Lawrence Recycling and Resource Conservation Advisory Board (RRCAB)
December 10, 2003
Members present: Celeste Fish, Jeff Abbott, Heather Muth, Lew Phillips, Dickie Heckler, Rachel Treanor, Steve Lane, Steve Hughes
Staff present: Mollie Mangerich
Jeff Abbott called the meeting to order at 4:40pm
1) Review of November minutes
2) Energy Fair date has been confirmed—October, 17, 2004
3) Committee Discussions
A) EcoVillage/Eco Footprint—Information is still being collected. Putting together the presentation should take a week. Celeste will contact Bruce to get the information he had already gathered. KU students will be assisting Celeste.
B) Parks and Rec Recycling—Mollie will take over on this for Rachel and talk to Fred DeVictor.
C) Sustainability Office—Heather and Celeste will get together and produce documentation of research, purpose/feasibility for city, city staff interviewed, clarify purpose and budget, and follow up with Debbie Van Saun.
4) City Managers Report—RRCAB will take this recent direction on as an objective for 2004.
5) RRCAB will proceed into other areas such as energy conservation. Board members should think about what is the role of RRCAB, and should it include a county/city partnership?
6) WWR report given by Mollie—Two people have submitted applications for board membership. Mollie presented a handout covering the WWR update. Steve Hughes will compose a letter of appreciation to departing board members. (Rachel and Steve Lane)
7) Meeting adjourned at 6pm.
Staff Present:
Mollie Mangerich
Tracy Candelaria
Heather Muth
Laura Routh
Richard Heckler
Chris Cobb
Meeting Called to Order at 4:30 PM
1. Mollie provided the new board members with some background on the solid waste and recycling division’s work and projects and described the targeted portions of the waste stream that staff was working on with each respective programs.
2. Earth Day/Water Fest presentation by Patty Ogle, from the Stormwater Department. The group agreed that RRCAB should work on Organizing Earth Day events in collaboration with WaterFest.
3. Heather Muth was nominated as the Board Chair. Celeste was nominated as vice-chair, and Laura Routh agreed to be Secretary.
4. Mollie explained that the RRCAB had been directed by the City Commissioners to examine opportunities for promoting Energy Conservation as part of 2004’s goal and activities.
5. It was recommended that those Goals established in 2003 which have not yet been met be rolled over to 2004 as goals for the RRCAB.
6. Committee members present requested staff to arrange for a Advisory Board tour of the Hamm Landfill and perhaps other relevant facilities in the coming season.
Meeting Adjourned at 5:35 PM.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, February 17, 2004.