Environmental Commission Meeting

November 29, 2022, 7:00 pm

WEST SENECA ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 7:00 PM

West Seneca Community Center – 1300 Union Road, West Seneca

MEMBERS – Cynnie Gaasch (CG) Chair, Rick Rutkowski (RR) Vice-Chair, Evelyn Hicks (EH), Tracy Skalski (TS), Jacqueline Balikowski (JB), Patrick Healy (PH), Danielle Bagley (DB), Ryan Harrington (RH)

Town Council Liaison: Jeff Piekarec (JP)

 

DRAFT - AGENDA

I.         Welcome

II.       Approval of October Meeting Minutes

III.     Issues of the Public

IV.    Discussion of approach for conducting a new strategic plan for the WSEC

·         1^st step of process – assigning responsibilities - build a comprehensive list of information gathering. Please bring information share information sources you would like to pursue. Additional sources:

                                                               i.      Bylaws https://www.westseneca.net/application/files/5415/4038/7871/Bylaws_Rev._1_-_9-30-18.pdf

                                                             ii.      Town Code https://www.westseneca.net/departments-and-services/environmental-commission#established

                                                           iii.      NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

                                                           iv.      Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper

                                                             v.      Other towns’ / municipalities best practices

                                                           vi.      Public strategic planning session(s)

                                                          vii.      Others?

V.      Approve potential purchases with $1,000 in 2022 budget

VI.    Reports for ongoing projects

·         ReTree project completed planting 8 trees

·         Erie County Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardener provided workshops will be scheduled once the Town meeting schedule is set for 2023

·         Bikes, Center Road, meeting with Go Bike Buffalo (see attached)

·         NYS Grant Opportunity for Garden (see attached) due January 10

·         Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Floodplain Bench Project

VII.   Governance

·         Election of Officers in January, per Bylaws

·         Membership Terms. For members whose terms are completing in December, a renewal should be put in writing to the Town Board  https://www.westseneca.net/departments-and-services/environmental-commission/committee-members#gsc.tab=0

VIII. New Business

.          Potential Guest Speakers for January and February

·         1633 Center Development Project (see attached)

.          5700 Seneca Development Project (see attached)

IX.     Adjourn

 

Next Meeting: TBD once the Town meeting schedule is set.