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Russian River Watershed Council |
Board of Directors |
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Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
Conference Call |
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Attendees: Scot Stegeman, President 5:00 Agenda Approved – unanimous with addition of new item of Secretary’s position. 5:05 Minutes Approved – Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Abstain: 1 5:10 Officer Reports President – Request for use of Cloverdale Veteran’s Hall submitted to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. Request will be put on consent calendar. The date it will be put before the BOS is not known at this time. Vice-President – I have received complaints on meetings not staying on agenda. Request that time allocated for each items be adhered to. Board agreed with Tim’s request. Treasurer – $76.00 in bank account. Smaller box would be $40.00 per year. Larger box is $84.00 per 6 months. Should we leave it or change it. For now, Board decided to leave it as is. 5:20 Update/Discussion of SCWA grant Scot was not able to speak with Brock about sub-committee update. Chris Murray, SCWA, is on top of invoice and will send payment to Peggy for deposit in the bank. Colleen asked SCWA if sub-committee could hold meeting at the SCWA facility. Scot suggested that Colleen hold the sub-committee meeting at Arts and Ecology Center or at local library with only sub-committee members and Board members present. Tim suggested that a process be put in place with a clear description of expectations and schedule. Karen asked Colleen if she has reviewed the WAMP as the bases of the criteria selections as stipulated by the sub-committee. Colleen has not had an opportunity to review the document. 5:40 North Coast IRWMP Listing The Board voted to make item an action item and then unanimously approved the listing of RRWC/RRIIS on the NCIWMP website. 5:50 Active coordinator - recognition of watershed champions Coordinator and other efforts need funding to be effective. Colleen suggested that these costs be part of the next grant to SCWA. RRWC needs to put together a proposal. Peggy will put together a list of expenditures and pass it on to Tim for refinement. Tim will email proposal to Board for their input. 6:00 RRWC newsletter Tim requested that each Board member put together a short submittal for a RRWC newsletter. Curtis agreed to compile the articles into a newsletter. The Board will provide articles, as follows: Colleen: SCWA grant 6:10 Lack of funding – Advocacy Committee Update Colleen mentioned that Abby, grant writer, will be on board to write grants and would include the RRWC as part of an overarching grant. Peggy suggested that the Board needed to be clear on how to spend the limited funds. Colleen and Peggy suggested asking members to donate $30.00. It was suggested to start with a fundraising letter for review at the next Board meeting. If this is not successful, then look at other ways to make money. 6:20 RRWC membership/representation by Watershed Groups To ensure that the RRWC represents the whole watershed, the Board continues discussion of having the RRWC members comprised of representative watershed groups. Karen mentioned that David Berman is interested in this approach but would need funds to fully develop. 6:30 RRWAMP Karen updated the Board on the Technical Review Committee retreat that took place on November 19/20. The retreat was a great success with the attendees agreeing that Dan’s work was great and their enthusiasm for the next steps was impressive. Karen will provide a brief as part of her newsletter article. 6:40 May 17, 2008 Event – Klamath River Basin Karen mentioned that she has contacted a number of people about presenting at the May 17, 2008 RRWC Event, subject Klamath River Basin Issues. A location needs to be verified. Tim requested that Karen provide an outline of what the event would include so he can speak with potential facility owners about the use of their facilities. Karen said that she would get the outline to Tim next week. 6:50 New Items Secretary’s Position – Colleen felt that the secretary position should be filled before she resign from the position to ensure a smooth transition. Board members said this was not necessary. Because Colleen’s email service was not available, Colleen asked Tim to email the Board of her resignation. Tim asked Colleen to send the promised letter of resignation to the Board members. Colleen agreed that she is resigning her Secretary position and will send the letter. 6:55 Next Meeting Agenda Items - January 9, 2008 Board Meeting Newsletter 7:00 Adjourn
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