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September 15, 2014 Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES CITY OF MAPLEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION Monday, September
15, 2014 Council Chambers, City Hall 1830 County Road B East THE RECYCLING WORKSHOP WAS HELD PRIOR TO THE ENR MEETING FROM 6:00 -7:00 p.m. a. Environmental Planner, Shann
Finwall introduced the speakers for the recycling workshop and addressed the commission. b. David Domack, General Manager, Tennis Sanitation. Mr. Domack addressed the commission regarding
Tennis Sanitation, recycling education, the 2014 work plan, the Tennis Sanitation website, the City of Maplewood website, and the “Get Caught Recycling” reward program in Maplewood.
c. Willie Tennis, Owner of Tennis Sanitation addressed the commission regarding recycling and the 2014 work plan. d. City Council Liaison, Kathleen Juenemann addressed the commission
and asked questions of the speakers. 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Environmental and Natural Resources Commission was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chair Palzer. 2.
ROLL CALL Randee Edmundson, Commissioner Absent Deborah Fideldy, Commissioner Present Judith Johannessen, Commissioner Present Ann Palzer, Chair Present Cindy Schafer,
Commissioner Absent Dale Trippler, Vice Chair Present Ginny Yingling, Commissioner Absent Staff Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner City Council Liaison
Kathleen Juenemann, City Councilmember 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Trippler requested an addition to the agenda under commission presentations – City Council Review of
CIP Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Johannessen. Ayes – All The motion passed.
September 15, 2014 Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes 2 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Trippler moved to approve the August 18, 2014, Environmental
and Natural Resources Commission meeting minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Johannessen. Ayes – Chair Palzer, Commissioner’s Johannessen, & Trippler
Abstention – Commissioner Fideldy The motion passed. 5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Tree Ordinance i. Environmental Planner, Shann Finwall gave the update on changes to
the Tree Ordinance and answered questions of the commission. Staff suggested that there are several procedural items in the ordinance that could be removed and placed in a standards
document. Staff will prepare the standards document for review by the Commission in October. 6. NEW BUSINESS None. 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS 1. City Council Liaison Juenemann
acknowledged and thanked ENR Commissioner, Judith Johannessen for her years of service and dedication serving on the Environmental & Natural Commission. 2. Maplewood resident,
Molly Miller, addressed the Commission and stated that one of the reasons she moved to Maplewood was because Maplewood is a green city. Ms. Miller was at the meeting to introduce
herself and indicated that she had submitted an Environmental Commission application. The City Council will interview her for the position on September 22. 8. COMMISSION
PRESENTATIONS a. Commissioner Trippler reported on the CIP from the September 8, 2014, City Council meeting. Commissioner Trippler stated that none of the revisions discussed or
recommended by the Commission were made prior to the Council’s review. City Council Liaison Juenemann discussed items of concern regarding the CIP to clarify that the recommendations
were discussed. . 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Commission Appointments i. Environmental Planner Finwall stated there are two openings on the ENR Commission because Judith Johannessen
and Cynthia Shafer are not pursuing reappointments on the Commission. The City received two applications to fill the openings. The City Council will hold the interviews for the
openings on Monday, September 22, 2014.
September 15, 2014 Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes 3 b. Nature Center Programs i. Environmental Planner Finwall presented the upcoming Nature Center
Programs. For more information contact the Nature Center at (651) 249-2170. 10. ADJOURNMENT Chair Palzer adjourned the meeting at 7:45 p.m.