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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07072009NRBCITY cT SEBASTIAN HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES TUESDAY, JULY 7th, 2009 6:00 P.M. City Council Chamber, 1225 Main Street, Sebastian 1 Vice Chairperson Graves called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Ms. Graves extended sadness to see Chairperson Koerner resign. She will be missed. Ms. Graves also welcomed new member Eric Spokas to the board and thanked him for participating in the Stone Crop Pepper Busting Project. 2. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. ROLL CALL: Present: Robin Graves Ken Grudens Scott Nelson Barbara Salmon Eric Spokas 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 2, 2009 Un- Excused Absence: Lynn Albury MOTION by Mr. Grudens and SECOND by Ms. Salmon to approve the June 2, 2009 minutes as written, passed with a unanimous voice vote. It was later noted that there needed to be a change to the first line of the minutes noting that Ms. Graves opened the meeting not Chairperson Koerner. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June 6, 2009 Field Trip MOTION by Ms. Salmon and SECOND by Mr. Grudens to approve the June 6, 2009 Pepper Busting minutes as written, passed with a unanimous voice vote. 5. NOMINATION FOR CHAIRPERSON: Ms. Salmon nominated Robin Graves as Chairperson. Being no other nominations, a voice vote was taken and by unanimous vote Ms. Graves is Chairperson. NOMINATION FOR VICE CHAIRPERSON: Ms. Graves nominated Mr. Spokas as Vice Chairperson. Being no other nominations, a voice vote was taken and by unanimous vote Mr. Spokas is Vice Chairperson. 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ms. Reynolds passed out flyers for a barbeque held by Shady Grove Nursery on Thursday, June 9, starting at 5pm. All members were invited to attend. Natural Resources Board Meeting July 7, 2009 Page Two 7 PUBLIC INPUT: No public input. 8. OLD BUSINESS: A. Wrap -Up Stone Crop Project Mr. Grudens asked for a list of volunteers that participated in the project for Scott at MRC. Ms Reynolds will forward the list on to him. Mr. Grudens also noted that Scott was looking for volunteers for a pepper bust project that MRC is involved in at their park across the river. Mr. Grudens thanked everyone for coming out to the project. Ms. Reynolds let the board know that they removed 8 flat bed trailer loads of debris and 8 large trash bags (which equaled approximately 160 Ibs) of garbage. There was discussion about finding more volunteers for projects. Using Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, or the local schools (both high school college) for volunteers. Chairperson Graves mentioned the protocol when dealing with schools that we need to contact the School Board. B. Mitigation Wetland Creation at Hardee Park Margie Reynolds, Board Liaison, explained that other projects were occupying City time and this project would have to be pushed until late August to mid September. We can't do the project much past that because we will be planting in the fall. A tentative date should be decided at the August meeting. The Board Secretary will formally invite Mr. Phil Matson to the August 4th meeting to give an overview to the County's Greenway Project. 9. NEW BUSINESS: No new business. 10. MEMBER MATTERS: Chairperson Graves introduced the members to an idea of doing "Letterboxing It is an activity for families and individuals with a treasure hunt concept. The City would join an on line website such as "Ietterboxing.org or "atlasquest.com Then clues (drawing people to City Parks or City locations) are posted on the website and people search for the hidden boxes. Inside the boxes are stamps that the people stamp in a small book. After much discussion all the members liked the concept but would like to see it more tied into natural resources. It was suggested to fine tune the concept then, start small. The final project concept will have to be presented to the City Manager for approval. Ms. Salmon brought up the fact that this could promote tourism and that could be brought up in the presentation. Mr. Nelson asked about the project that Mayor Gillmor presented to the board regarding the Beautification of CR512. Mr. Reynolds will check on the status of the project but mentioned that it was in the preliminary stages. She will get back to the board at the September meeting with the prelim. Natural Resources Board Meeting July 7, 2009 Page Three 11. STAFF MATTERS: The agenda was set for the August meeting: Phil Matson to speak, a recap of the Wetland Mitigation project and the Letterboxing project. 12. Being no further business, Ms. Graves adjourned the meeting at 7:03 p.m. Natura! Res urces Chairperson Signature ,2 31 ff I Date Board- Secretary Sign lre 6. ANNOUNCEMENTS: 7 PUBLIC INPUT: alYOF HOME OF PELICAN ISLAND 1225 Main Street, Sebastian, FL 32958 (772) 589-5330 Phone (772) 589-5570 Fax AGENDA NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JULY 7th, 2009 6:00 P.M. "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: June 2, 2009 regular meeting and June 6, 2009 Field Trip 5. NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRPERSON 8. OLD BUSINESS: A. Wrap up Stone Crop Project June 6th B. Mitigation Wetland Creation at Hardee Park map attached 9. NEW BUSINESS: 10. MEMBER MATTERS: 11. STAFF MATTERS: A. Set agenda for August meeting Recording Secretary 12. 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.