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Home My Public Portal About20120820CRCMinutes.pdfCITY OF TYBEE ISLAND COMMUNITY RESOURCE COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, August 20, 2012 – 4:30 PM Council Chambers draft 2 minutes Members Present: Mallory Pearce, Lisa Callahan, Freda Rutherford, Bill O'Brien, Brad Sherman, Chantel Morton & Frank Kelly Members Absent: Libby Bacon, Shelly Kruger, Don Ernst, Karen Kelly, Judy Miller, Sandy Major, Jimmie Burke, Rusty Fleetwood & Trish Shelton Liaison: Paul Wolff (Council) Chairman Bill O'Brien called the meeting too order at 4:35 PM. ANNOUNCEMENTS  Paul Wolf reported that the Chatham County Excise Tax is an attempt to bridge the reduction in taxes on energy companies in Georgia.  Paul Announced the Wind Rally this Friday at the pier.  Wednesday, August 22nd, is the GA Solar Summit at the Hyatt. 8 – 12:30  Bill announced that Savannah Christian is bringing recycling into the church. There are 7,000 members so this is a big effort; a paradigm shift. COMMITTTEE REPORTS Education: Mallory reported that Trish has resigned. He said that he wants to begin wri ting his articles but no sub- committee chairs have contacted him. Freda asked about the Green Team article for October, per the minutes? Chantel said she will coordinate with Mallory in writing the article. Energy: Lisa said Jan LeViner contacted her about the 6-month report. Energy use is way down except for the Fire Station she said. She asked if it were a part of the grant reporting? Paul said it is not. Bill commented on the lighting in the gym which is on 24-hours. Can motion sensors be installed? Brad said we need a plan for building improvements. Right now there is no baseline. Paul asked Chantel about the possibility of the Green Team doing energy audits on the buildings. Discussion followed about the GA Power energy audit. Brad said there will be a touch screen in city hall to track energy use in Memorial Park building. He will send the link to committee members. Lisa raised the Chattanooga goals. We have a Green Team focused on saving energy for all of us. We need to build unity. She said Chattanooga is important because their goals came from the top – the mayor. Maybe we need to get Jason to state his top two goals. Recycling: Frank said he and Shelly are going to talk to businesses about recycling cardboard – an example of a simple project. Bill asked if cardboard collection is something we can do by the end of the year? Chantel thought there are still a lot of components; storage, collection spots, compacting, etc. Paul reported the following results since inception of the large recycling bins: Month Solid Waste Recycling Recy Rebates May 215.06 41.54 $311.55 June 231.56 42.38 317.85 July 274.59 35.51 266.33 Brad asked what are CRC accomplishments? Frank said we have raised awareness of the beach shower problem. Paul said the Water Fair, followed last year by Water and Energy Fair have been worthwhile events. The committee has supported recycling efforts. Bill called for focusing a a couple of goals that can be accomplished by the end of the year. Frank motioned, Lisa seconded, that 1. we increase residential awareness, including rentals on how to recycle and 2. update information on energy savings. All approved. Bill read The Sustainble Projects and Inititives Outline, prepared by Trish and proposed for completion by subcommittee chairs.. Lisa said she has the energy data compiled. Who should report to council? The committee agreed to ask the city clerk to report. Reports from Others Birding Festival Chantel said the topic of bringing the festival to Tybee was brought to the attention of the Tybee Tourism council and they will consider it / discuss the possibility at a later date. Freda asked if anyone knew if UGA had applied per Shelly's report last month. In Shelly’s absence no one had an update. Green Team Chantel referenced an energy survey prepared by Georgia Power. Conservation recommendations were made including occupancy sensors, heat pump updates, programmable thermostats, ceiling insulation and tuning off lights in unoccupied rooms. Energy Monitor Brad reported on progress. Data is being monitored real time he said. Membership Renewal Freda said three members are on the council agenda for renewal this Thursday. New Business Bill proposed that we use Drop Box as a means of communication. The meeting was adjourned at 5:55 PM Respectfully submitted, Freda Rutherford Vice-Chair