===== PDF PAGE 1 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] WHERE HISTORY & PROGRESS MEET ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Wednesday, February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m. — Committee Room A During the COVID-19 Pandemic, those wishing to attend public meetings of the Environmental Commission are welcome to do so at City Hall. You may attend in person to listen to the audio of the meeting, or via teleconference from the home or another location on the Zoom app. Downloading Zoom from zoom.us will provide the audio link to the meeting. Anyone wishing to provide comment on a topic or an agenda item may address the Environmental Commission by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. You may do so either by an online form on the City’s website, email to hwilcox@westchicago.org, or voicemail message at 630 293-2268 ext. 504. Your comment to the Environmental Commission will be read during the Public Participation portion of the agenda. Meeting ID: 889 8710 7027 Passcode: 641227 AGENDA 1. Call to Order Establish a Quorum 2. Approval of Minutes A. Environmental Commission Meeting of December 16, 2020 B. Environmental Commission Meeting of January 20, 2020 3. Public Participation/Presentations 4, Items for Consent None > Review and Discuss Commission Priority List A. Current List B. New Additions 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment 475 Main Street T (630) 293-2200 Ruben Pineda F (630) 293-3028 ‘ama www.westchicago.org West Chicago, Illinois 60185 Nancy M. Smith Michael L. Guttman CITY CLERK CITY ADMINISTRATOR ===== PDF PAGE 2 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Draft MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION December 16, 2020, 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 present in person, Commissioners, Bob Blaus and Joe Cavataio, were present via Zoom internet connection. Commissioners Bethany Brown and Kris Zimmermann were absent. Staff present in person included Assistant Director of Public Works, Tim Wilcox. Chairman Beebe read the following statement: “Mayor Pineda has determined that in-person meetings are not practical and prudent”. 2. Approval of Minutes. A. Environmental Commission Minutes of October 21, 2020. Commissioner Blaus made a motion, seconded by Commissioner Cavataio to approve the meeting minutes of October 21, 2020. Voting Yea: Commissioner Beebe, Blaus, and Cavataio. Voting Nay: zero. 3. Public Participation/Presentations. None. 4. Items For Consent None 5. Review and discuss Commission Priority List. A. Review current priority list - Pumpkin Recycling Event The event held at First United Methodist Church parking lot at 643 East Washington Street, from 9:00 A.M. — 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 7, 2020 was very successful. A record 4.94 tons of pumpkins was collected. Commissioner Blaus indicated Elmhurst collected 6 tons, the most they ever collected. Promoting and good weather on the collection day may have contributed to greater participation. Commissioner Blaus will relay the overall total once he receives from SCARCE. Environmental Commission Meeting December 16, 2020 Page | of 2 ===== PDF PAGE 3 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Holiday Light Recycling Groot provided recycling totes again this year and for the first time will be recycling the collected holiday lighting as part of the residential waste a recycling contract with the City. The Gaylord container Groot provided is currently about half full with approximately a month left in the collection period for this season. B. Discuss new additions to priority list None. 6. _ Other Business Commissioners discussed a letter some residents received in the mail about a proposed transfer station on Powis Road south of North Avenue at Lakeshore Recycling Systems property. Mr. Wilcox mentioned he forwarded to all of the Commissioners emails he received from the National Wildlife Federation™ regarding changes to the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program. This information requires reviewing at a future meeting and the Commission should determine whether a recommendation is made to continue the program in West Chicago. The Commission should also make selections of the particular goals to achieve in 2021. The deadline for the Mayor to commit is March 31, 2021. 7. Adjournment At 7:15 P.M., Commissioner Blaus made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Cavitaio seconded the motion. Motion was unanimously approved by voice vote. Respectfully submitted, Tim Wilcox, Assistant Director of Public Works Environmental Commission Meeting December 16, 2020 Page 2 of 2 ===== PDF PAGE 4 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Draft MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION January 20, 2021, 7:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of a Quorum. Chairman Beebe called the meeting to order at 7:05 P.M. Roll call found Commissioners Dan Beebe present in person; Commissioners, Bob Blaus and Kris Zimmermann were present via Zoom internet * connection. Commissioners Bethany Brown and Joe Cavataio were absent. Staff present in person included Assistant Director of Public Works, Tim Wilcox. Chairman Beebe read the following statement: “Mayor Pineda has determined that in-person meetings are not practical and prudent”. 2. Approval of Minutes. A. Environmental Commission Minutes of December 16, 2020. Chairman Beebe tabled the December 16, 2020 meeting minutes. Voting Yea: Commissioner Beebe, Blaus, and Cavataio. Voting Nay: zero. 3. Public Participation/Presentations. None. 4, Items For Consent None 5. Review and discuss Commission Priority List. A. Review current priority list Holiday Light Recycling The program was very popular this season compared to last. Light strings and extension cords collected filled more than two Gaylord containers this season. Environmental Commission Meeting January 20, 2021 Page | of 3 ===== PDF PAGE 5 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Mayors’ Monarch Pledge The National Wildlife Federation™ (NWF) made changes to the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program. Current changes now will require Mayors to recommit annually to pledge support for the preservation of the monarch butterfly and indicate new goals or plans to continue supporting existing goals. The members agreed it would be good for the community to continue support and discussed whether a recommendation from the Environmental Commission to continue support for the preservation of the monarch butterfly would be necessary as well as Council approval, in light of the changes made. On March 20, 2017, City Council approved Resolution 17-R-0016 providing support of the NWF’s efforts for the preservation of the monarch butterfly and other pollinators and authorized the Mayor to sign the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. After some discussion Members agreed Resolution 17-R-0017 provides the authority to the Mayor to continue to sign the annual pledge and no recommendation or Council action should be necessary. The deadline for the Mayor to commit is March 31, 2021. Mr. Wilcox indicated he would discuss with the City Administrator and ask for direction. Blooming Fest Members discussed the Call for venders email that was sent out by the City for the event. It stipulated there would be no food venders or live entertainment at the event. Chairman Beebe also indicated the Garden Club voted not to hold a plant sale this year but if the event were to occur in 2021, they would have only an information booth at the event. The Environmental Commission will hold off committing to participating in the event this year. Rain Barrel Pickup Event This topic was briefly discussed and will need to be discussed at a future meeting to determine if the Commission wishes to hold a pick up event or as was done last year, promote DuPage County’s rain barrel program in which rain barrels are ordered and paid for on line and delivered to the customer. Paper shredding Event The event currently scheduled for June 5, 2021 was briefly discussed. Moving the event to the METRA parking lot due to the record turnout of people and the traffic backups it caused on Main Street and Neltnor Boulevard (Illinois Route 59) was the main topic of discussion. B. Discuss new additions to priority list None. 6. Other Business Commissioner Beebe shared the Cultural Arts Commission would be pursuing a Monarch Butterfly based program this year. He said the Garden Club would be promoting pollinators in general but focusing on bees this year using art and bee facts to get their message across to residents. Environmental Commission Meeting January 20, 2021 Page 2 of 3 ===== PDF PAGE 6 ===== [Extraction: OCR (rendered-page OCR)] Commissioners discussed the possible impact to the City and residents if Lakeshore Recycling Systems received a permitted to build a transfer station their existing property on Powis Road south of North Avenue. 7. Adjournment Commissioner Zimmermann became disconnected from her remote connection and was no longer present at the meeting. With no other actions taken, Commissioner Beebe ended the meeting at 7:48 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Tim Wilcox, Assistant Director of Public Works Environmental Commission Meeting January 20, 2021 Page 3 of 3