Meeting Minutes for the Environmental Service Committee of Texas State
University-San Marcos
January 21, 2009
Attendance
Committee Members Present:
• Hayat Qurunful, Chair, ASG Student Representative
• Melody R. Baker, ASG Student Representative
• John Montoya, NAEP Student Representative
• Kayte Wilcox, ASG Student Representative
• Leah Gibson, NAEP Student Representative
• Tina Cade, Agriculture Faculty Advisor
• Randy Simpson, Biology Faculty Advisor
• Alberto Giordano, Geography Faculty Advisor
• Nancy Nusbaum, Account Manager
• Nathan Lawrence
Members Absent
• None
Guests
• Richard Medina – Assistant Director of Residence Life.
Agenda
 Meet and Greet New Members
 Outline Goals of ESC – What does ESC do?
o Solicit Projects
o New Live Website
 Pending Projects
o Rainwater Collection
o Chinese Tallow
o Bobcat Blend
Start of Meeting –5:24 PM
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Budget - Nancy
o Geography Department never purchased the GreenPrint software $5605.00
o Rainwater collection project (Approved 2008) – not yet completed – has
spent $5909.00 thus far
o Bio-diesel - $4856.00 – (Approved 2007)
o Bobcat Blend (Approved 2009) – Spent $4152.00 for Trailer and Bins,
$22,829.00 remaining in their budget
o Bobcat Build & Earth Day?
o How much money is left in the budget?
 Nancy will find out what funds remain
Update on Rainwater Collection Project - Nathan
o Needs about eight more hours of work – will be done on weekends
o Needs the Gutters, the flush valve, a trellis, and a ball valve
o Also needs water meter to measure the number of gallons of water used
o Saturday morning workdays
Coke Contract – Dr. Cade
o Review top 10 Green Universities – build criteria to review
o Coke Contract
 All the cokes come in cardboard flats (used to be reusable plastic
crates) – increasing waste
 It’s costing Texas State money to haul off the waste
 The plastic bottles are take up a lot of room and don’t bring in any
money for the university when they’re recycled – aluminum does
 We should request that John Root come to a meeting and learn
about how coke does business
 The Coke Foundation for Recycling offers grant money for
sustainable/recycling projects
o No limit on the amount of money you can apply for
o April 15th deadline
 When does the contract renew? It was just revised in 2007
University Committee on Sustainability – Nancy
o “Sustainability” is a buzzword good for recruiting and bringing in
donation money from alum and sponsors
o The University is creating a steering committee on Sustainability with a
plan for making Texas State “Greener” and provide oversight for
projects/programs all over campus
 Emergency Use Policies
 Seeking LEED Certification
 Temperature controls
 Recycling
 Vehicles
 Energy performance
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o The committee will be made up of many different faculty from all over
campus – IT, Risk Management, etc
o The committee will recommend policies to put in place for future
development
o Incorporate issues into the curriculum – ex. Geography
o It still needs to be organized – there are many organizations/departments
on their way to “green” – but there’s currently no cohesive order
o “Facilities & Environmental Committee”
o What does ESC need to do to support its creation?
 VOTE: Unanimously in support of the creation of the University
Committee on Sustainability
Hayat –
o Concerns about the river and the rice conservation
o University needs to recognize the importance of keeping someone on
payroll to maintain the stand at Sewell – maybe from the Outdoor Center
of another department
o It’s not legal to transport invasive species without a permit
o Possibly extend the Aquarena Clean-Up program to include Sewell Park
 Talk to Ron Coley and/or Diane Woznik
Nancy
o Environmental Health and Risk Management
 Contract with PSC
 Hold an electronic waste recycling event for earth day
 April 18th of 25th 9:00am to 3:00pm
 Two universities have already participated
 We would need volunteers (about 45)
 And 10 sponsors to donate $1000.00 each
 ESC needs more info before we can vote on anything, but it’s a
good idea
 www.pscnow.com – company’s website
Motion to adjourn Hayat, 2nd Dr. Cade – 7:00pm