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C  I T Y  O F
    WEST CHICAGO
            W H E R E H I S T O R Y & P R O G R E S S M E E T

           ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION

            Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
          City Hall Council Chambers, 475 Main Street

                  AGENDA

1.  Call to Order & Establish a Quorum

2.  Approval of Minutes
        a.  Environmental Commission Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2024

3.  Public Participation/Presentations
        a. Green Power Community – Municipal Aggregation Program (Enclosed)
                            i.  Mr. Adam Hoover, NIMEC

4.  Items for Consent
        a. None

5. Review and Discuss the Commission Priority List
        a.  Current List
                            i.  Sustainability Plan – Subcommittee Update
                            ii.  Holiday Lights Recycling Event – November 29, 2024 to January 17,
               2025
                        1.  Location: City Hall, New Hope United Methodist Church, Murphy
                    Ace Hardware, Jewel-Osco, Water Treatment Plant, Library, The
                ARC Center
        b. New Additions or Upcoming Events
                            i.  Spring Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up Event (Hawthorne Lane), TBD
                        1. Meet up location: Water Treatment Plant, 1400 W. Hawthorne
                       Lane, West Chicago, IL 60185
                            ii.  Blooming Fest – May 17, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
                        1.  Location: Downtown West Chicago
                            iii.  Paper Shredding Event & Rain Barrels Pick Up – June 7, 2025, 9:00 AM
               – 12:00 PM
                        1.  Location: West Chicago Metra Station Parking Lot

6.  Other Business
        a.  Newsletters & subcommittee
        b. Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Discussion (Enclosed)
        c.  Recycle Coach (Enclosed)
        d.  Groot Contract Update
        e.  Mayor’s Monarch Pledge

7.  Adjournment