421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Environmental Committee  
Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, November 7, 2023  
8:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
8:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chair Sheila Rutledge at 8:30 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Member Evans arrived at 8:35 AM.  
Covert, Cronin Cahill, Evans, Garcia, and Rutledge  
LaPlante  
PRESENT  
ABSENT  
3.  
4.  
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR RUTLEDGE  
No remarks were offered.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
David Barcus with Dark Sky International presented updates including the introduction of the program  
into the Village of Lake Bluff and the incentive for larger cities to participate in the program by dimming  
their lights without visual noticeability resulting in cost reductions. Barcus also mentioned his  
involvement with an employee of Home Depot at the Carol Stream location presenting to corporate the  
idea of being a beta test site for dimming in their parking lots, which would lead to 2,000 locations across  
the states.  
Kay McKeen, the Executive Director of SCARCE, thanked staff and County Board Members for  
bringing in bread tags and paper bags for the food pantries. McKeen announced that there are currently  
24 locations in DuPage County for pumpkin smashing, including new locations Wood Dale, Hanover  
Park and a church in Carol Stream. Updates on cooking oil recycling locations were also mentioned as  
well as permanent cooking oil collection sites.  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
23-3641  
Environmental Committee Minutes - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, October 3, 2023  
APPROVED  
RESULT:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Paula Garcia  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
PARENT COMMITTEE APPROVAL  
6.A.  
EN-R-0019-23  
Recommendation for the approval of a grant agreement between the County of DuPage  
and Choose DuPage for Choose DuPage to manage Sustainable DuPage, for the period of  
December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2024, for a total amount not to exceed $60,000.  
The 2023 accomplishments of CHOOSE DuPage were discussed. The organization reached their  
goal of 10 new green business assessments with an additional location for one of the businesses  
resulting in 11 total facilities. There were 4 webinars that resulted in 175 participants which they  
anticipate more webinars in 2024, in turn growing those participant numbers. The County  
organization created a Sustainable DuPage website, added 32 different resources and is working  
on case studies from 6 different industries and a sustainable business plan template to help  
businesses.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Sadia Covert  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
SECONDER:  
6.B.  
SM-P-0065-23  
Recommendation for the approval of a contract issued to School and Community  
Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education (SCARCE), for Professional  
Education Services, for Stormwater Management, for the period of December 1, 2023  
through November 30, 2024, for a contract total not to exceed $235,000. ($85,000 SWM  
and $150,000 Environmental) Professional Services in compliance with the Illinois  
Local Government Professional Services Selection Act, 50 ILCS 510/ et. seq. vetted  
through a qualification based selection process.  
APPROVED AND SENT TO FINANCE  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
SECONDER:  
7.  
STAFF REPORTS  
7.A.  
23-3642  
2023 Propane Tank Recycling Program Summary  
Austin Knight, Environmental Specialist, shared an update on the Propane Tank Collection  
Program with Blackwell Forest Preserve campground stating that they collected 117 1-lb tanks  
which is an increase of 84 cylinders from 2022.  
ACCEPTED AND PLACED ON FILE  
RESULT:  
8.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
9.  
NEW BUSINESS  
No new business was discussed.  
10.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:43 AM.