## Richfield Sustainability Commission Agenda April 23, 2026 -- 7:00 PM ## Richfield Municipal Center ## Heredia Conference Room ## 6700 Portland Avenue South 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of the Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes ## 4. Open Forum a. Participants can share their comments in person, by voicemail, or email, and may also request to participate virtually. For more information on submitting comments, refer to the Sustainability Commission Agenda and Minutes page on the City's Website. 5. Reports/Recommendations a. Solid Waste: Compost giveaway at Donaldson Park, ICAW at Augsburg Library, ## Shred/Electronics Recycling Event ## b. Sustainability: CAP approval, Earth Day events, Tree Sale update ## 6. Other Business ## a. Transportation Commission Staff Presentation (Matt Hardegger) ## b. Farmers Market Tabling Sign-up (Lindholm) ## c. School Outreach (Heinen, Thompson) ## d. Social Media and Project Documentation (Lindholm for Sookchain) ## 7. Committee Reports a. CSC report (Meyer) ## 8. Next Meeting a. May 28th, 2026 at 7 P.M. ## Heredia Room - City Hall 9. Adjournment Auxiliary aids for individuals with accessibility needs are available upon request. Requests must be made at least 96 hours in advance to the City Clerk at 612-861-9739. Includes Materials - Materials relating to these agenda items can be found in the Sustainability Commission agenda packet located by the entrance. The complete Sustainability Commission agenda packet is available electronically on the City of Richfield’s website. Page 1 of 2 ## REGULAR SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION MEETING Thursday, March 26, 2026 ## Heredia Room, City Hall COMMISSIONERS: Amanda Kueper, Craig Heinen, Katy Boone, Chris Danner, Alexa Wozniak, Rose ## Thompson, Mohamed Noor, Ray Sookchain, Katrina DeVore ## STAFF: Rachel Lindholm (Sustainability Coordinator), Zach McCarty (Solid Waste Specialist), ## PRESENT ## LIAISONS: Margaux Meyer (CSC), Rori Coleman-Woods (City Council) ## ABSENT Noor, Meyer ## Call to Order Danner called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. ## Approval of Minutes/Agenda Agenda: Boone motioned, Heinen seconded, approved by all. Minutes: Kueper motioned, Sookchain seconded, approved by all. ## Public Comment ## None ## Staff Reports McCarty reported that upcoming events include Earth day/tool and seed swap, Shred event (volunteers needed), Compost giveaway, ICAW Cities presentation, Building material swap, Furniture donation, Pickling workshop. Other updates included that deconstruction grants are open and youth recycling edu training – Commissioners should email McCarty if they are interested. Lindholm reported an update on the internal streetlight policy, a recap of the Healthy Living/Sustainability Fair at Augsburg Library, rain barrels are sold out, the tree sale remains open, and she read the list of exhibitors scheduled for the upcoming Earth Day event. ## Other Business The Commission continued discussing and creating its work plan for the year. Commissioners contributed ideas for projects and voiced interest in which items they wanted to lead or work on. Danner and Lindholm will assign months for each project/topic to present at a future commission meeting. Boone motioned to approve the workplan, Heinen seconded, approved by all. 2025 accomplishments document was discussed. Kueper motioned to add this item to the agenda and approve it, Boone seconded. Commissioners who want to suggest any edits were directed to email Lindholm. ## Committee Reports ## None ## Next Meetings/Adjournment Next Meetings: Joint CSC/Sust Commission Meeting Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - 7 P.M. Council Chambers, City Hall Sustainability Commission Thursday, April 23rd, 2026 - 7 P.M. Heredia Room, City Hall Adjournment: Danner motioned, Heinen seconded, all approved. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm ## DRAFT MINUTES UNTIL APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION Page 2 of 2