Environmental Sustainability Board

CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARD City Hall Chambers | 160 6th Ave E. | Hendersonville NC 28792 Thursday, August 17, 2023 – 3:30 PM MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER A. Call To Order- Kelly Phale, Chairperson at 3:30pm Virginia absent 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Grady motioned to approve first; Ann second 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Meeting Minutes; Environmental Sustainability Board; July 20, 2023 Jill motioned to approve first; Mary Ellen second 4. STAFF LIAISON UPDATE A. Caitlyn Gendusa, staff liaison - Update on Sustainability Strategic Plan - Reminder of board appreciation dinner - Comprehensive Plan 5. NEW BUSINESS A. FountainWorks retreat recap; Kelly Pahle, Chairwoman Board in agreement to focus on policy work while continuing Hendo Earth Fest, facilitating Mayor's Monarch Pledge, and Sustainability Hero Award. Each meeting moving forward will devote a large portion of the meeting to focus on one of the focus area topics such as energy. Caitlyn will send out report to board prior to meeting to give an overview of that particular focus area. B. Composting discussion; Kelly Pahle and Jill Carter, Chairwomen Board decided to focus on other priorities identified in the FountainWorks retreat. There is also a desire to have a survey component first to identify who in the community would be interested in a compost program. Most likely the on-site subpod or something similar would require a paid service to pick up the material (as the case for Buncombe County model) and add it to a secondary composting site where there would be enough food scraps. Board also would like to hear an update on the success of the program once it gets further along. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARD – August 17, 2023 Page | 1  CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARD City Hall Chambers | 160 6th Ave E. | Hendersonville NC 28792 Thursday, August 17, 2023 – 3:30 PM AGENDA C. Hendo Earth Fest Sub-committee; Caitlyn Gendusa, staff liaison Frank and Ann have decided to co-chair the subcommittee 6. CITY COUNCIL UPDATE A. Mayor Pro-tem, Lyndsey Simpson No update except to take the Comprehensive Plan survey 7. ADJOURNMENT Kelly adjourns meeting at 4:37pm 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 – August 17, 2023 Page | 2