MINUTES
December 13, 2006,
2:00 p.m.
City
Hall, Room 604
Members
Present: Jeff DeLaune, Gary Delveaux,
Ian Griffiths, Rich Krieg, Derek Lord, Andre Jacque, Bill Lockery, Annette
Weissbach, John Miller, Mayor Jim Schmitt, Rob Strong
Gary
Delveaux called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. A draft of the committee
report was distributed.
Andre
Jacque reviewed the draft report and changes he had made to the subcommittee
reports. He asked for feedback from Task
Force members by next Wednesday.
Discussion ensued regarding suggestions for the cover photo. Suggestions included Baird Creek, a path in
the woods, a young person painting a storm water
stencil, a photo of the Farmers Market, a photo of a compact fluorescent light
bulb or a water photo. R. Krieg
suggested a collage of four photos, which was approved by the members.
Andre
continued review of the draft document and fielded questions, suggestions, and
recommendations. Suggestions included
incorporating into the report the proposed University of Wisconsin tuition free
program, meant to attract and retain young professionals who attend college in
Wisconsin, and also to attract pro-athletes into making Green Bay their home. Discussion surrounded the website and
logo. The idea of a logo design contest
in the high schools was suggested, to include marketing students. Website discussion included purchasing a
domain name and what the website would be named, as well as the name for the
report. Lengthy discussion
regarding the name “Greener” Green Bay or “Sustainable” Green Bay, with the
group tentatively agreeing on the report being titled “Sustainable Green Bay’s
Initial Report to Mayor Jim Schmitt”.
It was agreed that the website address should not be too long with the
suggestion of “green-bay.sgb.org” if this is not already taken.
Andre
indicated that he needs more input from the committees to assist him in writing
the Implementation/Strategy section. He
will send an email requesting specific information or
comments after he has a draft of that section.
Question arose regarding the inclusion of an Education/Marketing
section? Andre stated that he will add a
tip of the week. Mayor Schmitt said he
and Andre met earlier this week with Paul Linzmeyer of Bay Towel and Fred
Schnook of Foth and Van Dyke (former one term Mayor of Ashland, WI) who
discussed sustainability and shared a copy of the Sustainable Chequamegon
Initiative Strategic Plan 2006 – 2011.
The Mayor stated that Green Bay may partner with this group to host an
expert speaker on sustainability. A copy
of Green Bay’s draft report will be sent to Mr. Linzmeyer and Mr. Schnook.
It
was agreed that the committee needs time to review and digest the draft
report. G. Delveaux asked members to forward
their comments to Andre by Wednesday, December 20th. An email will be sent to all members along
with an electronic copy of the report.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 2:00
p.m. in Room 604 of City Hall. An
updated draft will be reviewed at this meeting.
Respectfully
submitted,
Mary
Haupt
Recording
Secretary