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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-02-08 CGP MINUTES• • • I. ENGLEWOOD CLEAN, GREEN AND PROUD C MMISSION February 8, 2000 CALL TO ORDER Chair Goldsmith called the regular meeting of the Clean , Gree & Proud Commission to order at 6:40 p.m. Present: Absent: Staff: Guest: Berens, D. Edwards, J. Edwards, Gill on, Goldsmith, Hansen , Huffaker, Lindsey, Marvin, and Roth Barnes (absent with notice) Nabholz , Stankorb (absent without notice) Kate Newman , staff liaison Peter Frech , Keep Colorado Springs Beau iful Cha ir Goldsmith introduced Ms . Ruth Hansen . Council appo nted Ms . Hansen to the Clean , Green , and Proud Commission on February 7 , 2000. Council also appointed Mr. Bill McCahill who was unable to attend tonight 's meeting . II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Action: Ms. Marvin moved ; Chair Goldsmith second d. The Minutes of the January 11 , 2000 meeting be approved . Motion carried . Ill. VOLUNTEER HOURS Ms . Newman collected the volunteer hour forms . IV. THE GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP Mr. Peter Frech of Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful discus ed the Great American Cleanup . Keep America Beautiful encourages all affiliates to organize and participate in activities throughout mid-March to mid-May . Mr. Frech is ncouraging all Colorado affiliates to host an event on April 29 1h so that there can b mutual promotion and connection between Colorado affiliates . Mr. Frech asked the Commission to consider and disc uss the possibility . Chair Goldsmith stated that she was concerned about the Ii ited time between now and April to prepare for an event. Mr. Huffaker stated that e was not interested in holding an event in April because of previous experiences with April weather. He presented the idea of having a small gathering in a park wh re CGP could hand out trash bags, calendars of upcoming events, informational br chures, Good Neighbor Days coupons , and packages of seeds. Residents could als sign up for the adopt-a- l street program. Ms. Berens stated that she likes the idea of distributing flower seeds. • Ms. Gillman stated that she would like to get a tree dedication program started for next year's Great American Cleanup. The Commissioners agreed to conduct initial research on what type of activities they could pull together by May 51h, and to stay open to a later date. Action: Mr. Edwards moved; Mr. Huffaker seconded: To explore the possibility of holding an event on May 51h. V. GOLFTOURNAMENT Mr. Edwards asked all Commissioners to put June 12, 2000 on their calendars. He will need extra volunteers to help with the Golf Tournament because City staff will be moving into the new office. Mr. Edwards and Chair Goldsmith met with a shirt designer to select shirts and discuss costs. He passed around a catalog and asked Commissioners to choose one of the three shirts shown. A Wells Fargo logo, as well as the Commission's logo, will be embroidered onto the shirt. He estimates that shirts will cost between $14 and $18.50. The cost will be covered by the Wells Fargo's sponsorship. Mr. Edwards has contacted Waste Management for a possible sponsorship. He further stated that he will not order golf balls with the GCP logo for the goody bags since most golfers will get shirts and the golf course fees have increased. He asked Commissioners to contact businesses for door and goody bag prizes and to keep track of the value of donations. • VI. STUDY SESSIONS Ms. Newman stated that the Council Study Session to discuss changes to CGP's ordinance has been moved to February 14, 2000. If you want to attend, call Ms. Newman that day to confirm the date. The Council Study Session to discuss contract waste hauling was moved from February 22, 2000 to sometime in late March. The date has not yet been scheduled. VII. EDUCATION PROGRAM Mr. Huffaker stated that he would like to develop a program to help promote litter prevention in front of area businesses. Discussion included talk about developing a flier, contacting the businesses to adopt the street in front, and placing trash cans outside problematic businesses. Ideas of keeping the trash cans empty included hiring someone, contracting with the bus shelter maintenance company, youth and adult community service workers, agreement with adjacent business owners, rent-a-worker through the Recreation Center, and existing neighborhood watch groups. If businesses or neighborhood watch groups agree to maintain trash cans, they would receive recognition through CGP and the City. 2 • • • VIII. CHAIR'S CHOICE Chair Goldsmith congratulated Ms. Gillman on receiving th Boettch r Foundation Scholarship. Ms. Gillman will attend the University of Col rado at Boulder. The scholarship will cover tuition, books, and room and board. IX. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE Mr. Roth -Stated that he had reviewed information on the new Keep Am rica Beautiful Litter Survey that will replace the Photometric Index. He feel the new urvey tool is subjective. Mr. Frech stated that he had helped test the su ey in Col rado Springs and that he feels the new survey is more user-friendly than th photomet ic index. He stated that care will be needed in selecting areas to survey, but he feels it ill work well. Ms . Gillman -Asked if the Commission would like another yo th liaison . Ms. Gillman has been contacted by a young lady at school who is interest d in CGP. Ms. Gillman was encouraged to invite her to future meetings and to have her conta t staff for an application . Ms. Berens -Provided articles about church groups being in olved in nvironmental issues. She suggested that we contact church groups to volu teer for e ents such as the river cleanup . Mr. Huffaker-Welcomed Ruth to the Commission. X. STAFF'S CHOICE Ms. Newman asked the Commission to begin thinking about t e Good N ighbor Days program. She stated that she had contacted Waste Manag ment and asked about their interest in supporting this year's program . Waste Manage ent seemr d interested and stated they would find out how many vouchers were red emed las year before making a monetary commitment. The Commission agreed tha staff shou d ask Waste Management to donate 500 coupons at $20 each since 464 v uchers we e distributed last year. Mr. Roth stated that he would like the Commissio to consi er spending money to increase the voucher value . XI. ADJOURN There was no further business to be brought before the Commission. Action: Chair Goldsmith moved; Ms. Lindsey seco ded: The meeting be adjourned. The motion carried; the meeting adjourned at :40 p.m. • ~ Kate Newman, Staff Liaison 3