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July 23, 2012
A meeting of the Sustainability Council was held at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Brookings City
& County Government Center with the following members present: Norma Nusz Chandler, Donna Hess,
Justin Fjeldos, Bob McGrath, Jane Hegland and Ryan Carda. Absent: Arika Sanders and Brooke Sydow.
Gary Anderson Chairperson for the SDSU ESSC, Shari Thornes and Laurie Carruthers were also present.
Carda called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.
A motion was made by Hess, seconded by McGrath, to approve the agenda. All present voted yes;
motion carried. A motion was made by Hess, seconded by Nusz Chandler, to approve the June 25, 2012
minutes. All present voted yes; motion carried.
A discussion was conducted about changing the time and date for the Sustainability Council Meetings.
Members agreed mornings 8:00 a.m. or later and late afternoons work best. Carruthers to check with
absent members and put on August agenda.
New Business
Old Business/Updates/Reports
Sustainability Guide update.
Fjeldos offered to assist Sanders with the formatting and design of the reminder of the guide. The
members reviewed the guide page by page for additions/revisions. The next meeting was changed to
August 13 to complete the guide for posting on the website. Any additional changes need to be emailed
to Carruthers by July 30. Sanders and Fjeldos to complete draft by August 2. Carruthers to send out
agenda and final draft of guide on August 3. Members are to thoroughly review for August 13 meeting
to finalize the Sustainability Guide.
Compressed Natural Gas
Carruthers reported on her conversation with a Sustainability Coordinator Peter Brandom in Hillsboro,
OR, and their experience with CNG vehicles. They started their fleet of Honda Civics in 2000 with a slow
fill station. A private company developed a fast fill station which was then used by Hillsboro. In 2009,
many repairs were required at the fast fill station. The private company decided the expense was too
great, so they closed the fast fill station. After that, Hillsboro sold off most of their CNG vehicles which
maintained their value. Brandom had no complaints about the performance or maintenance of the
vehicles. His number one recommendation was to know who are the other customers for the CNG
station and make sure it will be self-sustaining. Justin Hyde from DairyNet had not provided additional
information beyond the April 23, 2012 meeting. A motion was made by McGrath, seconded by Fjeldos,
to recommend the City participate in CNG vehicle fleet, if DairyNet develops a fast fill station. All
present voted yes; motion carried. Carruthers will draft a letter of recommendation.
A headcount for the Tour of the Landfill was taken. McGrath, Nusz Chandler, Hess, Fjeldos, Carruthers
and possibly Hegland will be attending.
Hess reported on the Measuring Sustainability Webinar she attended on June 28. The project was
developed between the City of Dubuque, IA and the University of Iowa to analyze measurements of
sustainability.
Gary Anderson, 2012-2013 chairperson for the SDSU Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability
Committee, introduced himself and welcomed collaboration between the committees.
Motion was made by Fjeldos, seconded by McGrath to adjourn at 6:14 PM. All voted yes, motion
carried.
Submitted by Laurie Carruthers