Monthly General Meeting Feb. 21 7:00 p.m.
We will meet in person at St. Louis City Hall on Mill Street. For those unable to attend in person, please consider joining the meeting via Zoom* (Zoom invitation at bottom).
Agenda:
Additions to agenda
Approval of January minutes
Treasurer’s report
Correspondence and Communication - Brittany Fremion
· Gary Smith and Brittany Fremion submitted the FPS TAG Report for Quarter 4, 2023.
· The Executive Committee asked Doug Brecht, a long-time and dedicated member of the CAG, to serve as the “Zoom czar” and provide additional technology support. Doug has kindly accepted the position.
· EPA Newsletter, Winter 2024 Velsicol Site (FPS) Edition distributed.
· The CAG requests EPA update their listserv for communication with community and CAG members and/or provide information for how they can sign up.
· The CAG sent an official letter to EPA expressing its opposition to the possible reuse of the upgradient slurry wall (UGSW) along the ANP.
· Update on CAG website – Ed Lorenz
Program: Spring Bird/Nest Study – Weston will do a presentation on EGLE’s residential bird study (dead bird & nest) for Spring 2024.
Michigan EGLE Report - Erik Martinson, Project Manager
· Update on residential bird study (dead bird & nest)
· Update on fish sampling
US EPA Report Burn Pit Site - Jennifer Knoepfle, Project Manager, and Anna Nguyen, Project Manager #2
· Update on Phase I (in situ thermal) – Jennifer
· Presentation on ephemeral channel sampling west of the VBP (“ditch sampling”) – Anna
US EPA Report Velsicol Former Plant Site - Jennifer Knoepfle, Project Manager
· Update on PSA 2 and PSA 3
· Update on downstream activities
· Update on UGSW Alternatives Array Panel Presentation (Feb. 1)
Ongoing Business
· PBB Leadership Team update – Jane Jelenek, Ed Lorenz, Norm Keon
· TBD Update on documentary project that features the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force - Brittany Fremion via Colin Gray, Grainey Pictures
· TBD Update on Local Foods, Local Places Grant Opportunity via EPA – Liz Braddock https://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/local-foods-local-places#2021
· Reminder about National Movement for Green Amendment to State Constitutions: https://www.ncelenviro.org/issue/green-amendment/#:~:text=Overview,of%20our%20basic%20civil%20liberties
Technical Advisor Report
· The CAG is currently without a TA
New Business
· PBB Essay Collection Launch and Short Film Screenings, April 26 in Alma – Brittany Fremion
Adjournment
Next meeting date: March 20, 2024
Zoom Meeting Invitation
*Zoom meetings are primarily for streaming purposes, although Doug Brecht, CAG Zoom czar, will monitor the chat and look for raised hands so remote participants can ask questions/lend insights. Please note that the meeting ID and password change each month.
Topic: CAG General Membership Meeting Feb. 2024
Time: Feb 21, 2024 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84954797896?pwd=WmxlK2JLMVNnOEc1a0tDVkFGVDNCQT09
Meeting ID: 849 5479 7896
Passcode: 954813
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