HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-08-2022 Fairhope Environmental Advisory Board Meeting MinutesFEAB Jul y 8, 2 022 Minutes
FEAB MEETING MINUTES
Ju ly 8, 2022
3:00 p.m. in the Public Works Conference Room , 555 South Section Street
Member Attendees : Gary Gover, Jim Horner, Jennifer Fou t c h, Ben Frater, Amy Pau lso n,
Darrel W illiams
Members not in attendance :
Rick Speight (excused); Nigel Temple (excused)
City of Fairhope: Chr istina LeJeu ne, Kim Burmeister -Planning and Zon in g Departme nt;
Jessica Wal ker, Economic and Co m munity Development
City Council : None
Honored Guests : Nicole Love (Thompson Engineering)
M inutes taken by : Kim Burmeister
Amy ca ll e d the meeting to order at 3 :00 p .m.
Summary of meeting :
1 . Two Motions passed (other than minute approval):
a . Jim Horner and Ben Frater's FEAB membership, expired in January I
February 2022, has been approved for renewal by members, pending
council consideration
b . Nico l e Love is accepted for membership pending Council approval
2 . One action item:
a. Bud get item reques t s fr o m FEAB (related to r ece nt mot ions passed):
1. Support of li tter g itter program with Winn Dix ie pond as initia l
location
2 . Encouragement for City of Fairhope to initiate comprehensive
study of l it t er and its relat ion to stormwater pollut ion concerns
for wate rsheds i n Fairhope
3 . Encouragement for City of Fairhope to engage environmental
professio n al t o update 2010 Colony Park management pla n
4 . Genera l e n co u ragement for City o f Fairhope to fund the
preparat io n and i mplementation of land ma n agement plans for
all natu r a l park areas i n the city, i nc lu ding the Dyas Triang le,
Colony Park and the City 's beach front properties (i.e ., So uth
Mobile Street)
3 . Fly Creek pathogens : City is encouraged to do source tracking as another
component of the month ly water sampling program, and pursue se ptic tank
inve ntory as part of the source tracking (coordinate with Healt h Dept .)
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4 . Water Sampling program (Chri stina/Plann i ng and Zoning) has been on hold for
most of this year pending supplie s needed per Chris t i na
5 . Eastern Shore Watershe d M an agement Plan may p rovide needed source tracking
for Fly Cr eek, including t he Fai r hope samp l ing area .
6. FEAB is reviewing Wetlan d and Red Soi l and Clay ordinance for upcom i ng
charette; deta i ls to be wo r ked out with Erik Cortinas later.
Amy ca ll ed the meeting to order at 3 p.m. It is noted that Darrel is now an official
m ember of FEAB . Agenda wa s handed out
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~\CENDA
THI CITY OF FAIRHOPE. EJ\-:\'IRO:',ME'.\"'l'AL AD\'ISORY HOARD YONIHL Y l\•ll!ETINC
Jn.Y 8, 2022 / ~ Pil.f, Pnu:c W= Ununu Cox.E11L'\"cr Roo:-.t , ~S Sorm S:rcnos Sn1uT
Eo113ekeeping (-5 min)
a. Acceptance of p rior meeting mmute5 -Kim
b . Membership
i. S.~ Re:.olution for Nicole L O\·e membe1ship
i i. Reappoint fon, Ben
c. Ne>.'t meeting (holiday reschedule from Fri day )
i . Tinmday, J 1/10
ii. Friday, 11/4 or l 18
2. Old Actio Items HO mi.ns)
a . N=i St~ foT Community Resili ency Index -N icole (Jody Thompson and ~y Gay
Willi=)
i. Communicate t\ith Cory l:o get on City Council work sessio agenda.
i i. Prep.rre/s.end l -page1 re : CRI
iii. Pre3elJ!ation to City Council
b. Gal}' requ e rted agenda pre!.enc:e at regular monthly meeting to present FEAB slides ow/
disc.uss mumal prioTities m cl opportmrities to partner.
I. Bik:e & Ped Committee: 7/512l, 4-5 , Fauhope L "brary-Gazy ! Amy
. Overlap Priority Iss.u es : Comprehens.i,·e LUP, Triangle Property ,
Wo~ V. aterfront
u. Earl>or Board: 7/)3 ~2 , 4:30, Faimope :lviunicipal C-Omplex, !ay or's Conference
Room, 161 North Section Street, Fa..iihope, Alabama 3653 2 -Gary I Jim / Rick
u1 . Recreation Board : /20 /22, 5:15 , the R.ec Center-Gary /Ben
c. Budge,t Recommendlations -A ll
i. Land !anagement Plans (f ria,ngle, Colony )
u. Litter G itter
LU . Compreh-emive Study for Litter and Stoxmw.rter C-Onc:,,...m3
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d. Resolutions Matrix -Kim
i. Action items/follow up on open resolutions (see matrix)
~ Wetlands Ordinance and City W elmte materiili -N . col.e and Darrel
3. POC Status Report onFEAB Focm Is.-ues (-1 min)
LII\ollTED DISCUSSION -PASS IFNO NEWS TO SHARE
a . C ity Conncil I\<Ieeting Rotation -SEE ATTACHMENT / report out
b. Fairhope C it y Co=cil -Jennifer / Corey
c. Fairhope M ayor's Offic,e -AmT / Gary
d. Fairhope C ity Departml!Dts.-Kim I Christina
~ Baldwin County E~virmllllmtal Advisory Committee and EAC :rub-committees
(w etlands and neighborhoods)-Kim
i. R.oti.tio=l re.-pcilSl"bility? i:m T uesday of every month, 4 PM, Robertsdale
B dwm County Annex.)
f. Community R.esilil!DC}. Index-~icole
g . Dyas Triangle -Bl!Il
h. Fairhope V. etla.nd; Protection -Nigel
i . City goal to write w etland ordinance requirements imo su bdivision regulations.
1. Ea..a;tem Shore Water3hed 1'.lanagement Plan and Eo~pot identification-Kim / -icole
J . Fairhope Compnili.,..mrve LUP -Ben
k.. R.ec:yc:ling -Jemrifer
i. Litter Gitter update
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u . Establish FE.AB subcommittee?
1. Clem farina Proj ect -G.u,•, Rick, Jim
4 . New Business / Other Int erests (~10 min)
LIMITED DI SCUSSION -PASS IF NO IBWS TO SHARE.
.a.. Stormwater -Jim / Rick / Kim
b . Bib and Pedestrian Committee -Gary I Nigel
c:. E-nergy Conservation Initiatives (climate change action)-Gar)·
i. Solar panel roa.dbloch
5. Involvement Opportuni tie s. -Kim / Gary (<5)
.a.. ACF Green Coa.!!t Comicil
1. Invi.te M.m Berle to speak at m upcoming FE.AB meeting ?
u . Does FEAB think COF or ~ or Fairhope Public Utilities should j oin, pasg,
a motion of rupport
-~-Tabled UrrtilFrutlrsr. otice
.a. B en to arr.ange ODSite field trip with FEAB , Iayor, City Council aU)y a.g. to discws U5e of
property. (Invit e Bike and Ped, auburn extemioIL)-to occur in October.
b. B en / Amy to fo ll.O\,· up with Pat \1/"hi e I &!creation Depl fo, park p-bmring (Colony ,
Dyas ). -tabled w1til a,ftsr rec meeting.
c:. Amy to reach out to ~ for representativ e OD FEAB -tabled u,wJfall.
d. Organize special ~&on with Eric Cortmas re: wethnd charette detai s md planning -
Nigel? (See spe.ci.al proj ect &om Baldwm County Coalition ofEABs)
Wrap up (< 5mio)
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.a.. New action. items -re.-iew/fut.
b . Next I\'lonth's meeting; S,\LTs current movement based OD backyard habit.ts and
p anting nativ e. -Darrel
c:. Future topi.cs.: plan wetlands charette for Eric
d. Adjourn
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Amy made a motion to:
1. Approve June's minutes as written . Jim seconded the motion . Unanimously
approved. (Motion #1)
2. Renew Ji m Horner and Ben Frater's FEAB membersh ip , which expired in
January/February. Gary seconded the motion . Unanimously approved , pending
counc il approval (Motion #2)
3 . Approve Nicole 's membership with FEAB , pending co un cil approval (Motion #3)
Community Resilience Index:
Nicole will work with Jim/ Corey to get CR I on an upcoming Counci l schedule (tentatively
a workshop item). Jessica said this would be an appropriate course of action.
Other Committees:
Amy drafted a presentation to be used to introduce FEAB to other committees (hard
copies since power po ints may not be availab le).
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1. Bike & Ped committee: Amy and Gary recently attended recent meeting and
had requested 15 minutes for a short presentation. On ly 4 minutes was
avai lable, but she did present a rushed version of the presentat ion .
2. Harbor Board : Amy suggested Gary and Jim work together to set up time to
attend and offer the drafted presentat ion . Gary wi ll pull together current
Clean Marina informat ion . Ki m can print for Gary ahead of time.
3. Recreation Board: Ben will plan to attend with pre se ntation and discuss park
and beach management plans . Kim said 2016 Beach Management Plan (not
approved by council but partia lly implemented) can be used as a reference
on updates .
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Fairhope
Environ men ta I
1 Advisory Board
2022 INTROD UC TION & PRIO RITIES
DISC USS ION WITH CITY OF FAIRHOP E COMMITTEES AND BOARDS
D isc ussion
Topics
and
M eeti ng
Goa ls
► ln 1roduc · m
► FEAB Mission and Vis.io n
► ln1ro duc · n o FEAB Pricmy Foca Issues
► Foc a Issu e DISC USS ION : Se ·ng1 each o h up
for SU CCes'S!
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► Howbestdo\.veeng□geeo o ~•
► OUTCOME: Ongoing partnershi ps , mvfoo,1
accessi b ility, jssue engagemen , and
commvni ca'ti on
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INTRODUONG YOUR
VOLUNTEERS !
Fai rh ope 1 s
En viro n men t a l
A d viso rs :
O ur Mi ss ion
and V ision
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► Gary Gov , SS -Co-Chai rperson
► Amy Paulson , MS-Co-Chairperson
► Bu · er -C i tyo Fa irhope Uai son
► Ch · ·no Le Jeune -C i tyo Fa i rhope Uai son
► Ben Fra er, MS
► Jenn· e, Fou ch , JD
► Horn , PE
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► N°JC Love, MS
► FEAB Missi on :To pro ·depo y ad · e o he
C-Coun ci, Mayor, an d Qty Depa nts
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he c-o f Fa · hope.
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Our Ro le
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Discuss ion
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► Do ou f ocus fssues a n or ov p?
► Do ou g:ools a n for hese issue,;?
► Do you have oddifionol prforfties w e cou d
suppor1?
► How c an w e TOGETHER a n d se1 each
o her up for SUCCESS ?
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(Dyas Triangle / Fly Creek)
Wetlands
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Res ili ency
The City of Fairhope
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Community Res ili ence
In dex (CRIJ in light of 2020
hurricane season and utility
and p ro cess upgrades.
The City sets triggers or
schedule for fu ture update.
C ity Pla nnin g Pa rtic i patio n
Eastern Shore Watersh ed Management Plan (ESWMP]:
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ong ·n rm n .z..rr.,. of ESWMP .
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Trash & Recyc li ng
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Resolution Matrix:
Amy presented the Motions/ Resolutions Matrix drafted by her and Kim . It will be used
to help keep up with status of motions .
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Eastern Shore Watershed Management Plan:
Nicole said steering committee g ro ups should be formed aft er comp letion of the pla n
and .this w i ll he lp t o g ui de fo ll o w up action and impleme ntat ion of t h e pl an . FEAB
membe r or members will be incl u ded on steering committee per Nicole.
Dyas Triangle :
Gary said the GOMESA grant as he understands it just cove rs the upper 70 acres of t h e
par k. Jessica said there is a plan to connect the parcels of the triangle property, and that
ci ty is still seek i ng more fund i ng other than the GOMESA grant. Nicole said GOMESA
grant is not al located just to Tria ng le property bike trails . T hompson Engineer i ng has
been te ntative ly aw ar ded the e ng i n ee r i ng w o r k for the T ri angle p ro ject , pending co un ci l
approva l Ju ly 11th .
Fly Creek Water Quality:
Gary sa id Fly Creek was extremel y turbid after last ra i n eve nt. Kim checked all kno wn
construction sites in t he Fly Creek watershed; no significant project run off was fou nd .
She d id not check the triangle property . Code Enforcement will check Triangle propert y
for run off after or during ne xt rain event to make sure bike trails are not contribut in g to
Fly Creek t urbidity.
Chr istina oversees water sampling for pathogens (Fly Creek) and has not been able to
test lately because of equ i pment issues . She will either request an order of necessary
equ i pment and supp l ies , or get w it h Gary to help her resolve . Kim said Plann i ng and
Zoning has a sma l l b u dget for wa t e r testing . Gary would li ke the city to expand up o n the
monthly sampling (currently allotted at three spots i n Fly Creek per month) to i nclude
source tracking when pathogens are high . This might target failing septic tanks . Jennifer
noted t he importa nce of septic ta n k function , since many on Fly Creek are like ly on se ptic
tank. Sh e would lik e to see ro utine i ns pect ion s of septic t ank s. Kim sa id t his wou ld be a
Health Dept. initiative since Hea lt h Dept . has authority over septic tanks . City Buildin g
Dept. has the right to cut off wa t er supply for sept ic tank issues that ar e unresolved .
Wetland Charette :
Ki m previously sent o ut word documents and p df copies of the Wetland and Red Soi l &
Clay ordinance . It is requested FEAB members review and make specific changes to the
documents if there are requested changes . Jim said Wetla nd Ordinance needs a
comple t e over h au l bu t did not g ive spec if ics . Amy sugges t ed W et land Charette pla nnin g
be put o n hold fo r a while . She and Ga ry are meeting wit h Bald win Co un ty Env i ro n mental
Advisory Committee representa t ives and wishes to collaborate on efforts .
Park Management Plans :
Beach fr o nt parks are managed by Publ ic Works and other parks (including Colony Nature
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Park) are managed by Pat White . This was verified by Kim . Council must approve any
required management plans for parks. Jessica suggested FEAB discuss park management
plans with Council (this should be led by Corey 's initiative) to see if there is support of
adopting specific park management plans . FEAB has recomme nd ed park management
plans and updates through recent motions . This has not been present to or approved by
council as of yet .
Budget Items for 2023
FEAB suggested these as budget item requests per email from Amy:
1. Support of litter gitter program with Winn Dixie pond as initial
location
2. Encouragement for City of Fairhope to initiate comprehensive
study of litter and its relation to stormwater pollution concerns
for watersheds in Fairhope
3 . Encouragement for City of Fairhope to engage environmental
professional to update 2010 Colony Park management plan
4 . Encouragement for City of Fairhope to fund the preparation and
implementation of land management plans for all natural park
areas in the city, including the Dyas Triangle, Colony Park and the
City's beach front properties (i.e ., South Mobile Street)
5. General encouragement for the City to fund the preparation AND
implementation of land management plans for all natural park
area i n city, including Dyas Triangle, Colony Park, and the City's
beach front properties (e .g ., on Mobile St .).
Meeting adjourned at 4 p .m .
Next meeting is Fr id ay, August 12th @ 3 :00 p .m . @ Library Board Room
FEAB CONTACT INFORMATION:
Chairman :
Gary Gover
Co -Chair:
Amy Paulson
Members :
Ben Frater
Jim Horner
Nigel Temple
Jenn ifer Foutch
Rick Speight
Darrel Williams
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govers@bellsouth .net
amy.paulson@yahoo.com
be n .frater@gmail .com
none
757nigel@gmail.com
Foutch. jen n ifer@gma ii .com
rspeight@game7publishing.com
darrel@southala ba ma la ndtrust.org
(251) 990-8662
(251) 654-7401
(404) 314-8815
(251) 928-9722
(757) 803 -3589
(618) 318-0354
(828) 551 -3966
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CITY CONTACTS:
Corey Martin, City Council corey.martin@fairhopea l.gov
Kim Burmeister, Planning and Zoning Department kim .burmeister@fairhopeal.gov
Christina LeJeune , Planning and Zoning Department christina .lejeune@fairhopeal.gov
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