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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApproved Minutes - 2015-03-16 CITY OF LAKE OSWEGO Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes March 16, 2015 Call to Order / Roll Call Co-chair Mary Ratcliff called the March 16, 2015 meeting of the Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) to order at 6:35 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Main Fire Station, 300 B Avenue, Lake Oswego, Oregon. Members Present: Co-Chair Mary Ratcliff, Lisa Adatto, Richard Canaday, Priya Judge, Vidya Kale, and Councilor Jon Gustafson Members Excused/Absent Co-Chair Gary Hanifan, Meghana Mysore, Sarah Asby, Ron Smith Staff: Jordan Wheeler, Deputy City Manager, Jenny Slepian, Sustainability and Management Fellow Guest: Duke Castle, LOSN; John LaMotte, Planning Commission; Nancy Niland, Vice Chair Library Advisory Board Announcements from Board and Staff Jenny Slepian informed the Board that Community Shred Day has been booked for April 25 and volunteers will be needed to assist with this event. Information on the website has also been updated. Approval of Minutes No minutes to approve. Public Comment John LaMotte brought up the issue of phone books being dropped off in Lake Oswego and questioned whether the Board could write a memorandum to Council in support of “opting out” of phone books. John suggested that a proposal be developed wherein residents could “opt in” if they wanted a phone book as the default would be no delivery. He asked whether Council would consider a citywide ban and pointed out that House bill 3477 to essentially ban phone books was currently with the Oregon legislature. Vidya proposed that the Board vote on whether to submit a proposal to Council to ban phone books when all Board members are present. Regular Business A. Review Agenda Co-Chair Ratcliff reviewed the meeting agenda. B. City Council Update/City Council Goals Update Councilor Gustafson informed the Board that the Council would be voting on modifications to the tree code on March 17 and that while the modifications have NRAB signoff, questions remained over whether tree removal would negatively impact existing character of neighborhoods. He suggested that interested Board members review the language of the tree code on the Council online agenda. Additionally, Councilor Gustafson said the Council would be issuing an Arbor Week proclamation for the first week of April. With regards to the Operations Center project, Gustafson stated that the owner’s representative will attend a future SAB meeting. Mary Ratcliff suggested that a design review of the Operations Center be included in next month’s agenda. Councilor Gustafson said council goals are still being discussed. He also raised the topic of purchasing green power for the city and requested that staff provide information on costs to re-join the PGE renewable energy program and that the topic be put back on the SAB agenda. The Board agreed with Gustafson that purchasing green power should be considered again and Jordan and Jenny agreed to look into the costs. C. 100 Mile Challenge Rework Update The Board will return to this topic when Gary Hanifan is back from his trip. D. Outreach Schedule and Review The Board reviewed the preliminary outreach schedule that Jenny presented. The group briefly discussed some details they may want to change for the 100 Mile Challenge and also suggested starting a speaker series this year. The outreach committee will discuss the schedule in detail before the next SAB meeting. Jenny will also select dates for an SAB table at the Farmers Market. E. SAB Goals Update and Reports Lisa is looking into bike paths again, which is one of the SAB goals for 2015. Jon gave a brief update on the TAB proposal for bike paths and Lisa proposed that the SAB work with them on encouraging the city to construct grade separated bike paths. Rich moved that the SAB move to ask Lisa to draft a letter to TAB in support of working together on this goals. Vidya is working on asking parks to develop a new pilot park with gardens that is maintained using organic and pesticide-free techniques. He suggested meeting with Jenny to move this project forward. While not on the agenda, Mary Ratcliff asked Duke Castle to provide the Board with an introduction to LOSN. Discussion followed on the goals of SAB versus LOSN and whether a formal relationship between the two groups could take place. Richard and Lisa discussed methods for enhancing LOSN’s communication. Adjournment Co-chair Ratcliff adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jenny Slepian Sustainability and Management Fellow City of Lake Oswego Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes January 26, 2015 Page 2 of 2