Council Environmental Quality Committee

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Environmental Quality Committee met on January 18, 2011, at 3:00 P.M., with the Vice Mayor presiding over the session. The meeting covered three agenda items, including two action items and one informational item. The committee addressed organizational matters by approving the election of a Committee Chair and the selection of a Vice Chair, establishing its leadership structure for the term. A Capacity Assessment was also presented as an informational item. A total of 2 votes were taken during the meeting, no public comments were heard, and one informational presentation was provided.

Attendance

All nine council members were present at the January 18, 2011 Council meeting. No members were absent or late.

Present: - Gorton - Blues - Farmer - Stinnett - Martin - Henson - Lane - Ellinger - Beard

Votes and Decisions

Two motions came before the Council during the January 18, 2011 meeting, both related to the selection of a Committee Chair.

• Nomination of Kevin Stennett for Committee Chair 2:35: Ed Lane moved to nominate Kevin Stennett for Committee Chair, with Farmer providing the second. The motion was ultimately withdrawn before a vote was conducted. No voice vote totals were recorded.

• Nomination of Tom Blues for Committee Chair 7:14: Henson moved to nominate Tom Blues for Committee Chair. The motion was seconded, though the name of the seconder was not recorded. The nomination passed by voice vote, with Blues recorded in favor. No votes against were recorded.

Both votes were conducted as voice votes rather than roll call votes, so individual member voting positions beyond those noted above were not captured in the record.

Appointments

The Council took action on two appointments during the January 18, 2011 meeting.

• Tom Blues was appointed to serve as Committee Chair.
• Kevin Stennett was appointed to serve as Vice Chair.

No additional details regarding the scope of these roles, the specific committee involved, or the terms of service were included in the meeting record.

Election of Committee Chair

7:14

The first agenda item addressed the election of a Committee Chair. Key speakers during this portion of the meeting included Ed Lane, Henson, Tom Blues, and Kevin Stennett.

During the process, Kevin Stennett was nominated for the position of Committee Chair but subsequently withdrew his nomination. Following Stennett's withdrawal, Tom Blues was put forward for the role. The committee ultimately approved Tom Blues as the Committee Chair.

Selection of Vice Chair

7:45

Under Agenda Item 2, newly elected Chair Tom Blues exercised his authority to select a Vice Chair for the Council. Blues nominated Kevin Stennett to serve in the Vice Chair role. The appointment was approved.

Capacity Assessment

8:16

Water Quality Director Martin delivered a presentation to the Council on the capacity assessment related to consent decree requirements for sanitary sewer systems. The item was informational in nature, with no vote or formal action taken by the Council.

The presentation addressed the capacity assessment process as it pertains to the obligations outlined under the consent decree governing the sanitary sewer system. Consent decrees of this type typically require municipalities to evaluate and document the capacity of their sewer infrastructure to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

No additional speakers, debates, or specific concerns are recorded in the available data for this agenda item. The Council received the information as presented by Director Martin, and the item concluded as an informational briefing.