We have received review comments from the IEMA and FEMA review of the Final Draft of the Champaign County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2020 Update that was submitted for review on May 29, 2020.
Susan Monte's plan is to address six required revisions needed to the Final Draft HMP Update over the next few days. She will reach out to current HMP Team members for assistance that may be required.
Dear SWATeams and iWG,
We hope that you have had a smooth start to the academic year. Thank you for agreeing to serve on the iCAP teams (SWATeams) this year! You are an instrumental part of one of the seven teams: Zero Waste, Transportation, Energy, Land & Water, Resilience, Education, and Engagement (a new team this year)! You will soon receive an official charge letter from the iSEE interim director, Dr. Madhu Khanna.
We would like to invite you to the annual kick-off event which will include an overview of the iCAP process, expectations of the teams, and status of past recommendations. This event will be held next Thursday, September 17 via Zoom from 4-5pm. An Outlook invitation will follow this email. This event is a fantastic opportunity to gain an understanding of how these teams positively impact campus, and also say “hi” to the other members which is especially important as we are encouraging greater collaboration between the teams this year.
Secondly, please mark your calendars for the virtual Campus Sustainability Celebration on Tuesday, October 22 from 3-4:30pm. This will be an exciting event as the official approval ceremony of the iCAP 2020 by Chancellor Jones! Meredith will be sending Outlook invitations shortly.
Please let us know if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you this year, and thank you again for your commitment to campus sustainability efforts!
Best regards,
Dr. Ximing Cai and Morgan White, iWG co-chairs, and Meredith Moore, Sustainability Programs Coordinator
The work order was approved (WO #10813200) to place 7 tables, 15 chairs, 2 Hand sanitizer stations, 2 recycling bins for each of the following three locations:
The construction at the Flagg Hall location has started. Foundation has been installed (8/27/20) and cured (9/8/20).
The Youth Climate Justice Forum presents this podcast series in which we will be trying to find ways for all of us to continue to work for climate justice during and after the coronavirus crisis. This week, Caroline and Theo interview Dawn Blackman, the steward of the Randolph Street Community Garden and a minister at the Champaign Church of the Brethren.
https://youthclimateforum.wixsite.com/summit/podcast/episode/1c2d1b0f/th...
Dailiy Illini published an article about U of I's new bicycle registration system on September 3, 2020: https://dailyillini.com/news/2020/09/03/university-changes-bike-registra...
See attached this article in pdf format.
The Campus Bike Center has moved to a new location, and is planned to open on Sept 18 pending approval from the University! The new address is 51 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign, IL 61820. The shop is now open but only if you make an appointment.
Illinois Terminal (45 E University Ave, Champaign, IL 61820 . Phone: 217-384-3577) was added as the Shield pick-up location. Sarthak Prasad dropped off 100 Shields at the location to be picked up by bicycle users. This location will be available for Shield pick up from September 8, 2020.
On September 1, 2020, the Facilities & Services Communications team published and announcement on the F&S website about the transition of UIUC's old bicycle registration system to a national bike registration system through Project 529. The announcement can be found here: https://fs.illinois.edu/resources/newsroom/2020/09/01/u-of-i-joins-natio...
The F&S Communication team also sent out the press release for this change on September 1 evening. A pdf of this press release is also attached.
The Lawn Signs were approved by Kristin McMurray on September 1, 2020. The Lawn Signs will be placed at 15 pre-determined locations on-campus from September 17th to September 24th (removed right after the event).
The work order was approved to create the Lawn Signs on August 31, 2020 (WO #10811551).
The Lawn Signs were approved by Kristin McMurray on September 1, 2020. The Lawn Signs will be placed at 15 pre-determined locations on-campus from September 17th to October 17th.
The work order was approved to create the Lawn Signs on August 31, 2020 (WO #10811593).
RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the August 2020 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, totaling 731.2 Megawatt hours. See attached file.
Please see attached the Safety Plan and the Warning & Waiver form.
Sol Systems and F&S hosted visitors from Illinois State University today, to initiate development of a Virtual Reality tour of Solar Farm 2.0. The intention is to develop a walking path that will be repeated by the camerawoman at four key timeframes this fall: post installation, tracker installation, module installation, and electrical installation.
Sarthak requested a Purchase Order (PO) following receiving the quote from MTD. The PO was approved for MTD on August 27, 2020.
See the Quote from MTD to purchase silicone strap bike lights.
Dining no longer recycle gloves as they have moved to a cheaper non-recyclable glove.
The Urbana Free Library (10 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801. Phone: 217-367-4057) was added as the Shield pick-up location. Stacey DeLorenzo dropped off 50Shields at the location to be picked up by bicycle users. This location will be available for Shield pick up from August 31, 2020.
EnterpriseWorks at Research Park (60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign, IL 61820. Phone: 217-333-8324) was added as a Shield pick-up location. Stacey DeLorenzo dropped off 50 Shields at the location to be picked up by bicycle users. This location will be available for Shield pick up from September 8, 2020.
Sarthak Prasad created a Google Form for Volunteer Sign-up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoeC0SIzv_HbeZWAv4v8McLBygkWepQEVRcE4du9_jfBsAyQ/viewform
Bike at Illinois events listing: Light the Night 2020 - Volunteer sign up
We have installed Eco-Counters at one of the three locations, and the other two locations (Armory Ave & Sixth St Intersection and Wright St & Healey St intersection) are planned to start by March 1, 2021 and expected to be completed by August 1, 2021.
