Sustainability Council meeting agenda 12/13/19
December 13th, 2019 9:00 – 10:30
S111 Student Services Conference Room
Announcements
New Business
Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR) grant for Lawns to Legumes demonstration sites ($20-$40K reimbursement)
Food service RFP update and timeline (Connie)
Food service survey results
USDA Technical Facilities Design Assistance request
Eco-Ent program updates
City of Duluth single use bag ordinance – April 2020
Old Business
Buckthorn removal – November 13th recap, lessons learned (Glenn)
FY20 SC Workplan Goals – updates
- Develop proposal for north trail as pedestrian path (Dave)
- Desired Outcomes:
- consider appropriate surface for maximum usability,
- estimate total costs, development and ongoing maintenance,
- account for the trail’s potential use as an access from lower main parking lots to Living Labs field site
- Desired Outcomes:
- Articulate the role of “Living Labs” at LSC
- Desired Outcomes:
- draft potential interdisciplinary collaboration/learning opportunities at new Farm Site
- develop a forest management plan for Miller Creek corridor – identifying terrestrial invasive species threats and management goals
- align goals as potential course-related field experience, both through curriculum and Sustainability Distinction
- Desired Outcomes:
- Update campus’ sustainability and energy goals
- Desired Outcomes:
- align with state and system-wide sustainability goals, following Board of Trustees approval of new system sustainability policies,
- update LSC Sustainability webpages to reflect these new goals
- Desired Outcomes:
Budget
FY 20 original budget: $8,450 – current balance $6,546.05
Encumbrances to date:
- Menards: -$300
- Dan’s Feedbin: -$150
- P-Card (Amazon): -$167.95 (Compost bags)
- AASHE dues: -$295
- P-Card (Amazon – 10 sets loppers, saws) (Landscape Restoration – 10 buckthorn dobbers and dye): -$600
- Bee-line spur trail Limestone: -$225.50
- P-card (Amazon – Cornerstone) $92.95
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