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Minutes of KCC Sustainability Committee

Thursday, January 21, 2010, 11:00 a.m., OSC 207

 

Present: Bob Conti, Chair; Ed Coll, Joshua Fukino, Colleen Kaiminaauao, Moksha McClure, Joyce Nakahara, Steve Taylor, Jimmy Trujillo, Cammie Matsumoto, Glenn Hontz

 

Other members: Carol Bain, Anne McKenna

 

Announced/Explained/Decided:

 

1. Bob will distribute the sign-up sheet from the 1/14/10 meeting–serves as a contact list.

 

2. Ed and zoho web site-related questions: can be set up so that (a) anyone, anywhere can read what’s posted; (b) we can specify who can edit official committee postings; (c) anyone can leave comments. At present, Ed is the only one who can give access to restricted pages. What is open to the world? Only the homepage which will have links. As set up now, the default situation is “restricted unless/until restriction lifted.”

 

3. Sustainability Committee will meet: 1st Tuesday of the month at 12:15 p.m. (next meeting on February 2 at 12:15), and 3rd Thursday of the month at 11:00 a.m. in OSC 207 unless otherwise announced.

 

Subcommittees (chair)

 

1. Alternative Energy (Bob): any matter that will make campus buildings energy efficient

 

2. Earth Day (Carol) Plan and arrange for (a) getting participants; (b) campus location(s) for the exhibits, activities, etc., (c) tents and sound system(s) as needed; (d) liaising with ASKCC committee(s).

 

Reported by Moksha: There is an 8-member committee of Student Council members which will spearhead getting a band, and making available food and utensils that are in line with the Earth Day-sustainability theme. At present Moksha is the liaison between the 2 committees.

 

Colleen: blueplanet.org site for information re: money available for student projects for Earth Day.

 

3. Sustainability Planning (Moksha) Establish guidelines for KCC, as an institution, to operate in a sustainable manner, e.g., purchases or equipment and materials, energy use, recycling/reducing/

 

4. Zero-Waste (Jimmy); members: Colleen, Joshua, Anne, Glenn, Linda Sciaroni, Billy Ortiz) 

 

Reported by Jimmy: Waiting for Calvin Shirai to complete applications to obtain blue bins for recycling from the county. Possible composting area would be acreage set aside for lo’i–Joshua. Committee’s next meeting will have John Harder attending. Gordon Betz of the Surf Rider Foundation willing to speak at KCC–possibly on Earth Day?

 

Submitted by Joyce Nakahara

 

Addendum. The first Sustainability Committee meeting was held on January 14, 2010. Almost all of the hour was spent talking about Earth Day, April 22, a Thursday. Discussed were (a) location: by the gazebo with a band with perhaps food being sold and booths whose topics would be conducive to being displayed here, plus the “Arts quad” where it was held last year; (b) food to be sold; (c) vendors–KCC should receive a fee for allowing vendors at the event; who will decide which vendors to allow? (c) publicizing the event and highlighting KCC sustainability activities. Posters showing visions for a sustainable campus. “How Would You Green the Campus?” could be the theme. This suggestion that students produce posters touting sustainability was well received. These could be hung around the campus for awhile. Posters/photos showing faculty involved in on campus and off campus sustainability activities. One suggestion: tours of the campus to show sustainability actions, e.g., the Farm, the demo windmill by the trades buildings, the solar panels being installed on OSC roof. It was decided that at the next meeting, the focus will be on subcommittees and campus sustainability in general.

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Meeting 10.13.2009
Zero Waste initiative
Model sustain practice at earth day - student Rep
Chancellor Sustain mtg summary -

Meeting 3.16.09

Discuss focus of sustainability student centered & community involved (networked.)
Student government presented Earth Day Event ok'd
suggestions for tables utilize materials available at carp shop & maintenance
Tents Possibly from Jimmy Trujillo
Other organizations posted along with contacts
Committed Organizations contacted by Carol Bain
  1. KIUC
  2. Sierra Club
  3. COK Recycling
  4. KCC Environmental Club PTK
  5. Kauai Bee Keepers Association
  6. Community Garden Project at KCC
Non Committed Orgs
  1. NTBG- CB
  2. Outdoor Circlep-AR
  3. Kauai Agricultural Initiative-GH
  4. Nawiliwili Watershed Hui-JT
  5. Malama Kauai - JT
  6. Garden Island Resource & Development - GH
  7. Zero Waste - CB
  8. Permaculture Kauai- JT
  9. KISC-JT
  10. Surfrider Foundation-Scott
  11. Chiefess Kamakaheli'i-Scott
  12. Save Our Seas-SVT
  13. Sustainable Kauai Ken Stokes-SVT
  14. Kauai Path-AR
  15. Crystal - Vermicomposting -EC
  16. Waipa Foundation - Stacy - JT
  17. Native Hawaiian Studies Dennis C.
  18. Kawaikini , Kimo Perry -EC
  19. Anahola Hawaiian Homestead - GH
  20. Jose Bulatao Filipino Orgs-
Electrical power needs in the center of the tent as well as possibly for the exhibitors

Discuss Zero Waste at next Meeting as well as finalize the organization of Earth Day

Next Meeting on March 30th at 2:00PM in room 204 OSC






Meeting 3.08.2009
Discussion on Sustainability 101 Earth day at KCC we will be Carol Bain, Jimmy Trujillo, Scott Bacon.
creating a web page with ZOHO wiki on sustainability

Who else is conducting an event for Earth day- possibly to coord activities

Possibly have at the quad which requires a tent. Need to investigate possibilities

Power requirements within reason can be supplied by FENG program

Next meeting on Monday March 16, 2008 at 2:00PM rm 204










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