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262 <br />263 Ms. Smith indicated Coon Rapids is doing ok but one thing to understand is how <br />264 difficult it is to reach different tier levels. She thought making the different levels <br />265 attainable is important. She thought Stillwater's program is very extensive because <br />266 the city has a full staff working on it. Having a nice central location for people to <br />267 go and look for businesses with green practices is really appealing for a lot of <br />268 people. <br />269 <br />270 Member Joyce asked if any of the businesses get recognized for new designs and <br />271 energy efficiencies in the buildings or expansion <br />272 <br />273 Ms. Smith indicated while researching this she found other cities were doing an <br />274 annual award for different projects specifically or some type of step-by-step award. <br />275 She thought the step-by-step award gives more opportunities for continual growth <br />276 and improvement and is something staff is looking at for feedback. <br />277 <br />278 Chair Wozniak thanked Ms. Smith for the presentations. He recommended the <br />279 Commission keep pushing both programs forward. He thought both are <br />280 opportunities for how waster is managed and sending a message to the people who <br />281 use the services that the City can do better. <br />282 <br />283 Ms. Smith thought it would be nice for the City to provide to the small businesses <br />284 in the City some kind of financial bump for making those switches. She did not <br />285 think the bigger chain businesses will be hurt as much as the small businesses. <br />286 <br />287 Member Spencer agreed with Chair Wozniak that the white Styrofoam needs to go <br />288 and encouraging businesses to switch over and helping them with the switchover <br />289 whenever possible. He thought that is the best approach. <br />290 <br />291 Member Collins asked if the product being discussed to ban being used in another <br />292 industry besides restaurants. <br />293 <br />294 Ms. Smith noted Styrofoam is also used in shipping and she was not sure what it <br />295 would take to remove it from everywhere. <br />296 <br />297 Member Collins thought if it was to be banned from one industry in the City it <br />298 needed to be banned from all industries. <br />299 <br />300 Ms. Smith thought that was an excellent point. <br />301 <br />302 Chair Wozniak asked if the Commission would consider recommending a ban to <br />303 the City Council on the use of Polystyrene (PS) and plastic No. 6. <br />304 <br />305 Motion <br />Page 7 of 9 <br />