HomeMy WebLinkAboutSustComMinutes_2020_12_09Sustainability Council meeting December 9, 2020
Present: Jennifer McLaughlin, Betty L Beer, Ben Vukovich, Norma Chandler ,Paul Peterson,
Anna Barr, Mike Lockrem, Stephanie Aure, Robin Butterbaugh, Louis Hesler, Darcy Green, Shelly
Brandenberger, Jacob Meshke, and visitor Todd Langland
Jacob gave a building code update: The energy side is to be determined. The Bob Sheldon
project is nearly complete, especially permeable paving. The City and SDSU are partnering on
stormwater best practices.
Todd stated that recycling and solid waste had a good year. They are doing well getting the
plastic bags out of their system. They are grinding trees and drywood now for compost.
We discussed net metering in Brookings, which is a nice idea but ineffective. It’s a good idea to
develop a generic educational response for the issue. We will ask BMU to come to S.C. with the
goal of developing a one-page fact sheet on the issue.
2021 Meeting dates will be 4-5:30 on the second Wednesday of each month. Officers for next
year need to be elected at the next meeting: chair, vice chair, and recording secretary.
Marketing and Advertising committee reported that we booked 2 ads for Christmas in the
Register.
Do we need a Legislative Action Committee for 2021? Since we only meet once a month, there
isn’t enough time to review and react to bills, which is an almost daily job when the Legislature
is in session. We decided not to issue a general statement or respond to bills because of this.
Strategic Plan-2021 Goals and Objectives for next year additions and deleti ons noted here.
Refer 2020 plan for reference:
● Initiative 1: Education & Outreach
○ Removed - common read
○ Added - Brookings Register Ads
● Initiative 2: Food
○ Removed - working on local foods/urban Ag related ordinances
○ Added - greenhouse research to existing community garden goal
● Initiative 3: Energy
○ Removed - electric car charging station
● Initiative 4: Waste
○ Removed - all 2020 goals
○ Added - collaborate with Downtown on reusable ware signage and providing
resources to restaurants on minimizing plastic ware
● Initiative 5: Climate
○ No changes
● Initiative 6: City Support
○ Included educational material as a way to provide recommendations to the City.
● Considered adding areas of City growth, social justice, and/or food insecurity. Will
discuss at the Jan. 2021 meeting before approving the plan.
No updated from other subcommitties.
No future agenda items
We adjourned at 5:40p
Respectfully submitted,
Betty L Beer