Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 04/07/2014

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Board Member Lewis stated that this program could also be used as a marketing tool because the City can advertise that they participate in the program. City Planner Anderson confirmed the consensus of the Board in the placement of the guiding principles for the draft including a summary statement at the end of the document. He noted that he will make the suggested changes and bring the document back for final review of the Board at the April meeting. He noted that if approved by the Board he would then ask for a motion to send the document forward to a City Council worksession. Chairperson Max confirmed that the Board wants to continue to move forward down the path to joining the GreenStep Cities Program. Council Liaison LeTourneau questioned if the document would need to wait for the April meeting or whether the minor changes could be made by City Planner Anderson and moved forward to the Council after that. Motion by Board Member Valentine and seconded by Board Member Stodola to approve the draft version of the guiding principles with the amendments discussed by the Board. Further discussion: City Planner Anderson confirmed the amendments suggested by the Board tonight and clarified that the Board would be comfortable approving the document with the amendments as discussed. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Max, Board Member Valentine, Stodola, Bentz, Lewis, and Prendergast. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Member Hiatt. 5.02: Subcommittee Updates • Education and Awareness Subcommittee: City Planner Anderson stated that this Subcommittee created framework for a community stewardship recognition program, which was included in the Board packet. Board Member Lewis explained that this is meant to be a working document and briefly summarized the points of the framework. Chairperson Max confirmed that there would not be a requirement of how many awards would be issued in a year. Board Member Lewis confirmed that the intention is to have the program open and available to anyone during the course of the year. Chairperson Max questioned if the Board has any budget that could be used for this recognition program, suggesting possibly a tree that could be planted in honor of the recipient. City Planner Anderson stated that he could review the budget to determine if there would be funds available. He stated that he likes the draft version of the framework but felt that the approval process was too lengthy. He stated that the intent should be Environmental Policy Board / March 3, 2014 Page 4of8