Fairview Park Green Team Fairview Park City Hall ▪ 20777 Lorain Road ▪ Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Phone: (440) 356-4499 ▪ E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.fairviewpark.org/green-team Eileen Ann Patton, Mayor AGENDA Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Fairview Park City Hall, 20777 Lorain Road 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER & ATTENDANCE 2. APPROVAL of MINUTES – November 19, 2014 3. REPORTS • Winterfest 2014 – November 28, 2014 4. NEW BUSINESS • Change in Meeting Format 5. OLD BUSINESS • Coe Creek Walkabout – Water Quality Inventory • Ohio Environmental Education Fund – Ohio EPA • Branding Efforts • Simple Recycling • Bicycle Policy • Green Recognition Programs 6. ROUNDTABLE ANNOUNCEMENTS 7. ADJOURNMENT The Fairview Park Green Team is a volunteer group of residents whose mission is to achieve a greener, sustainable community by developing, evaluating, recommending, and implementing programs, policies, and best practices that facilitate sustainability and reduce environmental impacts in our community. Fairview Park Green Team Fairview Park City Hall ▪ 20777 Lorain Road ▪ Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 Phone: (440) 356-4499 ▪ E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.fairviewpark.org/green-team Eileen Ann Patton, Mayor MINUTES Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Fairview Park City Hall, 20777 Lorain Road 1. CALL TO ORDER & ATTENDANCE The meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM. Members present included Matt Hrubey, Angie DeRosa, and Joyce O’Malley. Mary Alice Mastrovito was also in attendance. 2. REVIEW & APPROVAL OF MINUTES Angie motioned to approve the minutes of the September 17, 2014 Green Team meeting without revision. Joyce seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. 3. REPORTS • Rocky River Watershed Council Quarterly Meeting – October 22, 2014: The meeting at Bain Park Cabin was well received by those Green Team members in attendance. The Green Team is now officially recognized as the “Coe Creek Stream Team.” • Coe Creek Tree Planting – November 1, 2014: The tree planting was slow going due to rain. Approximately 75 of 200 trees were planted. The remaining trees are being housed at Morton Park’s splash pad. The weather has made the planting of the remaining trees difficult. At this time, a final decision about whether to plant, store, or return the remaining trees has yet to be made. 4. BUSINESS TO DISCUSS • Winterfest 2014 – November 28, 2014: Present members worked to prep empty milk jugs to use as luminaries at Winterfest. The zero waste component of Winterfest is not happening due to time constraints. That undertaking would need to be started several months before an event. Matt reported that Colleen Sliwinski’s environmental science students will be manning a booth at Winterfest. They will prepare some sort of craft using recycled materials. The booth will be co-branded and include a sign that the Green Team is responsible for the luminaries. The Recreation Department will be providing the sand for the luminaries. Candles are the only remaining item needed. The Fairview Park Green Team is a volunteer group of residents whose mission is to achieve a greener, sustainable community by developing, evaluating, recommending, and implementing programs, policies, and best practices that facilitate sustainability and reduce environmental impacts in our community. Fairview Park Green Team November 19, 2014 Meeting – Page 2 • Ohio Environmental Education Fund: This topic was tabled due to low attendance. There will not be enough time to prepare a grant application for the January 15, 2015 deadline. • Branding Efforts: A decision was made to simplify the process of branding ourselves with t-shirts and other merchandise. Matt will get an apples-to-apples cost comparison of Hometown Threads and EmbroidMe in North Olmsted. Whichever vendor is less expensive will get our account. Matt will contact Sam for an update on the new Green Team logo. • Simple Recycling: Bridget Schmitz volunteered to lead the fact finding as we consider whether to suggest bringing Simple Recycling to Fairview Park. This topic was tabled due to Bridget’s absence. • Bicycle Policy: This topic was tabled due to low attendance. • Green Recognition Programs: This topic was tabled due to low attendance. • Coe Creek Walkabout – Water Quality Inventory: In the spring, the Green Team will perform a walkabout of Coe Creek to determine any issues impeding its health. In the interim, Matt is working with various organizations including the Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District, West Creek Conservancy, and Rocky River Watershed Council to assemble a proposal and financing to remove a culvert located in Coe Creek behind the West Valley Medical Building on Lorain Road. The culvert was installed in the 1960’s for a road that would have connected Lorain to the Valley Forge neighborhood. The road was never built and now the culvert is starting to deteriorate. 5. ROUNDTABLE ANNOUNCEMENTS • Matt reported that he has been named to the Board of Trustees of the Rocky River Watershed Council. 6. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 PM. Approved:
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