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WHERE HISTORY & PROGRESS MEET
NOTICE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
7:00 p.m. — Committee Room A
AGENDA
Call to Order Establish a Quorum
Approval of Minutes
A. Environmental Commission Meeting of September 18, 2019
Public Participation/Presentations
Items for Consent
Review and Discuss Commission Priority List
A. Current List
B. New Additions
Other Business
Adjournment
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West Chicago, Illinois
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Ruben Pineda
MAYOR
| Nancy M. Smith
CITY CLERK
Michael L. Guttman
CITY ADMINISTRATOR

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MINUTES
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
September 18, 2019, 7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of a Quorum.
Chairman Beebe called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. Roll call found Commissioners Dan Beebe,
John Symowicz, Joe Cavataio, Bethany Brown, Bob Blaus and Kris Zimmermann present. Commissioner
Kim MacPherson was absent.
Also in attendance was Assistant Director of Public Works, Tim Wilcox.
2. Approval of Minutes.
A. Environmental Commission Minutes of July 17,2019. Commissioner Blaus made a
motion, seconded by Commissioner Symowicz to approve the meeting minutes of July
17, 2019.
Voting Yea: Commissioners Beebe, Brown, Cavataio, Zimmermann, Blaus, and Symowicz. Voting
Nay: 0.
3. Public Participation/Presentations.
None
4. Items For Consent
None
5. Review and discuss Commission Priority List.
A. Review current priority list
Adopt a Highway
October 5, 2019 at 8:00 AM was set as the next trash collection event. Commissioner Cavataio indicated
he should be able to participate. This will be his first collection event so he will need to view the safety
video and sign a waiver prior to collection. Commissioner Zimmermann indicated she would not be there.
Mr. Wilcox said he would inform the Street Division of the collection date.
Pumpkin Recycling Event
Mr. Wilcox informed the group that the City is willing to arrange and pay for a roll off dumpster for the
event if the Commission will be co-hosting the event again this year with the First United Methodist
Church.
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B. Discuss new additions to priority list
None.
6. Other Business
Commissioner Blaus mentioned that State Representative Karina Villa attended a recent fact gathering
meeting regarding the City of Batavia and the Prairie State Electrical Cooperative. Batavia has had to
spend much more money for electricity than anticipated and have a contract agreement with the
cooperative until 2041.
Commissioner Blaus also informed the group Winfield Township is hosting their annual recycling
extravaganza on September 29, 2019 from 9:00 AM to noon. He also suggested the Commission look into
finding a sponsor and hosting a Sharps collection event sometime in the future. He said there is a huge
demand for this type of collection.
Commission Zimmermann indicated she would not be attending the October Environmental Commission
meeting.
7. Adjournment
At 7:24 P.M. Commissioner Blaus made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Symowicz seconded the
motion. Motion was unanimously approved by voice vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Tim Wilcox, Assistant Director of Public Works
Environmental Commission Meeting
September 18, 2019
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