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MINUTES
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
7:00 p.m., Monday, March 21,2011
Council Chambers, City Hall
1830 County Road BEast
A. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Environmental and Natural Resources Commission was called to order at 7:00
p.m. by Chair Schreiner.
B. ROLL CALL
Bill Schreiner, Chair
Randee Edmundson, Vice Chair
Judith Johannessen, Commissioner
Carole Lynne, Commissioner
Carol Mason Sherrill, Commissioner
Dale Trippler, Commissioner
Ginny Yingling, Commissioner
Present
Present
Present
Absent (Leave of Absence)
Present
Present
Present
Staff Present
Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner
Ginny Gaynor, Natural Resources Coordinator
Andrew Hovland, City Consulting Forester
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Staff requested moving Collection System Analysis Update ahead to New Business. Visitor
Presentations should be moved right after Collection System Analysis Update. Staff requested
tabling the Annual Report and 2011 Goals.
Commissioner Mason Sherrill requested adding Earth Hour 2011 under Commission
Presentations.
Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the aqenda as amended.
Seconded by Commissioner Yingling.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Chair Schreiner had a correction to page 2, item 1. Election of Chair and Vice Chair. Under the 4th
paragraph it should say three votes for Commissioner Trippler and three votes for Commissioner
Schreiner.
Commissioner Trippler had a wording change to item H. 1. the wording is vague and he
recommended changing it to read Commissioner Johannessen recommended that a
representative of the city Council come to an ENR meeting to give us direction on what type of
advisory role we should play and why the commission's recycling contractor recommendation
was not taken. Also on page 4, I. 1. the date should say 2011 not 2012. And I. 3. the date should
say 2011 as well.
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Commissioner Edmundson moved to approve the January 13. 2011. Environmental and Natural
Resources Commission Meetinq Minutes as amended.
Seconded by Commissioner Trippler.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
E. NEW BUSINESS
1. Collection System Analysis Update
a. Environmental Planner, Shann finwall gave the report and answered questions of the
council.
b. Commissioner Schreiner asked if there were any visitor comments on this matter.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS (moved to follow Collection System Analysis)
a. Councilmember John Nephew, 628 East County Road B, Maplewood.
Councilmember Nephew discussed at length the trash hauling process and the Collection
System. The law in Maplewood is that you must have a trash hauler visit your house once
a week. The government mandates who you as a resident can use as the trash hauler
service. As a councilmember he feels the council should put effort into the best interest of
the residents. The commission asked various questions of Councilmember Nephew
regarding this topic.
b. Dave Schilling, 1955 Greenbrier Street, Maplewood.
Mr. Schilling discussed the city's efforts to review the open trash hauling system. He felt it
had to do with ensuring all of the trash goes to the Newport Station. He is not supportive
of this city's efforts to organize trash hauling. .
2. Maplewood ShorelandlWetland Regulations - Capstone Project Review
a. Environmental Planner, Shann finwall gave the report
Jana Haedtke, Graduate Student, Environmental Management Student with University of
Maryland gave a brief update regarding the Maplewood ShorelandlWetland Regulations -
Capstone Project Review and answered questions of the ENR commission.
3. GreenStep Cities Program -Sustainability Intern Project Review
a. Environmental Planner, Shann finwall gave the report
Hlee Moua, University of Minnesota Architectural and Sustainability Studies Undergraduate
student gave a brief update regarding the GreenStep Cities Program.
4. Eureka Recycling Year End Report
a. Environmental Planner, Shann finwall gave the introduction.
b. Recycling Coordinator, Bill Preiffer gave a brief report.
Christopher Goodwin, Eureka Recycling, gave the Year End Report and answered questions of
the commission. Mr. Goodwin reported that the city's multi-family program is very successful, with
an approximate 98 percent participation rate from multi-tenant properties. Additionally, Mr.
Goodwin discussed Eureka's public space recycling pilot project in Sl. Paul. Eureka has
completed the report and will share the results with Maplewood and other communities. Mr.
Goodwin went into Eureka Recycling's zero-waste mission and their availability to assist the city
in this effort in the future.
The commission thanked Eureka Recycling for a job well done for the City of Maplewood and
thanked Christopher for the good year end report.
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5 Emerald Ash Borer Plan
a. Environmental Planner, Shann finwall gave the introduction.
b. Ginny Gaynor, Natural Resources Coordinator gave the Emerald Ash Borer Plan report
and answered questions of the commission.
c. Andy Hovland, City Consulting forester gave the Emerald Ash Borer Plan report and
answered questions of the commission.
Staff went through the Emerald Ash Borer Plan report with the commission and the commission
recommended changes for staff to make in the report.
Commissioner Trippler moved to request staff chanqe the paraqraph to indicate the
Environmental and Natural Resources Commission is unanimouslv opposed to usinq chemicals
on Emerald Ash Borer.
Seconded by Commissioner Yingling.
Ayes - All
The motion passed.
Commissioner Mason Sherrill will be the ENR representative at the April 25, 2011, city council
meeting.
6. Western Hills Area Street Improvement Project - Wetland Impacts - Tabled
7. Annual Report - Tabled
f. UNfiNISHED BUSINESS
1. 2011 Goals - Implementation Strategies - Tabled
G. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
(Moved ahead)
H. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS
1. Earth Hour 2011 - Commissioner Mason Sherrill
Commissioner Mason Sherrill said Earth hour started in Sydney, Australia in 2007 as a
means of saving energy. Earth Hour is Saturday, March 26, 2011, from 8:30 - 9:30 and the
request is that people shut their lights off for one hour to reduce energy costs.
I. STAff PRESENTATIONS
1. Renewable Energy Ordinance Update - Ms. finwall gave an update on the Renewable
Energy Ordinance. Hoping by the end of the year or sooner the ordinance will be completed.
2. Chicken Ordinance Update - Ms. finwall gave the Chicken Ordinance Update. The
Planning Commission recommended denial of the ordinance 4-3. The City Council directed
staff to continue with the Chicken Ordinance.
3. Recycling in the Parks Update - Ms. finwall said Ramsey County has given a grant to the
city to install 130 recycling bins in Maplewood parks.
4. Mow-Hi Pledge - Ms. finwall gave information on the Mow-Hi Pledge Event & Lawn Care
Seminar Thursday, April 7, 2011, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Ramsey County Library for more
information contact the Maplewood Nature Center.
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5. Maplewood Nature Center Programs - Ms. finwall gave information on programs at the
Nature Center. Contact the Nature Center for more information or see the city's website.
J. ADJOURNMENT
Chair Schreiner adjourned the meeting at 10:03 p.m.
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