Minutes Environ. Steward Comm. 4 4 06
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MINUTES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ADVISORY COMMISSION
APRIL 4, 2006
4:00 P.M.
CITY HALL ANNEX, 1300 MAIN, CONFERENCE ROOM # 1
Mike Buelow called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Wayne Klostermann, Andrea Bixler, John Nemmers,
Michael Buelow, Joseph Suarez, Sister Mary Clare O'Toole,
Claire Miller
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Mary Rose Corrigan, Jon Brown
Mary Rose Corrigan completed the Certification of Compliance with the Iowa Open
Meetings Law.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Andrea Bixler moved to approve the Minutes of the February 7,2006 meeting. Wayne
Klostermann seconded the motion. There was no discussion and the motion passed
unanimously.
TEST AGENDA:
Sister Mary Clare O'Toole moved to approve the agenda. John Nemmers seconded
the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
ITEMS FROM COMMISSION:
OLD BUSINESS:
1 . Goal Setting .
Goal setting continued, with Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager, facilitating.
The focus was on communication. Cindy distributed copies of two possible goals that
were determined at the last Commission meeting to be areas that needed to be
addressed.
Commissioners discussed the two possible goals and various ways of accomplishing
them. She asked the Commissioners to rank the various issues before the next
meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
ITEMS FROM STAFF:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Deer Management Program.
The proposed 2006-2007 Deer Management Plan was distributed to Commissioners in
their packets. The Commissioners discussed various points of the plan and asked
Mary Rose Corrigan about changing the incentive for any-sex tags to reimbursement of
first tag cost ($25) after another deer was taken. She stated that she would have to
check to see if the budget would allow this option. The Commissioners continued a
short discussion about various ways to promote the program more in order to increase
participation.
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Andrea Bixler had to leave the meeting.
With the understanding that Mary Rose Corrigan would investigate the possibility of
increasing the incentive to reimbursement of the 1 st tag cost, if the budget would allow
it, Sister Mary Clare O'Toole moved to approve the 2006-2007 Deer Management Plan.
Joe Suarez seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC:
No one present to address the Commission.
CLARIFICATION OF TASKS:
Commissioners were asked to rank the issues for the goal setting portion of the next
meeting.
NEXT MEETING DATE:
May 2, 2006.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Goal setting.
ADJOURNMENT:
Wayne Klostermann moved to adjourn the meeting. Claire Miller seconded the motion.
Motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
MRC/cj