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Minutes August 19, 2013
4:30 pm, City Hall
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Sandy Major, Chantel Morton, Freda Rutherford, Kathryn Propst, Frank Kelly
MEMBERS ABSENT:
David Turner, Mallory Pearce, Tommy Linstroth, Bill O'Brien, Brad Sherman
GUESTS:
Dan Lockwood (new member pending approval by Council), Monty Parks, Diane
Schleicher, Paul Wolff
ACTIONS TAKEN:
• Welcomed new member, Dan Lockwood
• Approved July minutes
ITEMS DISCUSSED:
• Annual meeting and election of officers at September meeting
• By-laws amendments: proposed changes to Article 3 (Officers); add elected
vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer and add duties of treasurer
• Reappointments: Mallory Pearce wishes to be reappointed; Karen Kelly
withdrew her name from consideration
• New member recruitment: Dan Lockwood has submitted membership
information and is on Council agenda for approval; we need to recruit others
• Recycling and energy update/reprogramming energy savings: Residential
solid waste weights have increased each month (except Feb.) of 2013;
recycling amounts vary but all months (except April) in 2013 have had
higher recycling weights than in 2011 and 2012. Should investigate
styrofoam alternatives from restaurant suppliers after Pirate Fest. Overall
average electrical usage has decreased in City buildings since 2008. However,
the Gym and YMCA seem problematic. Should investigate monitoring to help
them identify areas for improvement. Should present data to Council,
forward to Green Teams, and send calculations of savings to Angela Hudson
to rollover into account for other energy projects per grant. Calculation of
savings is based on difference in use from 2008 at current (time of use) rate.
• Public Safety Building: There will be a public presentation of the design on
August 20 at 5:00 pm.Work has focused on the design and site plan;
engineering is next. The goal is to have a LEED Silver equivalent building;
Elkins is preparing comparisons of different systems for roofing, HVAC, etc.
Possible lease/purchase agreement for solar panels.
• LED street lights: The Mayor has requested that the CRC be involved; there is
a meeting with Georgia Power scheduled for August 21 at 9:30 am at City
Hall. LED lights could be solar and/or wind powered. See the American
Legion's installation. Debbie Bell once visited Tybee in conjunction with a
street lighting grant/project; she suggested that we join the Dept of Energy's
Municipal Solid State Street Lighting Consortium.
• Compost&rain barrel project: Can't use a City account for this; try
partnering with garden/Tybee Beautification Association.
• Green Team report: Setting next meeting.America Recycles Day is scheduled
for Nov. 16.
• Projects in need of subcommittees/work: we have a list of projects; would
like to make sure they are "shovel-ready" and ready for budget planning
process; need to focus on financial savings, in-house labor, etc.
• Police car update: some older Crown Vics are being auctioned; Passats
should arrive soon; being lettered by West Chatham. Planning PR event when
they arrive. Consider solar panels to augment batteries/reduce idling on
remaining Crown Vics.
• Sea level rise planning and Beach Task Force report: Vulnerability map on
display has drawn attention; Jason Evans' group's work has drawn attention
from the Corps and DOT regarding raising HW80. Beach Task Force is
considering dune template concept; is there a better way to cross dunes (NJ
concrete overpasses); Georgia Coastal Hazards Portal is a useful tool for
looking at erosion rates
• Community Day: Sept. 29
ACTIONS AGREED UPON:
• Freda Rutherford will prepare a current membership list.
• Sandy Major will send latest energy and recycling data to City Council and
share with Green Teams.
• CRC (need volunteers) will investigate energy monitoring technologies for
Gym and YMCA.
• Sandy Major will calculate energy savings for rollover and submit to Angela
Hudson for verification.
• Frank Kelly will follow up on sytrofoam alternatives from restaurant
suppliers after Pirate Fest.
• Kathryn Propst will contact Deb Barreiro re partnering on compost bins and
rain barrels.
• Kathryn Propst will forward Diane Schleicher information on solar panels for
Crown Vics.
NEXT MEETING:
September 16, 2013, 4:30 pm, City Hall
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