HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - MGG - 02-11-2015Milton Grows Green (MGG) Meeting
Executive Conference Room, Milton City Hall
February 11, 2015
In attendance: Chris Lagerbloom, Jack Lindon, Jennifer Griffiths,
Kathy Johnson, Barbara Peck, Margaret Lamb, and Teresa Stickels
1. Introductions were made around the table.
2. There was a short discussion on the history and background of
MGG, presented by Jack Lindon.
3. There was a discussion of the needs of the City with regard to
both conservation/land preservation and MGG activities. At the
February 9th City Council work session, the council indicated that the
issue of land conservation was important enough to perhaps warrant
a full-time staff person. Several scenarios for meeting these needs
were discussed. One scenario involves a full-time conservation
planner (new position) who spends most of their time handing
conservation issues for the City and a small portion of time supporting
MGG activities. A second scenario involves a full-time conservation
planner (new position) and a part-time Sustainability Coordinator
(filling a currently open position). In this scenario, MGG activities
would be supported by the Sustainability Coordinator. The group felt
that the skill sets required by the City and MGG were diverse and
would not likely be found in one person. Chris Lagerbloom
suggested the situation might require a centralized coordinator who
directs traffic inside City Hall, as well as a true conservation person.
4. The group went through a list of current MGG programs and
projects as well as Community education and support programs and
designated contacts from MGG and the City for each. The following
table summarizes the assignments:
Program/Project MGG City of Milton
Adopt-a-Road Barbara Peck Angie Kapijimpanga
Rivers Alive Jennfier Griffiths Angela Thompson
(advertising), Michele
McIntosh-Ross
Adopt-a-Stream To be determined Angie Kapijimpanga,
Michele McIntosh-
Ross
Chipper Jack Lindon Courtney Spriggs
Bulky Trash Courtney Spriggs,
Janet Lieberman
(Roswell)
Paint/Chemical
Collection
Jack Lindon Michele McIntosh-
Ross
Shredding/Electronics
Recyling
Angela Thomspon
(advertising)
Boy Scouts
Community Recyling Code Enforcement
(speak to Police Chief
for contact name)
Earth Day MGG Planning
Committee
Courtney Spriggs,
Angela Thompson
(advertising)
Evergreen Schools Michele McIntosh-
Ross, Kathy Field
NWF Michele McIntosh-
Ross
ARC Green
Community
Michele McIntosh-
Ross
Storm Drain Marking Boy Scouts Carter Lucas
RideShare Michele McIntosh-
Ross
Community
Education Workshops
To be determined,
depending upon
subject matter
Michele McIntosh-
Ross, Angela
Thomspon
(advertising)
Chris Lagerbloom recommended Christine Doss (Executive Aide) as
another excellent resource for MGG within City Hall.
There was a discussion of the future direction for MGG and how it
has quite naturally been shifting back to advising on policy (which
was a responsibility of the group when it was founded by the City
Council). This has occurred as more and more programs and
projects of MGG have become self-sustaining and since the
improvement of the economy has led to more development. The
group discussed the fact that if the full-time conservation planner is
hired, that person would interact with MGG in the areas of policy and
advocacy that relate to MGG. The group also discussed the need to
continue community education.
Chris Lagerbloom updated the board on the status of Birmingham
Park. The City of Milton owns approx. 155 acres; the Fulton County
Facilities Corporation owns approx. 54. That 54 acre parcel is
scheduled to be transferred to the City of Milton in 2019. MGG has
committed to making the rejuvenation of Birmingham Park a priority.
This will include events at the park like clean-up days, picnics, and
trail hikes.