Resource Conservation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2010 01 11

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IIi,'. "1 ", , ~. ;. ... - ~ ." . ~.. Resource Conservation Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Monday, December 21,2009 City Hall, 749 Main Street, Spruce Room I. Call to Order: Chair Mark Persichetti called the meeting to order at 6:50pm. II. Roll Call: Present: members Beth Armbruster, Annie Hughes, Mark Persichetti; Staff Liaison Tom Phare; residents Robin Cooley, Mary Ann Heaney, Andy Johnson, Arno Laesecke (all are 2010 LRCAB newly appointed members). Absent: member Ryan Hughes, Council Liaison David Clabots. III. Approval of Current-Meeting's Agenda: Approved as-is. IV. Approval of Sept & Nov 2009 Meeting-Minutes: Minutes for Sept-2009 and Nov- 2009 meetings were approved as presented. V. Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda: The 2010 new-member appointees were invited to ask questions about LRCAB activities and present their interests and goals for the board. Andy Johnson noted the City recently adopted the 2009 series of ICC codes; he's interested in pursuing local-code items, such as water-use issues; partnerships for conservation issues; youth outreach; better utilization of the City's newsletter, with articles by LRCAB members. Arno Laesecke is interested in some form of an environmental stewardship board; setting up a listing of website links. Mary Ann Heaney would like us to be proactive, to get ahead of waste before it's waste; lighting issues, eg all-night parking-lot lighting, LED streetlights (T Phare noted Xcel doesn't yet offer LED streetlights); energy conservation through use of wind & solar energy; water conservation; pursuing 'sustainable-city' practices. VI. Review, LRCAB's 2009 LED Holiday Lights Exchange Program: six local merchants participated, over 400 old incandescent light-sets collected, & 331 coupons distributed to residents at three collection events held by LRCAB in Nov & Dec. A Johnson suggested we get data and post it, on savings from using LED lights, to show local results of electrical-energy conservation and to promote our efforts. VII. Discussion of, and motions-to-amend LRCAB By-Laws: M Persichetti stated the potential need to amend selected sections of the By-Laws: Article II, Members; Article III, Officers; Article IV, Meetings (quorum requirements). He presented possible amendments. The current members and new 2010 members discussed the proposed changes and the consensus was to defer further discussion on this topic until the Jan-201 0 meeting, when the new members begin their terms and can partici- pate in any votes for By-Law amendments. A Johnson suggested we incorporate a 'mission statement' into the By-Laws; M Persichetli will provide a copy of the original mission statement by next month's meeting. Public Works Department 303.335.4608 (phone) City of Louisville 749 Main Street 303.335.4550 (fax) 2 Louisville, CO 80027 www.louisvilleco.gov