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Environmental Club
Las Positas College 3033 Collier Canyon Road Livermore, CA 94551
October 23, 2006
Meeting Minutes
I. Call To Order The meeting was called to order at 2:33 p.m. All officers were present except Parag Saraf, Club Vice President. Mr. Kutil, our advisor, was present, but Dr. Ansell, our other advisor, was unable to make this meeting.
II. Approval Of Minutes Copies of the minutes from our October 9th meeting were passed around. Steve Linney moved to approve the minutes, Christian Blanco seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.
III. Adoption Of Agenda Lori Myers passed around copies of the agenda. Elizabeth Learned moved to adopt the agenda, Sarah Barnett seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously.
IV. Guest Speakers There were no guest speakers at this meeting.
V. Officer Reports A. President – Lori Myers Lori announced that this would be a short meeting. Before beginning to discuss the details of the Muir Woods trip, she asked our new members, Synx and Sarah Barnett, if they will be joining us. Synx said he will not be able to go as there is no bus transportation to the school on Saturdays. Sarah will be going and will carpool with Lindsay. Lori said that we will officially meet as a club at the location, but we will meet at the school first, although this will not count as part of the field trip (for liability reasons). We will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 28th in the parking lot outside the security building. She also said that we will probably leave Muir Woods before or around 5:00 p.m. Lori let everyone know that anyone can go on the trip, so if anyone wants to invite friends, that’s fine. However, those that have not paid the $10 membership fee by October 26th will need to cover their own costs. Membership fees can be given to her or Christian. Steve asked how much the admission fee is at Muir Woods. Lori said she thinks it’s about $4. Christian asked what we should bring. Lori will be bringing a first aid kit for us. She advised us to bring a sweater, because it’s cooler there. We should also bring water. Lori said it’s up to us whether we want to bring our own lunch or bring money to buy something at the café there. The hike should not be too difficult. There’s a main trail that is easy and just goes around in a loop, but there’s also dirt trails off of that which we will be going on. She said the trails are at different levels, but they shouldn’t be too hard. Christian asked if we will need to pull out funds prior to our trip. Because we won’t need hundreds of dollars, Lori said she will pay and then ask to be reimbursed later. Tiffany passed around a sheet so that those who are going on the trip could write down their names. Christian suggested we write our phone numbers too. B. Vice President – Parag Saraf Parag was not present at this meeting. C. Secretary – Tiffany Breger Tiffany had nothing to add at this time. D. Treasurer – Christian Blanco Christian announced that he’s received eight membership dues so far. He reminded everyone that membership fees are $10. Then, he showed everyone the deposit slips as proof that he’s been actually depositing the money into our club account. He’d be happy to let us look at them more if anyone’s interested. E. ICC Representative – Steve Linney Steve reported the details of the last ICC meeting. He said our next Club Day will be on November 7th and the theme will be game shows. (Later in the meeting it was determined that November 8th is our next Club Day. November 7th is the men’s and women’s basketball games.) At the meeting, Steve signed us up for a table but did not have to tell anyone what game show we will have as our sub-theme. Mr. Kutil suggested we choose “Let’s Make a Deal.” (It was not confirmed at this time if we will be using that as our theme or if we’ll choose another game show.) Lori said that she’ll start to need help setting up at 10:00 a.m. She passed around a sign-up sheet so we could write down if we will be able to help out and what times we will be available. Sarah Barnett asked if, in the case we aren’t able to help out on Club Day, we can donate decorations. Lori said that would be great, and she will send out an email regarding what decorations are needed.
VI. Public Forum The public forum was not open at this time. We moved on to unfinished and new business and returned to the public forum later during open discussions.
VII. Unfinished Business Lori took a moment to ask Sarah Katz, who had come in late, if she will be going on the Muir Woods trip. Sarah said she will not be able to, because she sprained her ankle. However, she said that she is outdoors all the time, and she briefly described some of the honors projects she has done or will be doing this semester.
VIII. New Business Lori said that last meeting she brought up the possibility of going whale watching sometime next month and there seemed to be a lot of interest, but she wanted to ask again. She said we can choose to do that or something else if anyone has any ideas. Last meeting, rock climbing was mentioned, but we determined that it would probably be too dangerous and costly. Sarah Katz asked about the migration patterns of the whales. Lori said she thinks that next month will be the perfect time. We would go on a commercial ferry, and there would also be naturalists there to explain what we see. Many members showed interest in the idea of whale watching. Lindsay said she’s done it before and saw many whales as well as thousands of dolphins. They were very close to the ferry too. However, she said she was lucky, and it probably isn’t like that most of the time.
IX. Faculty Advisors – Dr. Ansell and Mr. Kutil Dr. Ansell was not present at this meeting. Mr. Kutil talked briefly about the cafeteria and the possibility of getting them to recycle food. It’s difficult because much of the food doesn’t compost well. Also, he said the contract with the company that provides the Styrofoam cups will be up soon. The Earth Club was not successful in getting rid of the Styrofoam cups in the past. He said it would be four times as expensive for the school; however, it really is only a matter of a few cents. It was also suggested that the school sell cups that students can reuse.
X. Open Discussion/Announcements Synx asked if we skipped the public forum or if we could go back to that. Lori told him to go ahead. He then asked how many people in the room currently reuse their water bottles. He’s noticed that many people recycle their water bottles, but he reuses his and thinks it is a good idea for others to do so as well. Sarah Katz commented that we can only reuse water bottles (or other such bottles) for a few days because of bacteria. It would only be ok for a week at most, so in order to be safe, we’d have to bleach the bottles, but then there would be a problem with making sure all the bleach is out. Several other members also commented on the health issues involved. Esther said that she gets a fresh bottle and just recycles her old one. Steve mentioned the book Dr. Klaschus brought us two meetings ago that talked about home cleaning remedies. Sarah Katz asked about the recycling bins in classrooms and what can go in them. She noted that it’s not very clear. Lori said that although recycling at the school was initiated by the Earth Club, the recycling bins don’t have anything to do with our club. We don’t personally oversee them. We then briefly discussed who is responsible for overseeing the recycling. Christian said there is a committee that handles it. We don’t currently have anyone in our club on the committee, but any of us could join and be a representative. Mr. Kutil asked what the name of the committee is, but Christian was unsure, so he left to get the information. Sarah Katz was interested in being a representative but needs to find out the times of the meetings first.
XI. Adjournment Lori moved to adjourn the meeting. Steve seconded the motion, and the meeting was adjourned at 3:07 p.m. Our next meeting will be on November 6th, 2006 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Club Room.
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