Minute Environ Steward 12 18 03MINUTES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ADVISORY COMMISSION
DECEMBER 18, 2002
4:00 P.M.
CITY HALL ANNEX, 1300 MAIN, CONFERENCE ROOM # 1
Michael Buelow called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Michael Buelow, John Nemmers, Bill Niemann, Michael Hirsch,
Andrea Bixler, Dan Calvert Mark Henning
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Mary Rose Corrigan
Michael Buelow completed the Certification of Compliance with the Iowa Open
Meetings Law.
ITEMS FROM STAFF:
OLD BUSINESS:
1. National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES.)
Deron Muehdng and Gus Psihoyos from the City Engineering Division were here
to present about the NPDES process. Deron gave background on EPA's
development of NPDES and outlined what the City needs to do to comply with
stormwater regulations. The Commission concurred that it was appropriate for
them to be one of the oversight bodies for the process of forming the NPDES.
The following is a breakdown on who will be on the various task fomes:
1. Stormwater public education and outreach program:
Andrea Bixler
John Nemmers
Bill Niemann.
Public participation/involvement program:
Dan Calvert
John Nemmers
Illicit discharge detection and elimination program:
Michael Buelow
Michael Hirsch
(Mary Rose Corrigan, Don Vogt)
Construction and post-construction site runoff control program:
Bill Niemann
Mark Henning
John Nemmers
Good housekeeping/municipal operation program:
Mark Henning
Mike Buelow
Dan Calvert.
If Commissioners are available to come to the meeting on this Thursday or
Friday to introduce the process to the task forces, they are welcome, but it is
probably not necessary since they got most of the information at today's
meeting.
In lieu of the proposed NPDES project schedule, the Commission will reschedule
their January meeting for January 28 with the purpose of reviewing the other task
forces work to that date. Engineering will compile the efforts of the task forces to
that point for the Commission's review.
All Commissioners agreed that anyone wanting to sit in on any of the task forces
was welcome to do so.
Since there was no further business, Bill Niemann moved to adjourn the meeting.
John Nemmers seconded the motion. The meeting adjourned at 5:01 p.m.
NEXT MEETING DATE:
January 28, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.
FUTURE AGENDAITEMS:
Review of NPDES task force progress and light pollution.
MRC/cj