Minutes - Environmental Policy Board - 07/01/2013

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the June meeting to develop the five survey questions that could be presented to residents at the Expo. Board Member Bentz commented that some of his neighbors verified that they would be willing to complete the survey. Chairperson Max stated that he believed the questions to be a great start and advised of additions that he would make including the addition of a scale and different language suggestions. Board Member Lewis referenced question four and the desired information that would be obtained. Board Member Valentine stated that he viewed it as a measure of engagement for residents. Associate Planner /Environmental Coordinator Anderson confirmed that Chairperson Max will work to wordsmith some of the questions and bring that information back for further review at the August meeting. He noted that he would prefer to reserve a booth with electricity for the Board at the Expo and conduct the survey on a site such as Survey Monkey. He advised that at the direction of the Board the survey could be left open for a specific length of time to allow additional resident response. Board Member Prendergast stated that some of the items she was unsure of and questioned if some of the answers should be more than a yes or no answer. She also noted that "green" could have many different interpretations. Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson referenced the green question and stated that perhaps that item should be tweaked because of the broad interpretation of "green" and the level of understanding for those not familiar with environmental issues. He noted that if a date for survey results was listed it should be estimated as the January /February issue of the newsletter as that would allow time for the Board to compile the results. He advised that a snapshot of the results could be published in the newsletter with full results available online. Board Member Bentz noted that it would also be helpful for staff and the City Council to complete the survey as well. 6. BOARD / STAFF INPUT • Monthly Recycling Event Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson advised that the first monthly collection event hosted by Ace Solid Waste took place about two weeks ago. He noted that he intends to send a mailing before the July and August events to promote the monthly events. He advised that he was unable to send a mailing before the June event but noted that Ace sent out electronic notification to their customers. He reported that even with very minimal marketing for the June event, there were still about 50 participants. He advised that the fall event will still take place in September. Environmental Policy Board / July 1, 2013 Page 6 of 7