MEETING NOTICE

The Council on Environmental Quality will meet on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 9:00 AM in the Holcombe Conference Room, 5th floor, 79 Elm Street, Hartford. (Directions)

AGENDA

1.  Call to order; establishment of a quorum

2.  Approval of August 22, 2012 minutes

3.  Chairman's Report

4.  Executive Director's Report

5.  Review of State Agency Actions

     a. Stamford Transportation Center Parking and Transit Oriented Development, Environmental Impact Evaluation (no comments recommended by staff)

    b. Connecticut's response to invasive species

        Guests:   Penelope Sharp, Co-Chair, Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group

                     William Hyatt, Chair, Invasive Plants Council

     c. University of Connecticut's Hazardous Waste Storage Facility, Tech Park, and related issues -- brief staff update

     d. Other Actions

6.  Hydraulic Fracturing in Connecticut? – brief update from staff on information presented at August 22, 2012 meeting

7.  Citizen Complaints -- updates

8.  Comments on State Conservation and Development Policies Plan (potential action item)

9.  Preliminary discussion of recommendations for legislation