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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Environmental Advisory Committee_Tab 01_12/8/2021Agenda Item #1. [Draft) MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FL NOVEMBER 10, 2021 2:00 PM VILLAGE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 2:03 PM by Chair Thomas Bradford. A roll call was taken by Deputy Clerk Mary Ann Grieser. Present were: Member Jessica Namath, Member Marguerite Wilson, Regular Member Seat 5 Russ Redman, Vice -Chair Robert Shaw, Chair Thomas Bradford, EAC Chair, and Member Frank Harding. Late were: Member Maria Pearson APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Vice -Chair Shaw made a motion to approve the agenda; Member Wilson seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS There were none. PRESENTATIONS 1. Nilsa Zacarias, Director of Community Development, Village of Tequesta, Presentation on Village Park Planning Process. TIME CERTAIN @ 2:OOPM Ms. Nilsa Zacarias provided a power point presentation on the recent survey sent to area residents for feedback on Village parks. She provided an overview of the recent meetings regarding the parks. Residents had received either a hard copy of the survey, or a QR code for them to fill the survey out online. The main goal was to listen to area residents feedback in order to devise a plan going forward. Ms. Zacarias provided photos of the various parks in various states of condition. PlRgge4'bt)46 Agenda Item #1. 01 Draft Additionally, Ms. Zacarias shared photos and overhead map locations of Linear Park, Village Green, Remembrance Park, Tequesta Park, Banyan Tree Open Space, Coral Cove Park, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (JILONA). Additionally, the benefits and key elements of each park was shown. Resident interviews would be performed in the near future, to gather additional feedback on the parks. A draft report would be prepared based on the feedback received. The process had started in October, with a final report scheduled to be available in April of 2022. Ms. Zacarias read aloud some samples of feedback which had been received relating to Remembrance Park. The Committee offered input on Remembrance Park, which included: the north retention area walking trails, security, gates at front of park, passive park, meandering trails, native shrubs and trees, educational space, grant money, butterfly garden, permanent structural easels, historical plaques, fire station for parking, police security checks, split rail fencing for gopher tortoise egress, privacy and the homeless population, connecting Riverside Drive to Seabrook Drive, existing conceptual plan, big native canopy trees, large pavilion, pervious surface parking lot, on street parking near retention ponds, The upcoming Chili Cookoff and Fall Event would be another avenue for surveys to be gathered. Previously gathered comments regarding Tequesta Park (from residents) were read aloud and Ms. Zacharias showed posters of design elements. The Committee offered input regarding: fixing the basketball courts and redundancy in area park amenities, non native plant removal, create soccer and lacrosse fields, playground, native species respect, maintenance costs, before improvements, signage, educational signs along the trail, exercise trail, closed at night, no additional parking, multi use fields, eliminate baseball fields, protecting wildlife, and a park facelift. JLONA access was discussed regarding sidewalks and the Committee asked about the number of households within the Village. Chair Bradford believed regular, ongoing beach nourishment was necessary at Coral Cove. He felt the parking was out of control, with potholes and too many people along Al A. Additionally the group discussed the Cypress Drive strip of land and agreed it should have trees or landscaping. Additionally, they thought that Live Oaks should be planted along Linear Park either in the right of way or on the leased park land. CONSENT AGENDA 2. MINUTES: October 13, 2021 MOTION: There was no motion made. PIRggE52)b46 Agenda Item #1. 01 Draft END OF CONSENT AGENDA REGULAR AGENDA OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 3. VOT Code Sec. 78-402. — Florida -Friendly Landscaping. Does the VOT Require Use of Florida -Friendly Landscaping (FFL) when a Property is Redeveloped? Chair Bradford stated the code relating to Florida Friendly Landscaping did not apply to commercial areas. Community Development Director Nilsa Zacarias believed it applied to all districts within the Village, as it was mandated through the State of Florida. Chair Bradford further stated there was no way to determine the value of the landscaping, within the code. Chair Bradford believed there were glitches within municode whereas, certain areas of code were missing or incorrect. Council Member Brandon believed the Village Manager should be notified about any inconsistencies. Vice Chair Shaw shared that he had joined a solar co-op in Broward County. COMMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, VILLAGE COUNCIL LIAISON AND STAFF The Committee discussed the dunes at Coral Cove and believed the dunes had been compromised, with possible public safety issues. The planting of native plants and trees after a residence had been redeveloped was discussed. It was determined that the building department was required to review the Florida Friendly Landscaping requirements as it applied to each residence. Additionally, an inspection was to be performed which would indicate if the plantings were present (and thriving) according to the landscape plan. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANY OTHER MATTERS 4. Meeting Task Assignments ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM MOTION: Vice -Chair Shaw made a motion to adjourn the meeting Member Wilson seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. PIRggE63bb46 Agenda Item #1. [Draft) Lori McWilliams, Village Clerk PlRggd4bb46 Agenda Item #1. co u MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FL NOVEMBER 10, 2021 2:00 PM VILLAGE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order at 2:03 PM by Chair Thomas Bradford. A roll call was taken by Deputy Clerk Mary Ann Grieser. Present were: Member Jessica Namath, Member Marguerite Wilson, Regular Member Seat 5 Russ Redman, Vice -Chair Robert Shaw, Chair Thomas Bradford, EAC Chair, and Member Frank Harding. Late were: Member Maria Pearson APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Vice -Chair Shaw made a motion to approve the agenda; Member Wilson seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS There were none. PRESENTATIONS 1. Nilsa Zacarias, Director of Community Development, Village of Tequesta, Presentation on Village Park Planning Process. TIME CERTAIN @ 2:OOPM Ms. Nilsa Zacarias provided a power point presentation on the recent survey sent to area residents for feedback on Village parks. She provided an overview of the recent meetings regarding the parks. Residents had received either a hard copy of the survey, or a QR code for them to fill the survey out online. The main goal was to listen to area residents feedback in order to devise a plan going forward. Ms. Zacarias provided photos of the various parks in various states of condition. Additionally, Ms. Zacarias shared photos and overhead map locations of Linear Park, Agenda Item #1. Village Green, Remembrance Park, Tequesta Park, Banyan Tree Open Space, Coral Cove Park, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (JILONA). Additionally, the benefits and key elements of each park was shown. Resident interviews would be performed in the near future, to gather additional feedback on the parks. A draft report would be prepared based on the feedback received. The process had started in October, with a final report scheduled to be available in April of 2022. Ms. Zacarias read aloud some samples of feedback which had been received relating to Remembrance Park. The Committee offered input on Remembrance Park, which included: the north retention area walking trails, security, gates at front of park, passive park, meandering trails, native shrubs and trees, educational space, grant money, butterfly garden, permanent structural easels, historical plaques, fire station for parking, police security checks, split rail fencing for gopher tortoise egress, privacy and the homeless population, connecting Riverside Drive to Seabrook Drive, existing conceptual plan, big native canopy trees, large pavilion, pervious surface parking lot, on street parking near retention ponds, The upcoming Chili Cookoff and Fall Event would be another avenue for surveys to be gathered. Previously gathered comments regarding Tequesta Park (from residents) were read aloud and Ms. Zacharias showed posters of design elements. The Committee offered input regarding: fixing the basketball courts and redundancy in area park amenities, non native plant removal, create soccer and lacrosse fields, playground, native species respect, maintenance costs, before improvements, signage, educational signs along the trail, exercise trail, closed at night, no additional parking, multi use fields, eliminate baseball fields, protecting wildlife, and a park facelift. JLONA access was discussed regarding sidewalks and the Committee asked about the number of households within the Village. Chair Bradford believed regular, ongoing beach nourishment was necessary at Coral Cove. He felt the parking was out of control, with potholes and too many people along Al A. Additionally the group discussed the Cypress Drive strip of land and agreed it should have trees or landscaping. Additionally, they thought that Live Oaks should be planted along Linear Park either in the right of way or on the leased park land. CONSENT AGENDA 2. MINUTES: October 13, 2021 MOTION: There was no motion made. Page 9 of 46 Agenda Item #1. END OF CONSENT AGENDA REGULAR AGENDA OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS 3. VOT Code Sec. 78-402. — Florida -Friendly Landscaping. Does the VOT Require Use of Florida -Friendly Landscaping (FFL) when a Property is Redeveloped? Chair Bradford stated the code relating to Florida Friendly Landscaping did not apply to commercial areas. Community Development Director Nilsa Zacarias believed it applied to all districts within the Village, as it was mandated through the State of Florida. Chair Bradford further stated there was no way to determine the value of the landscaping, within the code. Chair Bradford believed there were glitches within municode whereas, certain areas of code were missing or incorrect. Council Member Brandon believed the Village Manager should be notified about any inconsistencies. Vice Chair Shaw shared that he had joined a solar co-op in Broward County. COMMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, VILLAGE COUNCIL LIAISON AND STAFF The Committee discussed the dunes at Coral Cove and believed the dunes had been compromised, with possible public safety issues. The planting of native plants and trees after a residence had been redeveloped was discussed. It was determined that the building department was required to review the Florida Friendly Landscaping requirements as it applied to each residence. Additionally, an inspection was to be performed which would indicate if the plantings were present (and thriving) according to the landscape plan. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANY OTHER MATTERS 4. Meeting Task Assignments ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM MOTION: Vice -Chair Shaw made a motion to adjourn the meeting Member Wilson seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. Page 10 of 46 Agenda Item #1. Lori McWilliams, Village Clerk Page 11 of 46 Agenda Item #1. vP6R OF T�QG�� r couat� MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FL OCTOBER 13, 2021 2:00 PM VILLAGE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Chair Tom Bradford. A roll call was taken by Deputy Clerk Mary Ann Grieser. Present were: Member Jessica Namath, Member Maria Pearson, Member Marguerite Wilson, Regular Member Seats Russ Redman, Vice -Chair Robert Shaw, Chair Thomas Bradford, EAC Chair, and Member Frank Harding. Members Pierson, Wilson and Namath attended via Zoom. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Member Namath made a motion to approval of the agenda: Vice -Chair Shaw seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS Ms. Linda Smith, a resident of Jupiter spoke to the Committee about tree initiatives, single use plastic, solar and youtube recourses. She provided 4 handouts for the Committee. PRESENTATIONS 1. Laura Tellez, South Florida Program Coordinator, Solar United Neighbors of Florida. Presentation on: Issues and Policies Impacting Your Ability to Go Solar in Florida. TIME CERTAIN @ 2:00 PM Ms. Tellez of the Solar United Neighbors of Florida, presented a power point presentation via Zoom. She spoke of the benefits of going solar which included subtopics of: solar thermal, system components (panels and cells) inverters, attachment systems, permitting, roof types, kilowatts, connection to electrical panel, siting, grid tied systems, net metering, solar technology utility grid outage, battery storage, energy storage, battery costs, solar co- op benefits and parameters, solar economics, affordability, cost break down, economics, and financing. W., =7ro: i I 7A o7 -*I j Lel Agenda Item #1. Committee Members asked about specific roofing types, generators and salt water intrusion. Battery costs and usages for vehicles was part of the discussion. It was confirmed that the solar battery could also power a vehicle. Homeowner Association regulations had very limited control regarding height and street facing panels. Additionally, Laura mentioned there was a Solar Bill of Rights for consumers. Solar Co-ops would be beginning next year (2022) and would need to include at least 100+ neighbors. Carbon emissions metrics data could be provided for Palm Beach County and there was no sales tax on solar panels. 2. Jesse Carpentier, Program Officer, ICLEI USA (Local Governments for Sustainability). Presentation on: ICLEI, Membership and Resources; Overview of the GHG Inventory Process, and the ICLEI ClearPath Tool. TIME CERTAIN @ 3:00 PM Ms. Jesse Carpentier of ICLEI gave a brief overview of Local Governments for Sustainability and what the organization could offer its members. Sub topics included: customized support of goals, access to tools, opportunity for trainings, technical support and domestic and global recognition. Member journeys were given as an example of what to expect. Recommendations on actions would be provided to the Village once the data had been gathered. Also, greenhouse gas inventory for Village property was discussed in terms of the hours involved. US Community Protocol and Municipality Operations Protocol were available on the company website. It was unclear as to who would input the information on the report and other municipalities would have to be involved in order to create a baseline. The Committee agreed that Manager Allen would need to weigh in on whether or not to move forward with membership. CONSENT AGENDA 3. MINUTES: September 8, 2021 MOTION: Member Harding made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; Member Namath seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA REGULAR AGENDA OLD BUSINESS W., =7ro: i I RVINTiLel Agenda Item #1. 4. VOT Code Sec. 78-402. — Florida -Friendly Landscaping This item was tabled until the next meeting. NEW BUSINESS 5. Village Earth Day Event in April 2022 Chair Bradford informed the Committee of an upcoming Village Earth Day Event. Manager Allen asked if the Committee would like to be a part of it and was looking for a point of contact. Member Namath volunteered to be the point person for the Village. COMMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, VILLAGE COUNCIL LIAISON AND STAFF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANY OTHER MATTERS 6. Meeting Task Assignments ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:27 PM MOTION: Member Pearson made a motion to adjourn the meeting Member Namath seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. Lori McWilliams, Village Clerk Pa@egl#3z)646 Agenda Item #1. MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FL OCTOBER 13, 2021 2:00 PM VILLAGE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Chair Tom Bradford. A roll call was taken by Deputy Clerk Mary Ann Grieser. Present were: Member Jessica Namath, Member Maria Pearson, Member Marguerite Wilson, Regular Member Seat 5 Russ Redman, Vice -Chair Robert Shaw, Chair Thomas Bradford, EAC Chair, and Member Frank Harding. Members Pierson, Wilson and Namath attended via Zoom. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Member Namath made a motion to approval of the agenda: Vice -Chair Shaw seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS Ms. Linda Smith, a resident of Jupiter spoke to the Committee about tree initiatives, single use plastic, solar and youtube recourses. She provided 4 handouts for the Committee. PRESENTATIONS 1. Laura Tellez, South Florida Program Coordinator, Solar United Neighbors of Florida. Presentation on: Issues and Policies Impacting Your Ability to Go Solar in Florida. TIME CERTAIN @ 2:00 PM Ms. Tellez of the Solar United Neighbors of Florida, presented a power point presentation via Zoom. She spoke of the benefits of going solar which included subtopics of: solar thermal, system components (panels and cells) inverters, attachment systems, permitting, roof types, kilowatts, connection to electrical panel, siting, grid tied systems, net metering, solar technology utility grid outage, battery storage, energy storage, battery costs, solar co-op benefits and parameters, solar economics, affordability, cost break down, economics, and financing. Page 15 of 46 Agenda Item #1. Committee Members asked about specific roofing types, generators and salt water intrusion. Battery costs and usages for vehicles was part of the discussion. It was confirmed that the solar battery could also power a vehicle. Homeowner Association regulations had very limited control regarding height and street facing panels. Additionally, Laura mentioned there was a Solar Bill of Rights for consumers. Solar Co-ops would be beginning next year (2022) and would need to include at least 100+ neighbors. Carbon emissions metrics data could be provided for Palm Beach County and there was no sales tax on solar panels. 2. Jesse Carpentier, Program Officer, ICLEI USA (Local Governments for Sustainability). Presentation on: ICLEI, Membership and Resources; Overview of the GHG Inventory Process, and the ICLEI ClearPath Tool. TIME CERTAIN @ 3:00 PM Ms. Jesse Carpentier of ICLEI gave a brief overview of Local Governments for Sustainability and what the organization could offer its members. Sub topics included: customized support of goals, access to tools, opportunity for trainings, technical support and domestic and global recognition. Member journeys were given as an example of what to expect. Recommendations on actions would be provided to the Village once the data had been gathered. Also, greenhouse gas inventory for Village property was discussed in terms of the hours involved. US Community Protocol and Municipality Operations Protocol were available on the company website. It was unclear as to who would input the information on the report and other municipalities would have to be involved in order to create a baseline. The Committee agreed that Manager Allen would need to weigh in on whether or not to move forward with membership. CONSENT AGENDA 3. MINUTES: September 8, 2021 MOTION: Member Harding made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; Member Namath seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA REGULAR AGENDA Page 16 of 46 Agenda Item #1. OLD BUSINESS 4. VOT Code Sec. 78-402. — Florida -Friendly Landscaping This item was tabled until the next meeting. NEW BUSINESS 5. Village Earth Day Event in April 2022 Chair Bradford informed the Committee of an upcoming Village Earth Day Event. Manager Allen asked if the Committee would like to be a part of it and was looking for a point of contact. Member Namath volunteered to be the point person for the Village. COMMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, VILLAGE COUNCIL LIAISON AND STAFF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANY OTHER MATTERS 6. Meeting Task Assignments ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 4:27 PM MOTION: Member Pearson made a motion to adjourn the meeting Member Namath seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 7-0. Lori McWilliams, Village Clerk Page 17 of 46