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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-03-2024 NRB AgendaMYOF SEBASTL HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD AGENDA REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3", 2024 - 6:00pm 1225 MAIN STREET, SEBASTIAN, FL "To improve the quality of life in Sebastian by nurturing the balanced relationship between our citizens and our environment by protecting, preserving, and promoting our natural resources" 1) CALL TO ORDER 2) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3) ROLL CALL 4) APPROVAL OF MINUTES — ACTION ITEM Item A. August 6th, 2024 - Natural Resources Board Meeting Minutes 5) ANNOUNCEMENTS 6) AGENDA MODIFICATIONS 7) PUBLIC INPUT 8) UNFINISHED BUSINESS Chairman announces the title of the item Staff Presentation Public Input Staff Summation Chairman calls for a motion Board deliberation and roll call vote Item A. Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup — Final Numbers Item B. A Look Back in Time/Touch & Tour — Saturday, September 14'h, 2024, 10:00am to 2:00pm Item C. International Coastal Cleanup — Saturday, September 215t, 2024, 9:00am to 11:00am i. Board Member Responsibilities & Participation Confirmation Item D. City of Sebastian Christmas Parade — Saturday, December 7t", 2024 i. Float Ideas ii. Items to Purchase Item E. Sustainable Sebastian i. Progress Updates: a. Native Landscaping — Champion: Sherida Billman b. Resource Conservation — Champion: Donna Ware i. Purchase of Recycling Bins for City Hall & Public Works Compound — ACTION ITEM c. Green Infrastructure — Champion: Nikki Mosblech d. Single -Use Plastic Reduction — Champion: Charles Stadelman i. Alternative Items for City Facilities — ACTION ITEM e. No Projected Updates for Tree Protection & Landscaping Ordinances, and Sidewalks & Bikeways ii. Preliminary Ideas for the next Sustainable Sebastian Action Plan 9) NEW BUSINESS Chairman announces the title of the item Staff Presentation Public Input Staff Summation Chairman calls for a motion Board deliberation and roll call vote Item A. Police Department's Community Night Out Event — Thursday, October 17th, 2024 5:00pm to 7:30pm Confirm Board Participation —ACTION ITEM Item B. 2025 Earth Day & Arbor Day Celebration — Saturday, April 26th, 2025 Select an alternative time frame for the event — ACTION ITEM 10) ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA AND DATE: Tuesday, October V, 2024 Sustainable Sebastian a. Progress Updates b. Development of the next Action Plan ii. International Coastal Cleanup — Event Debrief iii. Police Department's Community Night Out Event iv. Christmas Parade Planning 11)ADJOURNMENT ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE ON THE ABOVE MATTERS, WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH APPEAL IS TO BE HEARD. SAID APPEAL MUST BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE DATE OF ACTION. (286.0105 F. S). IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), ANYONE WHO NEEDS SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THIS MEETING SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY'S ADA COORDINATOR AT (407)-589-5330 AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS MEETING. TWO OR MORE ELECTED OFFICIALS MAYBE IN ATTENDANCE. NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 Mr. Stadelman called the Natural Resources Board meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. Pledqe of Allegiance was recited by all. III. Roll Call Present: Mr. Stadelman Mr. Krauss Ms. Ware Mr. Dovell (a) Dr. Mosblech Mr. Clifford Ms. Billman Not Present Mr. Bruggen (a) -- Excused Mr. Carrano -- Excused Also Present Dorri Bosworth, Community Development Manager Felicia Gordian, AV Technical Assistant Janet Graham, Technical Writer IV. Approval of Minutes A. July 2, 2024 -- Regular Natural Resources Board Meeting Minutes All having indicated they had reviewed the Minutes of the meeting of July 2, 2024 as presented, Mr. Stadelman called for a motion. A motion approving the Minutes of July 2, 2024 as presented was made by Ms. Ware, seconded by Mr. Krauss and approved unanimously via voice vote. V. Announcements Mr. Stadelman announced that Mr. Carrano will be excused from tonight's meeting, and alternate member Paul Dovell will be voting this evening. VI. Aqenda Modifications NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 PAGE 2 Under New Business, Mr. Stadelman stated that NRB participation in the upcoming event, "A Look Back in Time" on Saturday, September 14, 2024 will be an actionable item. This will be the first item discussed under New Business. VII. Public Input Brent Wohlenberg stated that when all the towns along the 157-mile lagoon started fishing, that is what brought people here. He reviewed the history of what he has investigated and found regarding chemicals in the lagoon. He read a copy of a statement that he had presented to a former commissioner. He suggested that the lagoon can be brought back by changing the dynamics. Vill. Unfinished Business A. Sustainable Sebastian Initiative 1. Reduction of Single -Use Plastics -- Champion: Charles Stadelman Ms. Gordian stated that she and Ms. Bosworth think that it would be very pertinent, based on the previous meeting, that Mr. Stadelman provide staff and the Board after this meeting a step-by-step process of what he would like to see happen with the goals that he is aiming to achieve. Then, that information can be made available to the Board members. Staff believes there needs to be a step-by-step template with enough information to say that this is what would possibly take place in order to lead to that ban. That would be worked on by the Council and on down to the staff level and on the NRB level. Then, there would be actionable items that could be put into effect. Mr. Stadelman explained his plan for dealing with single -use plastics. Ms. Gordian asked that Mr. Stadelman give the Board and staff a couple of sentences on what the subject matter is and what he is proposing to happen. Then she and Mr. Stadelman can talk about what that step-by-step process for each of the subjects would look like. Mr. Stadelman reviewed the plastic bags proposed ban. Also, the PFAS ban scheduled up to 2030. PFAS means the chemicals that are used to make the single -use plastics. The other subject he will discuss will be establishing requirements for disposable food - service products, including Styrofoam, plastic cutlery, and plastic cups. The third thing he will be discussing is to establish a plastic waste -reduction fund. This would be a fund from direct revenue from where we could do plastic reduction and recycling activities, making improvements to recycling infrastructure, and carrying out marine debris reduction. He then called for questions/comments from the Board. NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 PAGE 3 Mr. Krauss stated that the Board voted on Mr. Stadelman's initial recommendation to ban single -use plastic bags. His understanding was that it was going to the Board for a vote. He asked regarding the status of that. Ms. Gordian stated that the Board did vote to pursue looking into the single -use plastic ban. Now, she is suggesting that the Board needs to come up with a step-by-step outline on how it will get to that point and reach the end goal of what Mr. Stadelman has proposed. Mr. Krauss asked if what was voted on did not go before City Council for a vote. Ms. Gordian stated that is correct. She said the steps were not in place, and that discussion did not happen. That was something that staff realized after the meeting. At this point in time, staff wants to make sure the Board has something to present to Council that comes from the Board, saying that these are the steps that the Board foresees being necessary in this process. Mr. Krauss asked if PFAS have been banned by the federal government. Mr. Stadelman said yes, as of April 19, 2024. As of April 17th, 2024, the EPA announced a new national enforcement compliance initiative. The EPA now designated two types of PFAS: PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA. Those are the two particulars that he is going to address because those are the two that have been designated by the federal government. Ms. Billman asked what Mr. Stadelman is asking the Board to vote on. Mr. Stadelman said nothing really because this is going to be an administrative issue. Ms. Billman said she thought earlier Mr. Stadelman had asked for a vote tonight. Mr. Stadelman said that will not be necessary. Mr. Dovell asked how this will impact other things. He suggested we will need bags for sand when hurricanes are forecast as well as mulch for our gardens, soil for our lawns and gardens, etc. Most of these items are sold in large plastic bags. He asked how this will impact those types of products. Mr. Stadelman said that this is designed for what we can get rid of, but obviously not everything will be banned. Dorri Bosworth identified herself and stated that she would like to help with jump-starting the reduction of single -use plastics. She applauds Mr. Stadelman's passion on this matter, but she is concerned that, if you start off with a large plan trying to eliminate plastics and change some of the policies city-wide, that would be starting off too broadly. We do not want to change anything that will bring lawsuits against the City or start off with some sort of ordinance that she does not think will go anywhere with City Council. She would like to see something that would get to City Council such as a resolution that you already have outlined through your different steps that creates a plan that the City, in the running of its daily operations, be the example for other businesses in town on how you can achieve this. Let the City and its facilities and employees eliminate the single -use plastics in its daily procedures. She called attention to the plastic bags in the parks and NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 PAGE 4 throughout the City's facilities, and she asked what can be done to eliminate those plastic bags. She mentioned an event at the Environmental Learning Center in Wabasso that required her to sign something stating that all the utensils and flatware, etc. had to be biodegradable. Those are some of the policies that you can suggest that Council add to our facility agreement, etc. She strongly suggested that the Board show how the City can be the example. She agreed with what Ms. Gordian suggested about a step-by-step process being presented to City Council. Dr. Mosblech stated that it is important to focus on what we can truly impact and control in implementing the project. She stated that she thinks that starting with the City is definitely worthwhile. She suggested that there are some state-wide regulations as to what types of municipalities can actually enact these bans. She stated that we need to make sure that we are within those rules. She agrees that starting small is important. As to PFAS, she has read some of the articles on regulations for PFAS. She does not know that it is eliminated, but what is being done is requiring monitoring of water supply systems, and the City is not in charge of our water supply. Mr. Stadelman said he actually called the Water Department and checked to see if they are testing for it yet or not. He has all the information on what has been discussed this evening. He said knowing where it is tested is important, because the water is not tested for PFAS at the tap where it can be used for drinking or cooking. He is working with a company that actually does the testing. He mentioned many items that have plastic contained in them. He also mentioned the Life Cycle Analysis that he is interested in. Mr. Krauss stated that, if we take Ms. Bosworth's recommendation, it might be that we should focus on the PFAs in the City operations as a starting place, and then prove their effectiveness. That can be included when we go to other businesses, etc. with addressing the sustainability project. Mr. Stadelman listed several items in which plastic is contained. Ms. Gordian stated that she has been working with the Procurement Department towards addressing the single -use plastic items that are being currently used by the City that are purchased for the breakrooms and other facilities. She has sent the information she has gotten so far to Mr. Clifford. Mr. Clifford said the sooner he can get those costs to compare to what we use now, the better. 2. Native Landscaping -- Champion: Sherida Billman Ms. Billman said she has a meeting the next day with the nursery to go over the plans and plants and recommendations. At the next meeting, she should have some good information. a. Garden Club Park Updates NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 PAGE 5 Ms. Billman also suggested at the last meeting changing the name of Garden Club Park. There was discussion regarding this subject, Ms. Billman suggested "Centennial Park" as a new name. Ms. Gordian suggested that, because of the recent passing of one of the founders of Garden Club Park, now may not be the time to talk about changing the name. Ms. Ware said that there is no longer a Garden Club, which is pertinent now. Ms. Billman said that there are some organizations that we may be able to tap into to get a group of volunteers to help maintain the park. Mr. Krauss spoke regarding Stormwater Park. It is his opinion that the name is an accurate description of what the park contains; however, it is not a particularly enticing name. Ms. Gordian suggested that renaming the park would be under the Parks and Recreation Department's purview. Ms. Bosworth said that the park is owned by St. John's Water Management District, and there is a collaboration agreement with the City of Sebastian that we maintain it, and it is not necessarily a formal park. a. Riverview Park Possibilities -- Donna Ware Ms. Ware reminded Ms. Billman that there were open meetings for comments about changes coming into Riverview Park based on grants that the City has received already. There were an awful lot of changes that were suggested for consideration, and she thinks there should be some kind of summary report on the things that the people voted on. She suggested that there would be a great opportunity for this Board to get involved with planting native plants in this process. Since they have money already allocated for these types of projects, she suggested that someone from this Board should be able to participate in this process with the group that is pursuing these plans. She stated that there is a handout in the agenda packet of what they gave out during the two meetings. Ms. Gordian stated that low -impact development and green stormwater infrastructure would go hand in hand with the native landscaping as far as something within the NRB's purview and is something that we are interested in growing throughout the City. Riverview Park may be an opportunity to implement some green stormwater infrastructure and some low -impact development techniques that you cannot really find elsewhere in the City at this time. There are other municipalities that have done redevelopments of preexisting parks, so, it can be done. It is quite an intensive process, and we would have to very carefully choose what elements would go where and how it would function. Dr. Mosblech asked about the next step for Riverview Park since she was not able to attend the meetings. Regarding Stormwater, LID seems like an obvious choice. Ms. Bosworth spoke on Dr. Mosblech's question if Kimley-Horn does a master planning like this, that Kimley-Horn will come to the City and do some sort of presentation, and the final plan would go to City Council for approval. She suggested that Ms. Gordian be given a copy of that plan, and someone from this NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 PAGE 6 Board could go before City Council to include LID into the plan. Ms. Ware said that she thinks that Kimley-Horn should come to this Board and get onto our agenda so that we can see it. Ms. Bosworth agreed. Ms. Billman asked how this Board finds out what they are considering putting in the park. Ms. Gordian said she will look into seeing if there was some sort of report done summarizing what the results were from the public and their input into those meetings. She will report back to this Board on what she finds out. iii. Tree Protection & Landscaping Ordinances -- Champion: Thomas Carrano Since Mr. Carrano was not present this evening, Ms. Gordian updated the Board. At this point, staff has started having discussions about the drafts that we have come up with. The next step is to outline the plant list that would go into this code, as far as what plants are acceptable and what are recommended as far as the trees go, but also potential landscaping plants as well. iv. Resource Conservation -- Champion: Donna Ware Ms. Ware said that in the agenda packet are some things that she talked about last month that she had taken from other websites of other cities and asked the City Attorney whether we could use this information in our outreach materials within the City. a. Approval of Outreach Materials for Distribution i. Microplastics -- OF/FAS Pinellas County ii. 5 Things You May Not Know About Recycling -- UF/FAS & Florida Sea Grant iii. Simple Steps for Sustainability in the Workplace -- City of Sebastian iv. Habits to Be More Sustainable While on Lunch -- City of Sebastian These that are attached are about the microplastics, plastic recycling, and sustainability in the workplace. She suggests those should be put on our website at the minimum, and whenever Earth Day, etc. is held, there should be some sort of outreach materials that are available to the public. She said there should be a motion to actually use these NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 PAGE 7 materials as part of our Board's sustainability program. A motion approving the materials listed above as part of the Board's sustainability program as presented by Ms. Ware and Ms. Gordian was made by Mr. Stadelman, seconded by Mr. Dovell, and approved unanimously via voice vote. b. Results of City Hall Walk -Through -- Matthew Krauss Ms. Gordian said she and Mr. Krauss took a walk through City Hall with Mr. Richard Blankenship, as he is in charge of our facilities. It was just to assess where we are as far as recycling, trash, and the lighting. We also walked over to the old school building as well to assess what is going on over there. Some of the things that she found to be most noticeable is that we could use some more recycling bins. There are some areas in City Hall where lights are on sensors but not all of them. There are also some AC systems that are on the smart timers, but areas like the Community Center are not yet on smart timers. Mr. Krauss said they did not finish the walk-through. They will finish it shortly. There is another meeting on Friday to finish a couple of items that they did not finish in their first meeting. Mr. Blankenship was quite helpful in providing background as to why certain things were done. Mr. Krauss' personal observation is that there is some opportunity there to emphasize other practices that could be done to show how the City is doing. He said they have to contact the IRCSWDD. Ms. Gordian said she has spoken to Ms. Ware about that possibility, and she will be looking into the Indian River County Solid Waste Disposal District Going through a building and talking with the employees provides them an opportunity to ask questions or to provide feedback, which is important. He added that all the items to take action on were proposed by employees. He suggested getting back to the employees to let them know their input is important. V. Green Infrastructure and LID -- Champion: Nicole Mosblech Dr. Mosblech said Ms. Gordian and she have been back and forth trying to make sure they have the best formatting and orientation and headings for the cutsheet where they are going to take all of the information from the site visits and condense it. They are still working on that, and she hopes to have more substantive information in September. vi. Sidewalks and Bikeways -- Champion: Mr. Krauss Mr. Krauss did talk with Ms. Bernard about this subject. Her suggestion was that there is a great deal of information already available that apparently was collected by the MPO. There may not be a great deal of additional work. The first step will be to take a look at what the MPO has available and see if it fits our particular needs. If it does not have NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 PAGE 8 Everything that we need, then the next step is to determine what information we do need and how we can obtain it. Mr. Stadelman recommended that Mr. Krauss attend the MPO meetings. B. Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup -- Event Debrief Ms. Gordian thanked everyone who participated. Unfortunately, there were not as many public participants as she would have liked. Hopefully, she will get some good numbers from the overall event up and down the Treasure Coast. She will have that information later this month, and she will report back to this Board in September. There was discussion among the Board members and Ms. Gordian regarding suggestions for next year. IX. New Business A. NRB participation in the upcoming event "A Look Back in Time" on Saturday, September 14tn Ms. Gordian said the Sebastian River Art Club as part of the Centennial event this year is hosting this event which is going to exhibit 40+ of the paintings of historic Sebastian buildings. There are supposed to be teacher demos throughout the day, mini - masterpiece sales, and the Centennial tent will be there. Ms. Gordian said that Ms. Ware suggested we have a NRB booth present at the event to create awareness and to celebrate the Centennial. Ms. Ware stated this is another outreach opportunity. There will be a lot of City trucks here, so there will be families here with their kids. There will also be food available and music, etc. A lot of it will be centered here around the fountain, so the table could be set up in the shade. She thought that the event will run from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Ms. Gordian said she has come up with a schedule, and she stated she distributed this along with tonight's agenda as to what the timeline would look like. There will be a couple of people needed per shift to help. Mr. Stadelman called for a motion for participation in the event for Saturday, September 14. A motion that the NRB participate in this event, as an opportunity for outreach for the Sustainable Sebastian project, was made by Ms. Ware, seconded by Dr. Mosblech, and approved unanimously via voice vote. B. International Coastal Cleanup -- Saturday, September 21St, 2024, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD PAGE 9 MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 Park Champion Application Ms. Gordian said she has provided all the Board members with an updated calendar that includes "A Look Back in Time." It also includes the International Coastal Cleanup as well. They are back-to-back weekends. She stated that last year she assisted with the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary program in hosting the Riverview Park site for the International Coastal Cleanup. There was a wonderful turnout for that particular event. She has the Park Champion event packet. If anyone is interested in participating, we will do everything we can to assist the IRLNEP in this event. She reviewed how the cleanup will be held and what would be needed from the NRB members. Mr. Stadelman called for a motion approving that the NRB to be a Park Champion and participate in the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 21St from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. A motion that the NRB participate in the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 21 st was made by Mr. Clifford, seconded by Mr. Krauss, and approved unanimously via voice vote. Dr. Mosblech and Mr. Dovell both indicated that they will be out of town on that date. C. City of Sebastian Christmas Parade -- Saturday, December 7, 2024 Confirm Participation Mr. Stadelman called for a motion for the NRB to participate in the Christmas Parade. A motion to participate in the Christmas Parade was made by Ms. Ware, seconded by Mr. Dovell (a), and approved unanimously via voice vote. Float Ideas There was discussion among Ms. Gordian and the Board members about this. Regarding the Christmas Parade, Mr. Stadelman made a suggestion that there be no candy wrapped in plastic thrown from the float. Mr. Stadelman asked that this subject be on the agenda for next month's meeting. Ms. Bosworth described that there will be many activities at the park after the parade, since this is the Centennial Year. Ms. Gordian also reviewed that last year the NRB did hand out seed packets. She asked if the Board would like to do this again this year. There is no need for a decision this evening, but if it is decided to hand out the seed packets again this year, we would have NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 6, 2024 PAGE 10 to purchase additional seeds and hopefully have another workday before the Christmas Parade is held. Mr. Krauss suggested that we hand out something other than candy. Mr. Stadelman asked that the Board members present their suggestions for handing out or not handing out candy at this year's parade. X. Items for Next Aqenda and Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 A. A brief discussion was held regarding ideas for the next version of the Sustainable Sebastian Action Plan. i. Sustainable Sebastian ii. Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup -- Final Numbers iii. International Coastal Cleanup iv. Christmas Parade V. XI. Adiournment There being no further business, Mr. Stadelman called for a motion to adjourn. A motion adjourning the meeting was made by Ms. Ware, seconded by Mr. Dovell (a), and approved unanimously via voice vote at 7:43 p.m. la Charles Stadelman, Chairman A Date: 2024 Results i,%,T I 1it1, Wxy 0hfiArqTjfj,-� Total Amount Collected: 2.16 tons / 936 people • Martin County .93 tons / 393 people • Saint Lucie County .93 tons / 424 people • Indian River County .30 tons / 119 people Breakdown per region: Martin County: • Martin County • City of Stuart • Peck Lake Reef Dive St. Lucie County: • Saint Lucie County • City of Ft. Pierce • City of Pt. St. Lucie Indian River County: • Indian River County • City of Vero Beach • City of Sebastian NAVIGATION 1.05 tons / 393 people .17 tons / 135 people .13 tons / 68 people .93 tons / 424 people .42 tons / 181 people .22 tons / 103 people .30 tons / 119 people .03 tons / 28 people .04 tons / 48 people Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast, Inc. S ,hg, pro1ec11ng & pmmoting marine Interests since 1974. Summarv: The 1711 Annual Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup week had another successful year. The week-long effort was self -reporting and we were able to compliment the effort by hosting our volunteers at 25 cleanup sites from Hobe Sound to Sebastian on Saturday, July 27, 2024. The heat was less of a factor for 2024, but let's face it, it summertime! Our team of 936 volunteers combined to remove 2.16 tons of trash. This compares to 9, 946 participants who removed 3.47 tons of trash in 2023. With a smaller volunteer force, we collected 1.31 tons less than 2023. Although our goal is no trash and lesser amounts, the reality is less people are going to find less trash. Since 2008, we've removed 104.9 tons of trash. Our results often identify environmental, social and economic trends. Here are a few simple take-aways for 2024: • Volunteers continue to report finding less and smaller trash items than past years • The majority of small items are; food containers of all kinds, small pieces of plastic, cans, cigarette butts & styrofoam pieces • There was an increase of discarded tires, up 30% • Since, the region has been spared any major weather events such as hurricanes, we are seeing fewer pieces large debris and are not seeing any large scale illegal dumping • Together, we are making a difference! Recreational activities (both land and water) are areas that together we can strive to maintain & improve. Miscellaneous Trash: • Bottles, cans, plastic and glass beverage containers: 3,713 (3,713 in 2023) • Articles of clothing: 207 (370 in 2023) • Straws: 575 • Fishing Lures: 159 • Fishing Poles: 14 • Coolers: 10 • Cigarette Butts: 4,456 • Face Masks: 16 • Gloves: 50 • Toys: 82 • Golf Balls: 15 • Tennis Balls: 16 Uniaue Items: • Boomerang • 45 rpm - Blood Sweat & Tears • Crab Trap (614 in 2023) (192 in 2023) (13 in 2023) (15 in 2023) (4,254 in 2023) (37 in 2023) (32 in 2023) (106 in 2023) (13 in 2023) (22 in 2023) • Wheel Barrel • 20" TV • Weed Grinder & many vape cartridges Thank you and see you next year! A Look Back in Time (Touch and Tour) Time Milestone i Board Members 9:00 AM Setup (2)-_.._.._.._.._.._.._.._.._. 10:00 AM Event Begins 11:00 AM Shift Change (2) I do 12:00 AM 1:00 PM _--Shift Change (2) Event Ends; Tear Down' parentheses shows the minimum number of 2:00 PM 3:00 pM The number in board members required for each task. Saturday, September loth, 2024 2024 International Coastal Cleanup Thre Mllestone Set-up(5) iCheck-in&Supplies (2)ii Cleanup Participation Wrap-up&Tear Down (2) 7:0o Alai" Set up at 7:45 AM Volunteers start arriving for check -in. 9:00 xf, Ei.,_,, t l:msi1 ,I 10:00 AM All vomnteers rebtrrri with findings. 11:00 AM Event ends. The number in parentheses shows the minimum number of board members required for each task Wrap-up includes assisting volunteers as they return, weighing trash, & assisting the NEP with tabulating the results. Saturday, September 23 ,2024 HOME STRETCH of the 5-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Due Monday, September 30th, 2024 INITIATIVES FG 8/28/2024 O C, ti 10 �'A,9 ale, �0 d�� ��0 a01-1 s Tasks 'tic Leo ' 0,' LQ Program through KBB & 30AL CREATE COMMUNITY/- PROGRAM AN• Charles KIRB is now defunct. Staff & LOCAL 11 NRB agreed on alternative CERTIFY • • " path toward this goal 07/18/2023. Develop [template for] information packet to give to event vendors/hosts in conjunction with the Template created based on comparison sheet RC X 9/5/2023 PowerPoint used from earlier discussions. Task Chamber of FG & AB met with CoC staff to 1A Arrange meeting with Chamber of Commerce to discuss business outreach partnership Commerce FG/CS 1/2/2024 1/24/2024 discuss opportunities for partnership. Task Sustainable Event Guide 1B Create information packets for businesses, including Surfrider OFR info FG 2/6/2024 1/24/2024 created by Staff and presented to the NRB. Task IRC School Board; Projected Staff discussing program Develop education and outreach program for local schools FG/MC 3/5/2024 for Film students at 1F Charter Schools 10 1 2024 / / Charter High School INCREASE • •- ENCOURAGE THE USE OF -• • PProcurement PRODUCTSCITY-SPONSORED OCCURING ON PROPERTY Discuss Procurement of current items with staff FG X 9/22/2023 hmTepr proviof ded Maintenance provided information. Staff has developed flyers for distribution around City Facilities, Develop outreach for staff about how to reduce single -use plastics, recycling, and conservation DW 12/12/2023 1/2/2024 based on the information from D W. SH & FG have created Task Create a comparison sheet of commonly used restaurant products as part of the info packet SH 11/7/2023 11/7/2023 o contact sheets purveyors ofSyscf relevant ta. CS 2A to contact purveyors of Sysco & Ed Don for more pricing information. Host a workshop with City Staff to discuss intentions for changes & receive input Task Create a comparison sheet of all products used in City Hall breakrooms and at City Staff events and present Community 2B estimated annual cost for budget approval Development Dept. FG/NRB 2/21/2024 2/15/2024 FG/AB Task 2C Incorporate info about all products and costs into event vendor packets Parks & Rec Dept. FG NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD 4/1/2024 4/1/2024 4/20/2024 4/15/2024 After further review, staff determined that a workshop may not be necessary. Cost comparison sheet developed by FG & SH. Staff are to evaluate costs for implementing alternatives. Starting with Earth Day event, and branching out to other events through discussions with their respective hosts. HOME STRETCH of the 5-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Due Monday, September 30th, 2024 INITIATIVES FG 8/28/2024 \ F Z<-q �sJ°rti�� 0400 0 C'y 2'.co Tasks 9��4.,. Leo,—, 0" Determine current maintenance practices used by staff at our parks and properties Identify from field visits areas for improvement & develop possibilities for implementation for each park Find out what exactly has been purchased for previous native plantings at the City Hall demonstration garden - Discuss with Nickie Munroe (UF/IFAS) Task as Enhance the demonstration gardens anually with new plantings, weeding, mulch and added signage Task 5C Determine cost of demonstration garden improvements for budget approval Task 5E Coordinate with local organizations to create native demonstration gardens at City Parks Discuss opportunities for invasive species removals at City Parks Use criteria for prioritization to develop list of priorities to discuss with NRB & Leisure Services Public Works Dept. & Parks & Rec Dept. Parks & Rec Dept Parks & Rec Dept Parks & Rec Dept Audubon Society, IRC Garden Club, Sebastian River Junior Women's Club, Surfrider Parks & Rec Dept., Pelican Island Audubon Society (PIAS) 0 �05 z0�, FG/SB 11/7/2023 10/9/2023 SB X SB 1/2/2024 SB 5/31/2024 FG/AB 4/30/2024 SB 4/30/2024 FG/DB 4/20/2024 FG/RK X Task Encourage native landscaping and mulched areas, decreasing sodded areas, where applicable on City Parks & Rec, SW, & FG 6B Properties Public Works Depts. NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD 9/30/2024 9/5/2023 1/3/2024 Projected 9/30/2024 Projected 8/7/2024 Projected 10/2/2024 Projected: 9/30/2024 11/28/2023 Parks assigned to specific staff members. Each staff member may be assigned multiple parks. Garden Club Park selected as ideal next location for a planting project. Data in City files regarding initial plantings. SB has reached out to OF/IFAS regarding next steps. SB has begun removal of dead plants & weeds to prepare for new plantings. Staff and SB met with Native Butterfly Flowers LLC on prospective designs. The designs are to be presented to the NRB at the Sept. 2024 meeting. SB is inquiring with local organizations regarding their participation. FG has begun discussions with Donna Halleran of PIAS to discuss options for an air potato removal event at Stormwater Park. RK developed map showing 5 & 10 minute walking buffers around each park. Develop survey for Parks Staff to determine barriers to implementation of native landscaping. HOME STRETCH of the 5-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Due Monday, September 30th, 2024 INITIATIVES FG 8/28/2024 O C, ti o le C%. 4. �fio ��� �o��' s Tasks T� ���'�L ��ed*bc0r o� REVISION310AL ASSIST CITY IN OF -• • ORDINANCES Development Dep List presented to NRB at 11/14/2023 meeting, to be Outline pertinent areas for improvement in the code FG 11/14/2023 11/14/2023 updated as new insight is provided. Projected 11/11/2023 & 1/11/2024 TC NRB shadow Staff in relevant field work TC 9/30/2024 shadows FG in field to discuss 9/30/2024 flaws with current ordinances. Task Projected Staff to discuss standard 9A Board Members to volunteer to serve on Sub -Committee 9/30/2024 operating procedures 9/30/2024 with City Attorney. Task Projected Staff has developed an initial draft 9B Updates and discussion provided at each NRB Meeting FG 9/30/2024 based on other municipalities and 9/30/2024 the original Sebastian codes. Task as Final revised ordinances brought to the NRB for approval before being presented to City Council FG/AB 5/1/2025 30AL INCREASE OPPORTUNITY F• - RESOURCE C• • Matthew Krauss (MK) to 13 AVAILABILITY WITHIN CITY OPERATIONS areprovide assistance with this l;oal. Task Projected MK & FG conducted walk-through Ensure that every office and copier has a recycle can All Departments FG/MK 9/30/2024 of City Hall& the Old School to 13 B 9/ 3 0/ 2 0 2 4 assess the # of recycling bins Task Educational outreach of simple ways to reduce reuse and recycle communicated through emails and Human Resources FG has developed flyers based on DW/FG 12/12/2023 1/2/2024 DW's suggested materials to be 13C signage in gathering areas. Dept. distributed in City facilities. Create Questionnaire for Staff to determine areas for improvement FG 12/15/2023 Presentation to Results have been tabulated as ofBoard 2/6/2023 1/30/2024 Projected MK has advised staff on a plan to Determine current recycling protocol/routine for city facilities FG/MK 9/30/2024 Presentation to address the most critical issues brought forth in the Staff Board 10/1/2024 Sustainabihty Questionnaire. Projected FG has selected items through Imperial Dade that may serve as Discuss current procurement of relevant items with Facilities Staff Public Facilities Div. FG 9/22/2023 Presentation to suitable replacements for SUPs. Board 10/1/2024 Pending cost assessment. DW has researched OF/IFAS rorams from other counties; MK Identify methods other municipalities have used that may suit our resource conservation needs FG/DW/MK 8/6/2024 7/2/2024 Pas g searched programs from he state of Vermont. Based on the Staff Sustainability Task Projected Questionnaire, MK devised a 3- Create self -audit criteria for City office operations FG/MK 9/30/2024 prongapproach toaddressing the 13 D 9/30/2024 employees top concerns, using their ideas to move forward. Host a workshop with Staff to discuss intentions for changes & implementation methods for input, as After further review, staff needed All 2/21/2024 2/15/2024 determined that a workshop may not be necessary. NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD HOME STRETCH of the 5-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - Due Monday, September 30th, 2024 INITIATIVES FG 8/28/2024 O F <<y 0, % O op Tasks fo zIP O�' O1> FG & NM are scheduling a Task Review the applicable Ordinances and determine if changes are needed to support and encourage these Community Projected meeting for mid -June to FG/NM 6/4/2024 discuss the next steps after the 16B practices Development Dept. 9/30/2024 completion of the Parks Assessments. Task 16C Task 18A Task 18B Review GI Map of the City and determine where there may be an opportunity to enhance existing hubs and Community FG/RK/N M 9/30/2024 Projected ongoing cooridors, connect green spaces, and improve stormwater storage and treatment areas Development Dept. 9/30/2024 Create Priority list based on the corridor discussed in the last Champion Meeting FG X 8/29/2023 List completed & discussed with & Visit Tracts for Assessments (take photos!) Visit Parks for Assessments (take photos!) Create Cutsheets from Field Data Conduct walking/ biking audit tours to determine any gaps and opportunities Determine if there are areas which may pose challenges to foot and bike traffic and why Parks & Rec Dept., Public Works Dept. Parks & Rec Dept., Public Works Dept. FG/RK 9/1/2024 Projected ongoing 9/1/2024 NM 7/2/2024 6/3/2024 Completed FG has amended the Parks FG/NM 8/30/2024 Projected cutsheet template & NM 9/30/2024 has begun filling in the information on the parks. Discussions between MK & Staff have determined that progress toward this goal Krauss is contingent on the county's MPO Master Plan. GIS Park Walking Buffer Map reated by RK to address FG 9/30/2024 Projected 9/30/2024 crelative acccessibilityofthe e City's parks. FG Community Meet to discuss possible areas for improvement and current efforts by the City Development Dept., FG Public Works Dept. NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD 9/30/2024 Projected 9/30/2024 Staff meeting with CS on 11/7/2023 10/11/2023 10/11/2023 reveals limited ROW for new sidewalks except for in a few areas of the City. 2024 Police Dept.'s Community Night Out The number in parentheses shows the minimum number of board members required for each task. Thursday, October 17th, 2024