on the survey, 83
and how each category was ranked by the City Council. Mr. 84
Stopka further provided recommendations for potential action, in 85
conjunction with the survey results. 86
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The Committee had lengthy discussion regarding the survey results, 88
and top initiatives. Each member provided thoughts and feedback 89
to move forward with specific initiatives. 90
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The Committee came to a consensus on prioritizing four projects 92
including a communications and marketing campaign on various 93
sustainability initiatives, exploring rooftop solar on municipal 94
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facilities, addressing ravine maintenance and management for 95
private home owners, and investigating greenhouse gas emissions 96
for the City. 97
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any additional questions or 99
comments from the Committee on the initiatives. 100
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Seeing none, she moved to the next agenda item. 102
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II. UPDATE ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROJECTS – Mike 104
Strong, Assistant City Manager 105
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Assistant City Manager, Mike Strong, provided an update on 107
capital improvement projects including, the Ringwood Ravine 108
project, Old Elm Parking project, South Park parking lot project, 109
Seminary Ravine Study, Waveland Park parking lot, and the Natural 110
Area Management project. Mr. Strong further provided when the 111
project was approved by the City Council, and the percentage 112
completed. 113
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PUBLIC COMMENT 115
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Chairman Rummel asked if there were any public comments on any non-117
agenda items. 118
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Seeing none, Chairman Rummel moved to the next agenda item. 120
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NEXT MEETING DATE(S) 122
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ADJOURNMENT 125
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Alderman Preschlack moved to adjourn the meeting of the Environmental 127
Sustainability Committee at 8:32 P.M. seconded by Weber. The motion carried 128
unanimously by voice vote. 129
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Respectfully Submitted, 131
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Layla Werner 133
Management Analyst 134
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Reviewed by, 137
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Mike Strong 139
Assistant City Manager 140