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HomeMy Public PortalAbout20140915_CRCminutes.pdfCommunity Resource Committee Annual Meeting September 15, 2014 Minutes-Approved 10/20/14 Members present: Brad Sherman, Kathryn Propst, David Turner, Ashley Workman, Freda Rutherford, Ron Bossick, and Paul Wolff - council liaison Guests: Council members Bill Garbett & Monty Parks, James Lanier - Waste Pro Chair Kathryn Propst call the meeting to order at 4:00 PM and welcomed members and guests. David Turner made a motion to approve the minutes from June, July, and August. Ashley Workman seconded. All voted in favor. ELECT OFFICERS Kathryn turned the chair over to Paul Wolff for the election of officers. Paul call for nominations for Secretary. Freda Rutherford nominated Ashley Workman, Ron Bossick seconded. There being a further nominations, Paul called for a vote. All voted in favor. Paul called for nominations for Treasurer. Kathryn noted that the CRC has $600 in its treasury. Brad Sherman nominated David Turner, Freda seconded. There being no further nominations Paul call for a vote to affirm. All voted in favor. Paul called for nominations for Vice Chair. David nominated Freda Rutherford, Ashley seconded. There being no further nominations, Paul call for a vote to affirm. All voted in favor. Paul called for nominations for Chair. Freda nominated Kathryn for a second term, Ashley seconded. There being no further nominations, Paul called for a vote to affirm. All voted in favor. Kathryn announced that terms for Brad Sherman and Freda Rutherford are expiring. Paul said that he would put on the council agenda for renewal. Kathryn encouraged members to invite interested parties to apply for appointment since we have vacancies. ANNOUNCEMENTS Freda complimented city council for the RFP for North Beach bathrooms. She said that this was the first project that the CRC worked on after its creation and it is good to see it finally move to implementation. She recognized the work that the sub-committee headed by Don Ernst and the design work by SCAD students. Paul said that the RFP calls for solar electrical, grey water flush, and a shallow well for beach showers. Kathryn asked what would be the committee of origin? Paul responded that it would fall under the auspices of the Infrastructure Committee. She expressed her desire for the CRC to have input. Paul assured her that the CRC would be consulted since he chairs the Infrastructure Committee. SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAG ORDINANCE Ashley reported that she will present the draft ordinance to council at the October 23rd meeting. Discussion followed about how best to bring the business community on board. Ron said that he thought Tybee Market was especially important. Kathryn said there should be no surprises and all agreed. Ashley said that she will reach out to the business community before the October 23rd presentation. RECYCLING UPDATE Jim Lanier reported that he is getting a bid for the recycling magnet. He will get a prototype from the vendor. David asked about changing out the trash and recycling lids so that they match the bins to cause less confusion. David volunteered to get a community group together to make the change. Jim said he will take it up at Waste Pro to get approval. Kathryn passed out a chart & graph containing solid waste and recycling rates for 2012 - Aug. 2014. She asked about the contamination problem. Jim said contamination has improved since February/March, thus the higher current recycling rates. Also what about people who use the recycling bins for waste? Paul asked how they could misuse the bins since they pay $15.00 for waste and only $2.00 for recycling? Jim replied that only 4-5 cans per month are used for waste. A rate discussion followed. David said that recycling should be mandatory for business and not just for homeowners. Ashley added that employees need to trained to recycle and shared her experience at work. Jim said that he has 35 gallon and 64 gallon bins that would fit behind a bar. David added that business could encourage the consumption of draft beer instead of bottled. Ashley said she would approach some businesses about recycling behind the bar. Jim proposed that we start with one business to work out the kinks. “THE PLAN” Kathryn thanked Paul for getting support for “20% by 2020” at the council meeting. She said she wanted to discuss sustainability vs. climate action plans. Paul proposed starting with the City: electricity, fuel, and water. Bill Garbett said that we need to distinguish between kilowatts and dollars. He added that we need to get Georgia Power to pay us to roll back the meter. Brad said we need to build a system. Bill explained how Georgia Power tarriffs work. Freda asked if he was saying that there is an economy of scale for high energy use? Bill said yes, we pay less for later blocks of energy. Freda referenced Tampa’s experience with Duke Energy where the reverse was true. The group decided that we need to research whether costs go up or down with high use. Ron said he would research and report. SOLAR UPDATE The call out to Michael Bodine was that he did not have a number on responders to the solar survey but that he would report later in the week. EV CHARGING STATIONS The GEFA grant will reimburse 50% of the total cost for an EV charging station or 75% of installation costs for a donated station. Paul said Nissan is donating stations on a first-come, first-serve basis. The City needs to be ready to submit the application first thing on Tuesday, Oct. 7. KING TIDE October 8-10 Kathryn said she will put out a call for community participation. NEW BUSINESS Georgia Sea Grant won the National Sea Grant’s highest extension honor, the Superior Outreach Programming Award for their outreach work with Tybee on the SLR project. Freda asked when our SLR report will be final? Paul said soon. Community Day is October 19th. Kathryn asked if we should have a booth. Brad said he has a solar panel display. Also, solar survey results should be available by then, Paul said. JIm said he will have recycling information and flyers from Waste Pro. Freda added that “The Plan” should be phased with the City Plan as step one and after we get the Sea Level Rise Report and the city completes the Carrying Capacity study we can begin Phase 2 to include the community as a whole. Paul said city phase of the energy section should include the Waste Treatment Plant, streetlights, lift stations and campground. The meeting adjourned at 5:20 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Freda Rutherford Vice Chair