Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) - 08 Feb 2023 - Agenda - Pdf
City of Atlantic Beach
Agenda
Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC)
Meeting
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 - 6:00 p.m.
Commission Chamber
City Hall, 800 Seminole Road
Page(s)
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR (5 MINS.)
4. CONSENT AGENDA
4.A. Approve minutes of the January 11, 2023 regular Environmental Stewardship 3 - 15
Committee meeting.
Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC) - 11 Jan 2023 - Minutes - Pdf
ESC 1-11-23 Record of Decisions SAB suggested edits
4.B. Subcommittee Reports 17 - 21
ESC Outreach Subcommittee Jan 18 2023 Report
20230126 SR Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
4.C. 90 Day Calendar 23 - 24
2023 Working Calendar Starting Feb v2
5. CHAIR REMARKS
6. SIGNIFICANT MATTERS ARISING IN SUBCOMMITTEES
6.A. Sustainability and Resiliency Subcommittee 25 - 26
Annual Awards Program Motion 020823
6.B. Outreach Subcommittee
6.C. Tree Subcommittee
7. MAYOR/ STAFF REPORTS
8. OLD BUSINESS
8.A. Subcommittee Membership
8.B. ESC Priorities to Commission 27
ESC 2023 Priorities for Commission 01.20.21
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8.C. ESC Priorities 29 - 34
Draft ESC 2023 Priorities
Conclusions from ESC Priority Setting Google Form
8.D. Speaker Series 35 - 36
Draft 2023 COAB ESC Speaker and Salon series
8.E. Working Group Establishment 37 - 45
SME and volunteer structure proposal_MG
9. MEMBERS CLOSING REMARKS
10. ADJOURNMENT
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contact City Clerk Donna Bartle at 247-5809 or at City Hall, 800 Seminole Road, Atlantic Beach,
Florida not less than three (3) days prior to the date of this meeting.
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MINUTES
Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC)
Meeting
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - 6:00 PM
Commission Chamber
Present: 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
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
Bruce Andrews, District 1308 Member, ESC
Absent: Anastasia Houston, At-Large Member, ESC
Also Present: Amanda Askew, Director of Planning and Community Development
Candace Kelly, City Commissioner, Seat 4
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mark Gabrynowicz called the meeting to order. Linda Chipperfield called the roll.
2. SELECTION OF ESC CHAIR AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS
Chair:
Mark Gabrynowicz asked if there were any nominations or volunteers for ESC Chair. Sarah
Boren volunteered to be chair if Mark Gabrynowicz did not want to continue. Mark
Gabrynowicz responded that he would like to volunteer for chair and asked if there were any
other volunteers or nominations. Bruce Andrews raised his concern for having a member serve
as chair consecutive years. Discussion ensued about serving as chair and length of member
terms. Bruce Andrews nominated Mark Gabrynowicz for chair. Mark Gabrynowicz asked if
there were any more nominations. There were no further nominations or discussion. A second
and vote was not recorded. There was no dissent to the nomination.
Vice Chair:
Mark Gabrynowicz asked for nominations. Daniele Giovannucci nominated Sarah Boren. Bruce
Andrews and Amy Palmer seconded this nomination. A vote was not recorded. There was no
dissent to the nomination.
Tree Subcommittee Chair and Members:
Mark Gabrynowicz reviewed that subcommittee reports will be on the Consent Agenda for
approval and the reports must be submitted to Amanda Askew by the first Wednesday of the
month. He said this is important because subcommittee chairs will now be responsible for work
groups.
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Mark Gabrynowicz asked for nominations. Sarah Boren nominated Bruce Andrews. Romy Vann
seconded the nomination. Bruce Andrews said he will fulfill the responsibilities as far as appeals
and the tree code, but he would not have the time to take on any other projects. A vote was not
recorded. There was no dissent to the nomination.
Mark Gabrynowicz and Daniele Giovannucci volunteered to be Tree subcommittee members.
Romy Vann expressed she did not want to be the alternate. Patrick Nobles volunteered to be the
alternate. A vote was not recorded. There was no dissent to the volunteers.
Sustainability and Resiliency Chair and Members:
Romy Vann nominated Sarah Boren. Patrick Nobles seconded the nomination. A vote was not
recorded. There was no dissent to the nomination. Sarah Boren asked who would like to be on
the subcommittee. Romy Vann volunteered. Linda Chipperfield suggested setting priorities
before establishing subcommittee members. There was no dissent.
Outreach Subcommittee Chair:
Mark Gabrynowicz asked for nominations. Amy Palmer nominated Linda Chipperfield. Sarah
Boren seconded the nomination. Sarah Boren suggested speaking to Anastasia Houston about
potentially co-chairing the subcommittee. Linda Chipperfield said she would speak with her. A
vote was not recorded. There was no dissent.
Secretary:
Mark Gabrynowicz asked Linda Chipperfield if she would like to remain as secretary and she
agreed to do so.
Sarah Boren asked if there is a required number of members for subcommittees. Mark
Gabrynowicz responded that they decided last year to have 3 members to ensure there is a
quorum. Sarah Boren suggested making it a minimum of 3 members. There was no dissent.
Mark Gabrynowicz said they would have to change the meeting rules. Sarah Boren made a
motion to make subcommittee membership a minimum of 3. A second was not made. There was
no dissent.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mark Gabrynowicz asked if there were any changes to the agenda. There were none.
4. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR (5 MINS.)
A. Linda Lainer
Linda Lanier spoke about Florida friendly guidelines. She suggested making fertilizing
companies that work in Atlantic Beach be Florida friendly certified and educating
homeowners. She asked that the ESC consider topics like the waterways as highly as
they consider trees. Amanda Askew stated that there is some Florida friendly language
in Chapter 24. Discussion about Florida friendly practices and protecting waterways
ensued.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
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Mark Gabrynowicz reviewed the Consent Agenda and stated the reports, minutes, and other
selected topics will be on this in efforts to maximize time for discussion. He stated that it will
be the member's responsibility to review items on the Consent Agenda before the meeting.
A. Approval of December 14th ESC minutes
B. Approval of Tree Subcommittee Reports
C. Approval of the Outreach Subcommittee Report
D. Approval of the Sustainability and Resiliency Subcommittee Report
E. Approval of 90-Day Calendar
Sarah Boren reviewed the 90 day calendar. She said she will send out a reminder the first
Monday of every month asking if there are any events to add to the calendar.
Linda Chipperfield asked if they were approving the 90 calendar today or bringing ideas
for the calendar at the next meeting. Sarah Boren explained the reason for the Consent
Agenda. She said members can send calendar updates to her at any time.
A motion was not made to approve the items on the Consent Agenda.
6. CHAIR REMARKS
Mark Gabrynowicz addressed the importance of setting priorities. Discussion about grant money
ensued.
7. SIGNIFICANT MATTERS ARISING IN SUBCOMMITTEES
A. Tree Subcommittee
Bruce Andrews reported that Mark Gabrynowicz approached a property owner about
designating a heritage tree but they were concerned about the restrictions that may place
on the property. He suggested making a one page summary of Heritage Trees and asked
Outreach to make this. Linda Chipperfield expressed this was already compete. Amy
Palmer added that there is a page on the city's website. Discussion about Heritage Trees
ensued.
Bruce Andrews reported arborist letters are still being submitted to the city and the
Amanda Askew is going to post those letters on the city website. He said the tree canopy
assessment is scheduled to start in May.
Sarah Boren asked if staff could give a monthly report of how many arborist letters and
tree permits were submitted as well as how much money is in the tree fund. Amanda
Askew responded that the arborist letters are going to be posted on the same site tree
permits are posted. She suggested adding an excel spread sheet that keeps a tally of
inches removed to the site. Sarah Boren said getting the information monthly or quarterly
would give the committee a bench mark of the tree code's effectiveness.
Discussion about inviting the company who is completing the city's tree canopy
assessment to the speaker series ensued.
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B. Outreach Subcommittee
Barbie Brooksher said the education packets were compete and being sent to Atlantic
Beach Elementary School(ABE). She said the event will start at City Hall for the flag
raising then end at ABE for the tree planting. Amanda Askew said she thought the ESC
had decided to do the flag raising at the school. Barbie Brooksher said she would confirm
with the Principal. Amanda Askew read a tentative schedule. Mark Gabrynowicz asked
if the Heritage Tree would be included in the schedule. Amanda Askew said she can add
that to the schedule. Discussion ensued about logistics of the event.
C. Sustainability and Resiliency Subcommittee
Sarah Boren reported the LEED recertification celebration is on January 24th and gave
details about the event.
8. MAYOR AND/OR STAFF REPORTS
Amanda Askew said the ESC will have to decide on some action items to complete in order to
maintain the Mayor's monarch pledge. Patrick Nobles said he brought up some possible
activities they can do last meeting and said he could resend the document he provided. Sarah
Boren suggested they create a form where they can select the actions outside of the meeting.
9. OLD BUSINESS
A. Draft ESC priorities to be submitted to Commission
Sarah Boren gave an overview of the document she shared with the ESC's proposed
priorities for Commission (which is attached hereto and made part of this official record
as "Draft ESC 2023 Priorities for Commission - Attachment A").
Daniele Giovannucci said he trusts Sarah Boren to do the fine tuning of the priorities in
order to submit them to Commission on time. Mark Gabrynowicz made a motion to
allow Sarah Boren to narrow down the priorities to be submitted to Commission as she
sees fits. A second was not made. Bruce Andrews suggested they submit all the priorities
on the document and allow Commission to select what they want.
Sarah Boren asked for a clear direction on how many priorities to provide Commission.
Linda Chipperfield made a motion to allow Sarah Boren to narrow down the priorities
to be submitted to Commission to 15. Discussion ensued about how to select the
priorities. Bruce Andrews seconded the motion made by Linda Chipperfield.
Draft ESC 2023 Priorities for Commission- Attachement A
MOTION: to allow Sarah Boren to narrow down the priorities to be submitted to Commission
to 15.
Motion: Linda Chipperfield
Second: Bruce Andrews
Discussion ensued about how to select the priorities prior to second.
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Sarah Boren said she will send a draft to members for review and comments before submitting
to Commissioner Kelly.
Barbie Brooksher suggested keeping all the priorities made and tiering them based on how many
"votes" the priorities received.
Amy Palmer Against
Linda Chipperfield (Moved By) For
Patrick Nobles Against
Mark Gabrynowicz For
Daniele Giovannucci Against
Romy Vann Against
Barbie Brooksher Against
Sarah Boren For
Bruce Andrews (Seconded By) For
Motion failed 4 to 5.
Commissioner Kelly suggested using the dot exercise and also stated 15 will be too many
priorities. Discussion ensued on how to narrow down priorities.
MOTION: using the priorities under Attachment A, members will select their top three
priorities of each category shown in Attachment A and return to Amanda Askew
Motion: Barbie Brooksher
Second: Mark Gabrynowicz
Amy Palmer For
Linda Chipperfield For
Patrick Nobles For
Mark Gabrynowicz (Seconded By) For
Daniele Giovannucci For
Romy Vann For
Barbie Brooksher (Moved By) For
Sarah Boren For
Bruce Andrews Against
Motion passed 8 to 1.
Discussion continued discussing priority setting. Amanda Askew said she would need the
rankings from individual members by January 17th. Romy Vann suggested making the deadline
January 13th to give Amanda Askew more time to compile the rankings. Members agreed.
B. ESC 2023 Priorities
C. Working Group Establishment
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Approval of Terms
Recommendations for Working Groups. focus and composition
Mark Gabrynowicz said he has two individuals interested in participating in the working
groups. Linda Chipperfield asked if non-voting members of subcommittees can attend
the working group meetings. Mark Gabrynowicz responded that only one ESC member
can be present at these meetings due to Sunshine Regulations.
D. 2023 Speaker Series
10. NEW BUSINESS
11. MEMBERS CLOSING REMARKS
12. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, Mark Gabrynowicz declared the meeting adjourned at 8:48
p.m.
Attest:
Mark Gabrynowicz, Chair Amanda Askew
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Draft ESC 2023 Priorities for Commission- Attachment A
Total number of responses
8 out of 10 ESC members
Regarding TOTAL NUMBER of suggested priorities ESC should submit to COAB Commission, I believe it should be ....
4 keep all 24 suggested priorities
4 limit total number of priorities
DRAFT 2023 ESC Priorities for COAB Commission
1)Trees
a)Monitor trees planted for mitigation and enforce requirement in tree ordinance that trees are alive at end of
three years
b)Add effective incentives to retain local Heritage Trees beyond higher mitigation fees to Chapter 23 tree
ordinance
c)Complete comprehensive tree canopy assessment and share results with public, develop and maintain ongoing
canopy assessment tools, establish a tree canopy goal, and develop a tree canopy care and maintenance
program.
d)Add prohibition of removal of certain specific trees to Chapter 23 tree ordinance
e)Fund the purchase and planting of communal fruit/edible trees throughout the city.
f)Fund a promotion of the benefits of trees, native planting, tree ordinance and pervious surfaces
g)Strive for zero net loss of canopy
Regarding the priorities listed under the "Trees" category, I vote for ...
5 keep all suggested priorities 1 suggested combining b & d
2 remove/add
Remove 1B (Heritage tree incentives), 1D (prohibition of removal of certain trees) and 1E (fruit trees)
Remove B (Heritage tree incentives)
Add
o"Strive for zero net loss of canopy" and
o"Fund a promotion of the benefits of trees, native planting, tree ordinance and pervious
surfaces"
1 Only keep C (tree canopy assessment)
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Draft ESC 2023 Priorities for Commission- Attachment A
2)Forward Thinking Community Planning
a)Resilience
i)freeboard to 2.5 feet above base flood elevation for 500 year
flood level.
ii)Expand Baker Center using green building best practices to include additional space for after school activities
and community engagement including gardening, recycling and composting as well as make it a Resilience
Hub (solar, energy storage system, 24/7 connectivity, shelter in place resources, critical information,
education and communication function and more)
iii)Adopt and/or incentivize best practices for resilient properties (e.g., trees, hardening, elevation, first floor
floodable, raising up houses, green building certification, annual performance measurement, etc.)
iv)Continue to assess sea level rise and plan for adaptation and mitigation see in particular slides 33-35 in
tion
v)Incentivize and make it easy for all private sector buildings to obtain a green building certification,
implement resilient best practices and measure annual performance.
b)Planning
i)Resolve conflict between on-site stormwater retention and tree canopy protection/enhancement. Review
best practices that meet multiple objectives regarding water runoff and on site retention, pervious and
impervious surfaces, tree retention, beautification, etc.
ii)Become a solar and EV ready community
iii)Incentivize smaller home sustainable and resilient construction and renovation and consider accessory
dwelling units and/or mother-in-law suites as a legal alternative residential dwelling in the city if lot size and
parking can accommodate
iv)Update commercial landscaping ordinance
v)Increase amount of reclaimed water access and use in AB
vi)Explore and develop a workforce / attainable housing policy and/or guidelines.
vii)Implement specific programs and services that increases energy efficiency, increases renewable energy
adoption, and reduces waste in the community
viii)Implement and incentivize a voluntary benchmarking and green building challenge for city, residential and
commercial buildings.
Regarding the priorities listed under the "Forward Thinking Community Planning" category, I vote for ...
2 keep all
5 remove/add
Remove 2b iii (ADU) and 2b vi (workforce housing)
Remove 2Biv (commercial landscape ord), 2Bv (reclaimed water) and 2Bvi (workforce housing)
Remove A1 (increase BFE), A4 (SLR, adaptation & mitigation), B1 (resolve conflict), B2 (solar/EV ready) & B5
(reclaimed water)
Remove or move B5 to 2024 and better define solar/EV ready
Remove all except A2 (Expand Baker Center)
Under Resilience add
o--"Incentivize and make it easy for all private sector buildings to obtain a green building certification,
implement resilient best practices and measure annual performance".
Under Planning add
o--"Implement specific programs and services that increases energy efficiency, increases renewable
energy adoption, and reduces waste in the community", and
o--"Implement and incentivize a voluntary benchmarking and green building challenge for city, residential
and commercial buildings".
1 combine
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Draft ESC 2023 Priorities for Commission- Attachment A
For Resilience, combine i (BFE) and iii (best practices) and that becomes first priority with Baker and monitor sea
level being secondary.
For Planning: i (resolve conflict), ii (solar/EV ready) and iii (ADUs) are first priority. rest are secondary or can be
dropped for now
3)Natural Systems & Ecology
a)Continue and expand Monarch Butterfly Pledge to include replication of more monarch friendly plants and
gardens throughout the city as well the three other requirements to maintain our pledge.
b)Enhance investment in Beaches Town Center and Atlantic Blvd/Flyover/Mayport Road median florida
friendly and non-point source pollution landscaping, maintenance and amenities including:
i)Upgrading landscape contractor standards
ii)Renegotiate BTC and Atlantic Blvd maintenance agreements with Neptune Beach
iii)Fund AB Pride initiatives (flowers, etc.)
c)Pass a required integrative biocide management plan for city operations/public sector and voluntary guidelines
for private sector
d)Enhance the appearance of Dutton Island with signage, fencing, parking, and other infrastructure. Upgrades
need to complement the natural beauty of the island.
e)Conduct a beach and marsh access inventory/assessment and develop a three year plan to build walkovers to
protect dunes and marshes and enhance resiliency
Regarding the priorities listed under the "Natural Systems & Ecology" category, I vote for ...
4 keep all
4 remove/add something
First priority are "e" (beach/marsh access inventory) and "b" (Beaches Town Center); could do without "d"
(Dutton Island appearance) and "a" (Monarch) is nice to have as is "c" (biocide)
Remove "and expand Monarch Butterfly Pledge to include replication of more monarch friendly plants and
gardens throughout the city" from 3A. Remove 3Biii (fund AB Pride), and 3D (Dutton Island appearance).
Remove b (Beaches Town Center) and d Dutton Island appearance).
Remove all except c (biocide)
4)City Operations: Lead by Example
a)Provide green building, sustainability and resilience training to staff, have staff review workplans and projects
with a sustainability and resilience lens, and add environmental stewardship to staffperformance
reviews
b)Seek net zero and third party green building certification for city hall existing building.
c)Install EV infrastructure including for golf carts at highly used parts of town (e.g., beach accesses, community
centers)
d)Increase number of public recycling and composting bins
e)Reduce energy consumption in city buildings by 10% and start planning and budgeting for city fleet to switch to
electric.
Regarding the priorities listed under the "City Operations: Lead by Example" category, I vote for ...
4 keep all With one suggestion to rank within (e.g., First priority are "a" and "c" - rest are second tier
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Draft ESC 2023 Priorities for Commission- Attachment A
3 remove/add
Remove 4c (EV infrastructure)
Remove 4B (net zero & green building for city bldgs) and 4E (reduce city ops energy consumption)
Remove whole category as previous categories have higher priorities
Add
--"Consider best practices for sustainable principles into neighborhood planning and redevelopment projects.",
--"Set short- and medium-term milestone targets to show progress toward long term goals", and
--"Achieve a solid waste recycling rate of 40% or greater".
1 combine
I wonder if A and B could be combined? Maybe it could be part of the trainings to learn how to get certification.
Open Comment Section
very effective format to solicit our input
all items have value - but if the idea is to select a few, let's prioritize those without taking rest off the table
(perhaps by having a Second Priority tier.
I appreciate all the hard work that went into this, but I don't understand why the categories and priorities don't
reflect the ones we voted on. It took a long time to search and compare the 2 documents and I may have missed
or misunderstood some in the Commission priorities. I wasn't there for the December ESC meeting and the
minutes aren't posted yet so maybe it was explain there.
I love all the priorities, but think we should choose less to send.
Excellent job categorizing and organizing these.
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COAB Environmental Stewardship Committee
January 11, 2023 Meeting
Record of Decisions
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Attendees:
Bruce Andrews
Sarah Boren
Barbie Brooksher
Linda Chipperfield
Mark Gabrynowicz
Daniele Giovannucci
Patrick Nobles
Amy Palmer
Romy Vann
Absent: Anastasia Regas
Staff:Amanda Askew
Commissioner Kelly joined at 6:07
2. SELECTION OF ESC CHAIR AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS
Chair Decision—Bruce nominated Mark. All in favor, none opposed.
Vice-Chair Decision—Dan nominated Sarah. All in favor, none opposed.
ESC Secretary—Linda agreed to continue
Tree Subcommittee Chair—Sarah nominated Bruce. All in favor, none opposed.
Outreach Subcommittee Chair—Amy nominated Linda. All in favor, none opposed.
Sustainability and Resiliency Subcommittee Chair—Romy nominated Sarah. All in favor, none opposed.
Sarah suggested changing the committee rules language to committees having “a minimum of three
voting members”
Decision—Mark will look at language
3. APPROVAL of MINUTES & AGENDA
Decision - Approval of January 11 agenda
4. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR
4.A. Linda Lainer Lanier
Decision-- Linda L agreed to help with the effort
Decision--Romy to look into how UFI language relates to AB language on chemical use
5. CONSENT AGENDA
5.A. Approval of December 14th ESC minutes
Decision – deferred to next meeting
5.B. Approval of Tree Subcommittee Reports
5.C. Approval of the Outreach Subcommittee Report
5.D. Approval of the Sustainability and Resiliency Subcommittee Report
5.E. Approval of 90-Day Calendar
Decision—Sarah to send out a reminder for calendar items before each meeting
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6. CHAIR REMARKS
6.A. Thanks for a great year. We got a lot done!
6.B. Priorities have been difficult to set – We keep adding new ones, limited time and resources
6.C. We should consider grants to expand our resources – Amy Franqui is applying for a grant to
expand natural gardens
7. SIGNIFICANT MATTERS ARISING IN SUBCOMMITTEES
7.A. Tree Subcommittee
Decision-- Patrick to serve as alternate, and Dan as voting member
Decision—Outreach Subcom to consider a Heritage Tree flyer and articles in the water bill,
focusing on the benefits of having a designation
Decision--Amanda to make arborist letters available to Tree Subcom on FTP site
Decision--Amanda to report monthly on number of arborist letters (per company if possible),
number of tree permits, money in fund, inches saved/inches removed.
Decision—Amanda to work with Romy on managing Planet Geo
7.B. Outreach subcommittee
Decision—Amanda to send Arbor Day event agenda to ESC
Decision—Romy to ask Whits for 30 ice cream certificates
Decision—Barbie to add a Heritage Tree designation announcement to the schedule
Decision—ESC to attend at AB Elementary event
Decision--Barbie to find out about photography permission
7.C. Sustainability & Resiliency Subcommittee
Decision—ESC to RSVP to LEED celebration invitation, Jan 24, 6-7:30 at Adele Grage
8. MAYOR/STAFF REPORTS
Monarch Pledge activities
Decision—Patrick to send Sarah a list of possible activities to put on a Google doc for ESC to
vote on
9. OLD BUSINESS
9.A. Draft ESC priorities to be submitted to Commission
Motion—ESC to vote for top 3 choices in each 4 categories (Comm Kelly input: specific actions, avoid
overlapping), and send votes to Amanda. 8 in favor, 1 opposed.
Decision—ESC to send Amanda votes on 1/13
Decision—Amanda to send votes to Sarah to write up for presentation to Commission
9.B. ESC 2023 Priorities
Not discussed
9.C. Working Group Establishment
Approval of Terms
Recommendations for Working Groups. focus and composition
Decision—ESC to review handout and be ready to discuss at next meeting
9.D. 2023 Speaker Series
Decision—Amanda to reach out to Planet Geo to do a presentation
—ESC to add more to the Speaker Series
8. NEW BUSINESS
No decision
11. MEMBER CLOSING REMARKS
No decision
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12. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:45
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COAB ESC Outreach Subcommittee
January 18 2023 Meeting
REPORT
Call to Order and Roll Call
Attendees: Linda Chipperfield, Mark Gabrynowicz, Anastasia Regas, Barbie Brooksher, Patrick Nobles, Amy Palmer
Absent: Sarah Boren
Agenda Items
Arbor Day, January 20
Barbie gave an update on the schedule of events. The event is to start with a flag raising ceremony on January
20th at 9:00 o'clock. This year's celebration is a departure from previous years as a major component will be the
inclusion of Atlantic Beach elementary faculty and students. Classroom activities such as identifying trees in the
yards of students and a tree planting ceremony on AB campus are included. An ABE Beaches Go Green group of
students will also be attending the flag raising ceremony. All members thanked Barbie for organizing the event.
Patrick will video events for Facebook Live and Patrick and Anastasia will be taking pictures.
Suggestions: Partner with Beaches Go Green for 2024 event, consider expanding program to Mayport
Elementary or private schools in AB.
Decisions: Patrick to post event on Facebook; Barbie to send post-event write-up to Linda
Working Groups
Discussion on a “Demonstration Forest” or “Native Plants in the Park” display as a pilot working group.
Decision: Anastasia to work with Amy Franqui and Sue Harvey on a plan and present it at the February OSC
meeting.
Earth Day, April 22
The theme of Earth Day 2023 is “Invest in Our Planet”. Discussion on 3 event ideas:
1.Have a booth at Arts in The Park on April 22 that displays environment-themed artwork solicited from local
K-12 students and offers educational material about ESC and our various projects.
2.Encourage local “green” groups (Beaches Go Green, GFL, Monarch Pledge rep, etc.) to have a booth at the
Farmers Market on Sunday April 23 along with the AB booth. AB booth space has been reserved.
3.Host an environment-themed art exhibit at Adele Grage in May. Could be another event separate from Earth
Day. Mark has already reserved the space for a month. No decision about Arts in the Park.
Decisions: Anastasia and Patrick to arrange #2; OSC members to email ideas to Barbie on what should be in the
booth box; Mark to talk to Terry about #3 and present to OSC at the February meeting.
Discussion to have a “Box” of ESC environmental concerns and programs which members can use for any public
event. Such a box would provide conformity of ESC’s message to the public. All agreed that the box should be
developed. Amy added that such information should also be contained in a welcome to AB packet.
ESC Education & Outreach Committee’s 2023 Priorities
Decisions: Linda to ask Amanda for the list; Linda to add discussion and scheduling to February meeting agenda
Speaker & Salon Series
Discussion on structure and outreach. Sarah Boren has a preliminary list of speakers. Should start as a quarterly
event, with one speaker, multiple speakers, or a panel.
Decisions: OSC to own the scheduling and arranging of the presentations; Sarah to review the list with OSC for
discussion at February meeting
ESC Monthly Newsletter
Decision: Linda to meet monthly with Kevin to coordinate workload and to make sure there is an item in the
newsletter insert.
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Agenda Item #4.B.
08 Feb 2023
Tree Fund Usage
Discussion about possible projects. Ordinance states the following:
Heritage Tree program– The group discussed the need for a Heritage Tree benefits Flyer. The discussion led to
an agreed need for an expansion of a similar handouts for other similar outreach initiatives. Patrick offered to
draft a 5 by 7 flyer. Could be a poster with a QR code to reduce printing, and articles in the water bill.
Free Tree program—Flyer suggestion: calculate the total cost of a tree planting for someone to do that privately
and communicate it, e.g.: “The City of AB is channeling a unique value worth up to $ 400 to its residents. If you
have some space in your front yard area, you can request that a new tree be planted for you to elevate the
beauty and value of the community…”
Decisions: Patrick to look at existing tree postcards from Amanda; Linda to get exact deadlines for budget
submissions from Amanda
Monarch Pledge
March 31st is the deadline for submitting the list of activities to the Monarch Butterfly Program organizers.
Decision: Patrick to resend email with list of possible activities; OSC to respond with top 3 choices, Patrick to
send responses to Amanda to collate by February 1, and Linda to present to the ESC at the next meeting for
approval.
Welcome Kit
Decision: Amy to share input at the February meeting
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Agenda Item #4.B.
08 Feb 2023
Sustainability & Resilience Subcommittee Meeting
January 2023
NOTE:
No meeting was held due to subcommittee chair testing positive for COVID. These minutes share what
happened under the subcommittee’s purview during the month of January 2023.
Minutes
1.1/24/23 LEED for Cities Gold Celebration
50 people RSVP and between 30-40 people actually attended according to Amanda and Mark
Other statistics:
23 people signed in on sign in sheet
2 people are interested in volunteering
3 people signed up for contact list
5 elected officials attended: Mayor Ford, CM Kelly, CM Ring, Supervisor Green, Former Mayor
Reeves
Built up a 300+ invite list that can be used in the future
Links to presentations:
USGBC NE FL presentation by Amanda Polematidis
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Agenda Item #4.B.
08 Feb 2023
COAB presentation by Brian Broedell – STRONGLY RECOMMEND GOING THROUGH BRIAN’S
PRESENTATION IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND EVENT – IT IS FULL OF GREAT DATA AND
HIGHLIGHTS
COAB ESC presentation by Mark Gabrynowicz
2.Working Group Structure Allowed
ESC presented working group structure to Commission on 1/9/23 and is now able to start recruiting
subject matter experts and additional volunteers to help get more work done.
3.Diversity of AB Leadership
Followed up with the Deputy City Manager and City Clerk about adding demographic questions to
application form for boards and committees such as the ESC and Charter Review Committee since it was
one of the credits we missed during LEED certification. The City Clerk had concerns about bias. We
discussed adding anonymous link to application that has no name attached to it as well as asking
selected candidates to complete anonymous form after they have been chosen. The City Clerk has
asked for examples of other cities striving for diversity by gathering information and two cities have
been contacted for more information. Stay tuned. What would AB do with this data if it collected it? At
a minimum it would know if it’s leadership is truly reflecting its population through measurement. By
having baseline data, it can then begin to figure out how to improve its reflection rate.
4.S&R Subcommittee 2023 Priorities
In addition to whatever ESC and Commission decides as their 2023 priorities, the S&R Subcommittee will
also focus on the following priorities prioritized by staff as high priority and will set up a 2023 workplan
with timelines by its February meeting:
Decide on necessary working groups for 2023 and recruit SMEs and volunteers.
Set short- and medium-term milestone targets for each SRCAP focus area to show progress
toward long term goals
Figure out how to measure success metrics that do not yet have a measurement unit and
improve measurement, performance, and reporting over last year for each focus area
Review and report out on status and progress of SRCAP before the end of the year annually
and educate accordingly
Natural Systems & Ecology Suggested Strategies
Adopt and/or incentivize best practices for resilient properties (e.g., trees, hardening,
elevation, first floor floodable, raising up houses, etc.) *
Strive to eradicate invasive species by preventing growth and expansion
Energy & Climate
Become a solar and EV ready community
Improve measurement, performance, education and tracking of energy consumption
and greenhouse emissions annually.
Quality of Life & Livability
Explore and develop a workforce / attainable housing policy and/or guidelines.
Install outdoor exercise equipment in city parks.
Water
Increase amount of reclaimed water access and use in AB
Improve use of landscape and rainwater harvesting tools to capture rainwater for
filtration or reuse.
Adopt a community wide specific water management plan to improve water efficiency
and reductions by residential and commercial sectors.
Improve the operational efficiency of the water management systems through use of
smart technology.
Green Building & Infrastructure
Incentivize smaller home sustainable and resilient construction and renovation and
consider accessory dwelling units and/or mother in law suites as a legal alternative
residential dwelling in the city if lot size and parking can accommodate.
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Adopt policy for all new construction undertaken by the city government to achieve a
green building certification level with resiliency best practices.
Solid Waste
Increase number of public recycling and composting bins
Build/renovate a green and resilient certified community composting, special waste
recycling, community gardening and education center (crossover).
Collect and re-use unused paint for local facade facelifts
Transportation & Land Use
Transition City fleet vehicles to low or zero emissions
Install necessary infrastructure to support the use of EVs and alternative fuel vehicles
consider solar for the EV chargers. (CM Corbin: No great locations for these.)
Increase mass transit adoption and improve micro-mobility
Demonstrate a measurable reduction in vulnerability and/or increase in resiliency to 3
Community wide risks (e.g., flooding, heat, tornados, hurricanes) and 1 at-risk
population group (e.g., mobile home)
Governance, Community Outreach & Education
Achieve a Best Quality or High Quality bond rating with 1 or more of the 3 major
rating agencies
Learn and implement best practices and innovations from other local governments,
private sector, nonprofits, and academia
Demonstrate cohesive and socially connected community by achieving diversity in
selection and appointment to citizen committees and boards (e.g., represent the
makeup of the population)
Continue to commit to leadership commitments aligned to plan (e.g., Monarch
Butterfly Pledge; Under 2 Degrees MOU)
Create a centralized virtual space and physical local sustainability / composting /
recycling / gardening center with educational programming so residents and
businesses know where to go to learn about and engage in sustainability and
resiliency efforts. (CM Corbin: Love this but no location.)
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Agenda Item #6.A.
08 Feb 2023
Annual Awards Program Motion
Proposed Motion
Motion to approve launch of an annual ESC awards program and to enable the ESC Outreach
Subcommittee (OSE) to discuss and research best format, procedures, and award categories for 2023
and to prepare a formal proposal for ESC to vote on at the March meeting.
See next page for a DRAFT purpose and possible procedures for the OSC to use as a starting place to
craft a formal proposal.
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Agenda Item #6.A.
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BELOW IS A DRAFT PURPOSE & PROCEDURES FOR OSC TO USE AS A STARTING PLACE
Purpose
ESC’s Annual Awards Program is intended to recognize, elevate and celebrate environmental
stewardship leaders, programs, partners, initiatives and more as well as educate the larger community
about Atlantic Beach’s environmental stewardship initiatives and efforts.
Procedures
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This will be an annual program coordinated by ESC’s Outreach Subcommittee with oversight by ESC.
Hosting a consistent annual initiative builds momentum and status over time.
Call for nominations will be done in a timely manner to provide enough time to collect nominations,
decide awardees, announce finalists, and plan annual program. Anyone can make a nomination yet the
environmental stewardship positive impact has to have occurred in Atlantic Beach. For instance, a UNF
professor could perform an instrumental heat study in AB yet not live in AB.
Program format can be decided by the ESC each year to allow flexibility due to capacity, resources, and
ability. Format could include, yet is not limited to, an annual event (e.g., breakfast, lunch, dinner, press
conference), awards presented during a regularly scheduled ESC or Commission meeting, and/or
announcement in ESC and/or City newsletter.
Recognition categories will be decided by the ESC each year. The intent is to keep the same founding
categories year over year and either add or subtract new ones as new initiatives evolve over the years.
RA
Potential categories initially brainstormed through the 2023 priorities process include:
Environmental Steward of the Year (Individual)
Environmental Ambassador of the Year (Individual)
Volunteer of the Year (Individual)
Green Business of the Year (Business)
Green Home of the Year (Residential)
Sustainable Yard of the Year (Residential & Commercial)
Sustainable Initiative of the Year
Partner of the Year
Biggest “Loser” of the Year in energy, water, waste, GHG emissions, and chemicals/biocides
Type of award given can be determined by the ESC each year. At a minimum a certificate of recognition
signed by current Mayor should be given to each awardee and a record of awardees will be maintained
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by the staff on ESC’s webpage. Promotion and publicity of annual awardees will be coordinated by the
ESC and staff.
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Agenda Item #8.B.
08 Feb 2023
2023 ESC Priorities for COAB Commission
Trees
1.Fund the purchase and planting of communal fruit/edible trees throughout the city.
2.Add effective incentives to retain local Heritage Trees beyond higher mitigation fees to Chapter 23 tree
ordinance
3.Complete comprehensive tree canopy assessment and share results with public, develop and maintain
ongoing canopy assessment tools, establish a tree canopy goal, and develop a tree canopy care and
maintenance program.
Forward Thinking Community Planning
1.Resolve conflict between on-site stormwater retention and tree canopy protection/enhancement. Review
best practices that meet multiple objectives regarding water runoff and on site retention, pervious and
impervious surfaces, tree retention, beautification, etc.
2.Incentivize smaller home sustainable and resilient construction and renovation and consider accessory
dwelling units and/or mother-in-law suites as a legal alternative residential dwelling in the city if lot size and
parking can accommodate
3.Expand Baker Center using green building best practices to include additional space for after school activities
and community engagement including gardening, recycling and composting as well as make it a Resilience
Hub (solar, energy storage system, 24/7 connectivity, shelter in place resources, critical information,
education and communication function and more)
Natural Systems & Ecology
1.Pass a required integrative biocide management plan for city operations/public sector and voluntary guidelines
for private sector
2.Continue and expand Monarch Butterfly Pledge to include replication of more monarch friendly plants and
gardens throughout the city as well the three other requirements to maintain our pledge.
3.Conduct a beach and marsh access inventory/assessment and develop a three-year plan to build walkovers to
protect dunes and marshes and enhance resiliency
City Operations: Lead by Example
1.Reduce energy consumption in city buildings by 10% and start planning and budgeting for city fleet to switch
to electric.
2.Seek net zero and third party green building certification for city hall existing building.
3.Increase number of public recycling and composting bins
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Agenda Item #8.C.
08 Feb 2023
DRAFT 2023 ESC Priorities for Itself
Natural Systems and Ecology
1.Conserve, restore, and maintain the health, quality, and function of AB’s natural systems
(marsh, wetlands, beaches, canopy, green spaces, dunes, parks, waterways, etc.) through
regular assessment and attention. NEEDS A MORE SPECIFIC DOABLE ACTION
2.Promote and educate Execute a education campaign about the benefits of trees, tree ordinance,
tree planting and pervious surfaces.
3.Identify who is not within a ½ mile walking distance of a green/open space and make plan to
achieve 95%
4.Plant more trees in ROW and Parks and continue front yard tree plantings \[Maritime Forest\]
Energy and Climate
1.Consider Research best practices for sustainable and resilient principles in neighborhood
planning and redevelopment projects.
2.Implement Research and educate about best programs and services that increases energy
efficiency, increases renewable energy adoption, and reduces waste in the community
3.Execute an educational campaign about how to reduce energy consumption and save money.
Quality of life and livability
1.Enhance public spaces, including public rights of way, roadsides, City buildings, beach accesses
and other publicly held properties with art and carefully maintained landscape design and
plantings. NEEDS A MORE SPECIFIC DOABLE ACTION & POSSIBLE COLLABORATION WITH ARCC
2.Incentivize and advocate for use of native plants and beautification of private and commercial
spaces.
3.Encourage staff to continue to install sidewalks, safe and widened walkways and appropriate
lighting in areas most needed.
Water
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Agenda Item #8.C.
08 Feb 2023
1.Review best practices that meet multiple objectives regarding water runoff and on site
retention, pervious and impervious surfaces, tree retention, beautification, etc.
2.Increase amount of reclaimed water access and use in AB. Put on list for Commission
3.Engage Educate in restoring and maintaining critical water bodies and the buffer zones that
protect those water bodies.
Green Buildings and Infrastructure
1.Incentivize and make it easy for all private sector buildings to obtain a green building
certification, implement resilient best practices and measure annual performance. Put on list
for Commission
2.Launch a solar co-op program for AB residents in partnership with a nonprofit organization.
3.Research and educate about best green infrastructure practices for AB.
Solid Waste
1.Offer/partner on community clean ups (after big events such as July 4, Memorial Day, etc) to
build community alliance while helping our city environment.
2.COMBINE WITH LARGER RECOGNITION PROGRAM: Start a home composting recognition
program to increase landfill diversion rate and community engagement. *
3.Host semi-annual collection site to collect difficult to recycle, hazardous, and electronic waste
items.
4.Partner with local restaurants to improve food re-distribution and reduce food and solid waste
(1M)
Transportation and Land Use
1.Improve infrastructure and amenities for bikers and pedestrians and partner with community
organizations to deliver bike and pedestrian safety education. HOW SPECIFICALLY -- NEEDS A
MORE SPECIFIC DOABLE ACTION
2.Demonstrate a measurable reduction in vulnerability and/or increase in resiliency to 3
Community wide risks (e.g., flooding, heat, tornados, hurricanes) and 1 at-risk population group
(e.g., mobile home).
3.Research best practices and submit recommendations to Commission when they open Land Use
chapter -- Assess tools to address overdevelopment of lots by looking at zoning codes and how
considering the value of “communal” trees on private property that provide co-benefits to
neighbors and the community at large.
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Agenda Item #8.C.
08 Feb 2023
Governance, Community Outreach & Education
1)Grow number of people interested and engaged in making AB more sustainable and resilient
through:
a)partnerships,
b)high touch and high tech/low cost outreach tactics,
c)identifying local and regional like-minded assets,
d)inviting participation by Subject Matter Experts,
e)attracting volunteers, and
f)starting an AB Sustainability & Resiliency Steward and Ambassador program
g)Create a recognition program for historical buildings, trees, structures, and features to retain
character of AB, it’s eclectic nature, and honoring history. Add home composting recognition
program to increase landfill diversion rate and community engagement. *
2)Monthly speaker & salon series (Community education, engagement, & listening mechanism).
3)Promote and educate about (1E)
a)the benefits of trees,
b)tree ordinance,
c)tree planting, and
d)pervious surfaces
4)Form an AB Pride group of volunteers to work on canopy enhancement and care and on
beautification projects \[Beautification\]
5)Create and support a Friends of the Parks Program \[Parks\]
6)Learn and implement best practices and innovations from other local governments, private sector,
nonprofits, and academia
7)Review and report out on status and progress of SRCAP annually and educate accordingly.
8)Set short and medium term milestone targets for each focus area to show progress toward long
term goals
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Agenda Item #8.C.
08 Feb 2023
Conclusions from ESC Priority Setting Google Form
Total number of responses
8 out of 10 ESC members
Regarding TOTAL NUMBER of suggested priorities ESC should submit to COAB Commission, I believe it should be ....
4 keep all 24 suggested priorities
4 limit total number of priorities
Regarding the priorities listed under the "Trees" category, I vote for ...
5 keep all suggested priorities – 1 suggested combining b & d
2 remove/add
Remove 1B (Heritage tree incentives), 1D (prohibition of removal of certain trees) and 1E (fruit trees)
Remove B (Heritage tree incentives)
Add
o"Strive for zero net loss of canopy" and
o"Fund a promotion of the benefits of trees, native planting, tree ordinance and pervious surfaces"
1 Only keep C (tree canopy assessment)
Regarding the priorities listed under the "Forward Thinking Community Planning" category, I vote for ...
2 keep all
5 remove/add
Remove 2b iii (ADU) and 2b vi (workforce housing)
Remove 2Biv (commercial landscape ord), 2Bv (reclaimed water) and 2Bvi (workforce housing)
Remove A1 (increase BFE), A4 (SLR, adaptation & mitigation), B1 (resolve conflict), B2 (solar/EV ready) & B5
(reclaimed water)
Remove or move B5 to 2024 and better define solar/EV ready
Remove all except A2 (Expand Baker Center)
Under Resilience add
o--"Incentivize and make it easy for all private sector buildings to obtain a green building certification,
implement resilient best practices and measure annual performance".
Under Planning add
o--"Implement specific programs and services that increases energy efficiency, increases renewable
energy adoption, and reduces waste in the community", and
o--"Implement and incentivize a voluntary benchmarking and green building challenge for city, residential
and commercial buildings".
1 combine
For Resilience, combine i (BFE) and iii (best practices) and that becomes first priority with Baker and monitor sea
level being secondary.
For Planning: i (resolve conflict), ii (solar/EV ready) and iii (ADUs) are first priority. rest are secondary or can be
dropped for now
Regarding the priorities listed under the "Natural Systems & Ecology" category, I vote for ...
4 keep all
4 remove/add something
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Agenda Item #8.C.
08 Feb 2023
First priority are "e" (beach/marsh access inventory) and "b" (Beaches Town Center); could do without "d"
(Dutton Island appearance) and "a" (Monarch) is nice to have as is "c" (biocide)
Remove "and expand Monarch Butterfly Pledge to include replication of more monarch friendly plants and
gardens throughout the city" from 3A. Remove 3Biii (fund AB Pride), and 3D (Dutton Island appearance).
Remove b (Beaches Town Center) and d Dutton Island appearance).
Remove all except c (biocide)
Regarding the priorities listed under the "City Operations: Lead by Example" category, I vote for ...
4 keep all – With one suggestion to rank within (e.g., First priority are "a" and "c" - rest are second tier
3 remove/add
Remove 4c (EV infrastructure)
Remove 4B (net zero & green building for city bldgs) and 4E (reduce city ops energy consumption)
Remove whole category as previous categories have higher priorities
Add
--"Consider best practices for sustainable principles into neighborhood planning and redevelopment projects.",
--"Set short- and medium-term milestone targets to show progress toward long term goals", and
--"Achieve a solid waste recycling rate of 40% or greater".
1 combine
I wonder if A and B could be combined? Maybe it could be part of the trainings to learn how to get certification.
Open Comment Section
very effective format to solicit our input
all items have value - but if the idea is to select a few, let's prioritize those without taking rest off the table
(perhaps by having a Second Priority tier.
I appreciate all the hard work that went into this, but I don't understand why the categories and priorities don't
reflect the ones we voted on. It took a long time to search and compare the 2 documents and I may have missed
or misunderstood some in the Commission priorities. I wasn't there for the December ESC meeting and the
minutes aren't posted yet so maybe it was explain there.
I love all the priorities, but think we should choose less to send.
Excellent job categorizing and organizing these.
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Agenda Item #8.D.
08 Feb 2023
DRAFT ESC 2023 Speaker & Salon Series
(as of 1/3/23)
The intent of the 2023 COAB ESC Monthly Speaker & Salon Series is to increase the environmental
literacy and awareness of AB residents and provide a regular forum for residents to share their ideas and
concerns about AB’s environmental stewardship efforts and initiatives.
Details
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Date & Time: 1 Thursday of each month (6-8pm; with setup starting at 4:45)
Location: City Chambers (free, accessible, and can record)
Lead: An ESC member will need to make sure Chamber is open and then locked after event
Some topics may require more than one session
Possible Topics & Speakers Aligned with ESC 2023 Priorities & Charter
ESC Priorities, CAP, LEED & Volunteer Orientation – January 5? ESC Chair?
Benefits and Care of Trees
Future of Local Energy Resources – C. Shay Hill, JEA and its 30 year Integrated Resource Plan
Solar -- Paul Nicholson or FL SUN
Native & Florida Friendly Gardens -- Amy Franke
Green Homes – Sarah Boren
Environmental Documentary Movies
On Trees: Master Arborist – there are two I can recommend and also separately the GIS
mapping folks and our Legacy Tree ideas – can be 2-4 sessions
We could use a climate change specialist, esp one that can speak to the FL coast
Our water sources and state of our water table (Public Works ?)
Our new State Rep on any issues of resilience and-or the state of the tree ordinance
Jax Chief Resilience Officer (or similar title) on plans, projections and what AB can do – that
should be at least 2-3 sessions
On our current prep for major storm (drainage, etc.) where do we stand and what is left to be
done (maybe Scott can do some of that)
Resilient energy – what are the alternatives to vulnerable power lines?
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Agenda Item #8.D.
08 Feb 2023
Why LEED should matter to our neighbors
Could have a regular slot for former Mayors if topics align with ours
Pesticide action folks
Todd L Sack MD FACP, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Jacksonville, Florida --
tsack8@gmail.com 904-403-6446
Nathan Theus, GFL Supervisor for recycling update -- ntheus@gflenv.com
“Our AB Parks – How Can We Make Them Better?”
A session that focuses on beautification of city ROW’s.
Presentation of Biocide management plan when adopted
Integrated Ecosystems of AB
What is Carbon sequestration and the big fuss over GHG?
Is recycling effective?
The role our oceans play in our environment
The Future of Electric Vehicles in our community
Rethinking infrastructure and the environment
Importance of Biodiversity
Conservation-minded developer---possibly http://fletcherdavisco.com/about/ ?
Anne Coglianese-- Jax Chief Resilience Officer
Caleb Quaid- Regenerative Shift
Beaches go Green for a yearly update on their programs and ways we can support them as a
city. Maybe the teacher running the program at ABE could also come to this meeting.
PossAbilities Plus- An amazing organization in our city. They have a garden and repurpose items
in their thrift store. They could come share with us and the community what they do and what
we can do as a city to support them.
Compost Jax -- we need to know how they can partner with our city. Can we utilize some of their
wood chips programs to reduce cost? Compost Jax will work with your town to reduce your
footprint. Compost will save you money on water usage, pesticides, fertilizers, and helps reduce
sea level rWe can supply community gardens with soil or wood chips, recycle food waste from
your schools, or help you remove piles of unwanted yard waste and grass clipurb-side
composting!
I will take the lead on getting these speakers to a meeting if everyone agrees they are good
options. WHO IS THIS?
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