HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-12-2019 Fairhope Environmental Advisory Board Meeting MinutesFEAB MEETING MINUTES
April 12, 2019
3:00 p.m.
Fairhope Public Library Board Room , Fairhope, AL
Member Attendees : Gary Gove r, Jea nin e Norm and, Rick Fr ed e r ic k, Be n Frater an d M i ke
She lt on
City Council: None
City of Fairhope : Kim Bur meist er, Pl anning and Zo ning Depart m en t; Ri ch ar d Pete r son ,
Uti li ti es Superintendent
Honored Guests: Jame s Watki ns
Minutes taken by : Kim Bur m eister
FEAB MINUTES :
Fe b r uary 2019 minutes w e r e approved with on e spel l in g corr ec tion.
Discussion of Items:
Wa ste Water Treatment / Sewer Overflow 5-ye ar pl an
Accord ing to Gary, J immy Conyers h as a copy of the draft from FEAB out li ning
the 3 major components of the 5-year p lan , and FEAB's support thereof.
The 3 maj or com ponents are:
1. Technical Service Div ision
2. Storrnwater sampling
3. Side Stream water storage
Gary said J immy is not fu ll y aware of what the Technical Serv ice Division wo ul d
entail , and J immy has suggested th at Ri chard ask for a specific position or
positions to b e filled as part of the Technical Service Division.
R ic h ard said th e bar for wh at is acceptabl e as far as overfl ows is far higher now
than in the past and therefore requires a greater leve l of system management.
Ric h ard has checked with Au burn on th e possibility of supp lying treated
R ichard sa id waste water d ecentralized service areas shou ld be researched as a goal
for the fu ture. The airport has pro perty available for th is.
Richard said council recently rejected approval of a $6,500 study which would
have assessed areas available and functionality of decentralization systems which
would greatly enhance the current system. The current waste water treatment
system has one main collection area and outfall (Mobile Bay).
Richard said the current waste water system has room for growth but will likely be
at full capacity in 10 years. We need to have a plan in place within 5 years .
Gary said the FEAB will continue to support Richard's effort but he will have to
take the drivers seat for the management of the program, and outlining exactly
which positions he needs to fill to ensure success of the 5 year plan.
Mike said he would like to meet with Richard to discuss stormwater sampling,
watersheds and times of concentration, time lapse sampling, etc. Richard agreed to
meet with Mike.
Regarding side stream storage: Gary likes the proposal as is and think storage is
key to controlling overflows.
Gary would like to see waste water reduction mentioned in the 5 year plan. This
would minimize waste water entering the system . He said we need to identify
businesses that contribute significant amounts of waste water to the system and
offer incentives for reduction .
Fly Creek/ Eastern Shore Watershed Study
Rick said Marlon Cook will be at the next meeting to discuss sediment sampling.
Fairhope North Beach Water Quality
Gary asked Richard if he was involved in water quality sampling at North Beach
Park. Gary is convinced human sewage is somehow entering the duck pond area.
Richard said he has recently videoed sewer lines from Fairhope avenue to the
waste water treatment plant. If there are any leaks in Big Mouth Gulley watershed
(North Beach Park is in this watershed), this will show up in the results. The
results should be available soon.
Kim said Richard Johnson / Public Works oversees the parks .
Jeanine said the City would benefit from having Beach Management personnel.
Mike encouraged everyone to check out sea level rise and other stormwater
related educational videos:
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ex t meeting is Frid ay , M ay 10th , 3:00 p.m . at th e Fairhope Public Lib rary Boardroom .
FEAB CONTACT INFORMATION:
Chairman: Gary Gover govers@bellsouth .net {251) 990 -8662
Members :
Rick Frederick rfrederick@mobilebayneg.com {251) 380-7941
Shawn Graham ShawnDG12@aol.com (251) 928 -5120
Jeanine Normand drjnormand@aol.com {251) 928 -2284
Tony Pritchett agritchettassoc@gmail.com {251) 990 -5185
Nicole Love nicolemrobinson@hotmail.com {407) 312-1362
Ben Frater ben.frater@gmail .com {404) 314-8815
Mike Shelton yaugon3@gmail.com {251) 990 -2995
Jim Horner none (251) 928 -9722
CITY CONTACTS:
Jimmy Conyers, City Council ji mmy.conyers@fairhogeal .com
Kim Burmeister, Planning and Zoning Department kim.burmeister@fairhogeal.com
Nancy Milford, Planning and Zoning Department Nancy.milford@fairhogeal.com
(251) 928 -8003 City of Fairhope