Village of La Grange Park Sustainability Commission met Aug. 3.
Here is the agenda provided by the commission:
1. Call To Order
2. Chairman Statement: This meeting is being held remotely as a meeting with a quorum of the public body physically present is not practical or prudent due to the State’s Declaration of Disaster due to the impacts of COVID-19
3. Confirmation that all commissioners/members of the public can hear & reminder that all motions need to be passed by a roll call vote
4. Public Comment
5. Approval of Minutes – July 6, 2020 (Roll Call Vote)
6. New Business
7. Old Business
a. Native Plant Bike Tour – Follow up to the Village of La Grange Environmental Quality Commission’s request for case studies of past tours as they plan to move forward with a bike tour
b. ComEd Grant – Butterfly Gardens (Plan & Update to be presented at a later date)
c. Recycling Opportunities: battery recycling at November Pumpkin Smash
d. Review of Sustainability Plan – Top 3 Priorities identified – Next Steps
1. Develop a paragraph for each option to be shared with the board
2. Start to develop specific projects
e. Greenest Region Compact 2 – Overview to be presented to the Village Board by Krista Grimm in August
f. SolSMART – Presentation to the Board by Jeff Nee in August
g. Facebook Page – Status and Ideas for Posts
h. Future Articles for Publication – Status Update
• Brook Park Schools Underground Strom Water Detention (Rick to provide)
• Native Gardens in La Grange Park (Kathy to provide)
j. Other
• Opportunity to co-sponsor an event with the League of Women Voters: Speaker Kent Taylor on the Climate Reality Project
8. Open Discussion
9. Next Steps
10. Next Meeting Date – September 14, 2020
11. Adjournment (Roll Call Vote)
http://www.lagrangepark.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_08032020-925
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