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Home My WebLink About10-22-2021 Fairhope Environmental Advisory Board Meeting MinutesFEAB Octob er 22 , 2021 Minutes FEAB MEETING MINUTES October 22, 2021 8a.m . James P. Nix Center Member Attendees : Gary Gover, Jim Horner, Jennifer Foutch , Amy Paulson , Ben Fr ater, Nigel Temple, Mike Shelton , Michelle Melton Members not in attendance : None City of Fairhope : M ayor Sherry Su l livan ; Kim Bu rmei ster -Pla nn ing and Zoning Departm e nt; Dale Lin der, Pub lic Wor ks City Council : None Honored Guests : Rick Spe ight, 123 Kur lane ; Annette Sanders , 401 North Mob i le Street Minutes taken by Kim Burmeister Gary ca ll e d th e m eeting to orde r at 8 a.m . Summary of meeting : 1. Stormwater Infrastructure Grant is being cons i dered but has not b een approved for funding yet. 2 . Potential new member, Rick Speight, will be considered by Council for FEAB membership Monday, October 25, 2021 3 . FEAB Member Jeanine Normand has resigned 4 . Passed : M o tion to resci nd M o tion #1 from Sept. M ee t i n g: Am en d FEAB by-laws to allow for 11 instead of 9 members *Rescinded* 5 . Fairhope Recycling program is back on -line, but contract with ECUA expires soon . This contract w i ll be considered for renewa l at Council meeting on October 25 th . 6 . City has received GOMESA grant for Triangle Property; Auburn is bein g considered for Natural Resource Inventory and Park Management Plan 7. Bluff, wetlands, Ci t y Parkland has been damaged and impacted by development on North M obile Street b y Fairhope Property Owner. Enforcement is pending (City, A DEM, USACOE). City nee ds better protection of we tlan ds a n d City of Fairh op e fores t ed I un developed pa rk lands. 8. Comp Plan community meetings are ongoing . FEAB October 22 , 2021 Minutes FEAB Minutes: Amy made a motion to approve FEAB Sept . minutes, approved unanimously Agenda : Amy presented an agenda for to d ay's meet i ng . AGEL"-'DA THE CITY OF F AIRHOPE E iVIROl\.MENTAL AD\1SORY BOARD 1\1O:-ITHL Y 1\·ll:ETING 0cTOBER22 ,2021 1. Acceptance of prior meeting minutes 2. Recycling Presentation / Discussion: Honored Guest, Dale Linder 3. U pdates on Old Business a. _ fotions from last month : Gary 1. FEAB :\1embership number -(can w e rescind motion?) 11 . Rick Speight -approved? 111. FEAB Stormwater Infrastructure Im·entory Resolution ff. FEAB Community Self-Assessment Resolution b . Land Use Plan: 1. Ben and :\1ike -steering committee 11. Amy , Gary, "M ichelle -focus !lfOup meeting 111. U pcoming public meetings ff. FEAB collecti.·e c omment letter or Resolution? c. Dyas Triangle : 1. Amy -response to Council c omments on prohibitions ii . Ben -grant award 111. atural Resources Im:entory -Ben adrncate? d. City Council: Jennifer repon on relevant previous / upcoming issues e. Bald\.vin County Environmental Advisory Committee and EAC sub-committee (wetlands and neighborhoods): Kim f. Watershed 11anagement Plan: Kim g. Community Resiliency Index: :Mike report on next steps to engage rescoring I receipt of FEAB Resolution h. Bike and Pedestrian Committee: Gary 1. Stormwater: Jim J. Parking Committee : igel 4 . New Business a. FEAB Vacancy Figu re I Agenda by Amy Page \ 2 FEAB October 22, 2021 Minutes Stormwater Infrastructure Grant: Mayor is on the Restore Council which will be reviewing grant/ grants, including Fairhope's proposal for $650K for a comprehensive stor mwater infrastructure inve ntory. Mike questioned the need for a comprehensive inventory at this cost. Daphne has their stormwa ter infrastructure inventoried . Kim said this was initially done inhou se (Daphne) with a Trimble unit. Fairhope conducted a similar micro-inventory in 2012 but used a consul tant to perform the inve ntory. Mayor said Daphne is also applying for a similar storm water grant. New Member Application and By-Law updates Mike made a motion to rescind the motion from the Sep t . FEAB meeting, which was a request to increase FEAB membership from 9 to 11 mem bers. Jeanine Normand has resigned , so Rick Speight can be considered for membership without changing the by- laws on number of members. Jim 2nd the motion . MOTION: RESCIND SEPT MOTION: BY-LAW MEMBERSHIP NUMBER INCREASE REQUEST FROM SEPT. -RESCINDED . Recycling: Dale Linder gave an update on Fairhope Recycling . It is back on-line as of two weeks ago, but contract with ECUA (Emera ld Coast Uti lity Authority) is expiring, up for council consideration on October 25 th . FEAB encouraged to attend. Recycling program incl udes three recycle trucks that run 5 days per week. There is about a 33 % recycling rate in Fairhope . Most busi ne sses recycle cardboard. Most Fairhope schools are recycling paper . Cardboard and aluminum are the only products that, if separated, would bring in a pay amount . Other materials cost money to recycle . Current contract with ECUA: City pays $15 per ton to recycle but diverts the $30 per ton garbage fee if this was in the waste stream. Recycling is co-mingled. If this contract is lost, Fairhope would logically on ly recycle fiber (cardboard and paper) and other materials would likely be placed with the waste stream . Jennifer asked if the city had any plans to meter the waste stream which would encourag e recycling . Mayor said thi s would require a retrofit of garbage trucks (to weigh garbage) but it has been discussed . Currently residents pay $20 per month with no metering of garba ge . Dale said Fairhope ha s 10,800 residential and 800 commercia l waste management accounts. Restaurants sell their used cooking oil. Fairhope has a free cooking oil recycling program for residents (free containers). Kim me ntion ed Fairhope 's unique 2 x /week garbage collection . County collection is one time per week . Dale said very few communities are doing this {2x / week). Dale's handout : Page 13 FEAB October 22, 2021 Minutes !Curbside Recycling: Put these items in your blue recycling bins for easy weekly pick up by your Fairhope Recycle crew: Food & Beverage Glass any colo r Paper newspapers & inserts Cardboard cardboard , boxboard (cereal , cake & cracker boxes , etc .) Plastic plastic bottles , plastics No . 1 & 2 , pl astic milk jugs: 2-Uters Metal tin and steel cans , lids , pet food cans (no plastic lin er) Aluminum cans , lids , pet food cans (no plastic liner) Figure 2 Recycle Hand Out Pg. I Page 14 r FEAB October 22, 2021 Minutes Recycling No-Nos Please do not include these with your recyclables : ••• ♦ • No Plastic bags -Please check with your local grocery stores to see if they collect plastic bags for recycling . • No Polystyrene products (Styrofoam®) • No Pet food cans or bags • No Ice cream cartons • No Waxy/paper milk cartons • No Aerosol cans • No Juice boxes or bags • No Garbage or yard waste • No Garden hoses • No Window blinds • No Tarps • No Bedding or linens • No Carpeting or rugs • No Construction materials • No Tin foil or fo i l baking pans • No Plastic chairs • No Residential Medical Waste • No Bubble Wrap • No Food Waste • No Propane Tanks • No Plastic or metal hangers No Wishcycling Please Figure 3 Recycle Hand Out Page 2 Page j 5 FEA B October 22, 202 1 M inutes Notes: • 10,793 Sanitation Accounts in f airflope • 24,000 plus residents • 723 Business accounts • 46.00% Growth Rate: 2010-2021 Log istics: • 3 Recycl e Trucks • Ope r ati ng 5 Days per Week • 1,500 accounts per wee k each • 300-500 Accounts per day serviced • 100 Tons per month average co l lection Recycle Rat.es: I • 1 /3 Committed recyciers • 1/3 Occasional recycler s • 1 /3 non recyclers • 100.00% Businesses recycle cardboard weekly Re.cycle Processing : • Emera ld Coast Utility Authority • Esc ambi a l Santa Rosa County utilities • Wal.er/ Sewer / Garbage I Recycli ng • Materials Recycling Faci lity i n Cantonment, Fl • Fu l ly Automated $14 ,000 ,000 Facil1ty • Aul.omatically sorts , pr ocesses, and ba les materials for resa le to worldwide vendors • Sing le Steam F acility Economics: • Sl i d ing scale on Commodit'J Values • Fl at Rate based on Contami nation Rate : $15 .0 0 J To n Current Rate • BCSW : $30 .00 Ton as ga rbage • 4 Vendors cl osed in l ast 7 years due l o economi c turmoi l • Commodity values dep ressed Future Plans: • Baldwin County Solid W aste planning MRF 2022-2024 • Funded b~• slate COVID grants • Co Opera tive : Municipalities s hare tn cost of services an d profits rear12ed • Keep usi ne:ss in Ba ldwi n County • Closer drive time / greater effici encies Figure 4 Recycle Ha nd Out Pa ge 3 Page j 6 FEAB October 22, 2021 Minutes Land Use Plan : Mayor said Comprehensive Land Use Plan meetings are on-going, most recent one was at Quail Creek . She encouraged FEAB to share the meeting agendas with friends, neighbors and on social media . Protection of City Parks, bluff areas: Local resident of North Mobile Street spoke about a recent vio lation on North Mobile Street, where a city permit was issued for the upper part of the property to be cleared , and property owner had site cleared a ll the way to the bay . Part of the property cleared was City Park property according to tax deeds . Park property transects part of North Mobile Street and is a wooded corridor. She expressed concern that this has been done and that the bluff will not be able to be restored as it was. Adjacent wetlands were also i mpacted . Mayor said Erik Cortinas oversees this project and is taking care of enforcement actions and monitoring. Kim said ADEM, USACOE is also involved in monitoring and possible enforcement for this property/ property owner. Ms . Sanders suggested Park signs be installed along City wooded corridors so that adjoining property owners are aware of Fairhope's desire to keep forested areas intact, especia ll y city-owned property. Most Fairhope Parks are not forested; it is important to protect what we have . Mayor agreed and liked the idea of a standardized park sign . Kim mentioned the upcoming Eastern Shore Watershed Management Plan which will be studying this shore lin e on North Mobile Street, as well as other areas along the Mobi le Bay shoreline from Daphne to CR 1. She encouraged Ms . Sanders to become involved in this effort as well, when commun ity meetings are availab le for the ESWMP . Meeting adjourned at 9 a.m . Next meeting is Friday, November 12 th @ 3 p .m .@ Library Board Room FEAB CONTACT INFORMATION : Chairman: Gary Gover Members: Ben Frater Mike Shelton Ji m Horner Amy Paulson Nigel Temple Miche ll e Melton Jennifer Foutch Page \ 7 govers@bellsouth .net ben.frater@gmail .com yaupon3@gmail.com none amy .pau lson@yahoo.com 757nigel@gmail.com michelleleemelton lee@gmail .com Foutch . jen n ifer@gma ii .com (251) 990-8662 (404) 314-8815 (251) 270-9042 (251) 928-9722 (251) 654-7401 (757) 803 -3589 (423) 504-8253 (618) 318-0354 FEAB October 22 , 2021 M inutes CITY CONTACTS : Corey Martin, City Council corey .martin@fairhopeal.gov Kim Bu r meister, Planning and Zo ning Department kim .burmeister@fairhopeal.g ov Chr isti na LeJe un e, Pl anning and Zonin g Depart ment chris t in a.le jeu ne@fairhopea l.gov Page \ 8