20200519 - Green Ridgewood/Green Team Virtual Meeting Agenda

GREEN RIDGEWOOD/GREEN TEAM VIRTUAL MEETING AGENDA

May 19^th 2020, 7.00 PM

1. Welcome + Expanded Introductions
2. Approve February meeting minutes

Discussion Topics

3. The Way Ahead
   1. Roles of the committees – What are they? Changes needed or not?
   2. Expectations of the Village – Council, management, residents?
   3. Committee or Commission?
   4. Membership/recruitment for the roles.
   5. Communications & social media, web site, etc.
   6. Short term plans/projects during COVID
4. Grants, Grant projects, Grant writer, No-Mow project
5. ERI update - the task, the need, the cost

Sustainable Jersey

6. Silver Recertification
7. Bergen Hub update, Styrofoam program

Briefs/Updates

8. Single Use Plastic Bag Bans
9. Schools
   1. RHS Green Club & BFMS project - update
   2. Middle school sustainability/environmental grant – update
   3. Activities in the schools/HAS’s
10. Wild Duck Pond improvement
11. RGEAs - Bergen County, Glen Rock, Ridgewood?
12. Daffodil Festival & Earth Day Fair 2020 – banner, T-shirts, etc
13. Future Events: Movie “Wasted”? Geothermal Lunch & Learn? EV’s?
14. New business

For discussion if requested/time allows

15. NJ Green Amendment – see https://forthegenerations.org/resources/states-pursuing-green-amendments/new-jersey/
16. Green Business Program
17. Waste reduction/Food waste pilot
18. Green Ridgewood/Green Team Bylaws

Next meeting: Tuesday June 16^th 7:00 pm, venue?