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Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board <br />Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />st <br />Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - City Hall, 749 Main Street, Spruce Room <br /> <br />I. CALL TO ORDER: <br /> Andy Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:35 pm. <br />II. ROLL CALL:bold Mary Ann Heaney, <br /> Members (those present in ): Cullen Choi (excused), <br />Annie Hughes,Andy Johnson, Mark Persichetti, Ted Sontrop, Staff Liaison <br /> , Arno Laesecke <br />Dave Szabados Susan Loo <br />(for Tom Phare),City Council Representative Dave Clabots. Guest: , <br />City Council Member. <br /> <br />III. APPROVAL OF CURRENT MEETING’S AGENDA: <br /> Approval of the agenda was unanimous. <br /> <br />IV. APPROVAL OF PAST MONTH’S MEETING MINUTES: <br /> Deferred to the January 2012 meeting. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA: <br />V. None. <br /> <br />VI. GMOs on Louisville Open Space Update - Annie <br />Annie was not present so Mark provided a brief update. Mark said the Commissioners voted 3-0 to <br />allow GMO sugar beets and corn ONLY. Additional GMO crops will be approved on a case by case <br />basis. <br /> <br />Susan Loo said that the Commissioners passed the original cropland policy. Two boards <br />recommended stricter language, also a citizen’s policy proposed non GMOs. Annie arrived and read <br />the commissioner’s comments on the decision out loud. <br /> <br />Annie said that LSAB is not meeting with OSAB in January. So many boards are involved that the <br />City Manager’s office will review the issue and then determine which parties need to meet and when. <br />Dave volunteered to talk with the City Manager and ask what process that will be followed. <br /> <br />Annie will forward the Boulder County commissioner’s decision to board members. She thinks a <br />background issue, beyond the GMO issue and beyond what the public wants, is complicating matters. <br />(Two surveys were conducted; one by the county and another by an anti GMO group.) Annie thinks <br />the issue will end up as a ballot issue. <br /> <br />Annie mentioned that LSAB has been attempting to get on the OSAB agenda to discuss GMOs. <br />LSAB could have gone directly to council but wanted to work with other boards on this issue. Andy <br />thought that the topic is a political nerve and it would be beneficial to go through the City Manager and <br />act together. He suggested that we take this opportunity to learn how to interact with other boards. <br /> <br />(A side discussion of how advisory boards operate was held with Susan Loo. She was surprised that <br />LSAB did not have a formal plan that was submitted to Council each year for approved of our <br /> <br />activities.) <br /> <br />VII. Community Gardens Update – Mary Ann <br />Mary Ann said the she had contacted Denver Urban Gardens about providing assistance. They <br />indicated that Louisville was too far for them to work with us. They directed her to Growing Gardens <br />in Louisville who currently operate the gardens off HWY 42 for the County. They provided cost <br />estimates and guidance documents for establishing community gardens. <br /> <br />Mary Ann suggested that Louisville start with a small trial plot of gardens on City owned irrigated turf <br />areas in 2012 then expand gardens, if successful, the following year. <br /> <br /> City of Louisville <br />Public Works Department 749 Main Street Louisville, CO 80027 <br />303.335.4608 (phone) 303.335.4550 (fax) www.LouisvilleCo.gov <br />