Environmental Sustainability Board 09/09/2025 04:30 PM City Operations Center – 2nd Floor Meeting Room | 305 Williams St. | Hendersonville, NC 28792

1.CALL TO ORDER

1. A.Call to order - Emily Davidson, Chair

2.APPROVAL OF AGENDA

3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. A.Approval of August 12, 2025 meeting minutes - Emily Davidson, Chair

4.PUBLIC COMMENT

5.CITY COUNCIL UPDATE

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

6.OLD BUSINESS

1. A.Hendo Green Partnership Update - Jane Edgar, Member; Fiona McColley, Vice-Chair; and Caitlyn Gendusa, Staff Liaison (7 minutes)

   Create list of businesses and organizations to reach out to and designate members to facilitate. Note: board members should consider reaching out to the businesses that were already signed up in ESB's previous similar initiative, Plastic Free Hendo: https://www.plasticfreehendo.com/

   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gwuyGg1g-vWrlB8q6_26wYLbLId1jp9eTrnhozTvAmY/edit?usp=sharing

7.OUTREACH DATES

1. A.ESB Outreach Dates - Emily Davidson, Chair (5 minutes)

   SDS at Farmers Market: September 13th - Symbolic Monarch Migration Month

   Emily Davidson will help setup and Virginia Tegel will take over after from 7:30-10am and Omar Zafra from 10am-1pm

   ESB volunteers neededc for 9/27 Chef Day at Farmers Market for compost of food scraps and containers.

   SDS at Farmers Market: October 11th

   Kyla Christensen will be there from 10am-1pm.

   Review outreach poster to finalize and purchase

8.NEW BUSINESS

1. A.Consideration of moving meetings back to the City Operations Assembly Room - Caitlyn Gendusa, Staff Liaison

2. B.Hendo Earth Fest Update - Caitlyn Gendusa, Staff Liaison (5 minutes)

3. C.Review ESB Annual Report - Caitlyn Gendusa, Staff Liaison (10 minutes)

4. D.Edible landscaping and native plants - Virginia Tegel, Member (5 minutes)

   Note from Caitlyn - Public Works recently planted 20 native berry bushes along the Oklawaha Trail (35.335458, -82.464744). From talking with our Property Maintenance Supervisor, the City prioritizes native plants and estimates about 90% of new plants purchased are native.

5. E.Support for Ecusta Trail - Virginia Tegel, Member (7 minutes)

9.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.