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SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD
January 4, 2010
Board Members Present: Steve Barney, Bob Breest, Justin Mitchell, Jan Scalpone, Andrew Sabai,
Margy Davey, Tony Palmeri, Ron Hardy, Todd Sohr
Excused: All Present
Staff: Darryn Burich, Planning Director
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 by Chair Ron Hardy.
APPROVE MINUTES
Motion by Margy Davey and second by Tony Palmeri to approve minutes from the last meeting. Motion
carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
UPDATE ON BIKE/PED PLAN
Darryn Burich stated that they were hoping to get a draft of the Plan from the consultant in the next few
weeks. Justin Mitchell inquired if the draft plan would be brought before the SAB? Mr. Burich stated
that Planning Services was intending on bringing the Plan to the SAB and one of the Transportation or
Transit committees for comment prior to being taken up by the Plan Commission.
SHORELINE RESTORATION PRESENTATION
Acting Parks Director Bill Sturm appeared and provided a brief overview of the Parks Department's
plans for shoreline restoration in the Ames Point and Millers Bay area of Menominee Park.
DRAFT SHORELINE RESTORATION PLAN -WATER COMMITTEE
The board briefly went over a report prepared by the Water Committee distributed at the meeting
identified as "Shoreland Restoration in Miller's Bay ". The Board will review the report and discuss it at
an upcoming meeting.
DRAFT WEED HARVESTOR PROPOSAL — WATER COMMITTEE
Andrew Sabai went over a distributed report identified as "Miller's Bay Aquatic Plant Management"
that was prepared to discuss the plant management situation in Miller's Bay and merits of mechanical
harvesting vs. chemical treatment.
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN UPDATE
Mr. Burich provided a status on the progress on the Sustainability Plan and the timeline he anticipated
for completing the plan although no data has yet been gathered.
GHG WORKING GROUP UPDATE
Ron Hardy stated that the municipal inventory had been done and now were working with the City to get
the information and checklists to complete the community wide assessment. Mr. Barney added that no
data had yet been gathered.
SUSTAINABILITY BOARD GOAL SETTING
Ron Hardy went over a handout regarding the goal setting session and inquired if new working groups
should be created or add to the existing work groups.
FOCUS ON ENERGY REBATES
Justin Mitchell briefly went over the "Focus on Energy" rebates being offered through the State of
Wisconsin and directed interested parties to the State's website for more information.
NEW YORK CITY GHG REDUCTION ARTICLE
Due to time constraints, discussion on this item had to be postponed for an upcoming meeting but Tony
Palmeri encouraged everyone to read the article to learn what New York City is doing to cut GHG
emissions.
ADJOURN
There being no further business, Margy Davey moved and Tony Palmeri seconded that the meeting be
adjourned. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Darryn Burich
Director of Planning Services