HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 12-18 CONCMMINUTES OT THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
REGULAR SESSION
DECEMBER 18, 1980
CITY HALL
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center Conservation Commission was called to order at 7:35 p.m.
by Chairperson Mary Ellen Vetter.
ROLL CALL
Chairperson Mary Ellen Vetter, Commissioners Barb Jensen, Bill Price, Bernie
Wesloh, and Henry Dorff. Also present were Councilmember Celia Scott and
Administrative Assistant Brad Hoffman. Commission member Fred Albright
was excused.
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Both Commissioner Albright and Commissioner Lutenegger were not present, the
Commissioner's Reports were postponed.
SPEAKER - CHAMBER ENERGY TASK FORCE
Chairperson Vetter took the opportunity to introduce Gary Hannay from the
Chamber of Commerce to the Conservation Commission. Mr. Hannay indicated
that he was on the energy task force for the Chamber which was headed by
Carl Gross. He stated that the current emphasis of the Committee was
• centered on promoting the Minnesota Rideshare program- uA stated that i^`
Jai uax°v there wou:►,d he a rest ti' ; tz that wovl.d ccur to try rya; Feoply
to sign up for car-pooling. He added that in February, their group would
be initiating a survey required by the van-pool services prior to the
initiating of any van-pool services. In March, the Chamber's general
meeting will be the start of a major promotional effort by the Chamber to
make people in the area aware of van-pool services. In April they plan to
coordinate their program with Kaleidoscope to promote the van-pool and
they also expect to assist drivers with AAA exhaust analysis. They also
felt that the Chamber would play a continuing role in providing information
about such services. Commissioner Dorff inquired as to who owns the vans,
Mr. Hannay replied that the van-pool services was a wholly owned subsidiary
of Chrysler Corporation. Chairperson Vetter inquired if the Ridesharing program
was being modeled after any other program. Mr. Hannay replied that the program
was fairly unique in that the matchups were done with the aid of a computer.
General discussion then ensued relative to van-pooling and ridesharing.
Following the discussion, Chairperson Vetter thanked Mr. Hannay for his time
in informing the Commission about the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion by Commissioner Dorff and seconded by Commissioner Price
to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting was
adjourned at 9:36 p.m.
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