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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-07-09 CGP MINUTESCLEAN, GREEN, AND PROUD C01\1MISSION July 9, 1996 I. CALL TO ORDER. The regular meeting of the Clean, Green, and Proud Commission was called to order at 7: 00 P. M. , Chair N abholz presiding . Members present: Arnold, Fudge, Galleher, Golombek, Jensen, Lange, Menin-Giem, Nab- holz , Roth, Russell, Stankorb, VanDyke, Vormittag Members absent: Fernstrom, Hammond, Scott Staff present: Simpson, Langon, Graham II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. June 11, 1996 Chair Nabholz stated that the Minutes of June 11, 1996 were to be considered for approval. Page 4 of the Minutes were amended to reflect a corrected date. Menin-Giem moved: Roth seconded : The motion carried. The Minutes of June 11, 1996 be approved, with the correction noted on Page 4. ill. ADMINISTRATION OF OATH. John Fernstrom Mr . Fernstrom, newly appointed member to the Commission, has declined the appointment. He will submit a letter of resignation to the City Council. Commissioner M 'Lis Scott has indicated her intention to resign to Chair Nabholz . Ms. Scott has moved out of town. No letter of resignation has yet been received from Commissioner Hammond, who has also moved out of the City. Ms. Hammond has not attended the last several meetings of the Commission. It was the consensus of the Commission that City Council be asked to "remove" Ms. Hammond from the Commission. 1 IV. SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS. Alley Clean-Up Sub-Committee Al Vormittag, Chair. This sub-committee will conduct a Fall activity, possibly in September. Mr. Galleher suggested collaboration with other trash companies to accomplish the clean-up activities. Mr. Golombek sug- gested that high-school students might be requested to help on this activity. Mr. Roth commented that there may be higher level of interest from citizens, and a higher level of volunteerism from the property owner/citizens than from the high school students. Mr. Vormittag suggested asking for volunteers to help in alley clean-up projects at the Household Hazardous Waste Round-up. Mr. Vormittag also asked that there be additional CGP volunteers for this program. Bag-A-Thon Sub-Committee Stan Lange, Chair Mr. Lange reported that this activity has been accomplished for 1996 . Mr. Lange urged that in 1997, planning for the activity begin in January. Staff noted that flyers promoting Bag-A-Thon activities have been located. Education Sub-Committee Phil Russell, Chair Mr. Russell commented on cost of producing a recycling guide, and the probable budget deficit for this project. Mr. Russell noted that attendance at the sub-committee meetings has not been good, only three people attending at the last meeting. The "recycling board" is too cumbersome to trans- port to various locations. Most efforts of the Committee will be directed to the development of the Resource Directory. At the next meeting, a draft of the Directory will be available; the task of preparing the directory has been divided among several members. The Sub-committee does want to request City funds in 1997 to provide grants to schools for environmental activities. The CGP would review all requests for the grants, and the amounts under consideration are $500 each for elementary schools; $500 for middle schools, and $500 for high school. Garage Sale Sub-committee Andrea Menin-Giem, Chair This sub-committee has not met since the garage sale. There are some items left over from the sale. The committee has considered painting the bicycles and offering them for free use. It was suggested that the committee arrange to have left-over sale items on display for the public partici- pating in the Household Hazardous Waste Roundup. Golf Tournament Sub-committee Frank Golombek, Chair Mr. Golombek asked that Ms. VanDyke lead the discussion on this issue . Ms. VanDyke stated that a tentative date of October 7 has been proposed. The question "Is it worth the effort?" was 2 posed to the Commission. Historically , it has been difficult to work with the Englewood Golf Course personnel. Ms. VanDyke and Mr. Golombek will tour a few other golf courses, and call the committee within the next two weeks regarding a decision on the location for the tournament. Arrowhead Golf Course will provide a shot-gun start at 1:30 P.M., 72 players minimum are re- quired. $125 per player is the cost per player. Two reasons to continue the yearly tournament are: 1) it is a good fund-raiser; and 2) it keeps the CGP "visible " in the community. A mai ling regarding the tournament will go out by the end of July . Mr. Golombek supported holding the tournament on Friday , because he felt that day of the week would be attractive to golf- ers; Ms. VanDyke stated that it costs approximately $15 more per player to have the tournament on Friday versus on Monday. Mr. Arnold , Ms . Fudge, Ms. Nabholz, Mr. Golombek, and Ms . Van- Dyke will all assist on the golf tournament. Mr. Vormittag will request two foursomes from the City Council/staff to participate in the tourna- ment. Marketing Sub-Committee Ann Nabholz , Chair Ms. Nabholz reported on the July 4m Pepsi-stand Fund-raiser. Ms. Nabholz, Ms. VanDyke , and Ms . Menin-Giem all worked on this project. It was understood that the fees for the booth rental were to be waived; however, it may cost $450. Mr. Graham was asked to write a letter to the Pepsi company requesting that the rental fee for the booth be waived . The committee raised $350 in sales, and sales tax in the amount of $25.55 (7.3% x $350) is due to the City. The booth was broken, dirty, wrong supplies were provided , and the Pepsi representative was very uncooperative, and displayed a very poor attitude to the members working the booth. Ten bags of ice were or- dered; Pepsi offered two bags. Cups were too small : 16 ounce cups were ordered ; Pepsi offered 12 ounce cups. Ms. Nabholz does not want to work with the Pepsi Company on any future CGP activities. The Jaycees also believed booth rental fees to be waived. Nancy Peterson of Neighbor- hood Watch has offered assistance in financing the booth rental fees. Ms. Nabholz stated she appreciated all the participation and assistance , and acknowledged the vol- unteers who assisted on this project. Other "vendors" included EFOT, who sold ice cream from a table . The Kiwanis Club grossed $700, and the High School Boosters Club grossed $250. Other marketing efforts were reported : the stickers are ordered from Sir Speedy, but are not in . Solid Waste Sub-Committee Dan Jensen, Chair The sub-committee has agreed on a "draft strategy ". They are asking for the "nod of the Commis- sion" to persevere, and to forward the draft to the City for consideration, and to hold neighborhood 3 meetings as requested by Mr. Arnold. Mr. Jensen distributed copies of the draft strategy. The Committee will review the additional fee provision of 20C to subsidize some low and middle- income residents . Mr. Russell discussed the importance of getting citizen opinions and providing education to the citi- zenry on the issue of solid waste. It is very important to let the citizenry know that no special in- terests are pushing the solid waste issue. Mr. Galleher discussed the City of Greenwood Village choosing mandatory trash removal in lieu of a tax rebate. Mr. Vormittag urged that lids on trash cans be required, with 90-gallon toters. Mr. Jensen noted there are many variables to be considered, one of which is the size of trash cans. Ways to get the word out to the public on the issue of solid waste were discussed. Attendance at Neighborhood Watch meetings, lobbying City Council and scheduling town meetings were sug- gested . Consideration might also be given to combining efforts with those of the marketing and education committees. Mr. Jensen expressed the hope that the strategy can be completed by the end of the year, and reviewed by the Commission. The committee will devote one meeting, the first Tuesday of the month of August, to discussion of this strategy report. The meeting is sug- gested at 6: 15 P.M. in the Community Room of City Hall. Menin-Giem moved: Lange seconded : The solid waste strategy report be completed by the end of 1996, and sub- mitted for Commission review. Motion carried. Good Neighbor Days Sub-Committee Ann Nabholz, Chair Ms. Nabholz had nothing to report from this sub-committee. Household Hazardous Materials Roundup Sub-Committee Susan VanDyke, Chair Ms. VanDyke commented that preparations for July 13 appear to be adequate, but requested addi- tional volunteers. This program will be done on July 13 and evaluated prior to committing to a second date. Photometric Index Sub-Committee Don Roth, Chair Slides will be reviewed on July 16th at 6:30 p.m. The annual report and cost/benefit analysis is due by the end of August. Mr. Roth expressed his appreciation for the assistance of the interns pro- vided by Waste Management. He also cited the cooperation of the Wastewater Treatment Center for the loan of their camera. Mr. Roth demonstrated the "cross marker" sticks he made for the Photometric Index. 4 v. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE. Nothing was brought up for discussion by Mr. Stankorb, Mr. Galleher, Mr. Russell, Ms. Van- Dyke , or Ms. Fudge. Mr. Jensen commented on the success of the Adopt-A-Garden project ; Ms. Nabholz planted and Mr. Stankorb has helped weed the flower beds. Mr. Lange distributed copies of the award from Safety-Kleen to each member. Mr. Vormittag stated that the alley clean-up sub-committee meeting will be at 7:00 A .M . on the first Tuesday of the month . He noted receipt of the report from Clarion Associates regarding the redevelopment of Cinderella City . Mr. Arnold discussed the procedure to replace individuals on the Commission. He noted that the number of projects has grown , and people are on many sub-committees in addition to the Commis- sion; he questioned whether the commission should be expanded. Mr. Vormittag stated that this has been discussed at the City Council level , and it is the belief of Council that CGP should bring in volunteers, who would then be in line for commission appointments . Ms. Nabholz suggested that the Commission should stick with the same volunteers because of the cost of insurance . Ms. VanDyke asked whether City Council is clear about the responsibilities of the Commission. Mr. Vormittag indicated that volunteers are informed during the interview process what the mission and duties of the Commission are . The City Council seeks highly-motivated people in considering ap- pointments to the various commissions and boards. Mr. Golombek suggested that the Commission may need to pursue only the most important projects in the coming year. Mr. Jensen suggested that individuals who sought appointment to the Commission to attend the meetings as volunteers . Ms . VanDyke requested a list of the applicants interested in appointment to the CGP from Mr. Vormittag. VI. VIDEO Staff is to locate a video shot several years past regarding the spring clean-up and have it available for viewing by the Commission. The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p .m . Mark Graham Neighborhood Community Coordinator \ \$nds\.eng _ ch_ sys.cityhall .englewood\dept\nbd\group\boards \cgp\cgp7-96.doc 5