Environmental Commission

!"#$%&'()'*$+&',-'."/(0&,,$%%$&'( Meeting Minutes—August 28, 2014 1. CALL TO ORDER BY THE CHAIRPERSON at 7:37 pm 2. ANNOUNCEMENT OF NOTICE Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act: Betsy Uhlman, Chairperson, opened the meeting as follows: “Let the minutes reflect that adequate notice of this meeting has been provided in the following manner: At the meeting of the Commission, held on January 30, 2014, the posted annual calendar of meetings of the Madison Environmental Commission was approved with minor modifications which were submitted to the Borough and posted at the bulletin board at the main entrance of the Hartley Dodge Memorial Building; were sent to the Madison Eagle and the Daily Record; and filed with the Borough Clerk; all in accordance with the ‘Open Public Meetings Act.’” 3. PRESENT: Jeff Gertler, Judy Honohan, Mary Lewis, Stephan Stocker, Betsy Uhlman, Claire Whitcomb. ABSENT: Missy Durham, Jeff Sarrett, Robert Catalanello (Council Liaison). GUESTS: 4. MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting of June 26, 2014 were approved without changes. Claire Whitcomb/Judy Honohan 5. MAIL RECEIVED: Save the Date: Whippany River Watershed Action Committee, 15th Anniversary Celebration, Sept. 3 at Frelinghuysen Arboretum 6. ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION: !# Additions to the ERI: Jeff Gertler reported that a resolution that the Conservation Easement Inventory and the Threatened and Endangered Species report with GIS mapping be added to the ERI and to Master Plan was approved at the Planning Board meeting on Aug.5. It will be memorialized at the Sept. 2 Planning Board meeting. The drafting of the conservation easement ordinance has encountered resistance. BU will send S. Tombalakian, PB chair, more information on the inspection and J. Gertler will arrange a meeting with S. Tombalakian, A. Baillie, B. Uhlman and himself." $# MRC Work Days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reen Fair update The Green Fair 2015 will take a new form since the Scouts have withdrawn from the effort. A number of ideas were discussed, from reinstating the shoe drive (over a longer period), coordinating with sidewalk sales and DDC, staging mini- messages on green corners, taking advantage of May Day and display cases in town locations. A brainstorming session is now scheduled for Oct. 18, 10:30-12:30 in the Chase Room at the Madison Library." MEETING ADJOURNED. The meeting was adjourned at 9:19 pm. Mary Lewis/Stephan Stocker Next meeting: September 11 at 7:30 pm. $" "