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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, March 20, 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 January 16, 2025

3.  Public Participation/Presentations

4.  Items for Consent
        a. None

5. Review and Discuss the Commission Priority List
        a.  Current List
                            i.  Sustainability Plan – Subcommittee Update
        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
                        2.  Staff Update: Application, canopy & table skirts update, bareroots
                            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
                        2.  Staff Update: Rain barrels ordering is now open and advertised,
                          Flyer update is in process, and fabric collection coordination

6.  Other Business
        a.  Public Works update from the Director of Public Works
        b.  Newsletters subcommittee progress
        c.  Appreciation letter or certificate for the Holiday Lights Recycling Event
            participation
        d.  Request for presentation at the Ball Horticultural Company to celebrate Earth
        Day – Week of April 21, 2025
        e.  April 22, 2025 – Earth Day Proclamation (April 21, 2025 CC Meeting)
            f.  Recruitment

7.  Adjournment