Kane County Reporter

City of Geneva Natural Resources Committee met Nov. 5

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, Erick Waldchen, John Potts, Kevin Potts, Ellen Osborne. Mark Kloet (SPAC Liaison). Joseph Viso (City Liaison).

3. Amendments to the Agenda

4. Approval of Minutes from last meeting

5. Active Projects:

• Earth Day Event

i. Every day is Earth Day!

• Eastside Fire Station Natural Landscaping Project

i. Dan Ludwig continues to monitor the plants.

• River Clean-up Day

i. The river cleanup was September 20th! Update and recap.

• Rain Barrels for sale

i. Barrels are $75 each.

• Greening Geneva Initiative

i. Work with Wasco to pick tree species and get a quote for a Fall 2025 planting.

• Wine, Cheese, and Trees

i. Get plenty of rest for 2026. Library has reserved rooms for Feb 28th.

ii. Second planning meeting will be at Library on November 13th at 6:30 PM.

• Gunnar Anderson Stewardship

i. Calendar of dates has been sent out and posted.

• Elm Park Restoration Work

i. Update from Kelvin.

• NRC Facebook page and Instagram

i. Updates from Mel and Rachel.

• Pumpkin Recycling

i. 3rd Annual event will be November 8th!

ii. Send out flyer and post at various locations.

• NRC Lecture Series

i. Recap of the October 25th lecture.

• SPAC and Community Engagement

i. Update by Rachel.

• Dark Sky Initiative

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

• Tree Ordinance

i. NRC will follow up for additional meetings with City to review requested changes.

• Bird City Illinois

i. Members of the NRC met with SPAC and City Council to present the program and what next steps would be.

ii. Look at an event specifically for this application!

6. 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.

7. Treasurer’s Report

8. Additional business

9. Adjournment

https://www.geneva.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11052025-2613