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03-24-2011N F�L Off. Community Services Advisory Board Meeting March 24, 2011 3:00 P.M. 19200 W. Country Club Drive Fifth Floor Executive Conference Room 1. Call to Order Agenda II. Approval of Minutes - December 2, 2010 Ill. Staff Reports IV. Adjournment This meeting is open to the public. Notice pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, if applicable, is hereby incorporated by reference. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, all persons who are disabled and who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting because of that disability should contact the Office of the City Clerk, (305) 466- 8901, not later than two days prior to such proceeding. Please be advised that one or more members of the Aventura City Commission may attend this meeting. __1_- COMMUNITY SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING December 2, 2010 — 3 p.m. Government Center 8 Executive Conference Room Aventura, Florida 33180 Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Jonathan Evans at 3 p.m. Members present: Members Absent: Ruthe Cohen Jonathan Evans Jaquelina Levy Hara Mel Taks Gary Pyott Julie Israel Julie Shapiro Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the minutes of the September 23, 2010 meeting was offered by Mrs. Cohen, seconded by Mrs. Levy Hara and unanimously passed. III. Staff Reports: Community Services Director Robert Sherman provided an update on recent special events, bus ridership, athletics programs, e- brochures, installation of new playground equipment and tennis courts, Tree City USA application for re- certification, Florida Green Building recertification and February symposium. He distributed last year's application for the Go -Green Recognition Program. No changes were made. The next meeting was scheduled for March 10, 2011 at 3 p.m. IV. Adjournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, after motion made, seconded and unanimously passed, the meeting was adjourned at 3:10 p.m. Teresa M. Soroka, MMC, City Clerk Approved by the Board on 2011 GO GREEN APPLICANT SUMMARIES 2600 Island Boulevard Installed ASl Energy Managment System controls A/C temp on each floor. Replacing metal halide with induction fixtures in garage. Installing Green Valve Technology airless water valve. Ordered engineering report to recycle A/C wast water. 2800 Island Boulevard Installed ASI Energy Mgment System controls A/C temp on each floor. All fresh air is now preconditioned increasing efficiency of all 264 A/C units in common area hallways. Changing metal halide to induction fixtures in garage. Installing Greev Valve Technology's airless water valve. 3000 Island Boulevard Swtiched to green cleaning chemicals. Hallways are being painted with green paint, using green dryall and mud. timers with motion sensors installed in all trash rooms and common bathrooms. Hallway thermostats replaced with programmable, and others were adjusted to a warmer temperature. Adjusted fluorescent lighting in garage and stairwells. Installed xeriscape landscaping. Encourage and promote recycling. 7000 Island Boulevard Installed light sensors in trash rooms. Installed 42 watt CFL in garage and landscaping replacing metal halide. Recycling bins for paper, plastic, cans and glass in all trash rooms. Installed EMS: frequency drives, A/C regulating valves, digital thermostats. Environmentally friendly cleaning products and paper goods Rain sensors for irrigation. Newsletters sent to residents for environmental awareness. Aventura Corporate Center Replaced A/C chiller with energy effiecient ones, saving 30% energy use Replaced on roof with white TPO firestone, qualifying for FPL rebates. Finished retrofit of all incandescent and halogen lights. Established recycling program, up to 80%. Aventura Hospital Limit watering lawns to twice per week. Using native plants wherever possible. Replaced diesel fuel stgorage with a dual wall unit Implemented a pharmaceutical wast program, guranteeing that non hazardous waste is disposed of properly. Reduced paper usage by over 5 million sheets and recycled 43 tons of old documents, saving about 1,000 trees. Purchased of uniforms made of cloth produced from recycled aluminum. 400 Ibs of plastic per month is recycled. Biscava 111 Mulching at appropriate times to ensure retention of water for flower beds and trees. Planting and maintaining vegetation and flowers (native rather than annuals) that require less irrigation. Adding 36 native and flowering trees and busesh: dwarf firebush, silver and green buttonwoods, golden flower and pink trumpet trees. Portsview at the Waterways Replaced irrigation sprinklers with drip lines, reducing consumption by 30% Replaced annuals with perennials, eliminating need for changeouts. Replaced incandescent bulbs with CFL. Replaced common area A/C with high efficiency units. Increasing use of website and inernet to reduce paper flow. Villa Dorada Replaced common area lights to fluorescent lighting. Made changes to sprinkler system to make sure water is sufficient but never in excess. Instituted recvcling program for residents to dispose trash in proper recvcling containers. Williams Island POA Provide recycling bins in restaurants, tennis and spa for employee use. Provide seminars for employees to learn how to separate waste products. Single stream recvcling Recycles all ballasts, batteries and lightbulbs. Recycle ink and toner Old computers, printers, montiors and N sets are recycled. Electronic payroll and invoices Printed material is re -used. Landscape contractor uses low decibel and fuel efficient power equipment. Grass clippings and tree trimmings are ground into mulch All light bulbs are CFL Using organic chemicals, and only in affected areas. Replacing A/C units with energy efficient units. Planting native plants and palms trees. City of Aventura Community Services Department Shuttle Bus Passenger Summary FY 2010 -11 To Date Ridership Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 Quarterly Ridership Blue Route 4,582 3,177 5,332 4,318 3,948 4,364 3,442 5 4,151 4,238 0 0 0 0 0 8,946 6,619 10,462 8,469 8,186 Red Route Green Route Purple Route Yellow Route Ridership Totals 21,357 21,3251 01 42,682 FY 2010 -11 To Date Ridership Blue Route 21,722 Red Route 15,960 Green Route 24,702 Purple Route 22,057 Yellow Route 20,430 Total 104, 871 Total Ridership since 1199 Blue Route 416,256 Red Route (Sep -03) 192,009 Green Route 360,831 Purple Route (Mar -06) 193,784 Yellow Route 503,579 Total Ridership 1,666,459 21% 15% 24% 21% 19% 25% 12% 22% 12% 30% 21% 16% 25% 20% 19% Shuttlebus Ridership Summary Jan 1999 - Present Blue Route ■Red Route (Sep -03) Green Route ■ Purple Route (Mar -06) Yellow Route