City environmental awards postponed

Recommended

No committee or staff recommendation recorded.

Debated

Chair Palmer addressed the city awards program originally planned for May 7 in conjunction with the volunteer appreciation dinner; Sarah Boren noted both ESC and ARCC had previously voted on award categories and nomination processes, but with only six weeks out, adequate preparation time was not available. The motion passed that ESC would not do awards on May 7 but would not hold back the city volunteer appreciation event; the committee discussed potential September timing, which Amanda Askew confirmed would allow more preparation time. Chair Palmer indicated the topic should return to the next agenda to develop formal plans, with input from Anastasia who had contributed significantly to prior award events.

Decided

PASSED — ESC will not hold awards at the May 7 volunteer appreciation dinner; awards deferred to a later date (September discussed).