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ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION: SUSTAINABLE SLP
ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA
September 3, 2014
Community Room, City Hall
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chris Anderson, Terry Gips, Rachel Harris, Tom Hillstrom, Cindy
Larson O’Neil, Alex Sundvall, Judy Voigt and Ryan Griffin
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rene McGarvey
STAFF PRESENT: Phillip Elkin, Erick Francis, Scott Merkley and Jay Hall
1. The meeting was called to order at 6:33 p.m.
2. Two changes were added to the August 6 meeting record, and after a discussion of the
actual statement, the commission approved the record as amended.
3. Three staff members from the City of St. Louis Park presented information on GreenStep
Cities topics and how the City is conforming to sustainability goals of the program.
Scott Merkley, Public Works Services Administrator, discussed the Solid Waste
program, which includes recycling and organics collections.
Jay Hall, Utilities Superintendent, discussed the City’s water supply and treatment
system, the City’s wastewater collection system and the vehicle fleet, along with the
BMP’s followed in each of those resources.
Erick Francis, Water Resources Manager, discussed the City’s Surface Water
Management Plan, stormwater planning and stormwater regulations in the City. In
addition, he gave a brief overview of an improvement project on Bass Lake Preserve Park
that the City is undertaking.
4. Old Business
Commissioner Larson O’Neil updated the Commission on the Energy Work Group’s
progress while the projector was set up for the next presentation.
Commissioner Tom Hillstrom unveiled the revised SustainableSLP! logo to the
Commission members - both the square and rectangle logos that were selected in the last
meeting, refined based on comments, and presented to the commission for acceptance.
With the understanding that opinions on the logo varied and that tweaks and changes can
be made in the future, Commissioner Hillstrom recommended that the Commission vote
on accepting the logo. The recommendation was approved 9 to 1. This work group will
now focus on developing the web site, both in style and in populating content.
Commissioner Gips reported no updates on last month’s discussion of the proposed
Sustainability Workshops.
Preferred Purchasing Group- was presented by Rachel Harris. The group has completed
a draft policy for the City Staff to review and plans to bring the policy recommendations
to the October meeting of the Commission, with the goal of having the policy in front of
Council by the end of the year.
The discussion of 2013 goals update was tabled to next month’s meeting.
5. The meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m.