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City of Brookings
Sustainability Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 4:00 PM City/County Government Center; Room 300
Sustainability Council Members: Bruce Pengra, Cynthia Kunkel, Louis Hesler, Albert Patin, Samuel Krueger, Anthony
Shanks, Robin Buterbaugh, Betty Beer, Emily Abele, Kiley Rath, and SDSU Student Representative Gabrielle
Bolwerk. City Staff: Paul Briseno City Manager.
1 Call to Order
E. Abele
2. Approval of the Agenda
Motion to Approve: B. Pengra
Second: R. Buterbaugh Aye: All Opposed: None
3. Approval of Minutes
Moved for approval: G. Bolwerk Second: B. Pengra Aye: All Opposed: None
4. Open Forum
At this time, any member of the public may request time on the agenda for an item not
listed. Items are not typically scheduled for the end of the meeting; however, very brief
announcements of invitations will be allowed at this time.
• A. Patin- members to verify correct email addresses
5. Solid Waste –Jeremy Linstad, Interim Solid Waste Manager
• Solid Waste Master Plan – 12 months (Completion August 2023)
• Fleet GPS System – “Verizon Connect” AI system for collection trucks
o Reduce fuel consumption and optimize routes
o Servicing vehicles to catch potential problems early-on to improve
efficiency
o Video log for each truck
• 225 vehicles came through for 2nd annual hazardous waste event
o P. Briseno: need to advertise hazardous waste event more
(~$30,000 to recycle hazardous items)
• Derecho event: Landfill chipped trees and sold to company Mueller Pallets to
recycle into wood pallets. 10 million pounds of wood chips – Brookings was
highest location in the region
6. City Update – P. Briseno
• Storm Water Master Plan
o Focus on quality of storm water and runoff
o Incentives for storm water best practices
• Climate Action Plan denied, placed on City Council Financial Policy Projects – potential
for coming years
• EV charging stations up effective today – fast and slow charging units
• Members to research potential government funding opportunities for Climate Action Plan
or part of one. (First District)
o Tisha/ B. Beer compiling list of pieces of Climate Action Plan
o A. Patin: Revisit topic at a later meeting
7. No Mow May Follow-Up
• E. Abele: Mowing every three weeks doubled number of flowers benefitting pollinators
• G. Bolwerk: Regardless of there being actual ecological improvement, it’s educating the
city about pollinators
• E. Abele: find someone (student or Extension) to take on as a project to research and
record pollinator numbers
• P. Briseno: City won’t have to monitor lawns in May; buffer period
• State on signs the date event ends – sign distributors record how many people and
addresses
o QR code on sign with GIS location of participating yards and general information
• P. Briseno: Talk to Jacob about legality and have a meeting in April about (resolutions?)
8. Updates/Reports from Subcommittees
a. Marketing and Communication
• P. Briseno: New City Marketing Employee to begin Oct. 3rd
• Potential to train someone on social media ettiquite and create separate Sustainability
Council Facebook page
b. Waste
• Climate Action Plan tie-ins with Solid Waste Master Plan
• Recycling and Clothing Sustainability communication
o Difficulty of recycling multi-blend fabrics
c. Energy
• Create Sub-Committee for Climate Action Plan; one person from each subcommittee
o B. Beer (Trisha), A. Patin, B.Pengra, A. Shanks
o Motion to Approve: B. Beer
o Second: A. Shanks Aye: All Opposed: None
d. Local Foods
• Food Forest
o Potential location (2 acres) near soccer fields
o Gather community support
o How would we get access to water at site?
o R. Buterbaugh: friend who might be able to help with potential design
o Potential liability for the city eventually?
o Friends of the Brookings Community Forest
o Think long-term about indigenous populations and planting culturally significant
plants
9. Updates from Liaisons
• B. Beer: committee met with police chief how to handle bullying at schools
10. Call for Future Items
• P. Briseno: Side Notes: Electricity is free for first month at charging stations
• No further calls
11. Adjourn
Motion to Adjourn
Moved:.A. Patin Second R. Buterbaugh Aye: All Opposed: None
Respectfully Submitted by: Kiley Rath