GREEN Commission

TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA GREEN COMMISSION OCTOBER 17, 2023 MINUTES PowerPoint Presentation Present: David Quick, Chair, Susan Johnson, Andrea Martin, Lia Colabello, Angus MacBride, Rachel Honderd, Jim Westerhold, Olivia Flynn, Mary Conley. Staff: Christiane Farrell, Michele Reed, Brad Morrison, Kevin Mitchell, Liz Boyles, Chris Lubert, Jane Yager-Baumrind, Marissa Noble, Julie Wright, Claire O’Loughlin, Adam Hutton, Katie Gerling, Russell Walker, John Farrell, Shannon Whitehead, Lynnette Lynes Mr. Quick called the meeting to order at 3:01 pm A. Approval of Agenda Ms. Conley moved for approval of the agenda. Ms. Honderd seconded the motion. All in favor. B. Approval of September Minutes Ms. Flynn moved for approval of the minutes. Ms. Johnson seconded the motion. All in favor. C. Public Comment There being no comments, Mr. Quick continued with the agenda. D. MS4 Water Quality Program Ms. O’Loughlin, Ms. Wright, and Mr. Mitchell reviewed the MS4 program with the Commission. The Commission discussed opportunities for better pollution prevention and what other measures could be considered. The Commission agreed that there should be additional discussion on possibly increasing the requirements for construction and maintenance of ponds.  GREEN Commission October 17, 2023 Page 2 of 3 E. Building Practices in Flood Zones & Low-Lying Areas Ms. Gerling and Mr. Mitchell reviewed the current requirements for building in flood zones and low-lying areas with the Commission as well as the proposed City of Charleston requirements and how a similar ordinance for the Town would impact development. They reviewed possible recommendations and strategies with the Commission for consideration. The Commission discussed the staff recommendations. Ms. Conley moved for to recommend to the Flood Resilience Committee the following: ➢ in regard to fill and build to prohibit slab on grade building practices using the City of Charleston ordinance as an example with the potential for expansion beyond the flood plain in the future. ➢ Support research for the effectiveness to prohibit placement of fill no closer than ten feet of the perimeter of the subdivision ➢ Support continuing ongoing data collection as a short-term strategy ➢ Supportive of the development and implementation of a residential LID program taking into account existing information ➢ Continued discussion on additional flooding components in the future. Ms. Honderd seconded the motion. All in favor. The Commission agreed to have further discussion on sea level rise at a future meeting. Ms. Johnson moved to recommend to the Flood Resilience Committee exploring the development of a sea level rise initiative. Ms. Honderd seconded the motion. Ms. Conley moved to amend the motion to add that the initiative should be used to support the Comprehensive Plan’s flood mitigation recommendations. Ms. Johnson seconded the motion. All in favor. Mr. Quick called for a vote on the amended motion. All in favor.  GREEN Commission October 17, 2023 Page 3 of 3 F. Consideration of letter of support for Town NOAA Grant Ms. Farrell asked for a letter of support for the NOAA grant application being submitted by the Town and reviewed the proposed project with the Commission. The Commission agreed a letter of support from the Commission should be included with the NOAA grant application. Ms. Boyles stated that the next meeting would be on December 5th at 3 pm. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:13 pm. Submitted by, L. Lynes GREENComsn10172023