Environmental Advisory Council Meeting Minutes - October 14, 2025

Environmental Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
October 14, 2025 @ 7pm
 
This meeting was held in person at the Township building.

• Call to Order: Meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm
• Attendees: Anne Kadar-Duzan, Mike Irwin, JoEllen McBride, Debra Town, and Lindsey Beacher
• Staff Present: Abbey Swan and Don Vymazal
• Guests Present: Brett Klukan (Zoning Taskforce Member)
• Public Comment: None
• Minutes Approved – September 9, 2025
• Old business:
  • Outreach to Boards and Commissions – the EAC has been working on ongoing outreach to other township boards and commissions:
    • Parks and Rec: JoEllen reported on her visit to the Parks and Recreation Board meeting.  
    • Anne attended the Planning Commission meeting and she and Mike reported about the Main Line Health presentation.
  • Newsletter Pieces – The spreadsheet and drafts are in the Outreach folder in OneDrive and any member is welcome to add to either. Anne suggested we present recycling/trash data in terms of number of recycling trucks. The group discussed writing some recycling fact-check content.
  • Upcoming Parks and Rec Events – Halloween Party and Tree Lighting – the group discussed doing recycling collections at events (specifically broken Christmas lights)
• New Business
  • Zoning Update Review – Abbey highlighted some relevant text, specifically the Resource Protection Standards section in the shared PDF. She also created Word documents for each sub-section for people to comment on and edit. Lindsey and Mike added their thoughts to the spreadsheet. Don suggested that the EAC focus on their top priorities rather than focusing more broadly since there’s so much content included in the code. The group extensively discussed the steep slopes section of the code and made some comments. Don described the new Mixed Use Overlay district. The group also discussed potential changes to the landscaping list to reflect plants native to this region and appropriate for the soil while being resistant to climate change impacts. 
• Adjournment