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MILTON GROWS GREEN COMMITTEE
MAY 16, 2012 MINUTES [ApPROVED]
Date: May 16, 2012, 6:30 -7:35 pm
Place: Fire Station #43, 750 Hickory Flat Road, Milton, GA 30004
Attendees: Jack Lindon, Francia Lindon, Jon McPhail and Amy Peters.
1. Agenda: It was posted on the City's web site.
II. Approval ofMinutes: No minutes were approved.
III. Old Business & Updates:
• Solid Waste Ordinance -Cindy -Discussion involved requirements for verification and
reporting from haulers and at the same time making it more attractive to recycle. How to
encourage HOAs to limit the number of haulers in a subdivision. Who decides what the
overall goals of the City's recycle program are? City council could assign MGG to come up
with a list of recommendations. Or they can define areas they want us to put our fingers on;
areas they want to improve; here's how to better measure and encourage recycling; etc. Or
MGG can come up with a list of suggestions on how to improve collection/recycling system
and City Council can enact recommendation as part of a new trash hauling ordinance. In
any case we need a baseline assessment of what's being done now.
MGG would like to get Matt Marietta's blessing before we proceed. He is the one in charge.
Perhaps he could layout some of the goals. Cindy wants to get some interested individuals
together to discuss this further. Also we should include haulers' perspective.
Some MGG members visited the new Advanced Disposal Single Stream Recycling Plant in
Forsyth. We talked about how low-tech the recycling operation was at the plant. It is open to
other haulers who operate in the area and should make recycling more attractive because of
its proximity to Milton.
We have the use of a summer intern to call other cities to find out how they enforce and
handle hauling. He could also call Milton HOAs and "Open Roads" group (unofficial
groups not in subdivisions) for their input.
• ARC Green Communities Certification -Cindy -breakfast presentation will be made to
the City. Submission to the ARC has to be made by May 25 th, We are close but this is a hard
one to make and we're not sure we'll make minimal requirements. There was a discussion
about incorporating some LEEDs standards in the new Milton public safety building. This
would be a policy decision but City Council doesn't want to require LEEDs certification for
the building. Some aspirational goals in energy savings would help in gaining certification.
• Keep Georgia Beautiful Affiliation/Keep N. Fulton Beautiful -Jack gave to Jon the KNFB
By-laws and Certification from Marc Arrington via Kathy Reed of KNFB. Kathy said she
didn't know if the documents were "public." Jon said they were by law. Jack said we still
don't know if KNFB was going to relinquish the "Keep Milton Beautiful" title to MGG yet
but the request had been made to KNFB and was in the works. City Council has already
passed a resolution saying that they wanted MGG to be the city's representative with KGB
so it's just a matter of getting it done. Jon suggested that we just submit an application to
Keep Georgia Beautiful to represent Milton and see what happens.
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• Rivers Alive -Jack wants to look into whether or not we will keep the same set up for the
event as it's been in previous years. MGG will organize the event and Bailey Farm &
Gardens will provide the initial staging venue. Jack suggested talking to Bill Bailey to find
out if they still wanted to do it. The Dept. of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection
Division, Watershed Protection Branch runs the fall event state-wide and provides the T
shirts. We would need to register our date with them (RiversAlive.org). This is something
that Julie Bailey has handled in the past.
IV. New Business:
• National Wildlife Federation, Milton Community Wildlife Habitat Certification Project
Jack talked about John's Creek just gaining certification and what it took. Jon thought it
would a great project for a high school environmental club. Francia listed the requirements
and process for individual yards to become certified. MGG had infonnation on establishing
a wildlife sanctuary as part of its booth at Earth Day. This is an important component for a
community to become certified. Jack suggested we invite the John's Creek H.S. student who
let the effort there to come and talk to us about how he accomplished this and what's
required. Cindy was heavily involved in this effort. Milton Garden Club has a number of
yards already certified.
Jack said that there were three areas he'd like to see MGG focus on over the next 3 months,
Solid Waste/Recycling issues, Backyard Wildlife Habitat Certification and ARC Green
Communities Certification.
• Earth Day, April 20, 2013. Possible dates for the event were discussed and how the dates
might conflict with school vacations.
MGG Meeting Adjourned at 7:35 pm
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Francia Lindon, Secretary
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