ဟံၣ်My WebLinkဘၣ်ဃးဒီး2019-11-14 EMC AgendaThe EMC is a citizen board that advises the County Legislature on matters relating to the environment and does not necessarily express the views of the Tompkins County Legislature. TOMPKINS COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COUNCIL 121 East Court Street Ithaca, New York 14850 Telephone (607) 274-5560 http://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/emc AGENDA November 14, 2019 TCAT Transit Center (737 Willow Ave.) 4:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 4:00 2. Privilege of the Floor 3. Changes to the Agenda/Approval of the Minutes (September 12, 2019) 4. Review of Proposed UNA Boundary Revisions 4:05 5. Action: Approve Resolution to Adopt UNA Boundary Revisions 4:45 6. Committee Reports 4:55 a. Climate Adaptation b. Environmental Review c. Waste Reduction d. Outreach/Community Education e. Water Resources Council Liaison f. Executive 7. Staff Report – Darby Kiley 5:20 8. Municipal Reports and Member Announcements 5:25 9. Adjournment 5:30 2019 Meeting schedule (second Thursdays) 12/12 Reminder to Members: If you are unable to attend, please contact Kristin McCarthy, Administrative Assistant, via email at kmmccarthy@tompkins-co.org or phone at 607-274-5560. EMC Draft Minutes 1 Sept 12, 2019 4:00p.m. 2 TCAT, 737 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 3 Attendance 4 Member Seat Member Seat Steve Bissen P Town of Dryden Amanda Champion P Legislative Liaison Maureen Bolton P Town of Enfield Susan Allen-Gil E Associate Member Cait Darfler P Town of Ulysses Karen Edelstein A Associate Member John Dennis E Village of Lansing Bill Evans A Associate Member Brian Eden P Village of Cayuga Heights Anna Kelles A Associate Member Pegi Ficken P Town of Groton Dooley Kiefer E Associate Member Michelle Henry P Town of Newfield Dan Klein E Associate Member Anne Klingensmith E Town of Danby Jose Lozano P Associate Member Laurel Lynch E At-Large Osamu Tsuda P Associate Member Vladimir Micic P Town of Ithaca David Weinstein A Associate Member Steve Nicholson P Town of Caroline Robert Wesley A Associate Member Susan Riley E At-Large Roger Yonkin A Associate Member Tom Shelley P City of Ithaca Darby Kiley E Planning Staff Regi Teasley E At-Large Kristin McCarthy P Planning Staff Guests – Mike Merchant, Ken Jaffe, Ava Darfler 5 Call to Order – Chair Brian Eden called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m. Brian shared that Don 6 Smith and Jonathan Zisk have resigned from the EMC. 7 Privilege of the Floor –None 8 Agenda Review/Changes – None 9 Approval of the July 2019 Draft Minutes – A motion was made by Pegi Ficken, and seconded 10 by Maureen Bolton, to approve the July 11, 2019 minutes. Motion was adopted. 11 12 Presentation: Hazards of Lead Ammunition at Shooting Ranges – Gay Nicholson, 13 Citizens for a Healthy Salmon Creek Watershed 14 15 Gay Nicholson spoke to the EMC regarding lead contamination from spent ammunition at 16 shooting ranges in Tompkins County. Her presentation and the subsequent discussion covered 17 a range of issues, including the history of tension between Lansing Rod and Gun Club members 18 and area residents concerned with risks to environment and public health; opportunities for 19 public and municipal outreach and education; and the role EMC might play in helping to address 20 this pressing issue. Her presentation is available on the EMC website: 21 http://tompkinscountyny.gov/emc/documents/presentations 22 Committee Reports 23 Climate Adaptation: Michelle Henry 24 • Committee requested $2,000 in funding as part of the 2020 County budget (Planning and 25 Sustainability Department) for print and web-based materials on practical methods to 26 ameliorate and control flooding and to adopt carbon-sequestration practices. Request was 27 not recommended by County Administrator Jason Molino for inclusion in the draft budget. 28 However, there is support from some legislators. 29 • Committee helped sponsor showing of the film “Dirt Rich” at Cinemapolis on September 10. 30 • Committee is exploring recent legal ruling to allow municipalities to adopt more stringent 31 pesticide regulations at the local level and how it might be applied in Tompkins County. 32 33 Environmental Review: Brian Eden 34 Brian updated group on various topics, including the NYSEG rate case; NYSERDA 35 energy efficiency order related to heat pumps; passage of the Climate Leadership and 36 Community Protection Act; Sept. 20th Global Climate Strike; Sept. 21st Climate 37 Solutions conference in New Paltz; Cascadilla Creek dredging; City of Ithaca Green New 38 Deal and draft Green Building Code; Cayuga Power Plant closure and EMC inclusion as 39 signatory on letter to Governor Cuomo from various environmental groups urging a just 40 transition plan for the surrounding community; legal filings related to Cargill and Cayuga 41 Lake Environmental Action Now, and more. 42 43 Unique Natural Areas: Steve Nicholson 44 • Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 17. 45 • Committee continues its preparation of a final set of UNA boundary revisions. 46 • David Weinstein won’t have his draft recommendations on the County Forestlands 47 Management Plan for review by the committee until December, with a revised draft 48 report released for public comment in early 2020. 49 50 Waste Reduction: Tom Shelley 51 • Tom reported on his meeting with Barb Eckstrom from the County Department of Recycling 52 and Materials Management (RMM) on the status of the local plastic bag ban regulations. 53 County Attorney Jonathan Wood is drafting the local law, which will feature a 5-cent paper 54 bag fee, and Maureen Bolton will serve as the committee’s liaison to the RMM. 55 • Janet Levine from Gimme Coffee attended the September committee meeting to discuss 56 reducing single-use fiber/plastic cups and other food service items in the County. 57 • Jose Lozano spoke about initiatives underway at the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment 58 Facility (IAWWTF) on co-digestion of food waste, effluent energy recovery, and the 59 production of biochar from biosolids. 60 • Committee might recruit a youth representative from Ithaca College, Cornell, or another area 61 higher education institution. Next committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 7. 62 63 Outreach/Community Education: Cait Darfler 64 Cait updated group on plans for the 2019 Fall EMC Community Outreach Event. Details still 65 being fine-tuned but the program will reflect a systems approach to sustainable development. 66 67 • Water Resources Council Liaison: Michelle Henry 68 Joan Jurkowich presented a draft five-year update to County Comprehensive Plan. 69 • Members had a robust conversation on support for resolution to adopt 2012 Tompkins 70 County Wetlands Map as a general planning tool. 71 • Executive Committee wrote a letter to the County Legislature to request the addition and 72 inclusion of a dedicated Water Resources staff person in the 2020 budget. 73 • Education and Outreach Committee is working on a Clean Boating keepsake 74 map/educational brochure. 75 76 Executive – Brian Eden 77 No report due to time constraints. 78 79 Staff Report – Kristin McCarthy 80 Members were reminded to submit their sexual harassment training prevention forms. 81 82 Municipal Reports and Member Announcements 83 84 • The latest “Signs of Sustainability” article in Tompkins Weekly covers the Brighten Up 85 Caroline LED lighting project: http://tompkinsweekly.com/stories/caroline-project-distributes-86 leds,2902. 87 • Board of the IAWWTF approved its participation in a renewable energy district with the 88 developers of City Harbor and other stakeholders. 89 90 Chair Brian Eden adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m. 91