Meeting record · Richfield, Minnesota
Sustainability Commission — Thursday, September 24, 2026
7 items on the record
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Items on the record
Item 2ApprovedPassed 7-0
Approval of the Agenda
The Sustainability Commission approved the September 24, 2026 meeting agenda as presented, allowing the meeting to proceed with the listed items.
Item 3ApprovedPassed 7-0
Approval of August 27, 2026 Meeting Minutes
The commission approved the minutes from its August 27, 2026 meeting, formally documenting the record of that session's discussions and votes.
Item 5aDiscussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken
Solid Waste Program Update: Survey, GreenCorps Member, and Fall Events
Staff reported the organized collection survey has been revised with translations and a memo to council is expected to be approved by the city manager next week, with postcards mailing the first week of October. A new GreenCorps member starts a 11-month term on September 28, and upcoming events include the Winter Clothing Swap (Sept 26), Preserving the Harvest Apple Workshop (Sept 27), and Pumpkin Smash at Veterans Park (Nov 7). Recycling efforts at Penn Fest were reported successful and will continue.
Item history
- May 28, 2026 · Sustainability Commission · Informational
- Sep 24, 2026 · Sustainability Commission · This item
Item 5bDiscussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken
Sustainability Program Update: Woodlawn Terrace, WLNC Chargers, USDA Grant, and PiE Campaign
Staff described an upcoming energy efficiency project at Woodlawn Terrace pairing city staff with Home Energy Squad to provide lighting kits and home visits, and confirmed EV chargers at Wood Lake Nature Center (WLNC) will be operational before the building opens. The USDA grant contractor will begin planting in the coming weeks, and staff presented Partners in Energy (PiE) census block maps used to target future low-income home energy squad (LI-HES) and weatherization outreach campaigns.
Item 6aDiscussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken
EAB Letter to Council Update
Commissioner Kueper reported receiving replies from Council Member Oleary and Mayor Supple regarding the commission's earlier letter on emerald ash borer (EAB) treatment funding, and shared information on public fund availability and the need for additional tree planting. Commissioners discussed adding more educational information about EAB and tree treatment to the city website.
Item 6bDiscussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken
Workplan/Project Review
Commissioners reported on multiple ongoing projects, including efforts to supply resource rooms at Richfield Middle School and Richfield High School with canned goods, clothing, and school supplies, plans for a t-shirt-to-tote-bag event at the new Wood Lake Nature Center, and progress on procuring BPI-certified compostable vendor products ahead of next year's outdoor market. Commissioners were also encouraged to comment on ongoing
Item 7aDiscussedinformational or procedural item — no vote taken
Community Services Commission (CSC) Report
Commissioner Meyer reported the parks master plan is underway with open houses held at all city parks, and Wood Lake Nature Center (WLNC) is on track for completion by October 12 with a public grand opening on November 21. Ice arena construction, begun this year, is expected to finish in November, Veterans Park construction will start in 2027, the city is hiring an events coordinator for WLNC and the ice arena, and the Legion property was approved for a five-floor housing development.
Item history
- Apr 23, 2026 · Sustainability Commission · Informational
- Aug 27, 2026 · Sustainability Commission · Informational
- Sep 24, 2026 · Sustainability Commission · This item
Official documents
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