HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-12-2024 Fairhope Environmental Advisory Board Meeting MinutesMEETING MINUTES -ANNUAL CITY STRATEGY SESSION
JULY 12, 2024 / 3 -4 PM, LIBRARY ~ GIDDENS CONFERENCE CENTER
ATTENDEES
COF Officials: Justin Hammers
FEAB Board Members : Amy Paulson, Ben Frater, Gary Gover, Jim Horner, Anna Miller, Carl
Couret, Nigel Temple
FEAB Members Absent: Jennifer Foutch, Steven Scyphers
Official Quorum Count: 7 /9
FEAB Active Participants : Sarah Bogdanovich, Lance Slater, Cynthia Rush
Honored Guests N/A
Minutes Author : Nigel Temple
Commencement: Amy called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
SUMMARY OF SALIENT DECISIONS, DISCUSSION, AND ACTIONS
• Subcommittee: Sustainable Waste Management Practices (SWaMP) when new recycling bins are issued
in support of MERF, SWaMP requests COF consider collecting old recycle bins for SWaMP to be repurposed
for compost projects (Contact: Sarah Bogdanovich). SWaMP is partnering with Fairhope HS for a
composting demonstration project in August and seeks to establish a compost demonstration project in
partnership with COF (Jaime Rollins) at Summit Street lot.
• Subcommittee: Greenspace Working Group is in process of defining program elements; intends to
adapt/evolve existing greenspace definitions from COF ordinances where possible .
• Funding: FEAB is working with COF Grants Coordinator to identify additional funding sources for various
environmental projects (e .g., composting , invasive species management, meadow establishment,
wetlands restoration).
• Water Conservation : FEAB member can provide water quality sampling monitor equipment at massive
cost reduction over those commercially available (Contact : Nigel Temple).
DETAILED MINUTES
1. Priority Issues and Subcommittee Reports
a. Green Space Assessment : (Ben)
i. Subcommittee supported by Mayor Sullivan
ii. Defining Green Space
1. Add levels for greenspace types (1 -3)
2. Define categories (i .e., neighborhoods, golf courses, etc .)
3. Justin reiterates that the city currently has a ton of unmanaged land
4. Action : Subcommittee to meet at 3pm on 26 July to work through definitions ;
will report outcome at next FEAB.
b. Green Space Management: (Justin)
i. Colony Park : Mayor Sullivan wants two plans for each side of Cowpen Creek -eastern
side/floodplain to be mowed flat/ western side to be left more natural with trails
ii. Knoll Park : clean up getting started soon
iii. Grants available for invasive species and meadow implementation research through
Auburn (see Lance)
iv. Additional help available from Boy Scouts/ Eagle Scout and other projects
c . SWaMP
i. Fairhope HS workday for composting in early August
ii. Jamie Rollins (COF horticulturist) engaged to consider a Summit Street Compost demo
project
iii. FEEF (outside group) partnership to do a project
iv. Recycle bin swap idea -city can collect issued blue recycle bins when new rolling bins are
issued ; old blue bins useful for worm projects
v. US Ag grant for up to $75k (see Lance)
vi. ~SWaMP will meet again July XX
d . Energy Policy -No new updates .
i. Outstandioe Actjon: Anna to engage Eric to support code review meeting .
ii. Outstandioe Actjon: Anna to engage Lance re : relevant Mobile building codes .
e. Water conservation -Volunteer monitoring program starting again (Nicole)
i. Action: Nigel to get to get DIV sondes paired with established water sampling locations
ii. Outstanding Action: Nigel to reach out to Krebs POC for status on feasibility study for
opportunities to incorporate conservation into city projects (like purple water use at new
subdivisions) or other community pilot projects .
3. Other Items
1. Green Drinks
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 4 p.m .
NEXT MEETING: Friday, August 9@ 3 p.m .@ Fairhope Public Library
FEAB CONTACT INFOR MAT IO N :
Chairperson:
Amy Paulson amy.paulson@yahoo.com (251) 654-7401
Board Members:
Carl Couret ccouretjr@yahoo .com TBD
Jennifer Foutch Eoutcb jeooifec@fi:mail,com (618) 318-0354
Ben Frater beo fratec@email com (404) 314-8815
Gary Gover govers@bellsouth .net (251) 990-8662
Jim Horner none (251) 928-9722
Anna Miller anna@keenliving.prn (251) 279-0395
Steven Scyphers sscvgbecs@soutbalabama edu (334) 701-8864
Nigel Temple zszoi&el@gmail com (757) 803-3589
Active Participants
Sarah Bogdanovich smbogi;!anovitch@gmail.com (727) 421-7321
Sarah Chandler sacabcbaodlecSQ~@fi:mail,cgm (504) 239-6651
Jamie Crawford 7jamiecrawford7@gmail.com TBD
Cynthia Rush crush300@gmail .com (251) 223-3880
Carole Tebay cftebay@gmail.com (850) 466-6592
CITY CONTACTS:
Corey Martin, City Council
Nicole Love, COF Grants Coordinator
corey.martin@fairhopeal.gov
nicole.love@fairhopeal.gov
Christina LeJeune, Planning and Zoning Department christina .lejeune@fairhopeal.gov
Justin Hammers, COF Urban Forrester justio,hammers@faichopeal.gov