Sustainability Commission

STERLING HEIGHTS SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES May 19th, 2021 LOCATION: This regular meeting of the Sterling Heights Sustainability Commission for May 19, 2021 was held via video conference (Zoom) in accordance with the Open Meetings Act as amended. SUBJECT: Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Sustainability Commission held May 19, 2021 Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Inks at 6:01 p.m. Mr. Inks appoints Ms. Robinson as defacto secretary for the meeting, due to a vacancy in the secretary position. Members present at Roll Call: Mark Graf, Nathan Inks, Jonathan Matthews, Raelanda Robinson Also in Attendance: Chris McLeod, City Planner Allison Bittner, Planning Coordinator Approval of Agenda: All approved the agenda. A. Sustainability Plan Re-Review (Entire Document) The Sustainability Commission reviews the document for final details, and reviews the final comments that have been brought up by commissioners. The Commission reviews the executive summary, layout of document, Sections I, II, and III. The Commission decides that they wish that the priority of the action items to be deleted, and those items can be added as an amendment at a later date. The Office of Planning notes that they will add link to the Innovate Mound Plan to Section III and will ask the County about the timeline for the Iron Belle Trail. The Sustainability Commission talks about the plan as a whole, and the steps moving forward. Chairperson Inks notes that he will do the citation edits, and the Office of Planning will send him those edits when done with the plan. Chairperson Inks asks if there are any opinions on the citations for the document. Mr. Matthews says he is fine as long as it is consistent. B. Annual Report Mr. McLeod notes that per the creation of the Sustainability Commission, the ordinance does require an annual report, therefore the Office of Planning prepared one. He notes that City Council does expect the Sustainability Commission to have a report. The report will be combined with the annual reports of the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals to be presented to council at once. 1 Mr. McLeod notes that there is no definitive measure of what was included in the document. The Annual Report is based on how the Planning Commission and Zoning Board Annual Reports are structured. Mr. Matthews asks if Mr. McLeod presents it to Council or if it is the members of the Sustainability Commission. Mr. McLeod says they would not need to appear at Council, it would just be a consent agenda item. Mr. Inks asks what the motion would be, Mr. McLeod says it would just be a motion to accept the Annual Report. Mr. Graf has some questions about the Annual Report. He notes that it says it includes a summary events, but he says there are consistency issues. He notes that some bullet points do not state action/no action necessary. Chairperson Inks discusses that not all items need an outcome because motions were not made. Discussion ensues about purpose of annual report, details, and what it will look like on a yearly basis. Motion to Accept Annual Report of 2020-2021: Motion: Robinson Second: Inks Ayes: Robinson, Inks, Graf, Matthews C. Update to Green Macomb Tree Inventory (June 25 th) Mr. McLeod states he has an update to the Macomb Tree Inventory. There is a training planned for June 25th, 2021 between 9am to 12pm. The county will cover the training for how to count tree plantings within the City. Approval of Meeting Minutes of the April 21, 2021 Meeting Motion: Robinson Second: Matthews Ayes: Robinson, Matthews, Graf, Inks Nays: None Motion Carried Correspondence: There was no additional correspondence for this meeting. Old Business: Mr. Graf asks for insight regarding the curbside recycling program. Mr. McLeod says it is going to be based on how the County as a whole feels, and there is a survey that will be sent out to gauge public perception. Chairperson Inks asks about the new Sustainability Commission member. Mr. McLeod says that the individual who was appointed, respectfully declined. At this time, council has not taken up the appointment of a new member as of yet. Chairperson Inks asks when reappointments are. Mr. McLeod states that they are currently ongoing. New Business: None Citizen Participation: No public was present for the meeting. 2 Adjournment of Meeting: Motion: Graf Second: Robinson Ayes: Graf, Robinson, Inks, Matthews Nays: None Motion Carried Meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Chris McLeod, City Planner Office of Planning 3