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09-22-21 ESC adopted minutesMINUTES Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) Meeting Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 6:00 PM Commission Chamber Present: Bruce Andrews,At-Large Member,ESC Amy Palmer,At-Large Member,ESC Linda Chipperfield,At-Large Member,ESC Mark Gabrynowicz,ESC Chair,District 1307 Member Christopher McHan,At-Large Member,ESC Daniele Giovannucci,Vice Chair,At-Large Member,ESC Romy Vann,At-Large Member,ESC Barbie Brooksher,District 1312 Member,ESC Sarah Boren,District 1306 Member,ESC Absent: Sarah Andrews Dark,At-Large Member,ESC Also Present: Amanda Askew,Director of Planning and Community Development Candiace Kelly,City Commissioner, Seat 4 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mark Gabrynowicz called the meeting to order. Linda Chipperfield called the attendance. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approve minutes of the August 11, 2021 regular Environmental Stewardship Committee meeting. MOTION: to approve the August 11, 2021 minutes Motion: Mark Gabrynowicz Second: Amy Palmer Bruce Andrews For Amy Palmer(Seconded By) For Linda Chipperfield For Mark Gabrynowicz(Moved By) For Christopher McHan For Daniele Giovannucci For Romy Vann For Barbie Brooksher For Sarah Boren For Environmental Stewardship Committee(ESC) September 22,2021 Page 1 of 5 Motion passed 9 to 0. 3. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR(5 MINS.) 4. CHAIR'S REMARKS A. Applications for vacant position/BMRC Meeting of August 31,2021 Christopher McHan Robert Hudson Mark Gabrynowicz introduced the newly appointed ESC member, Christopher McHan. He asked all the members provide a brief introduction of themselves. B. ESC Member Districts Mark Gabrynowicz stated the ESC is having a difficult time filling the District 1308 seat. He said Commissioner Norris is helping to find ways to either fill the seat or switch an At-Large Member for a District member. Members discussed terms and whos is expiring at the end of this year. C. Commission Meeting September 27, 2021 -ESC Report Daniele Giovanucci discussed the PowerPoint that will be presented during the ESC report to Commission. The PowerPoint includes information about the proposed incentives for designating private property Heritage Trees and providing a tree trimmer training that will result in a list of companies who completed the training on the City's website. He also discussed creating a deterrent to removing trees under Florida State Statute 163.045 that allows property owners to remove trees if they have an arborist letter. He stated Mark Gabrynowicz drafted a resolution to address this issue. Mark Gabrynowicz asked if they could vote on the resolution before the Monday Commission meeting. Amanda Askew offered to print the Resolution for all members so they can review and vote at the meeting. Amanda Askew checked her email and had not received the draft resolution. Daniele Giovanucci read the draft resolution to the committee. Members discussed the draft resolution and Florida State Statute 163.045. Mark Gabrynowicz stated he would like committee members to have the opportunity to review the resolution before voting and deferred a vote until next month's meeting. Amanda Askew said the proper way to add additional regulations is to amend Chapter 23. She asked if the resolution was to ask Commission to update Chapter 23. Mark Gabrynowicz responded and said it was not specific. He said it was an urge to do something. Bruce Andrews suggested not using the language "update" but rather say ESC has a suggested addition to Chapter 23 with the goal of mitigating the state legislation. Environmental Stewardship Committee(ESC) September 22,2021 Page 2 of 5 Amada Askew added that Commission has wrote two resolutions against Florida State Statute 163.045 that were sent to the Florida League of City and the state legislature. Members continued discussion and talked about having an arborist on retainer. Members discussed issues with stormwater retention requirements and how it limits mitigation. MOTION: direct the Tree Subcommittee to meet with City Engineer, Steve Swann,to discuss the tree mitigation limitations of on-site stormwater retention Motion: Barbie Brooksher Second: Daniele Giovannucci Bruce Andrews For Amy Palmer For Linda Chipperfield For Mark Gabrynowicz For Christopher McHan For Daniele Giovannucci(Seconded By)For Romy Vann For Barbie Brooksher(Moved By)For Sarah Boren For Motion passed 9 to 0. Members continued discussion about Heritage Trees. Mark Gabrynowicz proposed a 10%reduction in water bills for the property.Bruce Andrews said there is more to consider with that proposal and it might not be possible with the city. Sarah Boren proposed meeting with potential private property Heritage Tree owners to make sure the incentives would be used.Daniele Giovannucci estimated 10 private property Heritage trees in the city. Members discussed proposed incentives. D. ARP Projects Mark Gabrynowicz stated most of the ARP funds went to Public Works projects. He stated there is a second installment of 3 million dollars that the committee could propose projects for. E. Budget Mark Gabrynowicz said he is going to keep pursuing a budget. Sarah Boren said the direction from Commission was to have more detail in their proposed budget. 5. REPORTS A. Outreach subcommittee Environmental Stewardship Committee(ESC) September 22,2021 Page 3 of 5 Amy Palmer gave the Outreach Subcommittee report. She said they had two meetings since the last regular ESC meeting. Amy Palmer stated Mayor Glasser spoke to the subcommittee about the Florida League of city's work regarding the Florida State Statute about tree removal. Amy Palmer said Mayor Glasser had a suggestion for a Heritage Tree at Dutton Island Preserve. Members discussed Heritage Tree designations and 2022 Arbor Day. Romy Vann proposed a sea oat planting along with the Arbor Day events. Amy Palmer suggested holding this event on the weekend so kids would be out of school and able to participate. Christopher McHan said the best time to plan sea oats is in the winter. Amy Palmer said she felt this would be best as a separate event from Arbor Day. MOTION: to approve the Outreach Subcommittee report Motion: Mark Gabrynowicz Second: Romy Vann Mark Gabrynowicz(Moved By) For Romy Vann (Seconded By) For Bruce Andrews For Amy Palmer For Linda Chipperfield For Christopher McHan For Daniele Giovannucci For Barbie Brooksher For Sarah Boren For Motion passed 9 to 0. B. LEED subcommittee Sarah Boren gave the LEED subcommittee report. She said she plans on providing a in depth review of the LEED 4.1 certification next ESC meeting. Sarah Boren said she received approval for the Community Action Plan survey. She stated she will send the survey to committee members as a test run before it goes live to the community. Sarah Boren discussed the American Rescue Plan funds and the efforts to spend them on resiliency projects. Sarah Boren reported an idea from Mayor Glasser about gathering subject matter experts to help formulate ideas and complete work with the constraints of Sunshine regulations. C. Tree subcommittee-No Report Mark Gabrynowicz said their meeting on September 8th was brief and they cleared up responsibilities. Environmental Stewardship Committee(ESC) September 22,2021 Page 4 of 5 6. MAYOR'S AND/OR STAFF REQUEST/REPORTS A. Commissioner Norris ESC representation B. Heritage tree designation C. Chapter 23 update to Community Development Board Amanda Askew reported that she gave an overview to the Community Development Board that they have the potential to hear variances for tree removal permits. Amanda Askew reviewed the grants the city has applied for that include littoral planting and the Urban Tree Canopy Grant. 7. OLD BUSINESS A. 2021 Goals/Priorities Sarah Boren said she has updated the 2021 Goals/Priories list and said she will send it out for review. B. Steering Work Group 8. NEW BUSINESS A. Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Mark Gabrynowicz discussed AFFF contamination and the concern regarding the possible use by the Atlantic Beach firefighters. He said there is a low risk to this contamination because the firefighters would only use it in extreme cases and the Navy has created a new substance that will be in use in about 2 years. B. Heritage Tree nomination drive 9. ADJOURNMENT There being no further discussion, Mark Gabrynowicz declared the meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m. Attest: 1_ lam. Mark LU. lio iczi Amanda Askew Environmental Stewardship Committee(ESC) September 22,2021 Page 5 of 5