HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017_11_18 Sustainability Collaborative Minutes (2) Town of Mamaroneck Sustainability Collaborative RETREAT
Saturday, November 18, 2017— 10am - 1pm
Weaver Street Firehouse
Attendees: Nancy Seligson, Mitch Green, Frank Owens, Michele Lewis, Marc Karell,Tony Gelber, Steve M.,
George Roniger,Andrea Boyer,Arlene Novich, Elizabeth Poyet,Victor Tafur,June Wallach,
Shannon Purdy, Sue Odierna
Highlights of Retreat:
What is your most important What is the most important What is your goal for today's
environmental issue? environmental priority for the retreat?
Town?
Pesticides/What we put on our land Legislate Pesticides Continue and Improve Leaf blower
(4 votes) Legislation
Noise More/Better Public Communication Create Action Items on Reducing
on Noise Noise
Water Quality Make Town More Resilient Re-assess Resiliency Goals
Climate Change (4 votes) Streets/How they Relate to Establish Timetable for Bike Plan
Sustainability Issues
Interaction Between municipalities Reduce Pesticides Public Outreach of Educational
Priorities
Energy Reduction Education with Enforcement on How to Engage New Residents in
Plastic Bags Environment
Urban/Suburban Infrastructure Reusable Bags (2) Listen and Learn (2)
Zero Waste Become Practical Leader in Climate Advance GHG Reduction
Change
Plastic Bags More Clean-ups To Inspire Expand Food Waste program
Residents' Involvement
Food Waste Recycling Food Waste Recycling
Car-Free Roads
• Opportunities to Rally Greater Support Include:
o Gather energy use data, use this for community outreach
o Educate/motivate community—individuals,families, blocks, neighborhoods, organizations
o Send postcards to residents listing Town's environmental accomplishments and ask them to
calculate energy use
o Run neighborhood contest for best environmental neighborhood
o Active engagement with all schools
o Consider school liaison?
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Break-out Groups: Possible Actions To Take
INDIVIDUALS& NEIGHBORHOODS& TOWN Collaborative
FAMILIES ORGANIZATIONS
Send Postcards with Learn from Others Sister Enviro Towns Activities Increase communication with
Actions Town Board
Enviro Awards Share Knowledge Rename Traffic Committee to Increase Liaison to School
"Mobility Committee" District
By 2020 BFC Bronze Award Improve communication to
public
Prep Outreach for the next
"Sandy"
Fully ADA Compliant
Sidewalks by 2020
Build in mandates
TOM Community GHG
Reduction Targets:
2020 30%
2025 50%
2030 89%
Discussion Points:
• Continue welcoming members of Villages' Environmental Committees to Collaborative meetings in
effort to improve shared services where quality of life is at the center of efforts on sustainability and
resilience
• We can learn locally—e.g., Bedford 2020's "10 ways to make a difference at home"
• More & Better Data is needed to set and communicate our goals—Collab& TOM must invest in 2018
data gathering and formulation so that we can return benefits and savings to
Families/Neighborhoods/Organizations and the Town in 2019, 2020 and beyond
Gov't leads by example: big plan subset—carbon reduction—resiliency—incentives
Generate personal/emotional reaction
• Outrage changes hearts and minds
• Social pressure is effective
• The Collab should maintain its historic focus on how "pocketbook issue" savings (overall TOM Budget&
Taxes, Family-by-family household expenditures) can drive environmental improvement
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