Minutes

Sustainable Greater Green Bay Task Force
Thursday, 6/17/2010, City Hall Room 604
3:00 PM

1. Meeting called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chairman Paul Linzmeyer.

2. LEED for Neighborhood Development Presentation by Theresa Lehman of Miron. Theresa stated that this is the first year the LEED program is available to the general public. LEED for Neighborhood Development focuses on three things: 1) Smart growth, 2) Urbanism and 3) Promoting green buildings within the neighborhood. The LEED program is the only rating system developed by the US Green Building Council that certifies space, everything else certifies the particular building. Theresa passed around a grading scale for the LEED program. She said this project works best in highly urban concentrated areas. Paul Linzmeyer said he did not find it that important to get LEED certification and it was very expensive and very tedious. He continued that even though they may not use this rating system it could serve as a road map for future sustainable neighborhood projects.

3. Approval of the minutes from April 15 and May 20 meeting. Motion/second for the 4/15 minutes: Lisa/Gary. Motion/second for the 5/20 minutes: Amy/Sue.

4. Updates on chartering process for Food & Health, Energy & Built environment subcommittees. Lynn Walter said the first meeting was with a group of about 8 people and they are currently working on the charter and objectives for the subcommittee. Paul Linzmeyer asked Lynn Walter to explain what she is involved with regarding food at UW-Green Bay. Lynn stated the goal of her institute at UWGB is to look at positive strategies for addressing the synergies between healthy people, sustainable food systems, a sound environment and equitable communities. It is very broad, very holistic, and very connecting. They are trying to come up with new ways of designing food systems.

Paul Linzmeyer said he has had several meeting with different individuals to try and get the Energy & Built environment committee populated. He continued that he has some ideas of some people and will try and bring them together this month. He stated they have a straw man of a charter done. He went on to say it was important they have representation from experts from both the Energy side and Built environment side. He said progress is slow, but there is progress even though this is a new concept.

5. Sustainable Neighborhood discussion. Nic Sparacio handed out a draft of a conceptual structure of how the Sustainable Task Force might partner with the Navarino Neighborhood. Nic stated some things that needed to be addressed in the structure: 1) the alignment of the work to ensure the Task Force is working towards its goals and the goals of the neighborhood at the same time, 2) aligning efforts within the organized subcommittees, 3) trying to identify some semblance of a process, 4) resources, what can be used to bring this partnership off the ground and keep it moving forward, and 5) identify some required elements or things the Task Force will do within each initiative.

6. Update on Sustainability position. Derek Lord said the deadline for application was Friday. He stated the following week HR would review them and then start the interview process. Depending on how long the process takes, someone could be on board in a month. He continued that the interviewers are going to be Nic, HR and himself. The Sustainability Coordinator would be part of the Task Force. Their responsibilities will be working with Sustainable Green Bay, managing the home energy audit rebate program and other grant related responsibilities.

7. No other issues were discussed.

8. Chairman Linzmeyer adjourned the meeting at 4:19.