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DuPage County Environmental Committee met Sept. 2
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
1. CALL TO ORDER
08:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Saba Haider at 08:30 AM.
2. ROLL CALL
Additional Board members: Member Paula Deacon Garcia
Staff Present: Joy Hinz, Geoffrey Matteson, Ian Johnstone, Myles Barnes, Jennifer Boyer, Tim Harbaugh, Nicholas Alfonso, and Nick Kottmeyer
PRESENT Cronin Cahill, Evans, Haider, Honig, LaPlante, and Martinez
3. CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR HAIDER
Chair Saba Haider, thanks the previous chair, Sheila Rutledge, for her leadership, highlights the work that will be discussed on the agenda, congratulates the new Vice Chair of the Committee, Member Lucy Evans, and the chair welcomes new committee member, Melissa Martinez to the committee.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Kay McKeen - Founder and Executive Director of SCARCE updates the board about successful recycling events and the remaining events they are preparing for happening later in the year.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.A. 25-1856
Environmental Committee Minutes - Regular meeting - Tuesday, August 5, 2025
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Cynthia Cronin Cahill
SECONDER: Andrew Honig
6. PRESENTATIONS
6.A. 25-2082
FY26 Environmental Division Budget
Joy Hinz - Environment & Sustainability Manager for DuPage County Environmental Division, presents to the board the upcoming Budget for the 2026 Fiscal Year and answers questions from Member Evans & Cahill on the matter.
6.B. 25-2083
Power Plant Lighting Project
Ian Johnstone - Energy Analyst for DuPage County Environmental Division, updates the board on the completion of installing new energy efficient lights at the Power Plant building. Ian showed the before and after of how things looked at the power plant and broke down the savings this project will provide the County long term.
7. STAFF REPORTS
7.A. 25-2081
State of Illinois – Climate Pollution Reduction Grant
Joy Hinz - Environment & Sustainability Manager for DuPage County Environmental Division presented to the board the highlights of what the State of Illinois plans to do with the monies from the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant and how the County will benefit from it. Joy also addressed and answered questions from Member Paula Deacon Garcia and Member Lucy Evans.
RESULT: ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE
8. OLD BUSINESS
No old business was discussed.
9. NEW BUSINESS
No new business was discussed.
10. ADJOURNMENT
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:51 AM.
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