2012-09-24 study Green Practices

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UNIVERSITY CITYCOUNCIL STUDY SESSION 5th floor of City Hall 6801 Delmar September 24, 2012 th The City Council Study Session was held in the Council Chamber on the 5 floor of City Hall, on September 24, 2012. Mayor Shelley Welsch called the Study Session to order at 5:33 p.m. In addition to the Mayor Welsch, the following members of the Council were present: Ms. Paulette Carr Mr. Stephen Kraft arrived at 6:00 p.m. Mr. Terry Crow Mr. Michael Glickert Mr. Arthur Sharpe, Jr. Mr. Byron Price Also in attendance were City Manager Lehman Walker, Environmental Manager Lynette Hicks, and Public Works’ intern Jennifer Wendt and members of the Green Practice Commission.  Jerry Breakstone  Lois Sechrist  Helen Fuller  Neville Rapp  Dianne Benjamin  Tim Michels  Jeffrey Mishkin Mayor Welsch opened the Study Session asking if there were any changes that needed to be made to the evening’s agenda. City Manager Mr. Walker asked that Resolution 2012 – 10 be postponed until the next Council meeting as negotiations were continuing. Mr. Crow asked to remove his nomination of Frederick Fehr III to the Arts and Letters Commission until a later date. Mr. Walker turned the meeting over to the Green Practice Commission and the presentation was given by Commission Chair Lois Sechrist. This meeting was held to provide an update from the Commission’s last presentation to Council. Ms. Sechrist began with the introduction of the Commission members along with the staff liaison, Lynette Hicks and the Council liaison Michael Glickert. The definition of sustainability was given as “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The Commission’s mission statement is, “The Green Practices Commission of University City is to encourage sustainable practices and programs that improve the health and quality of life of our community; restore and protect our natural resources; and strengthen our economy.” 1