YVSC Community Meeting Agenda
November 4, 2015, 11:30-12:30p.m., Rm113-114
Environment. Community. Economy
I. Call to Order
II. Introductions
III. Approval of Minutes from October
IV. YVSC Updates
1. New Staff! – Cameron Hawkins with Bachelor of Science in Biology and spent
18 months in India with the Comprehensive Rural Health Project in India.
2. Talking Green – Nov 14 Solar talking about residential, commercial success
stories, 20% left of array in Craig, and other information on solar energy in
Steamboat and on a State level. Feb beekeeping topic, sustainability of
clothing, tiny houses in 2016
3. Waste Diversion – Recycling drop off day results from October 10th at
Meadows lot; number of cars was down 400 cars (500 in past years);
donations were more than in past:
300 lbs clothing (new this year) (New Horizon Ministries)
93 shoes (Ski Haus)
260 corks (Ski Haus)
51 bike tubes (Ski Haus)
36 bike tires (Ski Haus)
173 CFL lightbulbs (Lightworks of Steamboat)
30 BR30 lightbulbs (Lightworks of Steamboat)
93 florescent tube lightbulbs (Lightworks of Steamboat)
25 yards scrap metal (Axis Steel/Copper Magnate)
10 yards trash (Twin Enviro Services) 1,140 lbs ( .57 ton)
30-49 gallons oil (Twin Enviro Services)
10-15 gallons antifreeze (Twin Enviro Services)
34 bikes (Twin Enviro Services) 1,940 lbs / ( .97 ton)
28 tires (Twin Enviro Services) 640 lbs ( .32 ton)
128 skis (Twin Enviro Services)
20 yards cardboard (Twin Enviro Services)
19500 lbs electronics (Electronic Recycling International)
37 car batteries (NAPA auto)
10 yards books (YVSC)
150 gallons plastic bags (Safeway/Bags to Bags)
30 yards yard waste/organics (Twin Enviro Services) 3,280 lbs
(1.64 tons)
20 yards single stream recycling (Twin Enviro Services) 1,020 lbs (
.51 ton)
20 yards cardboard (Twin Enviro Services) 1,940 lbs ( .97 tons)
40 yards Milner Mall items (Twin Enviro Services)
5,671 lbs. of Household Hazardous Waste (Routt County
Environmental Health)
Latex paint –
2648 lbs.
Oil-based paint –
1164 lbs.
Flammable liquids –
342 lbs.
Toxic liquids –
324 lbs.
Acids –
23 lbs.
Aerosols –
256 lbs.
Mercury –
12 lbs.
Non-toxic waste –
902 lbs.
Almost 90% of people came from Steamboat. Brandon McCramm south of
Colorado Springs is diverting food waste in Ft. Collins and working with us to
measure food waste locally.
4. Green Building/Energy – Green building tour sold out, diversity among
homes/buildings visited; Green building training being planned; Grant from
Energy Outreach Colorado to give energy efficiency retrofits to low-income
single-home families up to $3,000; goal is to reduce LEAP numbers with this
program; Colorado Energy Office outreach program to address home energy
scores to help people know what the “miles per gallon” for their home is
before it is bought; looking for energy auditor; Censible Energy numbers:
82 rebates
$18,506 spent locally
Estimated 180 over 3 years – already passed
5. Sustainable Schools – two new programs: helped Elementary schools write
grant to YVEA and purchase re-usable zero waste party packs; starting take
charge challenge working with green teams who are going to do behavior
based energy audits; Dec.- March
6. ReTree Steamboat – Last first Friday at the Depot, Keri Searle workshop for
kids on recycled materials Nov 19
V. Partner Updates
1. Community Ag Alliance – Nov. 4 @ 6pm annual meeting at Moon Hill School
House; Nov 14 Hometown Holiday Market at Library 9-3pm and The Great
Divide showing at Chief Theatre 6:15pm with Q&A to follow (register); Nov
23 “Be Thankful for Ag” discuss challenges faced by vendors and how to help
2. CSU Extension – County director being decided; extension office home
energy audit kit available; Master Gardener program offered again in 2016;
Enviro. Coalition allocating $45,000 to 4 organizations
3. County Commissioner– county budget finished; CNG/hybrid trucks at
refueling at 1.5 gal/hr., works inside, county trying one out
4. CMC – Food Club community dinner on Nov 10 Tuesday at 5:30 to thank
organizations, $9.50 all you can eat; Dec 12 students with Sustainability
joining Amnesty at High 5 with DJ and Bluegrass band, water as a human
right (Amnesty) and Colorado water plan themes; Attended conference on
sustainability in higher education, student movement to get students to
comment on implementation on clean power plan to give students a voice
(The Power Dialogue); April 21-22 Sustainability Conference
5. City – STAR bench marking program data almost finished; Nov 17 presenting
at City Council and score will be released Dec./Jan.
VI. Open Forum
1. Twin Enviro. – articles with photos released on MERF (??)
2. Bill Wallace – Money available to deal with climate change; Rockefeller and
Ordan family foundation to help with variety of projects; Ordan family foundation
has webinars on resilience
VII. Upcoming Events
November 17 – Talking Green: What’s new with Solar? @ Moots Factory
November 19 –
Next Meeting
December 2, 2015
11:30-12:30 p.m., Centennial Hall room 113-114
YVSC is a 501c3 and never endorses a specific political party or candidate. We always
endorse education about issues related to sustainability.