City of Geneva Natural Resources Committee a subcommittee of Strategic Plan Advisory Committee met March 7.
Here is the agenda provided by the Committee:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
Jay Womack Bill Doeckel Adam McMillen Jeanine McMillen Tom Dickinson Carrie Carter John Frankenthal Jim Clesen Dan Ludwig Eric Weck Kelvin Limbrick Steve Matravers Brendan Cassin
3. Amendments to the Agenda
4. Approval of February Minutes
5. Approval of new member application from Stephanie O’Hara
6. Review and discuss new NRC logo ideas created by GHS students and Mr. Limbrick
7. Active Projects:
• Earth Day Event 2018
i. April 21, 2018 at Peck Farm Park, 11 to 3pm
ii. Iron Mountain will be there for a fee - $850
iii. Park District found an electronic recycling group to be at event
iv. Meeting with Green Market to get them to be there
v. Need to order rain barrels – 5 black and 5 terra cotta
vi. Approve proposal from Wasco to plant trees at PFP
• Eastside Fire Station Natural Landscaping Project
i. The landscape is asleep.
• River Clean-up Day
i. Next date will be last Sunday of September 2018, aligned with World River Day.
ii. Sponsors for t-shirts?
• Rain Barrels for sale
i. Barrels are $75 each
• Rain Barrels on Parade
i. Next event will be some time in future
• Greening Geneva Initiative
i. Think about locations for new trees for Spring 2018
• Wine, Cheese, and Trees.
i. Set date for 2019.
ii. Recap of the night.
iii. Suggestions
1. Feedback loop on FB page
2. Additional check in stations on 1st floor
3. Electronic thank you to everyone that attended
• Fabyan Preserve Stewardship
i. Work days in March are the 3rd, 17th and 31st.
• NRC Facebook page
i. General update
• Review ordinance revisions from Steve and Lauren.
8. New Initiatives
• Chicago Climate Charter support for City of Geneva
i. Any updates?
• Environmental Stewardship ideas for SPAC Plan
• Letter of Support for Eric Weck
9. Treasurer’s Report
10. Additional business
11. Adjournment
http://www.geneva.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03072018-1145