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2023_04-25 SRC Minutes 1 SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2023 MINUTES 10050 NE 2nd Avenue 6:30 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Ms. Meyer called the meeting to order at 6:44pm 2. ROLL CALL Ms. Meyer Ms. McSherry Mr. Pluhar Mr. Brown Ms.Weber Absent Mr. Suman Ms. Malebranche Also Present, Mr. George E. Burch, Mayor Mr. Jerome Charles, Vice Councilman Mr. Antonio Augello (Florida Atlantic University Intern) Ms. Claudia Hasbun, Planning & Zoning Director Ms. Alizgreeth Tezen, Planning & Zoning Technician Ms. Carol Respondek (Resident) Mayor Mr. Burch asked about the purpose of this committee to which Ms. Hasbun stated the structure of the committee is to advise the village council on items related to sustainability and provide a guide to major projects that citizens want to pursue and to help voice language that will serve for current issues that pertain to the sustainable Miami Shores Village initiatives. Ms. Meyer elaborated with the two things that are being taken into account for the committee to focus on; the discovery phase and then the action phase which is through the comprehensive plan’s action and goals. Mayor Mr. Burch asked can there be a way to address the issues with the seawall and make adjustments to the current topics discussed in these meetings to be more productive to the main issues of Miami Shores Village. More communication and plan of actions for the main issues that the residents are facing should be a top priority. 2 3. MINUTES 3.a. MINUTES Approval of the Minutes for February 8, 2023 https://cloud.msvfl.gov/s/gojLZwxfqH6foBS Motion to Approve the minutes for February 8, 2023 by Ms.Meyer Seconded by Mr. Pluhar 4-0 Approval of the Minutes for March 8, 2023 https://cloud.msvfl.gov/s/6PK5nWrBqtgCXYz Motion to Approve the minutes for February 8, 2023 by Meyer Seconded by Ms. Weber 4-0. 4. DISCUSSION ITEM (S): 4.a. Race to Zero report and presentation https://cloud.msvfl.gov/s/y6wAK7MZBZaXpnA Ms. Hasbun stated that the race to zero report was finalized and presented a powerpoint presentation explaining the inventory of the study with the assistance of Antonio Augello (Student of Florida Atlantic University). Both reported on the inventory of the green house emission for Miami Shores. Ms. Hasbun stated that the clear path system software was used to have data collections to provide insight on gas emissions of CO2’s in the Village. The process provided was the 5 steps milestone approach and the goal is to provide results and implement an action plan to assist to reduce emissions. Three main gas emissions we’re evaluated to quantify the activities of the community from all uses from residential to commercial and anything in between, also vehicular, water usage, and solid waste was measured as well. Antonio explained that most of the raw data came from Florida Power and Light (FPL), Public Works, Solid Waste Disposal, and public transportation. The Public Transportation data was based on assumptions of Vehicular Miles Traveled (VMT). Statistics we’re also used by the current U.S. census. The main findings of emissions were vehicular, second place was residential, followed by commercial in third place. The year that was used as a baseline was in 2019 and approximately 74,000 of CO2’s we’re emitted. Ms. Hasbun stated that this report was used as a base line to address main issues like storm water, septic to sewer conversion, seawall, masterplan, tree ordinance, and provide policies within the comprehensive plan. There needs to be consistency within the region, so we can rely on the regional climate action plan from South Florida, provided by South East Florida Regional Climate Change Compact. Ms. McSherry asked what is the next step for the use of this program in terms of the use of this scholarship. Ms. Hasbun stated that the report collected was a scholarship that Miami Shores Village won and was used as a tool to have a bases for structuring proper action plans and policies based on the inventory collected to know where Miami Shores stands and in what ways can it improve the Miami Shores Village sustainability portion for the residents. Mr. Pluhar asked is this scope 1 or 2? Which Antonio stated that this is scope 1. Antonio explained that the main impact is from scope 1 per the collected data. Ms.McSherry asked if this was also analyzed from the new construction projects to which both Ms. Hasbun and Antonio stated no. Ms. Weber stated that she wants to know what items can we start doing after we completed this inventory. Ms. Hasbun stated that the action plan is the next item to work on; this is a way to provide those guidelines to make it locally sourced and useful to implement those policies and being to see changes. Ms. Hasbun also stated that Ms. Weber and the rest of the committee has done a lot to make it knowledgeable to the community about the proactive and hands-on impact that the committee has done to make it more publicized and aware of current issues and resolutions. Mr. Brown stated that he would like to go on a field trip to go see is the waste plants, seawall 3 deterioration, and other areas of impact to get a first-hand look at the issues presented. Ms. Meyer addressed that the discovery is essential to provide an action plan and being able to figure out how much funds the village has and where to properly allocate the budget to the top priority projects that need fixing. The vulnerability study was helpful to make it easier to apply to grants, lobby support, etc., Ms.McSherry stated, and that the white paper is needed to provide to the lobbyist, external agencies to apply for scholarships and grants as well as address the council on these issues for the public to have a say in. Ms.McSherry asked to have the Sustainability and resiliency committee be present at the next council meetings so that they are showing progress to the village residents. Ms. Meyer asked why 2019 was used for a base layer for this current inventory study? and Ms. Hasbun stated that this particular year was more accessible with accurate data and Ms. Meyer asked how was this pealed into different categories. Ms. Hasbun and Antonio stated that specific forms we’re sent to different agencies and the responses were used to plot in to the software. Afterwards, the software was able to generate the percentages and statistics based on those answered questions. Ms. McSherry stated that she wanted to understand the difference in emission types of on specific vehicles, and Antonio stated that in natural gas is better to burn compared to fossil fuel and that currently there isn’t a direct measure to understand which manufacture company or method provides less CO2 emissions compared to others. Antonio stated the percentages of all the use of emissions of burning gas from regular vehicle versus the other percentage is the manufacturing process of the electrical vehicles. The only measurement at this moment is of regular gas cars versus electric cars. Ms. McSherry stated that it would be beneficial to make key incentives in the flyers for green day to have residents the options to trade their gas car for an electric car per the current FPL 10-year reduction incentives. Mr. Pluhar stated that it is important to provide key incentives so the residents are aware of the current programs that are available for the public to see in the main page on the website and flyers for green day and in the newsletter. 4.b. Climate change white paper draft discussion https://cloud.msvfl.gov/s/azZeiJg86en6nEk Ms. Meyer stated a case study of the Miami Beach comprehensive plan and how they got rid of coastal management and conservation element and introduced a new element, and Ms. Hasbun stated that all the language is included in the new element but just the title was renamed and the information was merged into one. Ms. Meyer also stated that goals and policies we’re added to her draft and corrections where made on the information provided. Ms. McSherry asked about the timeline of the EAR Process and Ms. Hasbun stated that it was paused until council direction is received per the proposed comprehensive plan. Based on the options presented by the Mayor, the first reading ordinance could by July 2023 deadline. The white paper has to be sent to EPA by May 2023. Ms. McSherry asked about the May 10th, 2023 deadline and Ms. Hasbun stated that the workshop would be May 10th, 2023 and a voting will have to be made on that same day. The white paper is going to be cleaned to just focus on Ms. McSherry’s portion and any other edits due to time constraints. The deadline for the white paper is May 3rd, 2023. 4.c. Green day flyer and logistics https://cloud.msvfl.gov/s/Z7ribPg4myRnAay Antonio added that the manager of compose for life lives in the village and stated that he can help to illustrate residents on how to properly compose at home to reduce waste and since transportation is a difficult item to address, that it can be an option to incorporate in the flyers for the residents. Mr. Brown stated that the topic of the hot air balloon image depiction will be great to provide on the flyers for the residents to have an idea of how much gas emission of CO2’s is polluting the air of Miami Shores Village. Mr. Brown showed to the board several items to give out during Green Day at the Miami Shores Village event. Ms. McSherry stated to add the Sustainability and Resiliency Committee meeting dates and times on the flyer to have residents aware of the meeting times of the committee. 4 Mr. Brown stated that a sustainability and resiliency fair would be beneficial to add during the year to provide insight for the residents on educational resources. Councilman Mr. Charles stated that issues with shores estates, lift stations, and other issues are a concerns besides the septic to sewer and seawall. Also, there is no monitoring of these pipes and sewers. Mr. Charles stated that the bay has changed over the years and it’s a negative impact on the community. The main checklists should be addressed one at a time and not all at once. Timeframe for the committee to attend: Ms. Meyer- 5-7pm Ms. Weber- 5-7pm Mr. Pluhar- 3pm 5. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS 6. NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING – May 10, 2023 7. ADJOURNMENT- 8:20pm Miami Shores Village complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disability Act. If you are a disabled person requiring any accommodations or assistance, including materials in accessible format, a sign language interpreter (5 days’ notice required), or i nformation, please notify the Village Clerk's office of such need at least 72 hours (3 days) in advance. In accordance with Village code and section 2 -11.1(s) of the Miami-Dade County Code, any person engaging in lobbying activities, as defined therein, must register at the Village Clerk’s Office before addressing the Council on the above matters or engaging in lobbying activities.