Charleston Green Team — Charleston, WV
Date: 2026-02-18
Time: 12:00

Charleston Green Team Meeting - Agenda
 Wednesday, February 18, 2026
 Noon - 1:30 p.m.
 AV Room #308
 City Hall 501 Virginia St, East
 Charleston, WV 25301
 The meeting can also be viewed with Microsoft Teams at the following link:
https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/5478f7e5-2aae-4e8c-bb86-
897737ec005a@7b373bd0-a84d-4693-bc68-24ab3148f096
Meeting ID: 223 333 281 768 69
Passcode: MT3H6xM6
Phone: 646-838-1601
Phone conference ID: 954 143 965#

 1. Welcome
 2. Adopt the minutes

New Business:
1. Upcoming Events + Calendar Discussion
2. Green Team Project Discussion

Committee Reports:
1. Nominations for Advisory Member

Updates:
 1. ICLEI Municipal Investment Fund - Quenton

Announcements
 1. Next Meeting: 3rd Wednesday is March 18, 2026

 Adjournment

City Of Charleston Green Team
 February 18, 2026
 Minutes

Meeting called to order at: 12:01pm
Quorum established
In-Person Attendance: Quenton King, Samantha Nygaard, Linda Frame, Shawn Phillips,
Director Brent Webster
Via Microsoft Teams: Emmett Pepper, Stephanie Hysmith, Andrew Earley, Patti Hamilton,
Robin Sylvester, Ryan Hough


 1. Welcome
 2. Adopt the minutes from January 21, 2026 meeting
 a. Minutes amended to reflect the accurate date of December meeting. Sam moves
 to adopt minutes from the last meeting. Vote is unanimous and motion to adopt
 minutes as amended is accepted.


NEW BUSINESS
 1. Upcoming Events + Calendar Discussion
 a. Visibility is a goal for Chair and Vice Chair for 2026. This will help with increasing
 Green Team capacity, helps grow volunteer base
 b. Possible events to include but not limited to:
 i. E-Day, Tree Planting / Arbor Day, Clean Up Days, West Side
 Neighborhood Association
 2. Green Team Project Discussion
 a. Possible idea: Collaborative project with other City committees (Municipal
 Beautification Committee and Public Arts Committee, for example)
 i. Public arts piece that is sustainability focused
 ii. Emmett says there have been talks about a butterfly-focused art piece on
 the boardwalk. Or painting the metal boxes.


UNFINISHED BUSINESS
 1. None


COMMITTEE REPORTS
 1. What to Do with Stuff Committee (Patti Hamilton) - None
 2. Communications (Linda Frame, Patti Hamilton, Sam Nygaard) - none
 3. PODA (Linda Frame, Andrew Earley, Quenton King) - none
 4. Nominations Committee (Quenton, Sam, Nancy) -
 a. Patti moved to accept Jeanne Chandler as Advisory Board member. Vote is
 unanimous


Updates:
 1. City Council Environment & Recycling Committee (Council Member Burton) - None
 2. Charleston Dept. of Public Works (Director Webster) -
 a. Close to deciding two spring clean up dates
 b. City is considering how it can start composting up again, federal funding
 contingent
 c. Linda has had discussions about Roane County’s glass recycling situation
 3. Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority (Emmett Pepper)
 4. ICLEI Municipal Investment Fund
 a. Final Report has been submitted to ICLEI.
 b. Quenton will send final report to GT
 5. East West Connector update
 a. City Council approved entering grant agreement with Federal Highways
 Administration
 b. https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/kanawha_valley/city-council-approves-first-
 pool-renovation-grant-agreement-for-capital-connector/article_66d17f4d-68b9-
 439f-9085-38b56ad25d72.html



Announcements
 ● Green Drinks tonight at 5:30pm at Short Story Brewing


Next meeting: 3rd Wednesday is March 18, 2025


Adjourn
Sam adjourned the meeting at 12:35pm.


Respectfully Submitted - Quenton King / Secretary, Green Team