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Monday, March 16, 2015
4:00 PM
MINUTES
Members Present: Kathryn Propst, Freda Rutherford, Tim Arnold, & Bill O'Brien, & David
Turner
Guests: Bill Garbett & Diane Schleicher
Kathryn Propst called the meeting to order at 4:05 PM.
Bill O’Brien motioned, David Turner seconded, to approve the minutes from the February
meeting. All approved.
Announcements:
●Beach Sweep on March 21st, 10:00 AM at the Pier.
●Offshore Drilling Public Hearing on March 24th (only federal approval is required.)
Proposed Smoking Ordinance
Tim Arnold will speak to the issue at the first reading in April.
Data:
●74% of beach litter is cigarette related.
●Rake was ineffective at picking up cigarette butts.
●Cigarettes compress, thus must be picked up immediately.
●Three communities with smoking bans were surveyed;; “soft approach” was successful
in changing behavior. They view smoking ban as a family friendly policy.
●No ban and stepping up enforcement puts the PD in a difficult position, i.e. must see
littering, not smoking.
●Tim estimates more than one million butts are discarded on the beach each year.
Next Steps:
●add definition section.
●consider adding e-cigarettes.
●enforcement better articulated.
Water Bill
Kathryn reported that it is possible to get usage in gallons, on the water bills, but the change
will require reprogramming each account. There is a concern about changing now because
users will think that they will be charged by the gallon and it could become an election issue. It
is possible to read your own meter in gallons. CRC members to be trained;; Kathryn will
schedule. We need to justify why we want the billings to be in gallons instead of 1000 gallon
units.
Solarize Update
Kathryn reported that Hannah Solar seems behind schedule: As of March 6, 295 signed up
and there were only 16 site visits. Some analysis of the 279 remaining sites had been
performed but 152 still need to be looked at/contacted. David Turner questioned whether
Hannah had the capacity to manage the project. Bill O’Brien suggested that commercial
should be bid separately. Bill Garbett said Hannah is on Tybee this week.
Plastic Bags Everywhere
Kathryn reported that the bill is in the House Rules Committee and is going to the floor for a
vote. Freda added that the Mayor thinks there is some chance that the Governor will veto.
2015 Goals
Kathryn appointed working groups and "leaders". She said: “We are all involved in all
areas, but I would like for the lead people listed below to get together (or email each other)
and take a look again at the proposed projects in these areas before the next meeting. Also
give thought to whether something is missing from our list of projects/interests. The idea is
for us to have a list of priorities in each area. I left off Communication and Education since
each one of these working groups should have a communication and education
component.”
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wozg_zcPCq2RgYuPgi9dKBcdafEgt4ebx2fb8qux
3cI/edit?usp=sharing
Energy and Transportation: Ron and David
Water: Freda and Bill
Green Space/Land Use: Frank and Bud
Solid Waste/Recycling: Tim and Ashley
Old Business
Bill O’Brien asked when Jim Lanier will be on the agenda to discuss recycling costs.
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 PM
Respectfully Submitted.
Freda Rutherford, Vice-chair