AGENDA for Tuesday 11/29/22
Town of Rochester Environmental Conservation Commission
Location: Community Center: 15 Tobacco Rd. Accord Time: 6:00 PM NEW START TIME
Approve October Minutes:
Report from Town Board: Erin Enouen
Ulster County Environmental Council report: Jim Easley
Resident complaint about the Town Hall light shining in her window.
Attendance record of ECC members.
NEW BUSINESS:
UPCOMING EVENTS
1. Snowshoeing in Watershed Park for ECC members this winter.
CONTINUING PROJECTS
1. Third Thursday Nature Series update:
a. November: Native Plants. Record number of attendees: 20
b. December off, January: Climate Change, Feb. Neonics, March Forest Ecology, Jon Bowermaster film in April
2. Wildlife Corridor/209 Underpass: Judith, Ann, Chris Spatz
3. Pollinator garden for TOR: Ann and Judith:
a. Town Hall patch of grass between the parking lot and the building.
b. John requested approval of this area and a budget from Mike Baden, no response yet.
c. Ann and Todd’s daughter might design it. Catskill Native may donate plants.
d. Procedure: sheet mulch area for 6 months.
e. Design drawing, signage, source plants, set date to plant, publicize the event, volunteer day to plant, maintain it.
4. Pollinator garden under solar arrays: John to contact Nexamp.
5. Recruiting new ECC members:
6. Mission Statement. Judith requested adding something about the impact to ecosystem. The current MS could be updated but would take some energy to do so and might have to wait for new members.
7. Lawns to Meadows Campaign update: Judith suggested that we make this a signature campaign. There was no vote on it, but she will get the ball rolling and then we can vote on it this month. Her tasks:
a. Go to a Woodstock Pollinator Pathway meeting to form an alliance.
b. Go through her list of websites and present us with more information on this subject.
8. Local Law H subcommittee has drafted a response and is ready for review. Please review this before the meeting.
NEW PROJECTS:
1. Plastic Bag Recycling: Ann
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NEW BUSINESS: