Agendas

Meeting Agenda 10/6/2017

Student Life Conference Room, 10:00

Announcements

Regional Economic Indicators Forum (REIF): Exploring the influences on our region’s economy

“Economics of the Region’s Water Resources”, Keynote: Stephen Polasky Tues, October 31^st, 7-9:00 am

New Business

GreenCorps project(s) update (Chris)

Request from maintenance: employee office recycling education (Kristi)

Campus Climate Committee Recommendation 12: Outdoor Gathering Spaces

Interpretive and north trail work ?

GMW position posted, includes “groundskeeping”

AASHE annual membership: $280 – motion needed

Old Business

Request for outdoor recycling bins

Compost bin request on EMS

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Trex recycling challenge (Jose)

Recycling education/signing

Grounds and garden maintenance (Danielle)

Budget 

FY 18 total budget: $8,450

Encumbrances to date:

• Menards: -300
  • Atrium soil, potting soil, landscape tools
• Mileage reimbursement: MPCA site supervisor training: -160.50

Review/revise FY17potential budget items

• Bottle filling station for Atrium?
• Picnic table under H catwalk, or Student Life area?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• workshops?

Next Meeting

?New meeting time?

Friday, November 3^rd, 10:00

Sustainability Council meeting agenda 9/8/2017

Announcements

Sept 17-23, Celebrate the Night Sky Week, organized by the Starry Skies Lakes Superior

Sept 19^th, 11:30, Climate Conversation in S1981.  Ron Moen (Asst. Professor in the Biology Department at UMD and Senior Research Asst. at NRRI) will speak on Climate change and potential trends in NE MN mammal populations.  “Climate change is projected to increase mean annual temperature and precipitation in the upper Great Lakes region. This will affect the distribution and abundance of mammal species in the region. We used past trends in population size, climate envelope modelling, and observations to predict species responses to climate change in NE MN. Because MN is on the southern edge of the boreal forest and at the transition of prairie, northern hardwoods, and boreal forest, we will see more change than other regions. I will provide an overview of possible changes collectively and with specific species, accompanied with the caveat that we are entering a future with no historical analog.”

New Student Employee introductions and projects

Interpretive Trail work, next Friday Sept 15th.  Talk to Glenn if you’re interested.

New Business

GreenCorps update

• Supervisor training in St Paul, Sept 15^th (motion needed)

B3 Energy reporting – award update

• Awards luncheon, October 26^th (motion needed)

Airpark and soft plastics recycling program discontinued

Trex recycling challenge

Strategic Planning Goals, FY18

Request for outdoor recycling bins

New trail maps and display

Old Business

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Budget 

FY 18 total budget: $8,450

Encumbrances to date:

• Menards: -300

Review/revise FY17potential budget items

• Bottle filling station for Atrium?
• Picnic table under H catwalk, or Student Life area?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• workshops?

Next Meeting

Friday, October 6^th, 10:00

Meeting Agenda 4/14/17

Student Life Conference Room

Announcements

City Nature Challenge, April 14-18

New Business

GreenCorps application update

• Electricity, plug load, and smart strips

Integrating Sustainability: curriculum and campus– workshop in June

Earth Day planning for April 25^th (Tues)

• Org invites
• Other updates, loose ends?

Spring wildflower seed purchase (motion needed ~$150)

Spring planter flowers, compost, mulch (motion needed Dan’s Feedbin ~$200 remaining encumbered)

New Recycling/Waste signs

End of Year Reporting (FY17)

Priority planning for FY18, Council work plan.

• 3-5 goals, may cross-benefit individual and Div. goals

Last purchase orders (May 1 deadline to encumber)

Old Business

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Budget

Encumbrances to date:

• Annual AASHE dues: -280
• Boreal Natives (fall-spring maintenance): -$600
• Boreal Natives (fall maintenance): -$200
• Human Svs Dept (plastic bag removal-annual): -$280
• Menards -$341.71
• Dan’s -$100
• RSPT Annual dues: -300
• Amazon (heated foot rests, max/min thermometers): -499.80
• Clear System Compost Collection Bins x5: -338.61
• IOS (Earth Day supplies): -264.33
• Amazon (groundskeeping tools, aprvd August 2016): -149

Supplies balance: $550

• Reprint interpretive trail signs (ShelDon ~$250)
• Spring seed ($150)

Equipment balance: $515

Conference balance: $1600

Travel balance: $1300

Purchased Svcs balance: $390

BALANCE as of today: $ 4,822.56

Review/revise FY16-17potential budget items (carryover FY15-16 list)

• Reprint interpretive trail signs (ShelDon ~$250)
• Bottle filling station for Atrium?
• Water filters for bottle filling stations?
• Picnic table under H catwalk, or Student Life area?
• Additional bike rack for main entrance?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• spring workshops?

Next Meeting

May 5th

Meeting Agenda 3/3/2017

Student Life Conference Room

Announcements

Duluth Traverse Trail Master and Management Plan Survey (open until end of March), award announcement in April

New Business

Earth Day planning for April 25^th (Tues)

• Guest speaker thank you gift?
• Org invites
• Events
• Supplies (motion)

System-wide sustainability workgroup update

Zero Waste Event kits

Second Nature (formerly ACUPCC)

GreenCorps application, due March 17^th

Old Business

Heated foot rests and max/min thermometers, data collection

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Budget

Encumbrances to date:

• Annual AASHE dues: -280
• Boreal Natives (fall-spring maintenance): -$600
• Boreal Natives (fall maintenance): -$200
• Human Svs Dept (plastic bag removal-annual): -$280
• Menards -$341.71
• Dan’s -$100
• RSPT Annual dues: -300
• Amazon (heated foot rests, max/min thermometers): -499.80
• Clear System Compost Collection Bins x5: -338.61

BALANCE as of today: $ 5,558.46

Review/revise FY16-17potential budget items (carryover FY15-16 list)

• Picnic table under H catwalk
• Additional bike rack for main entrance?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• MnSCU Sustainability Across Curriculum workshop

Next Meeting

April 7, 2017

Meeting Agenda 2-3-2017

Student Life Conference Room

Announcements

League of Women Voters presents a film showing of “Bag It”, Feb 16^th 7:00 @ Denfeld Lecture Hall

Duluth Traverse Trail Master and Management Plan First Public Meeting: Thrs Feb 9^th 5:30, Denfeld

Water is Life: Standing Rock and Beyond Teach-In at UMD, Feb 13th 8:45-4:00

New Business

Earth Day planning for April 25^th (Tues)

Recruiting events, change of practice: zero waste

• Zero waste event supplies

System-wide sustainability workgroup

…the Governor’s Office recently established their Office of Enterprise Sustainability to assist state agencies (including Minnesota State) in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and water usage, increase energy efficiency and recycling, and better coordinate sustainability efforts across state government. In addition, the State recently created a new structure to support and achieve the state’s sustainability goals, including those outlined in Executive Orders 11-12 and 11-13. The new structure will likely result in new sustainability and energy-related reporting requirements for state agencies, including Minnesota State.

Facilities Master Plan

Old Business

Heated foot rests and max/min thermometers, data collection

MREA meeting recap (Kristi, Glenn, Wade, Al, Cliff)

MPCA workshop recap (Deanne, Glenn, Kristi)

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Budget

Encumbrances to date:

• Annual AASHE dues: -280
• Boreal Natives (fall-spring maintenance): -$600
• Boreal Natives (fall maintenance): -$200
• Human Svs Dept (plastic bag removal-annual): -$280
• Menards -$341.71
• Dan’s -$100
• RSPT Annual dues: -300
• Amazon (heated foot rests, max/min thermometers): -499.80

BALANCE as of today: $ 5,558.46

Review/revise FY16-17potential budget items (carryover FY15-16 list)

• Picnic table under H catwalk
• Additional bike rack for main entrance?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• MnSCU Sustainability Across Curriculum workshop

Next Meeting

March 3, 2017

Meeting Agenda 1-13-2017

10:00-11:00

Student Life Conference Room

Announcements

MREA meeting rescheduled for Jan 30^th, Workforce and solar training discussion

New Business

Earth Day speakers: Dave and Amy Freeman on April 25^th (Tues) and planning timeline

Student Employee utilization

Bag It Duluth, LSC’s stance, plastic Bag ban support sign-on

“Advancing Climate Adaptation in MN Colleges & Universities” workshop is Jan 31^st, travel cost discuss

Old Business

Heated foot rests

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Toward Zero Waste project:

• motion to print paper towel stickers,
• student employee limitations,
• waste audit class collaboration?

Budget 

Encumbrances to date:

• Annual AASHE dues: -280
• Boreal Natives (fall-spring maintenance): -$600
• Boreal Natives (fall maintenance): -$200
• Human Svs Dept (plastic bag removal-annual): -$280
• Menards -$341.71
• Dan’s -$100

BALANCE as of today: $ 6,410

Review/revise FY16-17potential budget items (carryover FY15-16 list)

• Ditch/swale/raingarden info signs
• Picnic table under H catwalk
• Additional bike rack for main entrance?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• MnSCU Sustainability Across Curriculum workshop

Next Meeting

February 3, 2017

Meeting Agenda 12-9-2016

Student Life Conference Room

10:00

Announcements

New Business

Earth Day speakers: Dave and Amy Freeman on April 25^th (Tues)

MREA meeting Jan 4^th, Workforce and solar training discussion

Anything for spring 2017?

Old Business

NREL update…no update

I-trail signs, reprint cost and motion to approve: $14 each x 15+2 –last printed in 2012 (~$40/yr)

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Energy Task Force – B3 Sustainable Post-Occupancy Evaluation Survey update

Toward Zero Waste project, Alex and Luke

Budget 

Motions needed

Encumbrances to date:

• Annual AASHE dues: -280
• Boreal Natives (fall-spring maintenance): -$600
• Boreal Natives (fall maintenance): -$200
• Human Svs Dept (plastic bag removal-annual): -$280
• Menards -$341.71
• Dan’s -$100

BALANCE as of today: $ 6,410

FY17 Budget priority review/planning

Review/revise FY16-17potential budget items (carryover FY15-16 list)

• Ditch/swale/raingarden info signs
• Picnic table under H catwalk
• Additional bike rack for main entrance?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• MnSCU Sustainability Across Curriculum workshop

Next Meeting

January ??, 2017

Meeting Agenda 11/4/2016

Student Life Conference Room, 10:00

Announcements

Kiri Langseth-Schmidt, presentation on international bike tour: www.lowgearlife.com

U.S. Dept of Ed’s Green Ribbon Schools award, deadline late December

New Business

Sustainability Scholarship (Theresa)

AASHE annual dues

Sustainability Reporting, update the SPA?, ACUCPP: $750 annual dues.

Co-chair nominations

Gary Adams tribute

Earth Day speakers: Dave and Amy Freeman?

Old Business

NREL update

Sustainability Awareness Week (SAW) report and ideas

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Toward Zero Waste project, NRRI, Alex and Luke

Budget 

Motions needed

AASHE annual dues: $280

Encumbrances to date:

• Boreal Natives (fall maintenance): -$200
• Human Svs Dept (plastic bag removal-annual): -$280
• Menards -$341.71
• Dan’s Feed Bin-$100

BALANCE as of today: $ 7,290

FY17 Budget priority review/planning

Review/revise FY16-17potential budget items (carryover FY15-16 list)

• Ditch/swale/raingarden info signs
• Picnic table under H catwalk
• Additional bike rack for main entrance?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• MnSCU Sustainability Across Curriculum workshop

Next Meeting

December 2^nd, 2016

Meeting Agenda 10/14/16

October 14^th, 2016 10:00

Student Life Conference Room

Announcements

New Business

Council Priority Discussion: continued from Sept

Concourse lighting signage, automated lighting update (Al)

Cooling study/thermal comfort

SAW: FDL, UMD, LSC

ACUCPP (now Carbon Commitment aka Climate Leadership Network, under the umbrella of Second Nature) has changed its reporting requirements.  We’ll discuss the merits and revisit the decision to maintain our commitment without reporting (or paying the $750 annual dues).

Old Business

NREL Initial Report review

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Toward Zero Waste project, NRRI, Alex

Transportation or other project (?), Luke

Budget 

Hartley Solar/Storage installation class

Motions needed

Hartley Tuition: $500

Encumbrances to date:

• Boreal Natives (fall maintenance): -$200
• Human Svs Dept (plastic bag removal-annual): -$280
• Menards -$341.71
• Dan’s -$100

BALANCE as of today: $ 7,290

FY17 Budget priority review/planning

Review/revise FY16-17potential budget items (carryover FY15-16 list)

• Ditch/swale/raingarden info signs
• Picnic table under H catwalk
• Additional bike rack for main entrance?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• MnSCU Sustainability Across Curriculum workshop

Next Meeting

November 4^th, 2016

Meeting Agenda 9/2/2016

Location: Student Life Conference Room

Announcements

Growing Sustainable Communities Conference Oct 4-5, Dubuque IA

Grants available for Minnesota playgrounds and athletic field upgrades

New Business

FY17 Co-Chair nominations/votes

FY17 goals/priorities, student employee hires

New e-recycling bin

Zero Waste campaign, poster, stickers

Heated foot rest requests

Sustainable Polices Prezi

Gary Adams tribute

ACUCPP (now Carbon Commitment aka Climate Leadership Network, under the umbrella of Second Nature) has changed its reporting requirements.  We’ll discuss the merits and revisit the decision to maintain our commitment without reporting (or paying the $750 annual dues).

Old Business

NREL assistance update

Stormwater and landscape signs update

Work Group and Student Employee Reports

Budget 

FY16 Budget wrap report and FY17 priorities discussion

• Landscaping, Atrium work

Motions needed

Encumbrances to date:

• Boreal Natives (fall maintenance): -$200
• Human Svs Dept (plastic bag removal-annual): -$260
• Menards -$400
• Dan’s -$200.02 of $300 enc

BALANCE as of today: $7,290.00

FY17 Budget priority review/planning

Review/revise FY16-17potential budget items (carryover FY15-16 list)

• Ditch/swale/raingarden info signs
• Picnic table under H catwalk
• Additional bike rack for main entrance?
• Interpretive Trail bench, trash/recycling cans, exclosures
• Sustainability kiosk: pamphlet holder, plastic bag bin
• MnSCU Sustainability Across Curriculum workshop

Next Meeting

October 7^th, 10:00 ?