Board Members: Darla LeClair, Tracey Koach, Donald DeBruyn, Ben Meinnert, Jay Orvis, Kate Gadd, Douglas Brandt
● Resignation of Kate Gadd & Katherine Dahlke
● New Member Douglas Brandt, possibly Jake Glaser/TRPD to replace Chief Benjamin Meinnert
● Front Yard Vegetable Garden proposal
● Winter Educational Series
○ Titus Seilheimer 2/7/23 presentation on the health of Rivers & lake, algae bloom, forget-me-not creek
○ Next presentation - 3/9/23 Nick VanDeHey/McMahon Associates - clean water/ stormwater runoff/ DNR requirements
● Future board meeting guest speaker - Joe Baeten/DNR - NR Basin Supervisor/ Runoff Management - talk about CAFOs & smaller family farms regarding runoff control responsibilities, difficulties & the bottom line
● City match WPPI new tree grant council resolution up-date
● Status of realtor pamphlet for realtors, Utility Bill Inserts focused on the benefits of trees, gardening & associated incentives plus information on green infrastructure projects the homeowner can do
● Keep main goal of stormwater – Quality
● Find other methods of improving stormwater runoff other than wet ponds
● Status of new DNR TMDL - 2023 or 2024? TBD - will keep on agenda as placeholder
● Explore Grant opportunities for environmentally related activities that are complementary to and cooperative with future City projects ON-GOING
○ Watch for opportunities for green infrastructure
○ Grant applications need to be considered two years prior to project
○ Look at development of green infrastructure near Water Plant where it would be visible from Memorial Drive and/or from the trails in the area
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