The remaining project that we must complete in order to submit our application for Green Sanctuary Status is the Osias Carpet campaign.

Coffee and Chocolate Sales Report (Robert Duchemin and Linda Harmon)

We have made approximately $500 on coffee and chocolate sales. There was a summer break, but sales will resume in November for holiday sales. Some unsold coffee inventory will be donated to UUFBR’s coffee hour.

Rising Together Environmental Justice Project (Jan Booher)

The field work is finished for this Environmentl Justice Project  and the www.ReACTToolkit.net site is active. More content will continue to be added to the site. The Southeast Florida Climate Change Compact’s Leadership Summit scheduled for October 5th and 6th was cancelled due to Hurricane Matthew. A Poster about the Rising Together EJ project was accepted for the juried Poster Session.

Osias Carpet Campaign:

The Endowment Committee decided not to provide matching funds to replace the carpet in Osias Hall.

The Carpet Campaign will begin November 1, 2016.

The cost for a 2ft x 2ft tile will be $40, or in quantity, at reduced prices. Linda Harmon will create a pricing schedule. The pricing will cover labor, maintenance, 3 years of warranty compliant maintenance, and the campaign expenses (including a plaque to recognize donors).

Robert Duchemin and Seyril Siegel will speak to Donna Musial to see if she can help with a rendering of Osias with differing carpet samples and a rendering of the room with squares that can be colored in, or donor’s names can be inserted, as the campaign progresses.

The meeting was adjourned at 9pm.

CARPET

The carpet installation bids were reviewed. It is clear that carpeting the Sanctuary is more than double the cost of carpeting Osias Hall, and it is more complex.

Questions from the committee for the installing companies:

1. Do any of the 3 installers recycle the carpet?
2. Is the adhesive low VOC and/or LEED recommended?
3. Why is the Sanctuary so expensive to carpet given the exceptions and limitations noted in the bids.
4. If we treat the carpet with Scotchgard or a recommended sealing product will the warranty be valid? Additionally, what is the cost for us to treat the carpet and for a professional to treat the carpet. Capitol’s quote states: “4) Final protection of finished work to be by others.” What kind of ‘protection’ are we planning? Who is going to apply it? (e.g. Does the carpet come pretreated with ScotchGuard? If not, would we do it & when in the process? Is there something better than ScotchGuard?)
5. Do the prices from the installers include 10 percent additional tiles? Are we ordering a number of extra 24×24 carpet squares? (i.e. for replacing irreparably damaged spots, long after the selected pattern is no longer available.) If so, how many? If not, can we? And at what price each? Adhesive?
6. What is the maintenance plan for the carpet once it is installed. How long must this carpet be in place before it could be vacuumed? Shampooed?
7. Is there a visualization tool available from any of these installers that shows the carpet we picked in our room?

Question from the committee for the UUFBR Board after we prepare a comparison chart is:

Will the Board give the GSC committee permission to:

• oversee the Osias carpet funding campaign that includes a UUFBR Endowment Committee Matching Grant proposal and a buy-a-carpet-tile-square fund raising campaign
• have carpet installed in Osias Hall

Action Item: Jan will ask Linda if she is willing to prepare a spreadsheet comparing the bids for a presentation to the UUFBR board.

LWV FILM SERIES ON CLIMATE CHANGE

After a discussion of participation in a climate change film series, the GSC would like to meet with Mary.

Action Item: Bill will invite Mary (LWV) to the August 2nd GSC meeting.

AUGUST 7th GSC SERVICE

• Jan should prepare very short video clips that show: training for Outreach Leaders, community outreach, and an oral history clip.
• Jan will speak with Marjorie about her presentation: content, length.
• Jan will circulate a draft Powerpoint for review before th next GSC meeting.

The meeting was adjourned.

Remaining Active Projects required for certification were discussed:

1. Fair Trade Sales: Linda and Robert stated that approximate income in April and early May from chocolate and coffee fair trade items was approximately $82 net. There is potential for an additional $100 by liquidating on hand inventory.They are ordering more with the profits. It may take 2 or 3 orders before it’s self-sustaining.
2. Environmental Justice EPA Grant: The neighborhood canvass has begun in Pearl City, and tabling events have begun in Delray Beach. The website www.ReactToolKit.com will be live by the end of May. Seyril Siegel and Grisell Martinez translated the Oral History Consent Form and Oral History Protocol into Spanish. That means that all of the Outreach Materials that are going out into the communities are available in English, Spanish, and Creole. The Interim Report was submitted to the EPA May 1, 2016. Project Manager Dr. Ana Pushkin-Chevlin took the Officer of Sustainability position for the City of Delray Beach. Dr. Debra Weiss-Randall, EdD, CHESS has been hired to fill the vacant position, with approval from EPA Region.
3. Green Sanctuary Summer Service: A Green Path to Walk our Talk Summer Service will focus on the Environmental Justice project. We will invite members of the 2 communities to speak. August 7th is the date for our service. Linda will research music and readings
4. Carpet Project Phase II: Soliciting Bids and Funding: Sondra Solki will ask carpet installers to give bids on May 19th. Jan will send a few sample numbers to Sondra with the understanding that we are not decided on the carpet we want, and would be interested in seeing what they would recommend. Robert, Linda and Jan can probably attend on May 19th.
5. Illuminate Your Spirit…Light up Our Lives (Addresses climate change)-in process
6. Recycling Awareness-in process

The status of each of the Green Sanctuary Action Plan Items was discussed.

Environmental Justice Project (1 required, please feel free to use your checklist or tracking page in process

Replicable and Scalable Climate Change Adaptation in Two Low Income Communities is well underway. The Pearl City Community is working with Habitat for Humanity on a Block Captain system to distribute the information about health issues that will be exacerbated by climate change, and both communities are working on translation and education.

Worship and Celebration

1. Project Description: The HIGHWATERLINE Delray Beach Project  – completed
2. Green Sanctuary Summer Service: A Green Path to Walk our Talk – not started
3. Gratitude for Coffee and Chocolate Service followed by Green Sanctuary Coffee Hour – in process– proposed date April 10th. Jan will begin to assemble music and other relevant materials. We will begin an email thread to coordinate content.