Sustainability Advisory Board
E-mail your Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) members with your suggestions, concerns and comments on sustainability in the community of
Sustainability Advisory Board Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Location (unless noted otherwise): City of Lawrence, Solid Waste Annex North Facility, 320 NE Industrial Lane, Lawrence, KS.
For meeting cancelations, please call the Waste Reduction and Recycling Division at 832-3030.
Meeting Agenda and Minutes
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The City of Lawrence Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) is a 10-member Board appointed by the Mayor to serve a three-year term. The mission of the Sustainability Advisory Board is to promote environmental protection, and advocate for policies which support sustainability (including environmental protection, waste reduction, recycling, energy conservation and natural resource conservation) in the City of Lawrence and to enhance the quality of life by enhancing the City’s efforts in these areas. The SAB shall advise the Lawrence City Commission and city staff in the following ways. The Board should:
- Monitor and review present environmental protection, waste reduction, recycling, energy conservation, and natural resource conversation efforts of the City.
- Assist the Lawrence City Commission and city staff to develop and establish goals and priorities for future environmental protection, waste reduction, recycling, energy conservation, and natural resource conservation efforts.
- Advise the Lawrence City Commission and city staff on practical methods and programs to reach their goals for future environmental protection, waste reduction, recycling, energy conservation, and natural resource conservation efforts.
- Serve as an information resource for the Lawrence City Commission and city staff. Receive reports on environmental protection, waste reduction, recycling, energy conservation, and natural resource conservation from staff of all affected city departments.
- Maintain regular communication with the Lawrence City Commission and city staff regarding advisory board activities and recommendations.
View or print the Sustainability Advisory Board BY LAWS below.
SAB BY LAWS
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2010 - 2011 Goals of the Sustainability Advisory Board
Sustainable Citizens Goal
1. Advocate the 2010 recommendation to the City of Lawrence adopt a Pay as You Throw system (i.e. by meeting with the City Commission in at least one study session and following up on the study session outcomes).
Energy Efficiency Goal
2. Support energy efficiency for the citizens and businesses and municipality of Lawrence to reduce energy consumption.
Sustainable Citizens Goal
3. Advocate for Lawrence to achieve a 50% recycling rate by 2015.
Sustainable Business Community Goal
4. Collaborate with the Chamber of Commerce to encourage businesses to define and adopt sustainable practices.
City Policies Goal
5. Support and advocate for city policies to reflect sustainability practices in the following areas:
- agricultural land preservation;
- brownfield development.
Current Members of the Sustainability Advisory Board
Voting Members
For contact information, please refer to the roster.
- Sarah Hill-Nelson
- Beth Johnson
- Matt Lehrman-Chairperson
- Chad Luce
- Megan Poindexter
- Daniel Poull
- Andrea Repinsky
- Simran Sethi
- Brian Sifton
- Ian Spomer
Staff liason to the Sustainability Advisory Board
Kathy Richardson, WR/R Operations Supervisor
P.O. Box 708
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 832-3030 (phone)
(785) 832-3056 (fax)
krichardson@ci.lawrence.ks.us
Youth in Government and KU Representative positions are also available. Please contact Kathy, if you are interested, by calling 832-3030.
