Environmental Sustainability Board 07/08/2025 04:30 PM City Operations Center – 2nd Floor Meeting Room | 305 Williams St. | Hendersonville, NC 28792

1.CALL TO ORDER

2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA

3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. A.Environmental Sustainability Board June 2025 Meeting Minutes Approval 

4.PUBLIC COMMENT

1. A.Public Comment (15 minutes)

5.CITY COUNCIL UPDATE

1. A.City Council Update - Gina Baxter, City Council Member (5 minutes)

2. B.City Council Topics Pertinent to ESB - Kyla Christensen, Member (5 minutes)

   Note from Caitlyn: Please be sure to watch the City Council recap videos that are posted after each regular City Council meeting. They are only about 3 minutes long and give a condensed overview of what went on in the last City Council meeting. You can find them posted here: https://www.hendersonvillenc.gov/city-news

6.OLD BUSINESS

1. A.Solar Project - Omar Zafra, Member (7 minutes)

2. B.Outreach Dates

   Jane Edgar having ESB Green Partnership booth at Ecusta Trail Grand Opening event - July 18th at 2pm at the Visitors Center

   SDS market and Rhythm and Blues

   ESB member needed to contact volunteer list to schedule volunteers

3. C.Green Partnership - Jane Edgar, Member (7 minutes)

   ESB members consider finalizing poster and brochures

   Finalize form submission for interested businesses and organizations

   Draft Questionnaire: https://www.cognitoforms.com/cityofhendersonville4/greenpartnershipquestionnaire/publish

4. D.Sustainability Demonstration Station

   Farmers Market now dropping off compostable waste as part of new Chef Program

   Solar unit in - Omar working with Caitlyn on installing at SDS

   Compost Bin Program update

   9 compost bins remaining out of 27

7.NEW BUSINESS

1. A.Vote on new Chair and Vice Chair - Virginia Tegel, Chair and Caitlyn Gendusa, Staff Liaison (5 minutes)

2. B.Hendo Earth Fest 2026 - Virginia Tegel, Chair and Caitlyn Gendusa, Staff Liaison (7 minutes)

   Vote to approve event guidelines

   Designate ESB members to 2026 planning subcommittee

   Confirm with ESB, should Event Planning Subcommittee be finalized in July with the first meeting set up in August to finalize the Special Events application?

3. C.Connection to Warren Wilson College and the Masters of Applied Climate Studies program - Fionna McColley, Member (5 minutes)

4. D.Summary of FY26 ESB Budget - Caitlyn Gendusa, Staff Liaison (5 minutes)

5. E.Waste reduction event - Caitlyn Gendusa, Staff Liaison (7 minutes)

   Proposed event to include going over what is/isn't recyclable, recycling audit, and composting overview hosted at the Sustainability Demonstration Station

8.ADJOURNMENT

The City of Hendersonville is committed to providing accessible facilities, programs and services for all people in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Should you need assistance or an accommodation for this meeting please contact the City Clerk no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting at 697-3005.