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Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) - 08 Jun 2022 - Minutes - Pdf MINUTES Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) Meeting Wednesday, June 8, 2022 - 6:00 PM Commission Chamber Present: Anastasia Houston, At-Large Member, ESC Amy Palmer, At-Large Member, ESC Linda Chipperfield, At-Large Member, ESC Patrick Nobles, 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 Sarah Boren, District 1306 Member, ESC Bruce Andrews, District 1308 Member, ESC Absent: Barbie Brooksher, District 1312 Member, ESC Also Present: Amanda Askew, Planning and Community Development Director (PCDD) 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mark Gabrynowicz called the meeting to order. Linda Chipperfield called the role. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve minutes of the May 11, 2022 regular Environmental Stewardship A. Committee meeting. MOTION: to approve the May 11, 2022 meeting minutes. Motion: Daniele Giovannucci Second: Patrick Nobles Patrick Nobles (Seconded By) For Daniele Giovannucci (Moved By) For Amy Palmer For Linda Chipperfield For Mark Gabrynowicz For Christopher McHan For Romy Vann For Sarah Boren For Bruce Andrews For Motion passed 9 to 0. Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) June 8, 2022 Page 1 of 5 3.COURTESY OF THE FLOOR (5 MINS.) A. Director of Public Utilities 2021 Water Quality Report Mark Gabrynowicz deferred this item until the Director of Public Utilities, Troy Stephens, arrived. B. Intern Introduction Sarah Boren invited the new intern, Kenzie, to introduce herself. Kenzie said she will be interning and is available to do anything the committee needs. 4. CHAIR REMARKS Mark Gabrynowicz reminded members to continue working towards their personal goals. He mentioned there will be a hazardous waste pick up in Jacksonville Beach. Discussion ensued about hazardous waste pickup. Mark Gabrynowicz welcomed Romy Vann back from her maternity leave. He proposed making Daniele Giovannucci the third member of the Tree Subcommittee and Romy Vann being the alternate. There was no dissent. 5. OLD BUSINESS A. AB approved tree services companies - PROGRAM Amanda Askew gave an update on the work staff and Linda Chipperfield has done on the tree service provider training. She showed the committee the draft webpage. Daniele Giovannucci suggested including criteria and qualifications at the beginning of the test so tree companies can review if they are eligible for certification before taking the test. Linda Chipperfield expressed her concern and thought that would add too much text to the page and email to companies. Members discussed and supported Daniele's idea. Discussion ensued about tree companies that take the test and have had reports of issues within the city. Daniele Giovannucci and Bruce Andrews expressed their concern of tree companies getting "certified" when they have violated COAB Codes and Ordinances in the past. Members agreed with their concerns and discussed options to deter this. Bruce Andrews suggested requiring companies be based in Duval County. Members supported this suggestion. Sarah Boren suggested adding a general statement saying the city may revoke "approval" at their discretion and providing citizens with a phone number or email for resident complaints. Amy Palmer suggested using a less concrete word than "Approved". Amanda Askew said Deputy City Manager, Kevin Hogencamp, suggested the word "Verified". Members supported the word "Verified". B. Steward of the Environment Awards This agenda item was not discussed. Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) June 8, 2022 Page 2 of 5 C. RFP - Tree Inventory and Canopy Assessment Amanda Askew stated there were two former canopy assessments attached to the agenda. Amy Palmer expressed there are good recommendations and information in the former assessments that the committee should consider reviewing. Romy Vann asked for an update of where the city is in the RFP process. Amanda Askew stated she is looking for feedback on the City of Jacksonville RFP, which only includes the canopy assessment. Romy Vann and Chris McHann agreed a canopy assessment would be more beneficial than a tree inventory with the goal of tracking change in canopy. Discussion ensued. Romy Vann suggested reaching out to the City of Jacksonville to get information on how they use their canopy assessment to help guide the goals of COAB's RFP. Amanda Askew expressed she needs to have the money encumbered by the end of the budget year. Discussion ensued. MOTION: Romy Vann will reach out to the City of Jacksonville to get a report on their canopy analysis and how they have used the information. She will also reach out to the (? whic?) tree company for a video on their program. She will report this information to Amanda Askew who will relay the information to committee members. Motion: Romy Vann Second: Bruce Andrews Romy Vann (Moved By) For Bruce Andrews (Seconded By) For Amy Palmer For Linda Chipperfield For Patrick Nobles For Mark Gabrynowicz For Christopher McHan For Daniele Giovannucci For Sarah Boren For Motion passed 9 to 0. MOTION: Bruce Andrews will contact the City manager to see if the RFP and RFQ process can be expedited due to the existing work done by the City of Jacksonville Motion: Daniele Giovannucci Second: Sarah Boren Bruce Andrews said he would like to review the information COJ provides before reaching out to the city manager. Daniele Giovannucci (Moved By) For Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) June 8, 2022 Page 3 of 5 Amy Palmer For Linda Chipperfield For Patrick Nobles For Mark Gabrynowicz For Christopher McHan For Romy Vann For Sarah Boren (Seconded By) For Bruce Andrews For Motion passed 9 to 0. 6. REPORTS A. LEED Sarah Boren gave the LEED Subcommittee report. She said they are still waiting on the LEED recertification. She said there was a small turn out for the CAP focus group meetings and the next step is to review feedback from meetings and CAP survey. Sarah Boren reported that some of the feedback thought the plan was too far reaching for COAB and she plans to scale back before presenting to Commission for approval. B. Outreach Chris McHan gave the Outreach subcommittee report. He said Julia Rico from the Beaches Library attended last meeting to express her interest in the monarch pledge. She has a connection to Candace Barron, a member of the Extension office master gardening program. Chris McHan said he reached out and she along with 3 other master gardeners were willing to tend the gardens. He said she is going to come to the next Outreach subcommittee meeting to discuss possible locations. Sarah Boren proposed holding a lecture series starting in 2023. Members were support of this idea. Chris McHan reported the outreach committee was considering creating a more cohesive Arbor Day rather than travelling around the city. Mark Gabrynowicz wanted to bring this up to the whole committee to get recommendations. Members discussed ideas. Chris McHan stated the Outreach subcommittee has proposed moving Earth Day events to the Adele Grage center, and they would have to check with Word Revolt about this transition. Chris McHan asked members to brainstorm a new "brand" that encompasses all the work of the ESC. Members discussed "AB Loves Trees" and how that is specific to one part of the ESC's work. Amy Palmer proposed reaching out to local news sources to work on a story about fraudulent arborist letter. Members supported this idea. C. Tree subcomittee Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) June 8, 2022 Page 4 of 5 Bruce Andrews gave the tree subcommittee report. He reviewed the Adopt-A- Tree program, plantings in city right-of-way, and Selva Preserve. 5. OLD BUISNESS D. Proposed Chemical Management Plan This item was discussed out of order. Mark Gabrynowicz gave an overview of the draft Chemical Management Plan. He asked members to review and provide feedback to Amanda Askew by June 22nd. 7. MAYORS AND/OR STAFF REPORTS A. Principal Planner and Environmental Coordinator This agenda item was not discussed. 8. NEW BUSINESS 9. ADJOURNMENT There being no further discussion, Mark Gabrynowicz declared the meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m. Attest: Amanda Askew Mark Gabrynowicz, Chair Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) June 8, 2022 Page 5 of 5