Space Coast

April 2024 Meeting Minutes

Written by Nina Hunt | Apr 18, 2024 6:13:00 PM

 

Chapter Meeting Minutes

April 17, 2024

Intracoastal Brewing Company

6:30 Call to order Kris Baker, Chair Welcome! 

  • Vice Chair Nina Hunt, presenting on her trip to Tallahassee to represent Space Coast chapter for Hill Day!

EC/Program/Campaign Reports 

  • Chair Report: Kris
    • New Volunteer Coordinator - Deb Richardson
    • Grants - waiting on grant notifications (Kris/Bill/Brandon)
      • Ballard Park- no letter of support, waiting on City of Melbourne
    • Verdi Eco School – help with water samples 4/23, Kris participated in sustainable summit
    • Adopt a Hwy A1A relocation – sign has not been relocated yet
    • Kris presenting to Aquarina condos for Earth Day
    • Discussion about sponsoring beach wheel chair for communities
      • Satellite Beach?
    • Long doggers international surfing day collab
  • Vice Chair Report: Nina
    • Hill Day - Nina represented the Space Coast Chapter this year
      • Spoke to 7 different state reps & senators throughout the day
      • Protecting clean water/public health – Safe Waterway Act
      • Plastic pollution; progress on balloon releases
      • Aux containers/restaurants reducing plastic waste
      • Climate change/coastal resilience
  • Secretary Report: Kelly
    • Sign in sheet – everyone getting emails?
  • Treasurer Report: Chris absent. Kris to report 
  • Blue Water Task Force BWTF: Kris
    • Most sites in the green!
  • Social Media Chair – Kelly 
    • Social Media- follow/repost on socials
  • Ocean Friendly Gardens – Bill
    • 4/26 Bioswale Indialantic, meet at 9AM
  • Ocean Friendly Restaurants – Joanie
    • Anyone interested in forming a committee? Need more
      engagement
  • Beach Bucket Foundation - no report

Past Events Recap 

  • 4/6 Sponsored beach clean up at Aquarina
    • great turn out... ran out of buckets!
  • 4/6 International Coastal Clean Up- Trash Bash
    • Bob said good turn out
  • 4/6 Movie night
    • evening showing great turn out, people love our movie events
  • 4/13 Space coast classic race

Upcoming Events  

  • 4/26 Earth Day Planting – Bioswale in Indialantic 9:30-12:30 Park on 8th Ave
  • 5/15 General Meeting at Tiny Turtle; beach clean up before 5:30 at Minuteman Beach by Coconuts
  • 5/18 Beach clean up at Blockhouse Beach PSFB 8:30 am

Updated/New Business 

General Meeting Adjourn