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<br />-' <br /> <br />Environmental Coordinator Anderson advised that Ace Solid Waste had attended the event the <br />prior year and that the City had also given out reusable shopping bags, which people really <br />seemed to like. He stated that the one thing he noticed that they did not have available was <br />refreshments and agreed that item would need to be added to the expo. He advised that they may <br />be limited in their options because of the space constraints. <br /> <br />The Board discussed possible setup options and methods to draw people inside if they do hold <br />outdoor actiVities as well. The date for the expo is Saturday, April 25th. <br /> <br />Board Member Bentz questioned if the City would be distributing anything to the students at <br />Twin Lakes, as many Ramsey children attend that school. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGlone commented that they could publish something in the Star as many <br />residents also get that paper. <br /> <br />Board Member Bentz confirmed that he would volunteer to see what the process would be for <br />sending a flyer home with students at Twin Lakes School. <br /> <br />Board Member Freeburg stated that he would contact the University of Minnesota to see if they <br />would have anything to exhibit. <br /> <br />Environmental Coordinator Anderson advised that he would be trying to get the bee exhibit back <br />again this year but was unsure if that vendor would be interested because of the poor turn out at <br />the prior year's event. <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson Max stated that he knew a man who could conduct a native plantings <br />presentation. <br /> <br />Environmental Coordinator Anderson commented that they could almost repeat the presentations <br />from the prior year, as there was such low turnout and they were valuable topics. <br /> <br />Ex-Officio Member McDilda stated that there is a fair amount of effort behind the planning of <br />the items involved in the expo and encouraged interested members to get involved but to <br />concentrate on only one item. He thought it was better to do one item well than to get into too <br />many things and not put the right amount of effort into them. <br /> <br />Acting Chairperson Max suggested trying to contact the DNR to possibly have Smokey the Bear <br />attend the expo. <br /> <br />Environmental Coordinator Anderson advised that he had tried to do something similar to that in <br />the past and it did not work out, but stated that he would be interested in trying that again. <br /> <br />Board Member Bentz suggested gray water as a topic for a speaker. <br /> <br />Councilmember McGlone suggested contacting the RDF facility for the event. He advised that <br />for every 13 trailers that reaches the building, only one is sent to the landfill and the remaining <br />material is burned for energy. <br /> <br />Environmental Policy Board / January 5, 2009 <br />Page 7 of9 <br />