12-08-21 ESC Adopted MinutesMINUTES
Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC)
Meeting
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 6:00 PM
Commission Chamber
Present: Bruce Andrews, 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
Absent: Amy Palmer, At -Large Member, ESC
Linda Chipperfield, At -Large Member, ESC
Sarah Andrews Dark, At -Large Member, ESC
Sarah Boren, District 1306 Member, ESC
Also Present: Amanda Askew, Director of Planning and Community Development
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
• Mark Gabrynowicz called the meeting to order at 8:04. Secretary Linda Chipperfield was
absent, so Barbie Brooksher volunteered to take notes and call the roll.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Approve minutes of the (date) regular Environmental Stewardship Committee
meeting.
MOTION. to approve the November 10, 2021 minutes
Motion: Romy Vann
Second: Daniele Giovannucci
Daniele Giovannucci (Seconded BY)
For
Romy Vann (Moved Bj)
For
Bruce Andrews
For
Mark Gabrynowicz
For
Christopher McHan
For
Barbie Brooksher
For
Motion passed 6 to 0.
3. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR (5 MINS.)
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CHAIR'S REMARKS
A. Applications for vacant positions
• Mark Gabrynowicz stated there are 3 applicants for the 2 vacant positions.
• Members discussed subcommittee chairs and membership.
REPORTS
A. Outreach subcommittee
• Mark Gabrynowicz reviewed the Outreach Subcommittee report prepared by
Amy Palmer. He proposed creating the "Friend of the Environment" award
MOTION: to approve the "Friend of the Environment" award
Motion: Mark Gabrynowicz
Second. Daniele Giovannucci
Mark Gabrynowicz (Moved By)
For
Daniele Giovannucci (Seconded By)
For
Bruce Andrews
For
Christopher McHan
For
Romy Vann
For
Barbie Brooksher
For
Motion passed 6 to 0.
B. LEED subcommittee
• Amanda Askew stated they did not have a meeting in November.
• Mark Gabrynowicz asked for an update on the Community Action Plan survey.
Amanda Askew reported the survey is still open. Romy Vann said the total
number of responses is very low and asked members to push the survey to people
they know.
• Amanda Askew said the LEED Subcommittee meeting in December is cancelled
due to the holiday.
C. Tree subcommittee
• Bruce Andrews spoke about tree plantings and making a recommendation to
Commission to approve the list of possible tre locations.
MOTION: to make a recommendation to Commission to approve the expenditure of tree
funds as previously done through resolution in accordance with the COAB tree list
Motion: Mark Gabrynowicz
Second. Bruce Andrews
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Bruce Andrews (Seconded By)
For
Mark Gabrynowicz (Moved By)
For
Christopher McHan
For
Daniele Giovannucci
For
Rany Vann
For
Barbie Brooksher
For
Motion passed 6 to 0.
• Mark Gabrynowicz went over items discussed at the November tree subcommittee
meeting.
• Bruce Andrews discussed the 3 minute presentation he gave to the Duval
Delegation about supporting the amendment to Florida Statute 163.045.
• Members discussed reaching out to representatives via email, letters, and
meetings. Amanda Askew said she will need to publicly notice the meeting if 2 or
more members attend.
MAYOR'S AND/OR STAFF/REPORTS
A. David & Donna Batelaan Fund Grant Opportunity
• Amanda Askew reported the city has received a grant that will fund musical
equipment for a park. She said the city is looking at placing the equipment in
Jordan Park and she wanted the ESC's blessing since this was not in the parks
master plan. There was no opposition to the equipment.
OLD BUSINESS
A. Heritage Tree Program
• Daniele Giovannucci discussed issues with providing Heritage Tree incentives
and potential removal of the tree.
• Members discussed Heritage tree incentives and the perpetuity of designations.
B. Legislative action
C. Three goals from 2022
• Daniele Giovannucci asked for clarification on the new priorities and if the
committee is no longer referring to the priorities that were worked on in 2021.
• Mark Gabrynowicz stated the ESC will no longer be using the 2021 priorities.
• Daniele Giovannucci said he did not support abandoning the 2021 priorities since
they worked hard on creating the document and had an extensive amount of
discussion.
• Mark Gabrynowicz asked members to submit their three priorities to Amanda so
they can discuss at the January meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
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A. Support of city plans
• Mark Gabrynowicz proposed the ESC take on annual assessments of the parks
for the purpose of keeping up with the Parks Master Plan. He suggested creating
a check list so the assessment would be the same at all parks.
• Daniele Giovannucci asked for clarification on what the inspections would entail
considering the limited number of committee members and a large amount of
parks.
• Mark Gabrynowicz responded and said members would check on signs, tree
trimming, cleanliness, and the overall maintenance of the parks.
MOTION. to create a program where ESC members will annually assess the parks in
accordance with the Parks Master Plan.
Motion: Mark Gabrynowicz
Second: Daniele Giovannucci
• Bruce Andrews asked how insufficiencies will be enforced since the Public Works
maintains the parks independently.
• Mark Gabrynowicz said the ESC would report to Amanda Askew in the Planning
Department then she can give the information to Scott Williams and the Public Works
department.
Mark Gabrynowicz (Moved By)
For
Daniele Giovannucci (Seconded By)
For
Bruce Andrews
For
Christopher McHan
For
Romy Vann
For
Barbie Brooksher
For
Motion passed 6 to 0.
B. Review of ESC meeting rules
• Mark Gabrynowicz briefly reviewed the ESC meeting rules.
C. Dutton Island
• Daniele Giovannucci discussed the clearing of vegetation at Dutton Island and
possible next steps to prevent these clearings from happening in the future.
• Mark Gabrynowicz stated incidents like these is the intent behind his proposed
annual park assessment.
• Daniele Giovannucci said he was concerned beyond parks and wanted to address
these actions across the entire city.
• Members discussed ways to track these issues and how convey their concerns to
Commission and staff.
• Daniele Giovannucci asked members if this is an issue they would like to take to
the City Manager as a group or hold off on addressing.
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• Bruce Andrews said he does not think this is a topic that should be ignored. He
supported working with staff on this issue. He proposed scheduling a meeting
with the City Manager.
• Amanda Askew proposed creating a checklist that can be sent to department
heads to review for larger projects. Members supported this idea.
• Amanda Askew said she will schedule a meeting with the City Manager the first
week of January
9. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion. Mark Gabrynowicz declared the meeting adjourned at 8:01
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Attest:
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Amanda Askew
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