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November 28, 2011
A meeting of the Sustainability Council was held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 28, 2011 at
Brookings City Hall with the following members present: Norma Nusz Chandler, Laura Hennen, Donna
Hess, Brooke Sydow, Justin Fjeldos, Bob McGrath, Jane Hegland and Ryan Carda. Absent: Arika Sanders.
Laurie Carruthers was also present.
Carda called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.
A motion was made by McGrath, seconded by Hennen, to approve the agenda. All present voted yes;
motion carried. A motion was made by McGrath, seconded by Hess, to approve the October 24, 2011
minutes as amended. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Due to the holidays, the December meeting was rescheduled to Monday, December 19, 2011 at 5:00
p.m. A draft of the Annual Report will be prepared for review at this meeting.
Carruthers identified $1,041.49 remaining in the 2011 budget.
The 1 year goals outlined at the October 24 meeting include: prescription drive, educate the public
about what items can be recycled, guide similar to Sioux Falls, update website, domain for the
Sustainability Council, campaign, Brookings Municipal Utilities insert, supplement to phonebook, mobile
phone application and recycling containers.
The Sustainability Council decided to produce a postcard/bookmark sized flyer announcing our presence
with contact information, a definition of sustainability and a few related resources. This informational
card can be passed out at events throughout the year such as the Home Show in February 2012. The
Council will obtain a domain name www.sustainbrookings.com to utilize for promotions/flyers. This
website shall be redirected to the www.cityofbrookings.org Sustainability Council page.
McGrath explained the Landfill and Board of Health are working towards recycling containers for all
residents. However, the completion of this project is not likely until mid 2013.
The Council will prepare a Sustainability Guide as an educational material for the public. The members
divided up the pages for authoring and will provide drafts at the next meeting. Sanders will provide the
design and layout of the guide. Below are the sections and assignments.
Reusable/recyclable resources – Hess, Sydow and Nusz Chandler
o Including, but not limited to:
Service stations
Pharmacies
Hardware stores
Clothes
Domestic Abuse Shelter
YMCA
Goodwill
International Student Office
Churches
Habitat ReStore
Feeding Brookings
Food Pantry
Coats for Kids
Harvest Table
Household recycling – Carruthers to contact Todd Langland
Hazardous waste - McGrath
Electronics – Hennen
Batteries - Carda
Pharmaceuticals - Carda
Yard waste - Carruthers to contact Todd Langland
Landfill - Carruthers to contact Todd Langland
Lawn care/water – Carruthers to contact Steve Meyer
Consumption/energy efficiency - Fjeldos
Parks & Recreation - Carruthers to contact Pete Colson
Food and community gardens - Hegland
Bicycling - Nusz Chandler
Public transit - Sydow
Carruthers reported the website needs be the resource for sustainability in Brookings. The focus will be
educating the public. Developing the website, flyer and guide will address several of the 1 year goals.
Carruthers contacted the local hardware stores and reported the following stores accept items for
recycling:
Lowe’s
o Batteries
o CFL’s
o Christmas lights
o Shopping bags
Ace
o Batteries
o American flags
Runnings
o Batteries
Homestead Do-it Center
o No recycling programs
The Council was reminded about the SDSU Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability Committee’s
meeting on November 29, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. Hess, Hennen, McGrath, Sydow, Nusz Chandler, Fjeldos
and Carruthers plan to attend. Carda suggested one member of the Sustainability Council regularly
attend the SDSU meetings. Carruthers will check their meeting schedule and address the subject at the
December meeting.
A motion was made by Fjeldos, seconded by Sydow, to adjourn. All present voted yes; motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
Submitted by Laurie Carruthers