Minutes ESAC 3 6 07
MINUTES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ADVISORY COMMISSION
MARCH 6, 2007
4:00 P.M.
CITY HALL ANNEX, 1300 MAIN, CONFERENCE ROOM # 1
Joseph Suarez called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Joseph Suarez, Claire Miller, Wayne Klostermann, Sr. Mary
Clare O'Toole
MEMBERS ABSENT:
Gayle Casel, John Nemmers, Mike Buelow
STAFF PRESENT:
Mary Rose Corrigan
Mary Rose Corrigan completed the Certification of Compliance with the Iowa Open
Meetings Law.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Sister Mary Clare O'Toole moved to accept the Minutes of the February 6, 2007
meeting. Wayne Klostermann seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously.
TEST AGENDA:
Wayne Klostermann distributed a letter on the Emerald Ash Borer and asked that it be
put on the agenda under "new business". With that change, Wayne Klostermann
moved to accept the agenda. Claire Miller seconded the motion. Motion passed
unanimously.
ITEMS FROM COMMISSION:
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Committee Reports.
Developers Roundtable
- (Mike Buelow) - no report
Unified Development Code Citizen Advisory Committee
- (Wayne Klostermann) - Wayne
reported that the group is reading ordinances. He stated that the Subdivision
Ordinance is interesting and the Zoning Ordinance is very complicated. The
next meetings are March 13 & 15.
Stormwater/Erosion Control Committee
- (Sr. Mary Clare O'Toole) - no report. She said
that she had not been notified of any meetings.
Bluffland Advisory Committee
- (John Nemmers) - no report
Comprehensive Plan Update
- (Joe Suarez) - no report. He had not received any
notification of meetings.
Mary Rose Corrigan stated that the Committee Reports will be a standing agenda item in the
future.
2. Keep Iowa Beautiful.
Wayne Klostermann attended the meeting. He stated that he felt the only topic
addressed was the litter problem and that Keep America Beautiful has three
components. There will be another meeting on March 22 and Jenny Lawler will chair
that meeting. Mary Rose stated that litter is a difficult problem to enforce.
3. Communication from Steve Pregler on Emerald Ash Borer.
Wayne distributed a letter from Steve Pregler on the Emerald Ash Borer. He spoke
briefly about the issue and his desire to see the City Council take a proactive approach
to this problem. There was a discussion about the best way this could be addressed.
The Commission agreed to invite Steve Pregler to the next meeting to speak to the
Commission.
ITEMS FROM STAFF:
1 Deer Program - Mary Rose Corrigan
Mary Rose told the Commissioners that the results of the aerial survey indicate that
deer numbers are up. She stated that some of the zones (D, E, and F) had very little
hunting pressure and that probably explains some of the increase. She invited
Commissioners to the deer hunters chili supper wrap-up meeting next week. She told
Commissioners that when Dubuque is compared to other cities in Iowa with deer
programs, we're still doing very well. Mary Rose will be updating the deer plan and it
will be discussed at a future meeting.
ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC:
CLARIFICATION OF TASKS:
Mary Rose will invite Steve Pregler to a future meeting. She stated that if
Commissioners had any reports from their boards/commissions, they can e-mail them
to her or Chris for inclusion in the packets.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Board/Commission reports. Emerald Ash Borer. Deer.
NEXT MEETING DATE:
April 3, 2007.
ADJOURNMENT:
Sister Mary Clare O'Toole moved to adjourn the meeting. Claire Miller seconded the
motion. Motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 4:37 p.m.
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