Green Team Agenda - Oct. 16, 2019

BOROUGH OF SOUTH RIVER
JOINT MEETING OF THE GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND SHADE TREE ADVISORY BOARD
AGENDA

October 16, 2019 -- Meeting at 48 Washington Street, 6:10 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, and sent to the officially designated newspaper, the Home News Tribune, and forwarded to the East Brunswick Sentinel.  

CALL TO ORDER  _______ p.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 

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

Environmental Commission and Shade Tree Advisory Board
____Emily Grasso   ____Eliana Neyra ____Jim Jones  ____John Grasso ____Brian Racin
____Vacant (Advisory Member)  ____Vacant (Advisory 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


DISCUSSION ITEMS
■ Anti-Idling Enforcement
■ Tree Applications Fee (redirect application fee to Shade Tree fund)

■ Re-evaluation of Street Tree species (set by ordinance)

■ Tree replacement update■ 2020 Goal Setting

RESOLUTIONS

PUBLIC COMMENT

COMMITTEE COMMENT

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ADJOURNMENT  at ________ p.m.   
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