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<br />Approved <br />Meeting Minutes–University City Green Practices Commission <br />July 12, 2012 <br />Location:University City Hall, Lower Level EOC Room <br />Attendees:Dianne Benjamin, Jerry Breakstone, Helen Fuller, Michael Glickert, Lynnette Hicks, Tim <br />Michels, Neville Rapp, Lois Sechrist <br />Absent:Jeffrey Mishkin <br />Guests:Cheryl Adelstein, Washington University; Jeff Crawford, Ross & Baruzzini <br />(jcrawford@rosswbar.com); Brian Newman, Washington University (bnewman@wustl.edu); <br />Randy Wilmot, William Rawn Associates (rwilmot@rawnarch.com) <br />1.Roll Call (see above for attendees) <br />2.Opening Round: <br />a.July 26 –Complete Streets Ordinance public meeting, City Hall EOC Room, 7 pm. <br />b.EPA webinar recording on green purchasing was sent to Lynnette, will be archived. Contact <br />Lynnette if you would like the link to the webinar. <br />c.Bird habitat garden, Phase 2 design on the east side of Centennial Commons is being developed. <br />Partners: Audubon Society St. Louis, U City in Bloom, Parks Department. <br />d.Loop Trolley meeting, July 16, City Hall, 6 pm. <br />e.U City July electronic newsletter has been sent. The newsletter is posted on the City website. <br />For questions or comments about this newsletter please contact: Kacie Galbraith at <br />kgalbraith@ucitymo.org. <br />http://mo-universitycity2.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/6024 <br />f.The City received a $13,000 grant from St. Louis County to set up recyclingin the following <br />parks: Millar, Fogarty, Heman. <br />g.Lynnette, Helen and Jeff attended the “Measuring Sustainability: 60 Indicators to Track Your <br />Progress” webinar presented by the Sustainable City Network with a report from the University of <br />Iowa for the Cityof Dubuque, IA. Contact Lynnette if you would like the link to the webinar. <br />h.Electronics recycling drive, cities of Maplewood/ Richmond Heights, July 28. <br />i.Article on Seattle’s Rain Wise Program: Making managing on-site stormwater easy: <br />http://bit.ly/MRL9Ev <br />j.Tim recently traveled to Spain and saw several good examples of public recycling. <br />k.As an “FYI”, Tim provided the GPC with a copy of a letter from FDH (his employer) to City <br />Manager Walker, concerning a Community Energy System tied to the Loop Trolley project. <br />3.Administrative items: <br />a.The May 24, 2012 minutes were approved as amended. <br />b.There was no June Green Practices Commission meeting due to a lack of quorum. <br />c.Next meeting date: August 9, 6:30 pm –8:00 p.m., University City Hall, Lower Level EOC <br />Room. RSVP if you cannot attend so we can determine in advance if we will have a quorum. <br /> <br />