AGENDA for
FRIENDS OF THE NORTH FORK OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVERBOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Thursday, April 10, 2008
6:30 pm Call to Order – Falyar
Strategic plan discussion -
Financial report - Gary
- Status of Quick Books effort - Kim and Gary
Annual Meeting- Margaret
- Update on annual meeting plans and quick run through of the program and content.
- Update on potential board members
- Update on endowment
Science Committee - Mary
- John's update
- Water Window update
- YSI grant proposal update
MARPAT update- brochure, ecobags, tips sheet (still working)
- MARPAT proposal for 2008 - Kim
Agua Fund Proposal- discussion of potential organizational/capacity building funding areas for 2008- 2009 Agua Fund grant
Shenandoah Sojourn - Mary, Leslie
- discussion of who should populate the raft - June 6
Insurance update - Kim
File sharing options - Kim
MiscellaneousRain Barrel partnership with C.E. Thompsons
- Thompsons will donate $25 to Friends for every rain barrel sold
- We can use our stickers to advertise on the barrels
- Offered to advertise our events etc. in their mailings
Requests from local students for help with State Science fair projects and other water related projects - Leslie
New Business:
Calendar:- April 12 - Clean up at First Spring
- April 18 - Trout Unlimited conference in Waynesboro
- April 26 - FRIENDS Annual Mtg. / 20th anniversary celebration
- May 2-4 - River Rally, Ohio
- May 10 - Rain Barrel Workshop
- May 17 - Rain Garden and Riparian Forests workshops
- May 31 - Soapstone Carving Workshop
- June 6 - Shen. Sojourn
- June 7 - Monitor Appreciation Day
- June 7 - Fossil Pottery workshop
- June 14 - River Color Painting Workshop
GrantsAgua Fund - proposal for 2008-2009 due ASAP
MARPAT - Kim and Pat Munoz working on this.
Anonymous - need to plan for John's visit on April 29
Science Committee End of March Report to the Board(As some of you know, I will be traveling from April 5 thru April 22 and will be missing the Board meeting. I should have email access should something come up. –John)
Passive Samplers ProjectReport, press release and press coverage – With tremendous help from all of you, the report is finished, the press release is out and the report is on our website. I know of two articles in the press and one of them included an interview on the phone.
Reports to VEE and Oakhill – I have filed the final reports with both entities and, as far as I know, our obligations to them are fulfilled.
Follow up ActivitiesOakhill visit – the staff at Oakhill has asked to meet with me on next steps and FNFSR needs in general. I will go see them with a list of items. They have asked Kelble to be there the same day to discuss his situation as well. I believe Bud will be joining me. We are scheduled to meet on April 29th in their offices. If anyone has an idea for work they can support, let me know before then.
Task Force – I have prepared a report on the March meeting and Susie has it on the website. One of the follow-up tasks for the sampling project will be to work with others on the interpretation of the results. That has not started.
DEQ and DPH – One action item is to present our results and ask both whether there are human health implications. I will get to that at the end of April
Monitoring Program (Leslie and Mary have been on the front line on all of this and can answer any questions)
Data Access – Through several meetings in person and by phone, the interested parties in the Valley are in general agreement that the access to data will be best served by an expansion of the current FOSR data portal rather than a rejuvenation of the Pure Water Forum Water Window. FOSR has agreed to take on the work and now we are all trying to find funding.
YSI Grant Proposal – In the interest of getting funding for the data portal and the E. coli and benthic testing, FOSR and FNFSR are filing for this grant in mid April. We are in the lead on the drafting of the submittal but FOSR will need to be the contractual lead due to their needs for the lab and the data portal. Mary, Leslie, Karen, Gary and I are working on it. I expect that Mary will be in the lead for our part after I leave this coming Saturday.
Supplemental Advocacy ReportTrip to Richmond – Meeting with the senior staff of Department of Natural Resources when well. Report is on our website.
Follow up Project with UVa – The head of the DEQ has agreed to work with me and the UVa environmental law center on potential reforms to the DEQ permitting policies that appear in a manual. I will not get to this task until late April.
Comments on Strasburg STP permit – Their renewal was out for comment in March. I drafted comments on the usual issues with monitoring and reporting and the need to expand the facility to accommodate growth.
Request for letter to the Governor – Rob Arner has asked that the Friends send a letter to the Governor expressing concerns with the Broadway permit going forward and I think that has merit. I will try to get a draft to Mary and Margaret before I leave.
Board of Directors Terms
April 2007 Board of Directors Terms (Ending Year - April)
Ron Falyar 2010
Gary Proctor 2010
Ken Owens 2010
Open
Open
Mary Gessner 2008
Diane Gould 2008
John Holmes 2008
Open
Open
Margaret Lorenz 2009
Jack Lorenz 2009
Kim Uhl 2009
Open
Open
Directors Emeritus
Garland C. Hudgins (deceased)
Robert H. Kranich (resigned)
Bobbi Hinkins Kranich (resigned) 2008
Minutes for FRIENDS OF THE NORTH FORK OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVERBOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Thursday, April 10, 2008
6:30 pm Call to Order – Falyar
Attendance: Mary Gessner, Kim Uhl, Ron Falyar, Jack Lorenz, Margaret Lorenz, Frank Dukes, Leslie Watson
Strategic plan discussion - Frank Dukes
- think about format and presentation of final document - ask Susie for help.
- make 2 page summary of strat. Plan for annual meeting.
- Kim will get new term for "major donors"
- we will ask for comments from the membership and approve the draft at the May Board meeting.
- need to have it ready for June report to CBFN.
Financial report - Gary
- Status of Quick Books effort - Kim and Gary - not discussed
Annual Meeting - Margaret
- Update on annual meeting plans and quick run through of the program and content.
- run through by Margaret
- honoring founders with trees at the Strasburg Park on the river and endowment
- Update on potential board members
- Kim has called Barbara Halverson, Tim Dalke; Mary talked to Abbe Kennedy and Doc Truban - not interested.
- Kim will call Bob Lovan and Timmy French
- Update on endowment - still working
- Volunteer of the award proposal -
- how much for a day spa = $250 approved for gift certificate
- Institutionalize something else - some kind of an award - plaques possibly
Science Committee - Mary
- John's update
- lengthy discussion at LFSCWD on the trace organics study - Mary
- Webb's chief of staff emailed Sara Garland for more information - Kim
- Water Window update - not discussed
- YSI grant proposal update - not discussed
MARPAT update - not discussed
- brochure, ecobags, tips sheet (still working)
- MARPAT proposal for 2008 - Kim
Agua Fund Proposal - not discussed
- discussion of potential organizational/capacity building funding areas for 2008- 2009 Agua Fund grant
Shenandoah Sojourn - Mary, Leslie - not discussed
- discussion of who should populate the raft - June 6
Insurance update - Kim - not discussed
File sharing options - Kim - not discussed
MiscellaneousRain Barrel partnership with C.E. Thompsons
- Thompsons will donate $25 to Friends for every rain barrel sold
- We can use our stickers to advertise on the barrels
- Offered to advertise our events etc. in their mailings
Requests from local students for help with State Science fair projects and other water related projects - Leslie - not discussed
New Business:
Calendar:- April 12 - Clean up at First Spring
- April 18 - Trout Unlimited conference in Waynesboro
- April 26 - FRIENDS Annual Mtg. / 20th anniversary celebration
- May 2-4 - River Rally, Ohio
- May 10 - Rain Barrel Workshop
- May 17 - Rain Garden and Riparian Forests workshops
- May 31 - Soapstone Carving Workshop
- June 6 - Shen. Sojourn
- June 7 - Monitor Appreciation Day - CORRECTION September 6, 2008
- June 7 - Fossil Pottery workshop
- June 14 - River Color Painting Workshop
GrantsAgua Fund - proposal for 2008-2009 due ASAP
MARPAT - Kim and Pat Munoz working on this.
Anonymous - need to plan for John's visit on April 29
Science Committee End of March Report to the Board(As some of you know, I will be traveling from April 5 thru April 22 and will be missing the Board meeting. I should have email access should something come up. –John)
Passive Samplers ProjectReport, press release and press coverage – With tremendous help from all of you, the report is finished, the press release is out and the report is on our website. I know of two articles in the press and one of them included an interview on the phone.
Reports to VEE and Oakhill – I have filed the final reports with both entities and, as far as I know, our obligations to them are fulfilled.
Follow up ActivitiesOakhill visit – the staff at Oakhill has asked to meet with me on next steps and FNFSR needs in general. I will go see them with a list of items. They have asked Kelble to be there the same day to discuss his situation as well. I believe Bud will be joining me. We are scheduled to meet on April 29th in their offices. If anyone has an idea for work they can support, let me know before then.
Task Force – I have prepared a report on the March meeting and Susie has it on the website. One of the follow-up tasks for the sampling project will be to work with others on the interpretation of the results. That has not started.
DEQ and DPH – One action item is to present our results and ask both whether there are human health implications. I will get to that at the end of April
Monitoring Program (Leslie and Mary have been on the front line on all of this and can answer any questions)
Data Access – Through several meetings in person and by phone, the interested parties in the Valley are in general agreement that the access to data will be best served by an expansion of the current FOSR data portal rather than a rejuvenation of the Pure Water Forum Water Window. FOSR has agreed to take on the work and now we are all trying to find funding.
YSI Grant Proposal – In the interest of getting funding for the data portal and the E. coli and benthic testing, FOSR and FNFSR are filing for this grant in mid April. We are in the lead on the drafting of the submittal but FOSR will need to be the contractual lead due to their needs for the lab and the data portal. Mary, Leslie, Karen, Gary and I are working on it. I expect that Mary will be in the lead for our part after I leave this coming Saturday.
Supplemental Advocacy ReportTrip to Richmond – Meeting with the senior staff of Department of Natural Resources when well. Report is on our website.
Follow up Project with UVa – The head of the DEQ has agreed to work with me and the UVa environmental law center on potential reforms to the DEQ permitting policies that appear in a manual. I will not get to this task until late April.
Comments on Strasburg STP permit – Their renewal was out for comment in March. I drafted comments on the usual issues with monitoring and reporting and the need to expand the facility to accommodate growth.
Request for letter to the Governor – Rob Arner has asked that the Friends send a letter to the Governor expressing concerns with the Broadway permit going forward and I think that has merit. I will try to get a draft to Mary and Margaret before I leave.
Board of Directors Terms April 2007 Board of Directors Terms (Ending Year - April)
Ron Falyar 2010
Gary Proctor 2010
Ken Owens 2010
Open
Open
Mary Gessner 2008
Diane Gould 2008
John Holmes 2008
Open
Open
Margaret Lorenz 2009
Jack Lorenz 2009
Kim Uhl 2009
Open
Open
Directors Emeritus
Garland C. Hudgins (deceased)
Robert H. Kranich (resigned)
Bobbi Hinkins Kranich (resigned) 2008
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