Kane County Reporter

City of Geneva Natural Resources Committee met Dec. 6.

Here are 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, Stephanie O’hara, Dan Ludwig, Kelvin Limbrick, Rachel Ratos, Mel Rooney, Steve Matravers, Autumn Bruno, David Monaco (SPAC Liaison)

3. Amendments to the Agenda

4. Approval of Minutes from last meeting

5. Active Projects:

• Earth Day Event

i. Keep the light on at Peck Farm for 2024.

• Eastside Fire Station Natural Landscaping Project

i. Dan Ludwig continues to monitor the plants.

• River Clean-up Day

i. Watch the water flow by and be ready for 2024.

• Rain Barrels for sale

i. Jay has barrels. Barrels are $75 each.

• Greening Geneva Initiative

i. Wasco submitted invoice, paid thru WCT communal funds and NRC funds.

• Wine, Cheese, and Trees

i. WCT 2024 is up and running. The Save the Date flyer was sent out and tickets are being sold.

ii. Library has reserved all rooms for the event.

• Fabyan Preserve Stewardship

i. Workdays started October 2023. Schedule has been sent.

ii. Battle of the Brush Piles will be Dec. 9th. Location is Bennet Park. Jay is working with Park District for all coord.

• Elm Park Restoration Work

i. Update from Kelvin

• NRC Facebook page and Instagram

i. Updates from Mel and Kelvin.

• Recycling Bins on 3rd Street

i. The bins are in place and being utilized.

ii. It has been noted that many of the recycle bins are overrun with material and need to be emptied sooner so that they are not overwhelmed with garbage as well.

• Pumpkin Recycling

i. Will hold a second Smash.

ii. $100 invoice for banner sign was received and paid by NRC.

• NRC Lecture Series

i. The third lecture will be the Kane/DuPage Soil and Water Conservation District on Dec. 9th.

ii. The fourth lecture will be Designing with Native Plants for the Home and Garden in March, 2024.

iii. A calendar of ideas was created by Rachel.

• Dark Sky Initiative

i. NRC to continue to promote the Dark Sky Initiative.

• Tree Ordinance

i. Based on NRC recommendations, there are several sections of the City Code that need to be amended in relation to tree preservation, tree protection, and landscaping.

6. New Initiatives

• Create an annual Environmental award – recognize a community member who is making a difference.

• Create an education piece to reduce plastic and styrofoam at restaurants. Attend Cantigny seminar?

• Continue to support educational opportunity to move Spring leaf collection into May, not April.

7. Treasurer’s Report

8. Additional business

9. Adjournment

https://www.geneva.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12062023-2263