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HomeMy Public PortalAbout050_011_Clk_attach to minutes CRC GIS Division Completes •v-rhaui of Tybee is e id COOS Website By.' Hunter Key, GIS Manager he Coastal Regional Commission GIS division recently completed an overhaul of the Tybee Island GIS website. This site was designed to provide staff and citizens information both in the field and from offices, as well as provide security for specific work flows such as utilities. The website represents a culmination of a GIS strategy this past year that aimed to overhaul infrastructure platform and software to provide communities with GIS capabilities both in the office and in the field. A thumbnail icon of the gallery maps can be found at httn://www.crc.ga.gov/departments/planning/GIS.html or by visiting the Coastal Regional Commission website and selecting the Geographic Information Services hyperlink on the home page. The component style web design provides the City of Tybee Island opportunities to expand or contract web maps as projects arise. With a "most popular" section, short-term informational maps can be utilized such as special event maps that feature the most popular map listed at the top of the search. A section for public works was created to provide security on workflows such as field storm water inspections. We invite you to take a moment and explore the site and see how Tybee Island has leveraged GIS through cloud services. In addition to providing web access to viewing and editing their city's data, back up and disaster resilience planning is provided with multi-tier redundancy and a mutual aid agreement with the Middle Georgia Regional Commission hosts a complete backup of the GIS system. This overhaul project of not just the Tybee Island website, but the database and software this past year now provides communities the opportunity of a scalable GIS. Organizations might need a temporary project investment app such as housing inventory app for a Georgia Initiative for Community Housing process, a fire hydrant collection or inspection app, or a citizen service request app to report non-emergency incidents in the community. The new Regional Commission Cloud GIS provides easily deployed solutions to aid local governments' missions. To see how this could benefit your county or city or for a demo, please contact Hunter Key at 91 2-437-0876 or hkey bcrc.ga.gov. I C K maps.mega.cvv a ftiN ,,:.x.p. \a:,.,,er.a,... P rcA Y e. Re , ,.; :—n.a 8 r•W+k Y Ms,r Y c.ue,a..a ir«ea_ ■rnaya •ivw�.Y o.,,a Y rbarr web ve Y ae.n,..r. �^yr ,.,...,_a. n., ,, ra e., Y rama,wn»m. City ofTybee Island Maps &Apps a sdK,Language.y. 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The Byob Project bean as a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers and unnecessary wastefulness of Single use plastic bags as well as encourage restaurants to offer an alternative to plastic bags for carryout but it has taken on a life much greater. Throughout this project I have spoken with many people and collected over 00 signatures from people who seem to share my passion for change so I decided someone needed to do something and hn-e we are. 5 1887 and we can Tybee Island made history on October do it again today. Taking action to protect our most precious resource and all it's inhabitants 3y eliminating single use plastic bags from our coastal community is not only historic for Tybee but for our state and neighboring communities. Introduced only 60 years <igo, single use plastic bags have been a blight on our resources dind the cause of ti eat environmental concern. We did not have single use plastic bags when we were founded 127 years ago and we don't need them today. They do not look good in our picture. Before I could come before you all with such a large request I had to strongly consider both sides of the argument. The pros list for single use plastic bags is uch shorter than that of the reasons against them. I understand all these needs to he valid but as with anything sometimes solutions are bred out of necessity and could there not be ,41ts-n...tives for a single use plastic b:.ig in these areas? The problem with single use plastic bags are that they use precious resources, litter the landscape, kill animals .nd defeat biodegradation. An estimated 12 million barrels of oil are used in the manufacturing of single use plastic bags a year, appro'‘imately 380 billion plastic bags 90 % of which are not recycled. --yen when the do mak:. it in the trash there are costs to taxbay—'s associated with them befc--, they go to a landfill. Ails this dram for a bag that's average time span use is 20 minutes and here on Tybee even less due to it's size, 12 miles. Not only are we small but we also have a great interest in see turtle protection among many of the amazing organizations also working hard to protect our resources. We are a popular nesting site for loggerhead sea turtles and home to hundreds of dolphin pods whom are both highly threatened by the ingestion of single use pl stic bags and entanglement. All species of sea turtles are endangered, how can we justify continuing to knowinty distribute their known enemies, singe use plastic bagse which resemble _ jellyfish, when floating in water. 3ce Tybee Island has an important commercial and recreational fishing industry which c.in be threatened by unhealthy ecosystems due to pollutants such as single use plastic bags. Due to our location we have a unique opportunity to be the frontline for our part of the coast where people come to visits us from all over the world. With growing tourism comes an added strain on our resources. There are over 75 various businesses that primarily distribute plastic bags fir car suts. The r..d ends here so therefore many of the purchases made on the island will stay on the island and pose a greater risk of improper disposal. Is that bags 5 minute ride around the island worth a lifetime of damage to our ocean? There are aT,tt----latives available which have survived since befc-- single use plastic bags. 7- fact, Georgia is the IT 'amber 2 paper supplier in the country nd T-usable bags are available for less than a dollar and with increased demand comes ecinomic potential. Win win fr-- businesses and customers We must give our selvcs mere credit for being adarateTle islanders too! If %\e could be brave w- would not be alone in our efforts to stand up for the ocean, many other states and count-4es have taken action. Ifet's put our state on this list between Florida 'And Hawaii where it belongs Ty' ee Island has a diverse marine ecosystem that is negatively impacted by single use plastic b.Ags and "---cause of their light nat-r- they are often carried in the 7;Tind and do met stop until they land in water which we are surrounded by. Not only is it a hazard to ',Animals but also to vorselves. By ingesting food that once ingested plastic pF--icle9 enter into our food chain. The gETt age patch discovered in the Atlar'c Ocean is in our backymd. We can clean UlT3 our act by elimin4ing 7?-4 of the prieblem. This is not a cumes-Lion of if single use plastic bags are a detriment to o ecosystem and or- community but -7,ther when are we !.,oinR to do something about it? Eow —any mere plastic bags : re acceptable as litter in our ME:31'S and on our beaches? We must protect our most precious resource and all of it's inhabitants. Thank you for your ti—e and please consider adopting this ordinance to reduce single use plAstic bags in our in.jestic coastal community. Thank you Why ',Are we being forced to use pListic bags in our coastal community knowing the damage they cau&,7,.? Here is a list of reasons we should take action against them. 1.Tybee island has an interest in protecting sea turtles and single use plastic bags are a major threat to their health. 2. Single use plastic bags are made from a non-renewable resource, petroleum 3. Georgia is the number one manufacturer of paper, support local! 4. Tybee Island is a destination rather than a transient city so therefore most purchases on the island stay within the community. 5. Tybee Island does not provide plastic bag recycling increasing the chance for them to end up on our beach, in marshes and rivers. 6. Tybee Island is only 3.2 miles long so single use plastic bags may only be used for a few minutes but take a life time to degrade in a landfill if they don't end up in the ocean first. 7. A large garbage patch has been discovered off of our coast in the Atlantic. 8. When thrown a way, single use plastic bags notoriously cause problems in garbage streaming which can cost time and money for the city. 9. There is economic potential gain for businesses to not distribute single use plastic bags for free. 10. Tybee Island is surrounded by water so therefore plastic bags are more likely to enter our waterways. 11. Single use Plastic bags litter the landscape. 12. Toxic particles enter our food chain when digested by fish and other seafood. 13. Fishing and eco tours are an important part of our local economy. 14. Tybee Island can make history for our city, state and country by pioneering a stand against single use plastic bags in our coastal community and lead by example. GEORGIA"CHAP ER <�t�r3 GA i1126 ''" °11) georgia.surfrider.org SU R FR I D E R FOUNDATION October 23,2014 Re: Plastic Bag Ordinance for Tybee Island,Georgia Dear Mayor and Tybee City Council, I write today to support the passage of a plastic bag ordinance on Tybee Island to eventually ban the use of plastic bags in the island.Tybee Island's greatest resource, economic engine and attraction is its marine environment, and that environment is being destroyed every day by the degradation of plastics in the ocean. The island's tourism economy, based on turtle advocacy, dolphin tours, recreational and commercial fishing(both boat and pier based),seafood restaurant going,and ocean and marsh based recreation (surfing,stand up paddleboarding, kayaking, birding, and general beach going)all drive secondary purchases on island (hotel,food,clothing, souvenir, home rentals).This marine based economy is directly threatened by these plastic bags.They kill turtles, dolphins,fish, and marsh birds,and make beaches and marshes unsightly. The solution to replacing these plastic bags is not only readily attained, but beneficial to Georgia as a whole. Georgia is the number two paper producing state in the union and switching to paper bags is within the state's best interest. The pulp and paper products industries in Georgia result on$11,428,140,048 of economic output and 21,788 employed throughout the state.All the money spent buying paper bags, instead of plastic ones,will strengthen the state's economy by contributing to its payroll and sales tax base,as well as the wages paid to Georgia workers who spend their money within their home communities. Multinational petroleum companies who make these plastic bags pay no taxes in Georgia, and some pay none at all in the United States. Using oil for these bags drives prices up at the pump. The three to seven cent difference between paper and plastic bags can easily be passed to the consumer with no effect, since tourists will not leave the island to buy consumer goods. Additionally, consumers today are increasingly considering environmental stewardship when deciding where to spend vacation dollars.Tybee Island competes with coastal South Carolina and north Florida for these vital tourist dollars.Adopting a plastic bag ban would immediately increase the national and regional news coverage,and awareness and reputation of the island.All of this would drive more visitors and enable the city to capture even more tourist dollars. 1 14 ,• -,'. F c e ,: W/23/14 Tybee's Pool— Let's Make a Splash Tybee's Pool Who, What, When, Where, Why, How Jr 4' Tybee's Pool WHO? Tybee's Pool WHAT? • Tybee Island Community Pool Board of • Our goals continue to be: Directors&Members — to seek Tybee City Council's firm commitment to —Active now for almost three years building a municipal swimming pool on Tybee and • Volunteers of all ages overseeing the management of that pool o Tybee Island Property Managers —to build a zero entry Junior Olympic Size Pool to • City Council Study Committee(recent projects accommodate 192 swimmers at one time like the new Public Safety building show that —fundraising to support pool when committed,Council gets things done) • Local Business owners 10/23/14 Tybee's Pool WHEN? Tybee's Pool WHERE • It is the goal of the Board to begin • Although other locations have been construction sometime during 2015 considered,at this time we feel that the pool can best be placed in the area of the volleyball • For Details on progress and Feasibility Report courts in Municipal Park visit:www.tybeeislandcommunitypool.org • Changing areas and pool equipment building would fit in this area Tybee's Pool WHY Tybee's Pool HOW —Many Health Benefits of lap swimming&water • How to build aerobics for all&especially for older citizens —Construction estimates range from$500,000 to —Safe supervised swimming and swimming lessons— $750,000 • First option—use SPLOST funds—other cities(including no riptides in the pool Columbus,Ga)—have done this successfully-SPLOST funds —Great family activity and gathering area come from sales taxes to Island visitors and locals —(Last approved SPLOST funding earmarks funds for recreation) —Makes Tybee even more family friendly for those • Second option--Chatham Recreation Bond who vacation and live on the Island •Third option—General Obligation Bond(requires a referendum) • Fourth option—millage increase for 1 year only(least desirable and requires a referendum) 2