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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-01-11 Sustainability Board Minutes MINUTES SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD August 1, 2011 Present: Steve Barney, Kim Biedermann, Bob Breest, Justin Mitchell, Bob Poeschl, Jan Scalpone, Allan Siman Excused: Margy Davey, Michelle Bogden Muetzel Staff: Robin Leslie, Principal Planner and David Buck, Principal Planner CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Chair Justin Mitchell. PUBLIC COMMENT None APPROVE MINUTES Motion by Jan Scalpone and second by Bob Breest to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Motion carried 6-0 (Siman absent). BIKE & PEDESTRIAN PLAN David Buck gave a short presentation on the proposed bike and pedestrian plan. He stated there was a joint workshop with the SAB, Council, Plan Commission, Traffic Advisory Board and the Parks Advisory Board th on July 12. He also stated the next steps were as follows: th August 8- Parks Advisory Board for review and recommendation/comments th August 9- Traffic Review Advisory Board for review and recommendation/comments th August 16- Plan Commission for review and recommendation/comments rd August 23-Workshop with the Common Council He asked the Board for a recommendation and to forward any further comments to him prior to the next Council workshop. Justin Mitchell asked if an SAB member would serve on the to-be-formed Bike/Pedestrian Advisory Committee. Mr. Buck stated that there would be one Council representative and then six members appointed by the Mayor, which is how other advisory boards are appointed. Motion by Bob Breest and second by Kim Biedermann to recommend approval of the proposed bike and pedestrian plan. Motion carried 7-0. ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING POLICY Robin Leslie stated that all SAB comments included in the Board packets were forwarded to Jon Urben. She stated that she has not received any feedback on the comments as of yet and that Mr. Urben could not attend the meeting this evening due to a scheduled vacation. Also, she is not aware of when this policy will be forwarded to the Council. Justin Mitchell directed staff to invite Jon Urben to the October meeting and that he would like their comments addressed prior to the meeting for the packet. SHORELAND RESTORATION PROPOSAL Justin Mitchell questioned if the Board had received the email he had sent regarding the upcoming st shoreland restoration project at Miller’s Bay and stated that the project is scheduled for October 1. He said the Oshkosh Southwest Rotary has contributed $3,500, while the County Land and Water Conservation Department has committed another $2,000. The Winnebago Audubon has also pledged, in partnership with the state chapter, $1,000 for educational signs. STREET WIDTH WORKSHOP Justin Mitchell gave an overview of what happened at the street width workshop with the Council on June th 14. He stated there were not too many comments. TERRACE TREES Justin Mitchell said the Board has been talking about this topic for sometime but they have not gotten very far with it. Bob Poeschl stated he would meet with the city attorney, city forester and public works and use the original resolution to create a proposed ordinance. He will bring the ordinance back to the Board for approval and then forward to Council. PAH CONTENT OF URBAN RUNOFF Bob Poeschl stated he forwarded Robin Leslie links to what other communities are doing and which departments may be responsible for enforcing a new ordinance. He said staff should work with the city attorney and come up with an ordinance. CHICKEN LICENSES Robin Leslie stated, as of date, Planning Services has only issued one license. She stated she believes the provision that requires consent from all abutting neighbors is restricting many who would like to participate. She also stated that the provision to only allow this use in R-1 and R-2, has been considered unfair by some who live in single family uses in other zoning districts. Bob Poeschl stated he would like to bring this item back to Council in December to address some of the issues with the new ordinance. SUSTAINABILITY PLAN Robin Leslie reminded the Board that there will be a Council workshop with the SAB, Sustainability Plan th Steering Committee and the Plan Commission on August 30 at 5 p.m. and that the final product will be th emailed to the Board the week of August 15. VISION OSHKOSH HEALTH RESOLUTION Bob Poeschl stated he had no update on this item. GHG INVENTORY/RESOLUTION Robin Leslie stated this item was forwarded to the City Manager in April for department review/comment and she has not received any feedback. Bob Poeschl asked for the resolution to be forwarded to him and that he will follow up with the City Manager. 2 | August 1, 2011 Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes BUY LOCAL INITIATIVE Kim Biedermann stated this group has not met yet but they plan to work with the new BID manager on this initiative. She also stated there is currently no coordinated effort in Oshkosh for buying local thus far but that the BID is working on a new brand and this may be something that could be incorporated into the new brand. rd NEXT MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER 3. Chair Mitchell reminded the Board there would be no meeting in September and the next regularly rd scheduled meeting is Monday, October 3 at 4:00 pm. ADJOURN Motion by Kim Biedermann and second by Alan Siman to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0. Meeting adjourned at 5:15 pm. Respectfully submitted, Robin Leslie Principal Planner 3 | August 1, 2011 Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes