Environmental Sustainability Board

CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARD Operations Center - Assembly Room | 305 Williams St. | Hendersonville NC 28792 Thursday, April 21, 2022 – 3:00 PM MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Roll Call- Mary Ellen Kustin, Chairperson Caroline Beamer is not present, all other members are. Online we have George Santucci, Laura Janway. We have a guest speaker Lynne Williams. Caroline Beamer Joined online `3:05 pm APPROVAL OF AGENDA Agenda was approved, Will Garvey 2nd it. Unanimous agreement. 2. Consideration of Agenda - Mary Ellen Kustin, Chairperson Swap order of presentations. APPROVAL OF MINUTES all approved minutes 3. Approval of Minutes - Gracie Erwin, Staff Liaison Approved PUBLIC COMMENT 4. Public Comment- Allotted time, 15 minutes No public comment PRESENTATIONS 5. WildLife Crossing - Guest Lynne Williams ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARD – April 21, 2022 Page | 1  6. Sustainability Managers Presentations, Q and A- George Santucci, Laura Janway, SUBCOMITTEE UPDATES 7. Bee City- Will Garvey, Boardmember *city needs to pursue pest management 8. Sustainability Planning- Caroline Beamer, Co- Chairperson, Subcommitte Chairperson sub committee meeting on 04/25/22 9. Recycling and Plastics - Geri Conley, boardmember Styrofoam center is coming All plastic free- Two Guys, Flatrock Bakery, Research state statute on plastic bags Give Aldi a Halo of recognition 10. City Council Updates- Lyndsey Simpson, Councilwoman In process of switching city lights to LED- if you see purple ones please report Cities initiative- can a member attend these meetings? Ask city attorney on what we can and cant do with out city council. OLD BUSINESS 11. Council Kudos- Mary Ellen, Chairperson 12. Keep it Clean Hendo- Mary Ellen Kustin, Chairperson ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARD – April 21, 2022 Page | 2  Team Leaders Mary Ellen - Sullivan Park Ann Twiggs - MLK park Will Garvey- 7th ave Beth Stang- Downtown/Main st. 13. EV Supply Equipment Proposal- Will Garvey, Boardmember 14. Ecusta Rail Trail Update- Will Garvey, Boardmember Brent to Chat with us- The county is moving very fast. Trail to downtown and Oklawaha NEW BUSINESS 15. Budget Update- Gracie Erwin, Staff Liaison Pushed to next meeting. 16. Mandatory Board Member Training - Mary Ellen Kustin, Chairperson *need signatures on acknowledgement of handbook 17. Sustainability Plan, next steps- Mary Ellen Kustin, Chairperson ADJOURNMENT The City of Hendersonville is committed to providing accessible facilities, programs and services for all people in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Should you need assistance or an accommodation for this meeting please contact the City Clerk no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting at 697-3005. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARD – April 21, 2022 Page | 3