Sustainability Council Meeting Agenda, 2-1-2019
9:00 – 10:30 — S1913 Student Services Conference Room
Announcements
9th Annual St. Louis River Summit at UWS – March 5-6
Protecting Duluth’s Green Space – A Public Forum Wed March 6th, 7:00 at Lincoln Park Auditorium
Climate Summit at UMD: Will Duluth become a climate refuge city? March 19-20
We Are Water exhibit hosted by Fond du Lac Band of LS Chippewa at Great Lakes Aquarium – March 10-April 22nd
FREE DIY Energy-Efficiency Workshop March 13, 6-8:00 at Duluth Folk School
Talk Climate Institute by Climate Generation: A Will Steger Legacy – March 25-26 at AICHO Duluth
Our Planet, Our Future: Environmental Summit (organized by MPIRG), Thrs March 28th, 2:00-8:00 at the DECC, pre-registration encouraged
Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) annual conference is Sept 27-28 at Carleton College in Northfield.
2019 AASHE Conference “Co-Creating a Sustainable Economy” – October 27-30 in Spokane, WA
New Business
RSPT Annual Dues: $330
Student Employee summer and FY20 hours re-allocation
2019 tree order – motion needed
LSC Earth Day
- Theme, presenters, video
- Food
LSC Farm name ideas?
Sustainability Distinction update
- text ideas?
- Duluth Collaborative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) MOU
- Stewardship Network – Terrestrial Invasive Plant Management Plan
Potential memberships:
- National Council on Science and the Environment (NCSE) – The Community College Alliance for Sustainability Education (CCASE)
- SEED (Sustainability Education & Economic Development)
S-building landscape, Part 2 planning
Old Business
Work Group and Student Employee Reports
Student Employee Project updates
- Café serveware inventory (Boris)
- RecycleMania update (Kristi, Boris, Kurt)
Budget
FY 19 original budget: $8,450
Encumbrances to date:
- Prairie Restorations (tansy treatment): $300
- Menards: $200
- ShelDon: $140.52
- 4 Seasons Outdoor Svcs: $ 179
- AASHE annual dues: $280
- Printing: $13.42
- Amazon (Hanging scale for Recyclemania): $49.95
Balance to-date: $7,337.06
Next Meeting
Regular monthly meeting April 5th, 9:00 am
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