University Environment Committee

Meeting Minutes 11-19-09

 

Presiding: Jill Twark

Regular members in attendance: A. Gross-McMillan, T. Kelley, M. O’Driscoll, S. Crick, M. Montgomery

Ex-officio members in attendance: R. Chin, E. Gardner, C. Gold

 

Guests: Judi Wooten (Aramark), Jessica Bulova (Aramark) Ali Conerly (ECO Pirates)

 

1.       Meeting began at 3:30 with approval of minutes from 10-22-09. One edit was made and minutes were approved.

 

2.       Jill completed proposal to initiate representative of Aramark becoming ex-officio member of committee. The proposal will be presented by Tim Kelly to the Committee on Committees at January, 10th 2010 meeting.

 

3.       Caitlin Gold presented SGA “green initiatives”: SGA will have World Wildlife Fund Fundraiser at Pizza Inn on Dec, 7th 5-8pm (10% of profit goes to WWF). SGA is also working on a “no power hour” to highlight need to conserve power.

 

4.       Ali Conerly presented ECO Pirates update: Members will be collecting recycling from 10am-3pm this Saturday before ECU home football game. They also have plan for shoe donation for Barefoot on the Mall event and a potential grant proposal for retrofitting a university building (deadline for submission- Dec 10th). No plan yet for RecycleMania- Ali will follow up with Terry Little again.

 

5.       Steve Crick presented on ECU Campus Lighting Plan meeting. The plan does address some basic improvements of lowering lighting use and costs. The next meeting will be in January.

 

6.       “Green-Get-To-ECU Day” proposal was discussed and revisions made. Bob Chin requested assistance with content for the proposed website. Revisions will be sent out via e-mail for approval by committee.

 

7.       Jill suggested inviting Bill Koch to present parking issues and discuss possibility of tracking parking on “Green-Get-To-ECU Days”.

 

8.       Possibility of adding December meeting was discussed and committee decided against this option.

 

9.       Jill outlined need for Tim Kelley to include voting for committee chair on agenda for January meeting.

 

10.   Announcements: Dec 10th- Bike Safety Workshop, Ribbon Cutting for South Tar River Greenway- Dec 4th at noon.

 

11.   Meeting was adjourned at 4:50pm.