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1-10-24 ESC Adopted MinutesMINUTES Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) Meeting t) Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - 6:00 PM OR 9 Commission Chamber 800 Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 Present: Bruce Andrews, District 1308 Member Sarah Boren, District 1306 Member Mark Gabrynowicz, District 1307 Member Daniele Giovannucci, At Large Member Todd Miner, At Large Member Amy Palmer, At Large Member Patrick Nobles, At Large Member Heather Markaj, At Large Member Romy Vann, At Large Member Absent: Anastasia Houston, At Large Member Also Present: Amanda Askew, Director of Planning and Community Development and Building Candace Kelly, City Commissioner, Seat 4 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mark Gabrynowicz called the meeting to order. He called the roll. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Approval of agenda MOTION: to approve the agenda Motion: Sarah Boren There was no second. There was no dissent. A vote was not recorded. 3. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR (5 MINS.) Commissioner Kelly reported that there will no longer be commission liaisons for boards and committees. Nicole Devenoge spoke about environmental stewardship work she does and offered to help with the upcoming Arbor Day event. 4. CHAIR REMARKS Mark Gabrynowicz discussed the elimination of the commission liaison and said they would have more details on how to relay information about the ESC in the future. Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) January 10, 2024 Page 1 of 6 Todd Miner and members went around the room to give brief introductions. 5. REVIEW OF ESC MEMBERSHIP POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES A. Positions Descriptions Mark Gabrynowicz introduced the position descriptions and stated that these should be stored with the ESC Meeting Rules. Daniele Giovannucci suggested refining the bullet points per position and to order them in a hierarchy of importance. MOTION: to approve the position descriptions Motion: Daniele Giovannucci Second. Sarah Boren There was no dissent. A vote was not recorded. 6. 2024 ESC POSITIONS ELECTIONS A. Election of ESC chair Sarah Boren nominated herself for chair. Bruce Andrews seconded the nomination. Mark Gabrynowicz stated with no further nominations Sarah Boren is elected chair. B. Election of ESC vice -chair Mark Gabrynowicz nominated Daniele Giovannucci as vice chair. Bruce Andrews seconded the nomination. Daniele Giovannucci nominated Mark Gabrynowicz as vice chair. Bruce Andrews seconded the nomination. Discussion about the position endued. Mark Gabrynowicz stated he would like to take a break from any chair positions. Daniele Giovannucci accepted the position. C. Election of Secretary Bruce Andrews nominated Romy Vann. Amy Palmer seconded the nomination. Sarah Boren stated the secretary and treasurer position can be separate of done by one person. Discussion ensued. Sarah Boren stated with no further nominations Romy Vann is elected secretary and treasurer. D. Election of Treasurer This item was discussed under item 6.C. E. Subcommittee members and member positions Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) January 10, 2024 Page 2 of 6 7. Tree Subcommittee: Daniele Giovannucci nominated Bruce Andrews as chair. Mark Gabrynowicz seconded the nomination. Sarah Boren stated with no further nominations Bruce Andrews is elected chair. Discussion about membership ensued to determine number of members and alternates. MOTION: to elect Bruce Andrews, Mark Gabrynowicz, and Daniele Giovannucci as members and Amy Palmer and Patrick Nobles as alternates. Motion: Heather Markaj Second. Daniele Giovannucci A vote was not recorded Bruce Andrews read Section 23-52(f)(1) and confirmed the tree subcommittee shall be comprised of 3 members with 1 alternate. Discussion ensued. MOTION. to elect Bruce Andrews, Amy Palmer, and Daniele Giovannucci as members and Patrick Nobles as the alternate. There was no dissent. A vote was not recorded. Outreach Subcommittee: Sarah Boren nominated Anastasia Houston for chair. Romy Vann seconded the nomination. Romy Vann nominated Patrick Nobles to be co-chair. Amy Palmer seconded the nomination. Anastasia Houston and Patrick Nobles were elected co-chairs. Mark Gabrynowicz, Sarah Boren, and Heather Markaj volunteered to be members. Sustainability and Resiliency Subcommittee: Mark Gabrynowicz, Romy Vann, Todd Miner, Heather Markaj, and Sarah Boren volunteered to be members. Romy Vann volunteered Sarah Boren as chair. Mark Gabrynowicz seconded the nomination. There was no dissent. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of the December 13, 2023 minutes B. Tree Subcommittee Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) January 10, 2024 Page 3 of 6 C. Outreach Subcommittee Sarah Boren suggested revising the dates to say 2024 in items 5.A. and 5.B. D. Sustainability and Resiliency Subcommittee MOTION. to approve the consent agenda with the revisions to Outreach Subcommittee minutes. Motion: Bruce Andrews Second. Mark Gabrynowicz There was no dissent. A vote was not recorded. 8. 90 DAY CALENDAR Sarah Boren reviewed events on the 90 day calendar. 9. SIGNIFICANT MATTERS ARISING IN SUBCOMMITTEES A. Tree Subcommittee Bruce Andrews reported the subcommittee's discussion about requiring a budget line for landscaping for road improvement projects. He said this was going to staff for review then potentially to Commission. MOTION: to recommend the verbiage in the attachment under item 12.A. of the agenda Motion: Bruce Andrews Second. Mark Gabrynowicz There was no dissent. A vote was not recorded. B. Outreach Subcommittee Sarah Boren asked for ideas for the "how to" series. She explained the mature tree canopy contest and asked for name recommendations for the "ambassador program"/"block captains". C. Sustainability and Resiliency Subcommittee Sarah Boren said they are focusing on the Community Action Plan and Conservation Challenge. D. Charter Review Subcommittee This item was not discussed. 10. MAYOR AND OR STAFF REPORT A. Chapter 23 Update Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) January 10, 2024 Page 4 of 6 Amanda Askew said there will be a Commission Workshop on January 22, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. Sarah Boren asked for someone to volunteer to attend on behalf of ESC. Heather Markaj volunteered. 11. OLD BUSINESS A. ESC priorities There was no further input to the ESC priorities. B. ESC recommended priorities for Commission Sarah Boren reported that the recommended priorities were sent to Commission. She encouraged members to attend the priority setting meeting. 12. NEW BUSINESS A. Proposed Environmental Landscaping Policy for City Infrastructure from Tree Subcommittee This item was discussed under item 9.A. B. Volunteer/working groups needs based on 2024 priorities Sarah Boren expressed she thinks it will take more personal outreach to recruit people for working groups. Mark Gabrynowicz explained his friends of the park volunteer program. Discussion of friends of the park ensued. 13. MEMBERS CLOSING REMARKS Patrick Nobles spoke about a Marvin's Garden initiative. Todd Miner recommended writing lesson plans for schools regarding "park rangers". Bruce Andrews recommended not standardizing the play equipment at Marvin's Garden. Amy Palmer spoke about designating a historic corridor for trees. Sarah Boren asked members to complete the 2023 self -evaluations. 14. ADJOURNMENT There being no further discussion, Sarah Boren declared the meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Attest: Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) January 10, 2024 Page 5 of 6 4 Amanda Askew Sarah Boren Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) January 10, 2024 Page 6 of 6