Green Team Agenda - March 20, 2019

BOROUGH OF SOUTH RIVER
GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE
AGENDA

March 20, 2019 -- Meeting at 48 Washington Street, 7 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)

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

REPORT
■ Chairman's Report

■ Council Liaison Jack Alai

■ Creative South River

■ Community Garden

NEW BUSINESS/DISCUSSION ITEMS

■ 2019 Meeting Calendar -- third Wednesday at 7 p.m., except for quarterly joint meetings with Environmental Commission and Shade Tree Advisory Board (April 10, July 10, October 9) which will start at 6 p.m.

■ Rules of Order

OLD BUSINESS

■ 2019 Budget -- $1,000 for 2019 is proposed.

■ 2019 Goals -- Subcommittees should present their goals to the Green Team by next meeting.  

■ Re-establish and re-constitute subcommittees -- Subcommittees should review their missions and reasons for existence and submit for incorporation into resolutions at the next meeting.

RESOLUTIONS

None.

PUBLIC COMMENT

COMMITTEE COMMENT

NEXT MEETING DATE   April 10, 2019, 6 p.m., South River Library

ADJOURNMENT  at ________ p.m.   
Motion__________ Second_________ Favor__________ Opposed________