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Committee for the Environment Agenda 01/24/17
 Village of Mamaroneck • Committee for the Environment

AGENDA 01/24/2017

GENERAL DISCUSSION

  • Opening comments from CFTE Co-Chairs
  • Quick breakdown of our plans
  • Mission Statement & Goals
  • Clearly define our goals for the year
  • Re-write CFTE mission statement to better align with our current mission and goals
  • Membership
  • Should we change the current term limits and 1yr hiatus since its volunteers and most members would like to simply continue? Process for doing that?
  • Should we have a “membership drive” of some sort to increase our numbers?
  • CFTE Handbook
  • Gather current contact list from group
  • Create outline of current processes to get things done
  • Events
  • Discussion of what events we’d like to have during the year
  • Should we do something quarterly?
  • Clean & Green/Tree Planting/Leaf Mulching/etc…
  • Student School Credits – Limited to during school year?
  • Budget/Sponsorships/Grants
  • How to solidly define what we’re working with each year?
  • Meet with other local water connected CFTEs to exchange ideas
  • Rye, Port Chester, Larchmont, etc.
  • Formal positions
  • Designate someone to handle the minutes each meeting
  • Designate members of subcommittees


WATER QUALITY SUBCOMMITTEE – Leader: Phil Horner

  • Other members?
  • Define mission/goals of subcommittee
  • Pollution, garbage, outflows & run-off
  • Rivers, streams & harbor
  • MS-4 adherence
  • Sewer Lateral project discussion
  • Sliding scale?
  • Contract with providers for discount?
  • Report from Hernane about taking over from Arcadis
  • Water Quality Advisory Committee to BOT

PARKS & GARDENS SUBCOMMITTEE – Leader: Colin Goldberg ?

  • Other members?
  • Define mission/goals of subcommittee
  • Pest Control
  • Leaf Blowing
  • Community Gardens
  • Wildflower/Tree planting
  • Invite Parks Dept. to discuss wildflower plantings?
  • Community Gardens update (if applicable)

RECYCLING SUBCOMMITTEE – Leader: ??

  • Other members?
  • Define mission/goals of subcommittee
  • Recycling Center
  • Recycling Boxes
  • Plastic Bags
  • Yearly Mailer
  • Update on recycling box missing from Toy Box
SUSTAINABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE – Leader: Marc Karell ?

  • Other members?
  • Define mission/goals of subcommittee
  • Solar
  • LEDs
  • Energy
  • Update on getting Solar Panels on Village facilities via Solarize Westchester

MARKETING & OUTREACH SUBCOMMITTEE – Leader: Martin Hain

  • Other members?
  • Define mission/goals of subcommittee
  • Announcements/Event Promo/Alerts
  • Public Awareness
  • Website
  • Can we create our own? How?
  • If we do, it would be easier to update and disseminate info to the public
  • Events/Notices/Reporting/Calendar/Contacts/etc
  • Newsletter
  • Mailchimp?
  • Content creation
  • Events
  • Clean & Green
  • Setting date - Date change due to high tide?
  • Reach out to Sarah for previous event to-do list
  • Sponsorships
  • Posters

PUBLIC COMMMENT
  • Public comments to be allowed at the end of each meeting.
  • Each person limited to 10 mins. unless otherwise agreed to by CFTE.