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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
AGENDA
Environmental Quality Committee
January 8, 2020, 7:00 PM
Plymouth Public Works Maintenance Facility
14900 23rd Avenue N, Plymouth MN 55447
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC FORUM – Individuals may address the Committee about any item not contained on
the regular agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the Forum. If the full 15
minutes are not needed for the Forum, the Committee will continue with the agenda. The
Commission will take no official action on items discussed at the Forum, with the exception
of referral to staff for future report.
3. APPROVE AGENDA – Environmental Quality Committee members may add items to the
agenda for discussion purposes or staff direction only. The Environmental Quality
Committee will not normally take official action on items added to the agenda.
4. CONSENT AGENDA – These items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Committee member or
citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and
placed elsewhere on the agenda.
4.1
Approve November 13, 2019 Environmental Quality Committee Meeting Minutes
5. GENERAL BUSINESS
5.1 Public Works Maintenance Facility Winter Operations Tour (Scharenbroich)
6. REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
7. FUTURE MEETINGS
7.1 February 12, 2020
8. ADJOURNMENT
Proposed Minutes Page 1 of 3 Regular Meeting of November 11, 2019
Proposed Minutes
Environmental Quality Committee Meeting
November 13, 2019
Chair Prokop called a Regular Meeting of the Plymouth Environmental Quality Committee to
order at 7:04 p.m. in the Medicine Lake Room of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, on
October 9, 2019.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Marita Prokop, Paul Senne, Clark Gregor, Laura Babcock, Andy
Polzin, Joel Spoonheim.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Marky Williamson
STAFF PRESENT: Interim Water Resources Manager Ben Scharenbroich, City Engineer Chris
LaBounty, Council Member Nick Roehl.
Public Forum
Chair Prokop shared information about her research of chlorides and salt in water bodies.
Julie Jones, was present to learn more about the EQC. She also inquired about the status of
organics recycling at City Hall and other City buildings.
Interim Water Resources Manager Scharenbroich and City Engineer LaBounty explained that the
City requirements for organics will go into effect January 1, 2022. The county has new
requirements for specific types of businesses that will go into effect January 1, 2020. Staff will
review the new requirements and report back to the EQC and resident.
Danielle Niedermaier, 3540 Rosewood Lane N, was present to learn more about the EQC. She
stated she has applied to be a committee member.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Committee Member Polzin and seconded by Committee Member Gregor,
to approve the Agenda. With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.
Consent Agenda
Motion was made by Committee Member Polzin and seconded by Committee Member Babcock,
to adopt the Consent Agenda that included the following item:
Proposed Minutes Page 2 of 3 Regular Meeting of November 11, 2019
(4.1) Approve October 9, 2019 Environmental Quality Committee Meeting Minutes
With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.
General Business
(5.1) 2020 Environmental Quality Committee Work Plan
Interim Water Resources Manager Scharenbroich reviewed the draft Environmental Quality
Committee 2019 Annual Report and 2020 Work Plan. Scharenbroich explained that staff
reviewed the October meeting discussion about the work plan topics and proposes for the first
part of the year to focus on chlorides, and to focus on Organics, Textiles and Curbside recycling
in the summer and fall of the year. Other topics will be added as necessary.
Scharenbroich proposed a future meeting to be held at the Public Works Maintenance facility,
and include Public Works Maintenance staff, to educate the group with a demonstration of the
City’s chloride practices for snowplowing.
Scharenbroich asked for comments on the draft from the Committee, and indicated he is looking
for a motion to approve the 2020 EQC Work Plan.
Committee Member Gregor suggested moving the EQC Orientation to February, to be in line
with the new EQC members starting in February.
Committee Member Spoonheim suggested including commercial providers for the meeting at the
Public Works Maintenance facility, as a public education opportunity.
Motion by Committee Member Polzin to accept the 2020 Environmental Quality Committee
Work Plan.
Committee Member Babcock proposed clarification of the second paragraph under the 2020
Activities on page 4. She suggested adding the word “event” following “Drop-Off Day”, and the
words “at the Drop-Off Site” following “recycling program effectiveness”.
Committee Member Spoonheim suggested changes to the second paragraph under the 2020
Activities on page 4. He suggested adding the words “commercial applicators, commercial,
industrial and institutional property owners and lake associations”, following the words “support
outreach”.
Committee Member Polzin accepted the amendments to his motion, seconded by Committee
Member Spoonheim, to approve the 2020 EQC Work Plan, as amended. With all members
voting in favor, the motion carried.
Proposed Minutes Page 3 of 3 Regular Meeting of November 11, 2019
Reports and Staff Recommendations
There were no reports and staff recommendations.
Future Meeting
The December 11, 2019 meeting is tentatively cancelled.
Adjournment
Chair Prokop adjourned the meeting at 7:57 p.m.