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Meeting Minutes
June 12, 2012, 2:00pm
Bozeman City Hall, City Commission Room
Members Attending:
Vance Ruff, Elin Hert,Wendy Weaver(by phone), Emily Baker(Energy Corps Member)
Staff Present:
Natalie Meyer(Staff Liaison)
A. Call to Order
B. Changes to the Agenda
a. None
C. Approval of Minutes.
a. Approved
D. Public Comment
a. None
E. Action Items
a. Survey: Getting it Done
i. Updates from Baker: the link is on the Chronicle's homepage, have 15 responses
from that right now, as well as 50 from surveys Baker has given in person at the
library and DMV.
ii. Group reviewed preliminary survey results.
iii. Discussions of how many surveys we need: as many as we can get from the
online survey. Our resources may be tapped for giving the survey in-person.
iv. We will keep the survey open for as long as the Chronicle keeps it on their
homepage. Thanks Chronicle!
b. Outreach Plans and Materials
i. Finalized handout shown to group (as approved by John Van Delinder and Loni).
1. Includes copy-edits by Elin
ii. Prioritizing methods of outreach
1. Car windshields: Group decided to steer away from an approach of giving
handouts which could be placed on car windshields. Ruff, Hert, and Meyer
thought that this has a lot of potential to backfire, and make people idle
their cars more. Want to avoid the anger people get at things on their
windshields, and channel more positive emotions.
iii. Outreach to schools: Weaver and Hert are very interested in this project. We
would like to get the DEQ schools toolkit and supplement it with eye-catching
outreach (stickers, buttons, etc), and get a champion at every one of the local
schools.
1. A good approach could be going to the monthly meeting of the
superintendent with the PACs (Parent Advisory Committees).
a. Weaver is involved with a PAC, will inform us about the necessary
scheduling.
2. Potential partner: the City-County Air Quality Board
a. Carson and Berk are both on this: they can help us integrate the
efforts of the two groups. Perhaps a representative of this group
should go to one of their next few meetings.
3. Posting signs as local businesses
a. Design a new, pretty, Bozeman-specific sign?
b. Yes—group will get a graphic designer to propose a few options.
c. Baker inquired if the commission would pick?
d. Meyer replied that Carson can be a good liaison to the
Commission, and help us proceed without getting on the agenda,
as they are already super packed.
e. This will be a good, visible thing, and work towards changing
norms.
f. Start with places we know will be interested: perhaps in front of
Refuge.
i. Weaver pointed out this will get businesses points towards
LEED certification.
4. Fliers around town
a. We can use the work from the handouts we have already
developed to create something which we will distribute at coffee
shops, city hall, the library, and city-county licensing, etc.
b. We can think about getting a graphic designer to do this, pretty
up the image and information we already have.
5. Groups will work on other forms of outreach as enthusiasm and time to
work on various projects appears.
6. Next steps: get a few copies of the DEQ toolkit for schools, and figure out
how to get it embraced by Bozeman schools. Hasn't really taken off yet,
but we want to build on their work to ensure it does.
7. Think about creating a toolkit for local businesses: perhaps window
stickers, and delivery-truck policy as well as signs we can put up outside.
F. Adjourn: 4:00 pm