Green Team Agenda Summary - Jan. 26, 2019

BOROUGH OF SOUTH RIVER

GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE

AGENDA SUMMARY

January 26, 2019 -- Meeting at 48 Washington Street, 12:30 p.m.

GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE MISSION
The general purpose for the Green Team shall include but not be limited to:  Managing South River's participation in the Sustainable Jersey program; Encouraging the borough staff to pursue sustainable practices where possible and implement the Borough Council's environmental goals; At the recommendation of the Borough Council, work with the existing groups within the borough whose actions affect environmental issues so as to eliminate duplication and assure that important tasks are covered; Provide suggestions for further research and action by the Borough Council; At the direction of the Borough Council, provide advice and suggestions to the Borough Board of Adjustment and the Borough Historic Preservation Commission to assure that environmental issues are considered in their deliberations and action;  Manage and organize various ad-hoc environmental groups within the borough; Solicit and evaluate environmental ideas and suggestions from the community; and Promote the causes of sustainability within the Borough.

MEETING STATEMENT
Under the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act, notice of the time and place of this meeting has been filed with the Borough Clerk, posted and sent to the officially designated newspaper, the Home News Tribune, and forwarded to the East Brunswick Sentinel.  

CALL TO ORDER  _______ p.m.

ROLL CALL
____Councilman Jack Alai (Council Liaison)
____Sergio Labrego  ____Denise Batista ____Joseph Hyland   ____Edward Trygar
____Mark Barry   ____Ruell Brown ____William Solnosky
____Vacant (Junior Member)   ____Vacant (Junior Member)

WELCOMING OF NEW MEMBERS/TERMS

■ EDWARD TRYGAR

■ RUELL BROWN

SELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2019

■ CHAIRMAN

■ VICE-CHAIRMAN

■ SECRETARY/TREASURER

PUBLIC COMMENT

The Green Team Committee values and welcomes public comment.  We request that speakers limit themselves to five minutes, to give an opportunity for all to be heard.  Written comments may be submitted to the Green Team Committee at the Borough Clerk’s Office during normal business hours, or e-mailed to southrivergreenteam@gmail.com

SUSTAINABLE JERSEY CERTIFICATION

■ Update

REPORT
■ 2018 Chairman's Report

■ 2019 Chairman's Report

■ Council Liaison Jack Alai

NEW BUSINESS/DISCUSSION ITEMS
■ New Jersey State Police Official Corruption Bureau

■ 2019 Meeting Calendar -- deferred from 2018 Green Team Committee
■ Developing and encouraging green infrastructure
■ Resolutions/Ordinances for Council
■ 2019 Budget -- Meeting to be scheduled at municipal building in January, where budget request will be reviewed by Council President Raymond Eppinger and Chief Financial Officer Joseph Zanga.

■ 2019 Goals -- Subcommittees should present their goals to the Green Team by next meeting.  Some goals were culled from subcommittee discussions last year; these should be reviewed and appended, if necessary.  

RESOLUTIONS

2019-1. RESOLUTION RE-ESTABLISH ING AND RE-CONSTITUTING COMMUNITY GARDEN PLANNING COMMITTEE, A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE

2019-2.  RESOLUTION RE-ESTABLISHING AND RE-CONSTITUTING NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE

2019-3.  RESOLUTION RE-ESTABLISHING AND RE-CONSTITUTING RIVER ADVOCACY SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE

2019-4.  RESOLUTION RE-ESTABLISHING AND RE-CONSTITUTING TRANSPARENCY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE, A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE

2019-5.  RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING ANNUAL MEETING CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR 2019

PUBLIC COMMENT

COMMITTEE COMMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE   To be determined

ADJOURNMENT  

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