8-9-23 ESC Adopted Minutes1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mark Gabrynowicz called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Linda Chipperfield called the roll.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mark Gabrynowicz removed item #10. Reports. Members Closing Remarks moved to item #10
and Adjournment moved to item #11.
3. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR (5 MINS.)
Chanel Ham, ABPD Dispatcher, suggested the committee reach out to UNF for volunteers for
their work groups and subcommittees. Members encouraged Chanel Ham to apply to be an ESC
member.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of the July 12, 2023 ESC minutes
Mark Gabrynowicz said he had administrative changes that he would send to Amanda
Askew
B. Approval of the Outreach Subcommittee minutes/report
MOTION: to approve the consent agenda
Motion: Daniele Giovannucci
Second. Bruce Andrews
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MINUTES
Environmental Stewardship Committee (ESC)
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Meeting
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023 - 6:00 PM
Commission Chamber
Present:
Anastasia Houston, At Large Member
Amy Palmer, At Large Member
Linda Chipperfield, At Large Member
Patrick Nobles, At Large Member
Mark Gabrynowicz, Chair
Daniele Giovannucci, Vice Chair
Sarah Boren, District 1306 Member
Bruce Andrews, District 1308 Member
Absent:
Romy Vann, At Large Member
Barbie Brooksher, District 1312 Member
Also Present:
Amanda Askew, Director or Planning and Community Development
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Mark Gabrynowicz called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Linda Chipperfield called the roll.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mark Gabrynowicz removed item #10. Reports. Members Closing Remarks moved to item #10
and Adjournment moved to item #11.
3. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR (5 MINS.)
Chanel Ham, ABPD Dispatcher, suggested the committee reach out to UNF for volunteers for
their work groups and subcommittees. Members encouraged Chanel Ham to apply to be an ESC
member.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of the July 12, 2023 ESC minutes
Mark Gabrynowicz said he had administrative changes that he would send to Amanda
Askew
B. Approval of the Outreach Subcommittee minutes/report
MOTION: to approve the consent agenda
Motion: Daniele Giovannucci
Second. Bruce Andrews
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7.
Anastasia Houston
For
Amy Palmer
For
Linda Chipperfield
For
Patrick Nobles
For
Mark Gabrynowicz
For
Daniele Giovannucci (Moved By)
For
Sarah Boren
For
Bruce Andrews (Seconded By)
For
Motion passed 8 to 0.
90 DAY CALENDAR
A. 90 Day Calendar Reivew
Sarah Boren gave a brief overview of the calendar. Mark Gabrynowicz encouraged
members to sign up to attend ESC meetings as the committee representative. Bruce
Andrews suggested adding the Ribault Garden Club meeting on September 21 st. Daniele
Giovannucci spoke about growing the contact list. Sarah Boren encouraged members to
send her contacts so she can add them to the list of contacts and newsletter recipients.
CHAIR REMARKS
A. Global Shapers and Jacksonville Climate Coalition- Workshop August 19
Climate Conversations Workshop: Jacksonville Climate Coalition Tickets, Sat,
Aus 19, 2023 at 9:00 AM I Eventbrite
Mark Gabrynowicz stated Romy Vann will be attending this. Sarah Boren said she and
Anastasia Houston will also be attending.
B. Committee Collaboration
Mark Gabrynowicz re-emphasized members signing up to attend meetings. Mark
Gabrynowicz said he is encouraging Commission to approve adding a statement to the
Charter about Environmental Stewardship. Discussion about the Charter Review and
environmental statement ensued.
C. September meeting moved from 9/13 to 9/14 (due to Commission budget workshop)
SIGNIFICANT MATTERS ARISING IN SUBCOMMITTEES
A. Sustainability and Resiliency Subcommittee
Sarah Boren reported the subcommittee did not meet. She spoke about grant funding and
suggested having a strategy meeting about obtaining grant funds. She spoke about
Overalls, a "membership" community farm in historic Springfield, and touched on the
opportunity to do a similar program in Atlantic Beach. Discussion ensued.
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Sarah Boren reported that Melinda Simmons, professor at JU, proposed the ESC craft a
capstone project for the students in the Masters of Public Policy program to help the ESC
with the Community Action Plan.
B. Outreach Subcommittee
Sarah Boren reported they are still recruiting for the benchmarking program. Linda
Chipperfield reported staff is working to send a postcard for the Verified Tree Service
Program. She said Romy Vann is working on contacting new homeowners and Barbie
Brooksher is contacting realtors about the free tree program and the tree code.
Linda Chipperfield said she had not heard about the welcome packets. Amy Palmer said
the money is in the budget for next year. Amy Palmer discussed the environmental film
series and said she hopes this will start in 2024.
Linda Chipperfield asked Mark Gabrynowicz the status on using tree fund money for the
demonstration garden. He said there was no contest to this. Discussion about the
demonstration garden ensued.
Bruce Andrews gave suggestions for website updates. Discussion ensued.
C. Tree Subcommittee
Bruce Andrews stated that he had an emergency item for the Chapter 23 update. He
stated there is a homeowner that wants to take a tree that was planted for mitigation more
than 3 years ago but is not a regulated tree that can be removed without a permit. He
proposed adding the following sentence to Chapter 23: "any tree planted as mitigation
under section 23-33 shall be considered a regulated tree under section 23-8 and not be
subject to minimum caliper size of 8 inches". Discussion ensued about how to move
forward with making changes to Chapter 23. Members agreed revisions to chapter 23
need to be brought to Commission this calendar year. Daniele Giovannucci volunteered
to review Fernandina, Nassau, and Alachua County's tree ordinances before next
meeting.
Bruce Andrews discussed beautification and reworking the of Seminole Road and
Atlantic Boulevard intersection.
MOTION: to ask the city to design the Seminole Road and Atlantic Boulevard intersection
to improve connectivity, safety, beautification, and heat issues as it is a primary gateway to the
city
Motion: Bruce Andrews
Second. Daniele Giovannucci
Anastasia Houston
For
Amy Palmer
For
Linda Chipperfield
For
Patrick Nobles
For
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11.
Attest:
Mark Gabrynowicz For
Daniele Giovannucci (Seconded By) For
Sarah Boren For
Bruce Andrews (Moved By) For
Motion passed 8 to 0.
MAYOR AND/OR STAFF REPORT
A. Sea Turtle Conservancy and COAB webinar - turtle friendly lighting - August 31,
9am
Webinar Registration - Zoom
Amanda Askew reviewed the upcoming Sea Turtle Conservancy webinar and
encouraged members to participate.
B. Use of Tree Mitigation funds for replacement palms on Atlantic Blvd.
Amanda Askew reported that they are looking to replace some palms in the right of way
on Atlantic Boulevard. She said she is going to look into cost sharing and come back
with numbers.
C. Parks Master Plan update
Amanda Askew reported the city is opening up the parks master plan that will involve
community meetings and joint meeting between ESC and ARC to establish some
programming.
Amanda Askew reported there will be a budget meeting August 14, 2023.
OLD BUSINESS
A. Chemical Management Plan
Mark Gabrynowicz reported the restructured the plan. He asked for input on the plan.
MEMBERS CLOSING REMARKS
A. Public Comment
Chanel Ham said she is working the police department to have more recycle bins, create
an environmental board in the office, and develop social media posts about being
environmentally friendly.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further discussion, Mark Gabrynowicz declared the meeting adjourned at 8:15
p.m.
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