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KEEP ENGLEWOOD BEAUTIFUL
JULY 10, 2007
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Keep Englewood Beautiful (KEB) Commission was ca ll ed to
o rd er at 6:35 p.m. in the City Co un c il Conference Room , Vice Chair Montague presiding.
Present: Bundgaard, Cross, Dygowski, East, Hoagland, Jeffe rs o n, Kent, Olson,
Montague, Rothe, Rovner, Winthorp
Absent:
Staff:
Guests:
Olson, Roth e (Excused)
Bronson, Sabrsula (U n excused)
Audra Kirk, Staff Liaison
Bob Mccaslin, City Counc il Li ais on
Jill Wilson
Comm iss io n ers introduced themselves, and n ew members were welcomed to the
Comm is sion .
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Ms. East moved:
Mr. Rovner seco nd ed:
Motion ca rri ed.
Ill. OLD BUSINESS
A. Education Sub Committee
TO APPROVE THE JUNE 12, 2007 MINUTES AS
WRITIEN.
The Committee presented the following id eas to th e Commission:
• Provide a $1 co up on fo r the p urc hase of compact fluor esce nt li ght bulbs.
Th e co n cept would be to app roach lo ca l reta il e rs to seek funding for the coupo n.
Public Service was su ggested. Th e co u po n would be placed in the Eng le wood
Citiz en.
• Distribute th e recycling locati on list to the comm unity in paper fo rm at, and
potentially partner with Waste Management, ins e rt th e co u po n in the Engl ewood
Citiz e n , and distribute it t hrou gh o ut apartm ent co mplex es .
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• Work with Englewood sc h oo ls on recy clin g and wate r co ns e rv ation. They
are co n sid e rin g wo rkin g with boys/girls sco uts in th e a rea. Th ey also want to reac h
out to area co ll eges for ass ista n ce.
• Possible weekly/monthly a rticl es in th e Engl ewoo d H e rald from the
Commission.
• Other id eas includ ed partnering w ith Waste Management, Sports Authority
and RTD.
A u gust 10 is the deadline for the En g lewoo d Cit izen.
B. Adop t a Spot Sub Committee
Mr. Hoag land stated h e spoke with Toni G eie r, Safety Services' Community Relat io n s
Spec ialist, who runs Englewood 's vo luntee r programs. Mr. Ho ag land li st ed all th e programs
sh e manages. M ayor Wolo sy n suggested h e consider volunteering to ass ist Ms. G eie r.
Adopt a Spot is a good id ea but it comes down to whether o r not Ms. G e ie r can get
e nou gh volunteers. She is the conduit for the prog ram, and the Commission n eeds to give
her assistance.
M s. Kirk stated the Commission will not be h andin g th e program off to Ms. Geier, a c ity
employee. Adopt a Spot would be a Commission sponsored pro gra m, not a City program.
If the Commission wants to und e rtak e this prog ram, Commissioners n eed to m a nage it and
find th e volunteers for the program. Th e Commission ca nnot ass i g n a program to a c ity
emp loyee or an o th e r c ity department. As the Commission 's li aison , she w ill work with the
C ity's Risk Management Coordinator and be the liaison between the Commission and
oth e r c ity dep artm e nts .
Discussion ensued.
C. Litter Ind ex
The litte r ind ex report was distributed to the Commission. Th e litte r ind ex was conducted
o n Jun e 3 0. En glewood's scores we re very low. Th ere was a significant difference
between En gl ewood and the Sheridan border.
D . H azardous W aste Roundup
Executive Recyclin g will be partnering with the Commission. Th e eve nt is scheduled for
September 8 and 15. A motion for expe ns es will be ne eded at th e Au gust m ee ting.
E. South Pl atte Ri ve r Clean Up
Ms. Kirk reported th at Ms. Olson looked into th e program through th e Greenway
Foundation website. The app lication link is not c urr entl y working. M s. Olson is willing to
coord in at e th e program, but n eeds ass ist an ce. Ms. Kent and Ms. D ygowski vo lunte ered to
ass ist Ms. Olson. It was suggested that it be tied in with Adopt a Spot.
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• IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Elections
Ms. Kirk stated that Ms. Sabrsula has not submitted a formal letter of res i gnation, even
though she has verbally res i gn ed . Th e Commission, howeve r, ca n vote to remove her as
Chair of the Commission.
Mr. Hoag land moved;
Ms . East seconded:
Motion car ri ed.
Ms . East moved;
Mr. Hoag land seconded:
INASMUCH AS THERESA SABRSULA INDICATED
HER VERBAL RESIGNATION FROM THE
COMMISSION TO COUNCIL MEMBER MCCASLIN,
SHE BE REMOVED AS CHAIR OF THE COMM ISSION
AND A LEDER BE SENT TO C ITY COUNCIL
REQUESTING SHE BE REMOVED FROM THE
COMMISSION.
TO ELECT HOLLY MONTAGUE AS CHAIR.
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Chair Monta gu e moved;
Ms. East seconded:
M otion car ri ed .
V. STAFF'S CHOICE
TO ELECT SUNSHINE CROSS AS VICE CHAIR.
Ms . Kirk remind ed th e Commission to comp let e and turn in volunteer hours forms . Ms.
Kirk circulated th e Commission's ro st e r and asked Commissioners to updat e the
inform ation . She also circulated a m emo rega rdin g the Board a nd Commission appreciate
ni ght being h eld on August 2 7.
VI. COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE
A. Chris Hoa gland: Mr. Hoag land su gges ted a short presentation at th e A u gu st
m ee tin g from th e Audubon Society on bird preservation. The Commission agreed to the
presentation.
Mr. Hoagla nd stated he had ex t e nsiv e co nv e rsations with p eop le at th e Waste Water
Tr ea tm en t Plant regarding hous ehold haza rdous materia ls and the Commission's eve nt, but
h e ca nnot get anyon e from Ea gle Waste or Waste Management to return his calls. If th e
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Commission wants to intercept hazardous materials, it should be a more frequent event -
at a minimum quarterly. It ought to have an income stream to pay for it that is more
reliable than a supplemental appropriation from City Council. In order to fund the
program, Mr. Hoagland stated City Council should:
1. Implement a TIP fee for trash being dumped at the transfer station
2. Implement a quarterly residential hazardous waste fee
3. Implement a fee on the sewer bills
These fees would fund the hazardous waste program without co-pays to the c1t1zens.
Citizens would then be motivated to bring in hazardous materials. This is the only
reasonable way to "flush" people out.
Mr. Mccaslin agreed with Mr. Hoagland that the City needs to find other revenue sources.
Mr. Hoagland stated the fees shouldn't be limited to households; businesses should be
included as well. City Council needs to find alternative revenue sources for the program.
Ms. Kirk stated the cost of the program is approximately $25,000 with the City of Littleton
contributing their citizens co-pays. The City is researching and considering participating in
the Jefferson County facility located on Rooney Road which would allow Englewood
residents to dispose of hazardous materials year round. The Jefferson County facility also
offers a pickup service. This service is offered at approximately the same cost as the two
day program the Commission currently offers. A quarterly program would cost
approximately $100,000. City of Littleton would still only participate annually.
Discussion ensued.
Mr. Mccaslin stated he would present these ideas at the budget sessions.
B. Brett East: Ms. East stated she has not heard from the Parks and Recreation
Department regarding the Arbor Day program. Mr. Mccaslin stated he would bring it up at
the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Ms. East stated the Commission wants to
work with the Department on the program.
The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Nancy Fenton, Transcriber
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