Recycling Committee Minutes 01/24/2013 DRAFT
DRAFT
SIMSBURY RECYCLING COMMITTEE
TOWN HALL OFFICES – Room 103
Minutes - Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
I. Call to Order
Lori Fernand, Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:32 pm
II. Introduction of new members Jay Devivo and Janice Kern
Members Mary Turner, Nancy Thoma and Jim Ray introduced themselves to new member Janice Kern. Jay Devivo was absent due to illness.
III. Election of Chair and Secretary
Nancy Thoma nominated Mary Turner for Chairmanship which was seconded by Jim Ray. The motion was approved unanimously. Lori nominated Janice as secretary, and Mary seconded the nomination, which was approved unanimously.
IV. Annual meeting schedule
After review of the meeting schedule by all a motion was made by Mary and seconded by Janice to approve the meeting schedule for 2013. The motion carried.
V. Approval of Minutes: February and March 2012
After review of the February and March 2012 minutes Lori moved to approved. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously approved
VI. Correspondence and Recycling News
Articles referring to rededication of the Swap Shoppe were published in Simsbury Life and the Valley Press.
VII. Reports:
1. Swap Shoppe
a. Year in review
SIMSBURY SWAP SHOPPE - ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2012
Prepared: January 2, 2013
1. # of items adopted 1,057
% change fm 2011 (936) +12.8%
2. # of visitors 870
% change from 2011 (766) +13.6%
3. Avg. # visitors per Saturday 26
4. # of Saturdays open 34
5. # of hours open 144
6. Volunteered time: 144 hours by
Civitan of Simsbury Ginny Belden
& Farmington Valley Madeliene Gilkey
Michelle Piecuch
Sue Ray
Herb Salch
Lois Salch
Nancy Thoma
Mary Turner
John Wiles
Dane Woodberry
Recycle Committee Lori Fernand
Nancy Thoma
Mary Turner
Community Volunteers John Cochener
Thom Turner
7. Swap Shop Account @ Town of Simsbury:
Balance end of 2011 $315.01
Donations received in 2012 $46.75
(Expenses for 2012 $36.00 Paid from General Fund by Public Works
not deducted from Swap Shop account)
Balance end of 2012 $361.76
Submitted by:
Mary N. Turner,
Recycling Committee &
Civitan of Simsbury & the Farmington Valley
Lori inquired about future volunteers. Mary reported Troop 174 has been invited to volunteer along with Civitan. An adult is required to accompany anyone under the age of 18.
VIII. Website
Lori reported there was a new town web page. Updates to the officers and members of the Recycling Committee will be done. Still needed are proper links to the Swap Shoppe.
A discussion about Freecycle and how to get onto the web page took place. It was determined that a Yahoo account is necessary.
IX. New Business
1. Recycling Award
A motion was made by Nancy and seconded to nominate Welden Hardware for their effort in battery recycling. The motion carried unanimously. The award will be presented at the April 22 Board of Selectmen meeting.
2. Cancellation of Nike Reuse a Shoe
Lori received a letter from Evelyn Golden which reported that Nike has discontinued the program as it had been run in the past due to cost.
Former member Lonni Schulz brought to the recycling committee a program involving discarded sneakers. A discussion about deciding whether to continue collecting and distributing sneakers for a different program took place. Michelle Harrington is involved with Soles 4 Souls. Nancy said she will invite her to attend our next meeting. Lori will update Jan Manchester as to the status of the program.
3. Discussion of Annual Plan
An assessment of the town’s recycling efforts needs to be done. The goal was set at 58% by 2024. The committee will look for assessment tools to identify further efforts in recycling. Janice offered to set up Face book in an effort to look for best practices, etc. Recycling “Tip of the week” could be posted on Face book as well as Simsbury patch.
X. Adjournment:
A motion to adjourn at 8:33 pm was made by Mary and seconded by Nancy. The motion carried.
Submitted by,
Mary Turner