The Environmental Commission:

• Reviews and updates pertinent extant ordinances.
• Monitors the health of the natural environment of the community.
• Monitors various agencies and commissions which work on environmental issues.
• Strives to create an interest and awareness of the problems of land, water and air pollution among the citizens of Highland Park

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A sampling of issues recently and currently being worked on include:

• Children's Health
• Earth Day
• Fort Sheridan Development
• Landscape Guidelines
• Noise Abatement
• Master Plan Process
• Mosquito Abatement
• Natural Areas Restoration
• Ozone Action Days
• Pesticides
• Recycling and Waste Reduction
• Stormwater Management
• Tree Preservation

Rules of Procedure
The Open Meeting Act requires the members of the Environmental Commission to discuss public business in an open, public forum. This law requires that, whenever a gathering of three or more Commissioners occurs during which public business is discussed, such meetings be advertised (through a posted agenda) and be open to the public.

Membership
The Environmental Commission consists of eleven (11) voting members (1 Attorney, 1 Student and 9 Members at large) and two non-voting Ex-Officio members (City Council and Park District Representative), all of whom are appointed by the Mayor with consent of City Council.

Current Membership List
Bertram Frey, Chair	Term expires 2008
Nancy Himmelfarb, Vice Chair	Term expires 2008
Donald Matthews	Term expires 2011
Wilene Dennison	Term expires 2008
Jerome Drapekin	Term expires 2009
Michael Compher	Term expires 2008
William Bogot	Term expires 2009
Eugene F. Friedman	Term expires 2011
Jordan Heyman, Student Representative	Term expires 2009
Steve Meyer	Park District, Ex Officio, Heller Nature Center
Scott Levenfeld	City Council, Ex Officio
Larry King	Staff Liaison