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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-03-12 CGP MINUTES• • • CLEAN, GREEN, AND PROUD COMMISSION March 12, 1996 I. CALL TO ORDER. The regular meeting of the Clean, Green, and Proud Commission was called to order by Chair Ann Nabholz at 7: 10 p.m. in the Community Room of Englewood City Hall, 3400 South Elati Street. Members present: Arnold, Ferguson, Galleher, Golombek, Hammond, Jensen, Lange, Menin- Giem, Roth, Russell, Stankorb, Vormittag, Nabholz Members absent: Hartman, Scott, VanDyke Staff present: Neighborhood Community Coordinator M. Graham Visitors: Ted Eaton II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. February 13, 1996 The Minutes of the February 13, 1996 meeting were considered for approval. Golombek moved : Meinin-Giem seconded : The Minutes of February 13, 1996 be approved as written. The motion carried unanimously . ID. SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Alley Clean-up Vormittag, Chair Mr. Ferguson reported that the Englewood High School curriculum now requires students to put in 20 hours of community service to graduate High School. They have requested an outline of work that the students can perform. Chair Vormittag requested 6-10 students for alley clean-up. Stu- dents will deliver flyers, rake, sweep and load debris onto trucks . Mr. Galleher, representative of Laidlaw Waste Systems, offered to request the donation of two or three Laidlaw trucks for the al- ley clean-up scheduled for May 11. Mr. Vormittag stated that Precincts 8 and 9 were selected for this project; these precincts contain populations of 2,505 (1,043 households) and 2,399 (999.5 households) respectively. Insurance for those students participating in this program was discussed . Names of participants and their supervisor must be provided in advance of the event to Colleen Caudill in Risk Management. The fee of $3. 85 per person provides insurance for the volunteer for one year. There is an incentive to use the same volunteer throughout the year . A flyer will be distributed during the clean-up throughout these precincts which will provide advertising for Laid- law (as donor of the trucks) and also advertise future events to be sponsored by the Commission. 1 B. Bag -A-Thon Lange , Chair Scouting troops and service clubs should be approached to participate in this event . Promotion of the event' should also be directed to schools and other neighborhood groups. A wards for the top two or three best efforts at clean-up were proposed . Drop-off sites for the filled bags need to be designated . Mr . Russell indicated that he has participated in Bag-A-Thon efforts previously. Commissioners assisted in years past by cooking breakfast for the participants, but not in setting up details for the event. No cooking is planned for this year. A call was placed to the Denver KAB affiliate , but they d id not respond . The staff will arrange to get the bags from Denver's Keep America Beautiful Program. This subcommittee will meet following the adjournment of the CGP meeting this evening . C. Education Russell, Chair This sub-committee will also meet following adjournment of the CGP meeting this evening. An "Adopt-A-Street" area in the Santa Fe/Dartmouth area was discussed . South Platte River Drive from Dartmouth north to the City limits was adopted by CGP a couple of years ago. When is CGP going to pick up trash along South Platte River Drive . Representatives from Charles Hay Elemen- tary School have expressed an interest in using the KAB curriculum at that school in environmental projects/courses. Laidlaw Waste Company has developed a new educational program which will begin this Spring , and can be applied to curriculum for students in grades K-12. Other educational programs could be developed to target high school students , service groups , and the Malley Senior Center. Staff and Chair Nabholz will meet with the National KAB Coordinator on March 13 to review the resources available through the KAB . Mr. Lange suggested a volunteer to work on this. D . Garage Sale Menin-Giem, Chair The date for the garage sale has yet to be determined. Mr. Vormittag suggested possible use of City space to store items donated for the garage sale. The need for experience in pricing items was discussed. Several proposed locations for the "garage sale " were cited, including Broadway and Floyd , and the Cinderella City Mall. Advertising for the event by means of Channel 8, the news media such as the Englewood Herald. Denver £Q.SL ~ Mountain~. and through local en- vironmental groups was discussed . E . Golf Tournament Golombek, Chair Mr . Golombek reported that plans will be finalized next week; the committee is considering a late summer tournament, possibly at the Englewood Golf Course ; Arrowhead or Meadows may be considered as an alternate sites because of previous dissatisfaction with the Englewood Golf • • Course. Mr. Golombek stated that the intent is to keep the cost of the tournament the same as it • was last year , and to make $3 ,000 to further the programs of the Commission. Mr. Golombek ex- 2 • • • pressed his hopes that through donations there can be some "gift" for each participant. Swedish Medical Center and City Council have indicated an interest in sponsoring four-somes. F. Marketing Nabholz, Chair News articles will appear in the Englewood Citizen (hopefully in the upper right corner); and the Englewood Companion will accept articles. A postcard soliciting funds or volunteers can be in- cluded in the Citizen; solicitation will be targeted to youngsters K-12 grades, and senior citizens. Promotion of the CGP programs via use of Channel 8 can also be considered. Concern was ex- pressed regarding an overlap with the programs proposed by the Education Committee. Former Councilman Waldman raised the issue of sale of pop cans at the July 4th celebration; the possibility of sponsoring a booth dispensing pop and information at the July 4th celebration was raised. Mr. Lange addressed the Neighborhood Watch block captains meeting, stressing the need for volunteers to assist the Commission with their programs. G. Municipal Solid Waste Jensen, Chair The Commission needs to re-submit the proposed ordinance regarding solid waste to City Council. A fee-on-volume policy needs to be developed, specifically addressing senior citizens who generate a low-volume of trash. Past history regarding the municipal solid waste issue was reviewed, in- cluding previous discussions of this proposal with City Council. Assistant City Attorney Reid will be requested to provide information to the solid-waste sub-committee meeting. IV. AWARDS. Staff Wording for the appreciation plaque for Waste Management is to be submitted to Chair Nabholz. Award should be given by City Council in April. V. BUDGET. Chair/Staff Funds generated by activities of the Commission, and expenditures of the Commission, were dis- cussed. Reports were requested to be made monthly in the Minutes of the Commission. Donation from the Commission for the July 4th activities was discussed, as were booth sales at the July 4th celebration. Vormittag moved: Jensen seconded: A donation of $50 for the July 4th celebration be approved. The motion was approved; Mr. Golombek voted in opposition stating he felt the donation should be more . 3 VI. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE. Commission members requested that Minutes and agenda be mailed; they also requested a calendar with meetings dates noted. The issue of attendance was raised for discussion. Staff was asked to write a generic letter stating that non-attendance at two consecutive meetings would be grounds for dismissal. Discussion en- sued. Golombek moved: Ferguson seconded: A letter be prepared for members who miss two consecutive meetings put- ting them on notice of the attendance requirements as set forth in the by- laws; such letter would be sent to the member whose attendance is of con- cern. The motion carried. Discussion ensued . Staff was asked to research past records to see if a similar letter had been drafted. VII. STAFF REPORT. Mr. Graham was asked to research the status of the Trash Removal Ordinance . Mr. Graham will also investigate incentives for the South Platte (River or Drive) clean-up. Mr. Graham will re- search and report back to the commission on the revenues and expenditures of the Commission and determine accounts for the revenues and expenditures. There being nothing further to come before the Commission, the meeting adjourned at 8:40 P .M. 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