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Meeting Minutes
Thursday June 19, 2008
Present: Jim Crabtree-Chairman, Rob Didricksen, Kristen Hilty, Marty Miller, Carol
Davit, Nsalambi Nkongolo, Pam Barkhaus; Staff: Melva Fast, Janice McMillan, Bill
Lockwood, JJ Gates, Ray Wallace; Liaison: Councilman Jim Penfold.
Meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. Minutes from the May meeting were
approved.
Street Tree Plan Review Parks & Recreation staff presented information about the
Downtown Tree Plans adopted in 1976, 2001, 2008 and showed existing trees.
Recommendations for future plantings were requested from the Commission to better
incorporate desirable urban trees and planning. Handouts were distributed of listings
for approved street tree planting and new trees for the city. Commission members
were asked to individually select 10-12 species to foster a broad discussion at the next
meeting about desirable street trees, a street tree planting plan and tree wells.
Recycling Update - Chairman Crabtree updated the Commission about progress with
the quote for single stream recycling services. At the last Council meeting a
resolution was passed to solicit a quote from Allied Waste for a 3 and 5 year extension
of the current contract that would incorporate single stream recycling into the
service. The quote will probably be returned sometime in August for review.
Other Business Rob Didricksen announced that the downtown recycling committee
had ordered shirts for the July 4th celebration that are made from plastic bottles and
recycling cotton, Also there will be a river race from Kansas City to St. Louis in July.
The Carl Noren Access in North Jefferson City is a check-in point.
Meeting adjourned 7:30 p.m. Next meeting will be August 21st at 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,