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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Environmental Advisory Committee_Tab 01_4/12/2023Agenda Item #1. MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FL MARCH 8, 2023 2:00 PM VILLAGE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The meeting was called to order by Chair Bradford at 2:00 p.m. A roll call was taken by Deputy Village Clerk Mary Ann Grieser Present were: Thomas Bradford, EAC Chair, Robert Shaw, Brad Freese, and Russ Redman. Late were: Jessica Namath. Absent were: APPROVAL OF AGENDA New EAC Members Jill Wenta and Clay Damon were sworn in by Deputy Clerk Mary Ann Grieser. MOTION: Vice -Chair Shaw made a motion approval of the agenda. Member Freese seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 4-0 (absent: Member Namath). COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS There were none. PRESENTATIONS 1. A Climate Action Plan for the VOT Building Support Administrator Lynne Britt presented a powerpoint which started from page 20 of the backup. She presented information on: transportation, bike lanes, tree canopy, virtual meetings, electric charging stations, energy initiatives, photocells, fpl solar together program, wildflowers in Linear Park, reduce waste disposal, reduced paper consumption, limited pesticides, reusable water bottles, and improvements to water treatment plants. Agenda Item #1. Mr. Jake Leech, Senior Program Officer with ICLEI ( Local Governments for Sustainability) joined the meeting via Zoom at 2:30 PM. He spoke of climate actions at the federal level and addressed electric vehicle infrastructure "alternate fuel highways", and vulnerability assessments at the state level. He believed electrifying as much as possible was part of FPL's initiatives. Real Zero and Solar Together were FPL programs for solar energy. Member Wenta asked about solar panel life expectancy being approximately 30 years, which was also the break even time frame. Mr. Leech agreed and added the amount of solar panels going to landfills was still relatively low at this time. Vice Chair Shaw asked about the Inflation Reduction Act and the possible 30% savings. Mr. Leech believed there could be some savings in taxes, but was not sure. Jessica Namath asked about the mitigation of sea grass, sea walls, and possible incentives. Mr. Leech was not aware of any incentive programs but recommended reaching out to the county. Chair Bradford asked about future projects. Lynne Britt was only aware of what had been presented. Member Wenta asked where solar panels would be located if public buildings, and the safety aspects of having panels on roofs or buildings. Carports were an idea for solar panels according to Chair Bradshaw. The group asked about large pickup trucks being necessary to move small equipment. They encouraged using efficient vehicles within the Village. Lynne Britt was tasked with providing the information to the EAC. Goals and policies would need to be created and brought to Council for further review. The Committee would need to establish goals and time frames. 2050 was a standard time frame for net zero according to Mr. Leech. The Committee would make a list as to what to consider. There were no other municipalities that had brought forth initiatives that had been implemented as of yet. Utility Director Marjorie Craig spoke to the group and revealed that optimizing pumps would help to reduce greenhouse gasses and could offer financial savings as well. Carports were a good idea if grant money was available. Clear Point solar panels did not work out at the Recreation Center size wise. The group felt that the local government was the place to start with, although some felt that residents could be educated at the same time. A questionnaire was suggested to send out to the residents. There was a consensus to focus on the government first. The group would come up with thoughts and ideas for further discussion. MggE62)f)56 Agenda Item #1. CONSENT AGENDA 2. MINUTES: February with slight modification MOTION: Vice -Chair Shaw made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Member Freese seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 5-0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA REGULAR AGENDA OLD BUSINESS 3. Re -visit of Draft Recommendations on the Housing Element of the VOT Comprehensive Plan for Consideration of the Village Council and Staff Member Redmond would prefer not to weigh in on items unrelated to the environment. Member Freese did not want to make decisions related to 127 and 142 and 1.4.4. Chair Bradford would modify those item numbers to be "fine as written". NEW BUSINESS 4. EAC Recommendations and Incentives for Green Buildings and Green Infrastructure for Consideration of the Planning and Zoning Board, Village Council and Staff. Chair Bradford acknowledged there was nothing currently in the Village code regarding green building, and incentives would need to be offered in order to encourage participation. Structural, financial and tax incentives were positive motivators for the green initiatives. Member Wenta Jill would reach out to the Green Building Council for further information. COMMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, VILLAGE COUNCIL LIAISON AND STAFF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANY OTHER MATTERS 5. Meeting Task Assignments ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Regular Member Seat 5 Redman made a motion to adjourn the meeting Member Namath seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 5-0. MggE63Df)56 Agenda Item #1. Lori McWilliams, Village Clerk Agenda Item #1. MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, FL FEBRUARY 8, 2023 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: Chair Thomas Bradford, Vice Chair Robert Shaw, Member Jessica Namath, Member Brad Freese, and Member Russ Redman. Member Namath attended via Zoom. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: Vice -Chair Shaw made a motion to approve the agenda; Member Freese seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 5-0. COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITIZENS There were none. PRESENTATIONS CONSENT AGENDA 1. MINUTES: January 11, 2023 MOTION: Vice -Chair Shaw made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; Member Freese seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 5-0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA REGULAR AGENDA OLD BUSINESS Agenda Item #1. 2. Re -visit of Draft Recommendations on the Future Land Use Element of the VOT Comprehensive Plan for Consideration of the Village Council and Staff. The Committee had no changes to the draft recommendations on the Future Land Use Elements of the Village Comprehensive Plan. MOTION: Regular Member Seat 5 Redman made a motion to approve draft recommendations on the future land use element of the Village comprehensive plan; Member Freese seconded the motion. Carried unanimously 5-0. 3. Discussion on the Village Council Workshop meeting on January 30, 2023 Chair Bradford had addressed Council on behalf of the Committee at a recent Workshop Meeting. Smoking in park areas, streetscapes, artificial turf, and the Cypress Drive passive park were all topics that would be brought to a Workshop Meeting in the future. The Committee Members would submit ideas on organization and community regarding ICLEI in order to have Chair Bradford address at the next meeting. NEW BUSINESS 4. Update on Applications for Open EAC Seats Council would appoint two new EAC Members at tomorrow evening's Regular Council Meeting. There were currently five applicants interested in being on the Committee. COMMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, VILLAGE COUNCIL LIAISON AND STAFF Manager Allen announced that the Shoreline presentation (Bureau of Land Management) would take place at tomorrow's Regular Council Meeting. Member Namath asked about public comments during the presentation. Chair Bradford announced he would be out of the country for approximately a month, this Spring. Vice Chair Shaw would run the meeting in his absense. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ANY OTHER MATTERS 5. Meeting Task Assignments ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 PM. MOTION: to adjourn the meeting Agenda Item #1. Lori McWilliams, Village Clerk