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1 <br /> <br /> NEW BRIGHTON PARKS, RECREATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL <br />COMMISSION MINUTES <br />August 3, 2016 <br /> <br />I. Call to Order <br /> The meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. by Chair, Mary Kunesh-Podein. <br /> <br />II. Roll Call <br />Members Present: Commissioners Brunell; Eischen (left at 8pm), Fields, Justin, <br />Kunesh-Podein, Quade, Stenglein <br />Members Absent: Commissioners McEathron and Parker <br />Also Present: Sandy Breuer, Director of Parks and Recreation; Mary Burg, <br />Council Liaison; Scott Gigrich, Code Compliance Officer; Janice Gundlach, Asst. <br />Director of Community Assets & Development/Planning and Jean Buckley, <br />Health Educator Ramsey County Environmental Health. <br /> <br />III. Approval of Agenda <br />MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JUSTIN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />FIELDS, TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 3, 2016 AGENDA. MOTION CARRIED. <br /> <br />IV. Approval of Minutes: <br />A. April 6, 2016 <br />MOTION BY COMMISSIONER JUSTIN, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER <br />FIELDS TO APPROVE THE APRIL 6, 2016 MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. <br />MOTION CARRIED. <br />B. June 1, 2016 <br />MOTION BY COMMISSIONER EISCHEN, SECONDED BY <br />COMMISSIONER FIELDS TO APPROVE THE JUNE 1, 2016 MINUTES AS <br />SUBMITTED. MOTION CARRIED. <br /> <br />V. Old Business <br /> None <br /> <br />VI. New Business <br />A. Recycling Background - Scott Gigrich; Code Compliance Officer <br />In late June the Council directed staff and PREC to look at the recycling <br />program to see if there is any way to improve. Currently the City has single <br />sort for New Brighton residents. Cost is about $33/year per resident. This is <br />currently about the second lowest in Ramsey County. <br />B. Recycling PowerPoint - Jean Buckley; Health Educator Ramsey County <br />Environmental Health <br />Jean Buckley stated a new facility was purchased by Ramsey and <br />Washington County. They work together to administer joint county solid <br />waste activities. New technologies are emerging; higher recycling goals, new <br />commercial recycling mandates, the existing agreement between the two <br />counties and the private Newport facility owner expired at the end of 2015. In <br />conclusion, the two Counties want to: <br />