MEETING RECORD FOR THE 139th MEETING OF THE GREAT LAKES SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
December 1, 2005; 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
December 2, 2005; 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
200 South Wacker
Illini Center
Chicago, Illinois
| MEMBERS PRESENT | |
| Isobel Heathcote (Canadian Co-chair) |
University of Guelph, Guelph, ON |
| William Bowerman | Clemson University, Pendleton, SC |
| John Braden | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL |
| Milton Clark | United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, IL |
| Glen Fox | Ottawa, ON |
| Donna Mergler | University of Quebec, Montreal, PQ |
| Joan Rose | Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI |
| Jay Unwin | National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc., Kalamazoo, MI |
| Allan Jones | Burlington, ON |
| Judith Perlinger | Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI |
| Marcia Valiante | University of Windsor, ON |
| MEMBERS ABSENT | |
| Michael J. Donahue (United States Co-chair) |
URS Corporation, MI |
| Scott Brown | National Water Research Institute, Burlington, ON |
| David Carpenter | University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY |
| C. Scott Findlay | University of Ottawa, ON |
| David Lean | University of Ottawa, ON |
| Mohamed Karmali | Health Canada, ON |
| Deborah Swackhamer | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
| INVITEES/OBSERVERS | |
| Kay Austin (SAB Liaison) | International Joint Commission, Washington DC |
| Judy Beck | U.S. EPA, GLNPO |
| Irene Brooks (Commissioner) | International Joint Commission, Washington DC |
| Thomas Davenport | U.S EPA, Region V |
| Doug Farr | Farr Associates |
| Richard Mariner | Consultant |
| Jim Patchett | Conservation Design Forum |
| Dennis Schornack (U.S. Chair) | International Joint Commission, Washington DC |
| William Sullivan | Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant |
| Ron Thomas | Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Chicago, IL |
| Robert Thompson | Porter County Plan Commission |
| James Van der Kloot | U.S. EPA, Region V |
| James Wescoat | University of Illinois |
| Joel Weiner (SAB Liaison) | International Joint Commission, Ottawa ON |
| SECRETARY | |
| Bruce Kirschner | International Joint Commission, GLRO |
| Douglas Alley | International Joint Commission, GLRO |
| Jill Mailloux | International Joint Commission, GLRO |
- Welcome and Introductions
Isobel Heathcote, Canadian Co Chair, called the meeting to order. Brief self introductions then followed. Dr. William Sullivan, Interim Director, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant welcomed the participants.
Approval of the Minutes and Agenda
These items were foregone in order to conduct the urbanization consultation which replaced the usual meeting format. The agenda of this consultation was previously approved.
- Urbanization Consultation
| December 1, 2005 | |
| 1:00 pm | Welcome by Bill Sullivan, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant |
| 1:10 pm | Science Advisory Board’s Urbanization Priority-Isobel Heathcote, Canadian Co-Chair of the SAB |
| 1:20 pm | Urban Land Use Issues in the Great Lakes Basin-Jim Patchett, Conservation Design Forum |
| 1:50 pm | Issues and Initiatives Related to Cities, Storm-water and Sustainability-Bob Newport, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V |
| 2:10 pm | Public Involvement and Smart Growth Initiatives-Ron Thomas, Executive Director, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission |
| 2:40 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | Land Use Planning, Regional Planning and Transportation Systems-Robert Thompson, Executive Director, Porter County (IN) Plan Commission |
| 3:25 pm | Sustainable Development Principles as Adopted by Chicago Wilderness-Richard Mariner, Consultant |
| 3:45 pm | Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned-All |
| 4:30 pm | Adjourn - Day One |
| December 2, 2005 | |
| 9:00 am | Opening Remarks-Isobel Heathcote, Canadian Co-Chair, SAB |
| 9:10 am | Managing Urban Watersheds-Dr. James Wescoat, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois |
| 9:40 am | Downstream Economic Benefits of Low-Impact Development-Dr. John Braden, University of Illinois |
| 10:15 am | Sustainable Redevelopment of Brownfield and RCRA Sites-James Van der Kloot, U.S. EPA, Region V |
| 10:35 am | Break |
| 10:50 am | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) in the Great Lakes Basin-Doug Farr, Farr Associates |
| 11:15 am | Panel Discussion: Examining Our Unmet Needs-All |
| 11:40 am | Adjourn |
- Adjournment
There being no further business of the Board, the 139th meeting of the SAB was adjourned at 12:00 noon on December 2, 2005.
