Seward Neighborhood Group

Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 (Rescheduled from 8-23-10)
Time: 6:55-8:55 p.m.
Location: Matthews Center Craft Room

General Business

1. 6:55 p.m. Call Meeting to Order and Assign minutes

2. 7:00 p.m. Approve Agenda & Meeting Minutes – Re-Examine Revised April
minutes, as discussed in the May meeting. Approve May minutes.

3. 7:15 Remaining Funds are as follows:

Education $2002.00
Stewardship $3500.00
Energy $5446.22
Cash $ 15.00
These figures may potentially be revised upwards due to NRP recalculation of
allowances for neighborhoods.

New/Ongoing Business

1. 7:20 p.m. Seward Neighborhood Enhanced Recycling Project Update - Mike

Trdan
Grant Application - version submitted in April
Grant Budget Page - Draft
Map of pilot area - Draft
Draft of project responsibilities

2. 8:15 p.m. Toxics Reduction/Air Quality Projects

Pesticide/Lawn Chemical Reduction plans – Ricky and David Weiss have
proposed a comprehensive plan to educate neighbors about the health and environmental
impacts of pesticides and other yard chemicals. They have done extensive preliminary
work on this and are ready to move ahead on several specific measures.

Subsequent plans are to address other air quality issues later on.

3. 8:30 p.m. Minnesota Solar Tour – October 2, 2010 – Discussion - will other
residents or the Seward Coop be participating? Eight volunteers would be necessary for
the Environment Committee to participate.

4. 8:40 p.m. Updates -

Hiawatha Power Line Plans, HERC expansion, power pole issues
Energy Conservation/Renewables - Community Energy Services - Home Energy
Visits available for Seward residents. Sign on with Center for Energy & Environment,
Seward residents are eligible to participate in Community Energy Services!
Information has previously been e-mailed to Environment List members and SNG staff
about this and about the Seward NRP Housing Program. To qualify for a home visit, you
must attend a workshop.
To learn more and sign up for a home visit, attend the Seward workshop on:
Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
Matthews Park Recreation Center
2318 29th Avenue South
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Free childcare and snacks provided

To register and reserve a spot at a workshop, please contact community organizer Kyle
Boehm at kboehm@mncee.org or 612-219-7334. You will need to complete the Data
Release and Participant Survey form (PDF), which will be available at the workshop.

Bulk purchase of solar thermal services and equipment.

Problems with City Inspection approaches to yard and garden regulation

2nd Ward Report (CM Cam Gordon) Environmentally Related Items - Mike Trdan
Opening on Citizen Environmental Advisory Committee (CEAC)
Hennepin County approval &- Dual-Stream Recycling Project (see Item # 2) and
 Composting Project (?)
City investments –solar power installations

5. 8:45 p.m. Other business- All

6. 8:55 p.m. Meeting Adjourns

Confirm time(September 20?) location, chairperson of next meeting.