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Home My WebLink About2021-05-19 Green Advisory Board Agenda PacketAGENDA City of Dania Beach Green Advisory Board Meeting VIRTUAL MEETING Wednesday, May 19, 2021 5:15 PM ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING ADVISORY BOARD WITH REGARD TO ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING OR HEARING WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS, AND FOR SUCH PURPOSE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. LOBBYIST REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES, WHETHER OR NOT COMPENSATION IS PAID OR RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH THOSE ACTIVITIES, EACH LOBBYIST SHALL FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK AN ANNUAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND PAY AN ANNUAL ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) REGISTRATION FEE FOR EACH PRINCIPAL OR EMPLOYER. REGISTRATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE: WWW.DANIABEACHFL.GOV. (ORDINANCE #2012-019) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE PROCEEDINGS SHOULD CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, 100 W. DANIA BEACH BOULEVARD, DANIA BEACH, FL 33004, (954) 924-6800 EXTENSION 3624, AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING .  ROLL CALL  APPROVAL OF MINUTES  Green Advisory Board - April 21, 2021 regular meeting.  CITIZENS COMMENTS  NEW BUSINESS  Select Board Representative to attend City Commission meetings and provide summary report at next Board meeting.  Presentation to City Commission for Balloon Ordinance proposal.  OLD BUSINESS  Green Advisory Board - Purpose, Duties and Responsibilities  DISCUSSION/ACTION  NEXT MEETING  Wednesday, June 16, 2021  ADJOURN If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact Richard Lorber at 954-289-4379 or via email: rlorber@daniabeachfl.gov. Thank you. MINUTES City of Dania Beach Green Advisory Board Regular Meeting Wednesday, April 21, 2021 5:00 PM The meeting was called to order at 5:03 PM. 1. ROLL CALL: Board Members Staff Laura Lombardo, Chair Present Richard Lorber, Planning & Zoning Manager Patricia Chukerman Absent Kasia Johnson Present Alexis Guillen Present Charlene Hogan Absent David Simonetta Present 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: a. March 17, 2021 regular meeting. Motion was made by David / seconded by Board Member Guillen. Motion passed 4-0. 2. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS: None 3. NEW BUSINESS: David proposed and the Board discussed City policy for balloons. 4. OLD BUSINESS: The Board discussed last weekend’s beach cleanup. The event was a success with a large turnout. The Parks & Rec Department staff were very helpful. The 25 brand new litter pickers were very popular, and all were returned back to the Parks Department. The SF Wildlife Center wants to partner with the Board again. Problems discussed were the lack of advertising follow through from PIO Katia Bordy, due to the confusing number of events planned. Also the promised dumpster did not get delivered. 5. DISCUSSION/ACTION:  Next GAB Regular Meeting is May 19, 2021 at 5:00 PM. 6. ADJOURNMENT: Motion was made by Board Member Guillen to adjourn the meeting at 6:15 PM and it was seconded by Board Member Simonetta. Motion passed 4-0. Dania Beach Balloon Pollution | Alexis Guillen, Green Advisory Board Member Summary The City of Dania Beach has a responsibility to address balloon pollution in support of the Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Act to ensure cleaner waterways, reduced obstruction in storm drains and the greater protection of life. Ch 403.021(6), F.S. “The Legislature finds and declares that control, regulation, and abatement of the activities which are causing or may cause pollution of the air or water resources in the state and which are or may be detrimental to human, animal, aquatic, or plant life, or to property,or unreasonably interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property be increased to ensure conservation of natural resources; to ensure a continued safe environment; to ensure purity of air and water; to ensure domestic water supplies; to ensure protection and preservation of the public health, safety, welfare, and economic well-being; to ensure and provide for recreational and wildlife needs as the population increases and the economy expands; and to ensure a continuing growth of the economy and industrial development.”1 Rationale 1.When released into the environment, a single balloon is transformed into a pollutant of our land and waterways. Their ability to travel hundreds, even thousands of miles is a global problem with local consequences.“We absolutely get patients in with ingested balloon pieces”is the statement I received f rom Carolina Segarra, the Director of Outreach and Volunteer Services for South Florida Wildlife Center,which often rescues and rehabilitates animals in Dania Beach. 2.The number of balloons found on beaches and coastlines has reportedly tripled over the past decade. Beyond polluting the environment, marine and aquatic plastic debris can be deadly for wildlife.For example, a new study reported that even a single piece of ingested plastic can be deadly for a sea turtle. Due to their physiology, sea turtles cannot regurgitate, therefore, any ingested plastic can block their digestive tract,leading to starvation and death. This is especially true for floating balloon debris, which sea turtles mistake for jellyfish, a favored prey.2 3.All released balloons, whether they are released intentionally or not, return to Earth as litter – including those marketed as “biodegradable latex”. Balloons April 6,, 2021 Page 1 of 4 kill countless animals and cause dangerous power outages.3 4.Balloon debris can even have an economic impact on communities, contributing to dirty beaches which drive away tourists,or causing power outages f rom mylar balloons covered in metallic paint and their ribbons tangling in power lines.4 Balloon debris can be harmful for wildlife, which may ingest or get entangled in it. Here, a sea turtle was found after ingesting balloon debris, likely mistaking it for food. (Photo Credit: Blair Witherington, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) April 6,, 2021 Page 2 of 4 Great Blue Heron that had a balloon in its beak.(Photo Credit: South Florida Wildlife Center) Conclusion: As a member of the Green Advisory Board I move to recommend: 1.Dania Beach prohibit the use of balloons for all outdoor permitted activities 2.Dania Beach prohibit the use of balloons at all Parks & Recreation pavilions 3.Dania Beach recommend similar measures to be adopted by Broward County 4.Dania Beach engage in a social media campaign to educate residents and businesses of the unintended consequences resulting f rom balloon pollution 1 Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Act | 403.021 Legislative declaration; public policy https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/403.021 2 University of Michigan |THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BALLOON RELEASES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES By: Lara O’Brien, SEAS 2020 April 24, 2019 April 6,, 2021 Page 3 of 4 http://sustainability.umich.edu/news/balloon-release-impact 3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Balloons and Wildlife:Please Don’t Release Your Balloons August 5, 2015 https://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm/2015/8/5/balloons-and-wildlife-please-dont-release-yo ur-balloons 4 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,Office of Response and Restoration | Hold on to Those Balloons: They Could End Up in the Ocean March 6, 2017 https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/about/media/hold-those-balloons-they-could-end-ocean.ht ml April 6,, 2021 Page 4 of 4 GREEN ADVISORY BOARD MEETING BALANCE OF 2021 CALENDAR 1. Green Advisory Board Meeting May 19, 2021 5:15 PM 2. Green Advisory Board Meeting June 16, 2021 5:15 PM 3. Green Advisory Board Meeting July 21, 2021 5:15 PM 4. Green Advisory Board Meeting August 18, 2021 5:15 PM 5. Green Advisory Board Meeting September 15, 2021 5:15 PM 6. Green Advisory Board Meeting October 20, 2021 5:15 PM 7. Green Advisory Board Meeting November 17, 2021 5:15 PM 8. Green Advisory Board Meeting December 15, 2021 5:15 PM