Kane County Reporter

City of Geneva Natural Resources Committee met Sept. 4

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

Jay Womack, 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. Vote in new members – Eric Waldchen, John Potts, Kevin Potts.

6. Active Projects:

• Earth Day Event

i. Get ready for 2025.

• Eastside Fire Station Natural Landscaping Project

i. Dan Ludwig continues to monitor the plants.

• River Clean-up Day

i. The date is Sept 21st, 9 to noon.

ii. Updated flyers for workday was sent.

iii. Will have two meeting locations due to work at the trestle bridge.

iv. Pick up snacks, etc. from Costco.

v. Meet on Island Park – Jay and…

vi. Meet at Fabyan F.P. – Kelvin, Steve, and…

• Rain Barrels for sale

i. Barrels are $75 each.

• Greening Geneva Initiative

i. ICEC tree planting and dedication – Monday, Sept 23 at Wheeler Park. 2:30 pm.

ii. Will have the senior center for dedication.

• Wine, Cheese, and Trees

i. 2025 is slowly sneaking up on us…

ii. Purchased one of the wines to serve – Saldo Shiraz 2021.

• Gunnar Anderson Stewardship

i. Workdays will pick back up in October. Jay to develop calendar.

• Elm Park Restoration Work

i. Update from Kelvin

• NRC Facebook page and Instagram

i. Updates from Mel and Rachel.

• 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. Get ready for the second Smash on November 9th, 10 to noon.

ii. Amber has contacted Park District.

iii. Park District has contacted Flat Can Recycling, they are in.

• NRC Lecture Series

i. The next lecture will be about recycling and composting led by Stephanie.

ii. Saturday, Oct 26th 2 to 3pm. The title is “A Day in the Life of Plastics”.

iii. Stephanie is working to have Lake Shore at the presentation.

iv. The library will create the calendar event and take reservations on behalf of the NRC.

• Dark Sky Initiative

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

ii. Bill is working on a Proclamation with the City for a future agenda.

• Tree Ordinance

i. David Monaco is meeting with City to discuss NRC recommendations, there are several sections of the City Code that need to be amended in relation to tree preservation, tree protection, and landscaping.

• Bird City Illinois

i. Based on the presentation about the certification, the NRC will review items and report to SPAC our findings on possible next steps.

7. New Initiatives

• Create an education piece to reduce plastic and styrofoam at restaurants.

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

8. Treasurer’s Report

9. Additional business

10. Adjournment

https://www.geneva.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09042024-2410