February 15, 2023

  1. Minutes

The Titusville Environmental Commission (TEC) of the City of Titusville, Florida met in regular session at City Hall in the Council Chamber located at 555 South Washington Avenue on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 5:30pm.

 

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Chairwoman Thompson called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. Present were Vice Chairman Myjak, Member Perez, Member Yount, Member Delgado, Member Flis and Alternate Member Young. Member Tucker was absent. Staff present was Sustainability Planner Rachel Muller and Recording Secretary Wendy Van Cott. 

 

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Vice Chairman Myjak made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 11, 2023 meeting with a correction.  Member Young seconded. There was a unanimous voice vote in favor.

 

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Petitions & Requests from Public Present

 

Kay St. Onge of 2360 Maryland Avenue Titusville, Florida requested that City Council fund the video recording of the TEC meetings. 

 

Mary Sphar of 825 Clifton’s Cove Ct. Cocoa, Florida recommends that TEC members change their recommendation to read more frequent mapping to allow monitoring every two years or as soon thereafter as the highest resolution data is available during periods of rapid development. 

 

Vice Chairman Myjak discussed the recommendation and stated the Urban Tree Canopy Assessment should be added to the next meeting’s agenda to reconsider the recommendations. 

 

Stan Johnston of 860 Poinsettia Avenue Titusville, Florida came to speak of the sewage spills into nine city streets.

 

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Vice Chairman Myjak made a motion to allow a ten-minute presentation from Stan Johnston to be put on the March 15, 2023 TEC meeting agenda with the data he has collected from the alleged post hurricane Ian sewage spill sightings from the fall of 2022 so that TEC may carry forward to the City. 

 

Member Yount made a friendly amendment to have a city staff member familiar with the situation attend the meeting and to invite impacted neighbors as well.  Member Flis seconded. 

 

Roll Call is as follows:

 

Member Young                       Yes

Member Flis                            Yes

Member Delgado                    Yes

Member Yount                       Yes

Vice Chairman Myjak             Yes

Member Perez                         Yes

Chairwoman Thompson          Yes

 

Motion passed. 

 

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Bill Klein of 3 Indian River Avenue Titusville, Florida suggested keeping a running record of each development being approved and use that information to show that the tree canopy is being lost. 

 

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Old Business

None

 

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New Business

 

Wetlands Policy Review

Ms. Muller gave an overview of this item.

 

Toni Shifalo of 715 Tropic St. Titusville, Florida came to speak in favor of this item.

 

Mary Sphar of 825 Clifton’s Cove Ct. Cocoa, Florida came to speak neither for nor against this item and provided a handout regarding Wetlands Confusion and Clarification. 

 

Kay St. Onge of 2360 Maryland Avenue Titusville, Florida came to speak neither for nor against this item. 

 

Bill Klein of 3 Indian River Ave. Titusville, Florida came to speak in favor of this item. 

 

 

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Member Yount made a motion to add the language to Sec. 29-71(b) saying that the City shall apply the Comprehensive Plan Land Use and Density requirements when wetland destruction or degradation has been permitted by SJRWMD or any applicable permitting agency. Member Flis seconded.

 

Roll Call is as follows:

 

Member Perez                         Yes

Vice Chairman Myjak             Yes

Member Young                       Yes

Member Delgado                    Yes

Member Flis                            Yes

Member Yount                       Yes

Chairwoman Thompson          Yes

 

Motion passed.

 

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Vice Chairman Myjak made a motion to recommend that the revision of the language in Sec. 29-71 (c) and corresponding language in Sec. 29-76 so that all wetlands 5 acres and greater in size always remain in the WCA and in Sec. 29-72, limit planned development (PD) zoning to wetlands less than 5 acres in size be directed to city staff. Member Young seconded.

 

Roll Call is as follows:

 

Member Yount                       Yes

Member Young                       Yes

Member Delgado                    Yes

Member Flis                            Yes

Vice Chairman Myjak             Yes

Member Perez                         Yes

Chairwoman Thompson          Yes

 

Motion passed.

 

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Vice Chairman Myjak made a motion to extend the meeting twenty minutes. Member Perez seconded. There was a unanimous voice vote in favor.

 

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Vice Chairman Myjak made a motion to accept and add the language to Sec. 29-75 (a) specifying a method for assessing compliance with one dwelling unit per five acres limitation. Member Flis seconded. There was a unanimous voice vote in favor.

 

 Vice Chairman Myjak and Member Flis rescinded their previous motion. 

 

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Vice Chairman Myjak made a motion that TEC recommends Sec. 29-75(a) needs a method of assessing compliance that there be an acreage limitation to be interpreted by a percentage as 1.8% of the total site area similar like Brevard County. Member Perez seconded. 

 

Roll Call is as follows:

 

Member Perez                         Yes

Vice Chairman Myjak             Yes

Member Young                       Yes

Member Delgado                    Yes

Member Flis                            Yes

Member Yount                       Yes

Chairwoman Thompson          Yes

 

Motion passed.

 

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Vice Chairman Myjak made a motion to approve the language the buffer requirement is stated in both the Stormwater Management Technical Manual, 7.5.1.6 and also in the Environmental Protection Technical Manual 2.6.4. To make clear that there is a buffer requirement, add the words, “including the buffer requirement stated in Stormwater Protection Technical Manual 7.5.1.6” to both the last sentence of Sec. 29-71(a) and to the end of the second sentence in Sec. 29-75(b). Member Flis seconded.

 

 

Roll is as follows:

 

Member Young                       Yes

Member Flis                            Yes

Member Delgado                    Yes

Member Yount                       Yes

Vice Chairman Myjak             Yes

Member Perez                         Yes

Chairwoman Thompson          Yes

 

Motion passed.

 

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Vice Chairman Myjak made a motion to put the forested wetlands/storm water discussion on the agenda for the next meeting, as per the handout provided by Chairwoman Thompson. Member Perez seconded.

 

Roll call is as follows:

 

Member Perez                         Yes

Vice Chairman Myjak             Yes

Member Delgado                    Yes

Member Flis                            Yes

Member Yount                       Yes

Member Young                       Yes

Chairwoman Thomas              Yes

 

Motion passed.

 

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Member Yount made a motion to move item 8B to next meeting. Member Perez seconded.

 

Roll Call is as follows:

 

 

Member Perez                         Yes

Vice Chairman Myjak             Yes

Member Young                       Yes

Member Delgado                    Yes

Member Flis                            Yes

Member Yount                       Yes

Chairwoman Thompson          Yes

 

Motion passed. 

 

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Petitions and Requests

None

 

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Reports

 

Community Development Presentation

The presentation was not provided at this time.

 

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Vice Chairman Myjak spoke about the pollution from the Chesapeake Bay and the book The Green Amendment. 

 

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Discussion of Future Agenda Items

 

  1. Stan Johnston to have a ten-minute presentation of the sewage spill.
  2. Forrest wetlands presentation.
  3. Urban Tree Canopy assessment and modify recommendations. 

 

Vice Chairman Myjak made a motion to include the Urban Tree Canopy assessment TEC’s recommendations to the next agenda. Seconded by Member Flis. There was a unanimous voice vote in favor. 

 

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Adjournment 8:20 p.m.