City of Collinsville Cool Cities Committee met Aug. 17.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
Brennan called the meeting to order over the ZOOM meeting call at 7:01pm. The following members were present and answering roll call: Brennan, Lutz, Marconi, and Young. Glotfelty was absent.
Also Present: Deputy City Manager Derek Jackson, Kevin McKee, Guest Speaker.
SPEAKERS FROM THE FLOOR - NONE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Young made a motion to approve the July 30, 2020 meeting minutes. Seconded by Marconi. Voice vote: All Ayes. Motion approved (4-0)
DISCUSSION
E 1. – Guest Speaker: Kevin McKee, Grow Solar Metro East
Kevin McKee presented information to the Committee regarding the Grow Solar Metro East program. Kevin provided a PowerPoint presentation that detailed the program’s mission, volume of municipalities participating, volume of sites which have installed solar since the program began, incentives, and average savings on utility billing.
E.2 Collinsville Sustainability Plan Update
Jackson provided the Committee and update on the draft Sustainability Plan. Jackson stated that he has incorporated the content changes and corrections provide by Committee members, overall formatting changes to the layout, and addition of informational sections within the plan for the average reader to view. Jackson stated that there are still some changes that need to be made, including the public feedback section and addition of more photographs throughout the plan. Marconi stated that she liked the graphics and photographs of the community adds value. Young inquired if it is too late to continue to edit the plan. Jackson stated that we can make changes to the plan leading up to the adoption of the plan by the City Council and welcomes additional content/grammar changes if there are typos and other corrections that need to be made.
NEW BUSINESS
F.1 – Appointment of a Vice-Chair
Jackson stated that the Committee needs a vice-chairperson after the resignation of Stephanie Malench. Marconi inquired if Young would be interested in being the vice-chairperson. Young stated that he would like to hold off on an officer position until he completes his house. Brennan inquired if Marconi would be interested in the vice-chair position. Marconi stated that she is willing to be the vice-chairperson. Motion made by Brennan and seconded by Young to nominate Marconi to be the vice-chairperson. Roll Call Vote: All Ayes. Motion approved (4-0)
OLD BUSINESS
Brennan inquired about the Cool Cities Committee logo. Marconi stated that she will coordinate with her boyfriend who is volunteering to create the logo for the Committee.
STAFF REPORT
Jackson presented an update on the August 8th E-waste drive, stating that 66 thousand pounds of electronic materials were collected from Collinsville and Madison County residents. Jackson stated that he anticipates having future speakers, including Andi Yancey with Madison County, Nate Keener with Lewis & Clark, Phil Blum with Tarra-Char.
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Brennan requested that an agenda item be added for the next meeting to brainstorm ideas for creative approaches for events/drives we could host soon. Lutz mentioned that Madison County has a survey out asking for input until September 1st regarding litter. Lutz stated that the effort originally started in Alton with the Riverbend Trash Tag challenge, but they’re wanting to take the program County-wide and would like to get feedback from Collinsville residents. Lutz stated she was going to share the survey on the Collinsville Connection.
ITEMS FOR SEPTEMBER MEETING AGENDA
Jackson stated that he intends on having an update to the sustainably plan, committee logo, and a brainstorming session for future events on the next agenda.
Motion to adjourn made by Lutz, seconded by Marconi.
Voice Vote: All Ayes. Motion Approved (4-0)
ADJOURNMENT at 8:27pm
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