Sustainability at Lake Superior College

Sustainability Council Meeting Agenda 4-5-2019

April 5, 2019 9:00 – 10:30

S1913 Student Services Conference Room

Announcements

Duluth Power Dialog: Energy Comedy & Conversation for a 100% Clean & Equitable Energy Minnesota moderated by the Theater of Public Policy, Tuesday April 9^th, 5-7:00 PM at Zeitgeist, free event

Green New Deal Duluth Action Summit, Saturday, April 27^th, 9:30-3:30 at AICHO – Keynote by Winona LaDuke

Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability (UMACS) annual conference is Sept 27-28 at Carleton College in Northfield. Call for presentation proposals ends April 5^th.

2019 AASHE Conference “Co-Creating a Sustainable Economy” – October 27-30 in Spokane, WA

New Business

FY20 Work Plan goals (review FY18)

LSC Earth Day

• Poster and media plan
• All Hands On Deck! Sign up to host an activity/information table:
  • RSPT table host (    )
  • Bag It, Duluth table host   (     )
  • Campus clean up supplies station host   (    )
  • E-EP demo hosts (Randy and Mike)
  • Sustainability Distinction table host w/ Duluth Invaders (    )
  • Seedlings and seeds table host (Mary)
  • Handmade hummus table host (Deanne)
  • ?

Eco-Ent program updates, advising, and field site update and work plan

Sustainability Distinction website and application window live

CLA2 Living Labs Coordinator position update

Pollinator garden spring clean-up

S-building landscape, Part 2 planning

Garden Club Garden – adoption ideas?

Old Business

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Student Employee Project updates

• Café serveware inventory (Boris)
• RecycleMania update (Kurt)

Budget

FY 19 original budget: $8,450

Encumbrances to date:

• Earth Day supplies: $300
• Food Farm (carrots): $60
• Cub Foods (Earth Day): $100
• RSPT Annual Campus Dues: $330
• Prairie Restorations (tansy treatment): $300
• Menards: $200
• ShelDon: $140.52
• 4 Seasons Outdoor Svcs: $ 179
• AASHE annual dues: $280
• Printing: $22.22
• Amazon (Hanging scale for Recyclemania): $49.95

Balance to-date: $6,488.11

Next Meeting

Regular monthly meeting May 3rd, 9:00 am