Green Team Agenda - April 10, 2019

BOROUGH OF SOUTH RIVER
JOINT MEETING OF THE GREEN TEAM COMMITTEE AND

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION AND SHADE TREE ADVISORY BOARD
AGENDA

April 10, 2019 -- Meeting at 48 Washington Street, 6 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.

ROLL CALL

Green Team Committee
____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)

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

GREEN TEAM REPORTS
■ Chairman's Report

■ Creative South River

■ Community Garden

Motion to accept the above reports and incorporate into the minutes of this meeting _________

Second_________ Favor__________ Opposed________

DISCUSSION ITEMS

■ New Jersey Tree Recovery Campaign Free Tree Distribution -- Saturday, May 4

■ ANJEC Environmental Commission Grant -- due April 15, requires administrator support by letter

■ New Jersey Tree Foundation Grant

■ Main Street Clean-Up -- Saturday, April 27

■ Tree Removal/Trimming Applications

■ Green Infrastructure

■ Paving of Verge Ordinance -- referred by Borough Council to Planning Board

■ Meetings with Department Heads

■ Sustainable South River Coalition

RESOLUTIONS

PUBLIC COMMENT

COMMITTEE COMMENT

NEXT MEETING DATES  

Green Team Committee: 7 p.m., May 22, 2019, Municipal Building, 48 Washington Street.

Environmental Commission and Shade Tree Advisory Board:  6 p.m., April 16, 2019, South River Library, 55 Appleby Avenue.

ADJOURNMENT  at ________ p.m.   
Motion__________ Second_________ Favor__________ Opposed________

SUNSHINE NOTICE

In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey this is to advise that the following meeting of the Borough of South River Green Team Permanent Advisory Committee AND Environmental Commissionnand Shade Tree Advisory Board has been scheduled:

DATE:  Wednesday, April 10, 2019

TIME:   6 p.m.

LOCATION:  South River Municipal Building, 48 Washington St., South River, NJ 08882

PURPOSE:  Quarterly Joint Meeting of the Green Team Committee and Environmental Commission and Shade Tree Advisory Board

Transmitted via email on April 8, 2019 to:

Home News Tribune

East Brunswick Sentinel

NOTIFICATION AS REQUIRED BY LAW - PUBLICATION AT NEWSPAPER'S DISCRETION WITH NO CHARGE TO THE BOROUGH