HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 16, 2011 Draft Meeting MinutesSt. Lucie County Sustainability Advisory Committee
June 16, 2011 Meeting Minutes
Present: Chairman Eric Winterstein, Doug Coward, Marty Laven, Leon Camarda, Nancy Flickinger (for Amy Brunjes), Mary Chapman,
Ryan Strickland, Bob Cenk, Susie Caron (for Comm. Mowery)
Staff and Guests: Sandra Bogan (ERD); Karen Smith (ERD); Jeff Sabin (Waste Management); Shelly Nobles (WastePro);
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The meeting was called to order by the Chairman at 1:30 pm
MOTION TO APPROVE minutes from the May 19, 2011 meeting made by Doug Coward and seconded by Marty Laven, passed
unanimously.
The chairman began the meeting by encouraging the committee to review the various waste management strategies outlined in the
worksheet and determine what recommendations it would like to make regarding waste management. He felt that the committee had
been stymied from moving forward on this issue because it was unsure of how these recommendations would work with the
Geoplasma plant.
The status of Geoplasma was discussed. The committee agreed that it should move forward with sound recommendations toward
sustainable waste management, with or without Geoplasma. After some discussion, the committee made the following motion.
MOTION made by Leon Camarda, seconded by Ryan Strickland, passed unanimously:
The Sustainability Committee supports overall the Geoplasma project moving forward with the
following parameters:
• Completion of project by the end of201T or recommend the County consider other
companies or alternative technologies and/or approaches;
• Monitor and minimize air pollution and other environmental impacts;
• Continue to implement programs that increase the recycling rate /recovery rate (source
rerycling, commercial recycling, promotion/education); and
• Revenue streams from Geoplasma be used to support waste diversion goals, of{set
environmental impacts, and enhance environmental lands programs
In addition, the Committee recommends the County consider diverse and comprehensive programs
to achieve rerycling and recovery of resources, including, but not limited to:
• Eco-Industrial Parks (research feasibility and incentives, e.g, abatements)
• Consumption-based rates
• Commercial Recycling
• Increased Drop-Off Areas/Opportunities
• Single Stream Recycling
• Recycle Bank
• Web-based Exchange
• Environmentally Preferred Purchasing
• Extehded Producer Responsibility
• Banning or Taxing Non-recyclable Materials in County
The Committee recommends that revenue streams resulting from these programs be utilized to
support education, promotion, and enhancement of waste diversion programs and Sustainability.
Bob Cenk talked about the importance of water and wastewater, and shared with the group a project he is working on in North Florida
that is using a `Living Machine' system for wastewater in public areas within the community. He recommended that the group include
water and wastewater in their list of priority issues to address. The committee agreed.
To help determine the direction of the committee from here, Commissioner Coward suggested it was time to revisit its priorities. Sandy
was asked to send out the PRIORITIES /OBJECTIVES /ACTIONS worksheet and ask each member to identify objectives and actions prior
to the next meeting, so Sandy can compile and present to the committee.
MEETING ADJOURNED at 3:08, motion by Bob Cenk, seconded by Marty Laven, passed unanimously.