Meeting Agenda 3/7/2014
9:00 – 10:00
Student Life Conference Room
Review Last Meeting’s Minutes
Announcements
STP training will NOT run this year, Dine Sustainable Twin Ports will run in April during Homegrown, volunteers welcome!
Work Group and Student Employee Reports
Policy and Procedure: employee reminders, education, and training needs (printing, recycling, supplies, computers, small appliance)
*Rachel, Carol, Kristi, Chad
Sustainability Reporting/Benchmarking: GGI, ACUPCC, MnSCU Sustainability Reporting, Superior Compact, B3, publicizing info
*Kristi, Aaron, Deanne, Bruce
Sustainability Kiosk: energy dashboard/demo, sustainability signage
*Duane, Rachel, Student Senate Rep
Landscape Planning: annual flower planting, rainwater harvesting, no-mow areas, rooftop gardening
*Kristi, Mike, Aaron, Theresa, maintenance rep, Wade
**preview map
Sustainability in Curriculum
*Theresa, Aaron, Kristi, Deanne
Garden Club update (Neldon, Aaron)
Other SE Updates (Neldon, Aaron)
· Aaron: café benchmarking project, PTK, Student Senate
· Neldon: plant identification signs
New Business
Earth Day planning update
World Water Week (activities March 24-25) planning: UWS, UMD, CSS
Landscaping grant opportunity
Silver Bay Victus Farms field trip update (Glenn)
Greenhouse: collaboration w/ PTK and Senate? (Aaron)
Boy Scout/Legacy collaboration (Kristi, Heather)
Compost and Concourse signs
Ongoing Business
Old Business
Budget
RSPT annual dues are due ASAP: $300 (motion needed)
FY14 Budget: $9,000
Encumbrances to date:
MN Waste Wise membership 2013-2014: -$150
Open PO for Menards (landscaping supplies: azalea mulch, planter flowers): -$200
Open PO for Menards (Interpretive trail supplies) – $200
AASHE membership: -$280
Airpark plastic bag recycling program: -$208
Rene Fall (Int Trail GIS mapping): -$320
UMACS Kristi travel and registration: -$758.39
ACUPCC annual 2013-2014 membership: -$750
Eden Brothers (seed mix for S-bldg): -143.96
Grainger for faucet aerators: -$85
BALANCE as of 1/14/2014: $5918.65
FY14 potential budget items
· Concourse lighting signage
· Bottle filling station for ERTC (did this happen in FY13?) and downtown campus
· Additional bike rack for main entrance
· Outdoor recycling cans
· Interpretive Trailhead sign
· Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans
· Parking lot info signs
· Legacy: fencing for exclosures
· Sustainability kiosk
· MnSCU Sustainability Across Curriculum workshop host costs
Next Meeting
April 4th, 2014 9:00 in Student Life Conference Room
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