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CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED NETWORK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Old Jail, Ithaca NY
Directors present: Doug Haith, John Mawdsley,
Janet Hawkes, Ruth Richardson, Mary Seitz, Keith Tidball and Kevin
Zippel
Excused directors: John Dentes, Ted Hullar, Julie
Patterson
Absent directors: Brian Boerman
Also in attendance: Sharon Anderson, Diane Emmons
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 PM by
Janet Hawkes, Chairperson. The minutes of the April 10, 2007 meeting
were moved by K. Tidball and seconded by K. Zippel and unanimously
approved. The minutes of the May 29, 2007 meeting were moved by
K. Zippel and seconded by K. Tidball and unanimously approved.
Items from the floor: S. Anderson shared the first
place award from the New York State Federation of Lake Associations
that we received for Network News.
Business:
1. Dealing with Diane’s absence-
S. Anderson gave a list of things the Board could help with, especially
Lakefest. These are in an addendum at end of the June 29, 2007 Board
Minutes.
Board Member volunteered for the following:
- Keith Tidball will be in charge of signage for Lakefest.
- Ruth Richardson will do an article for the fall newsletter and
will be in charge of door prizes for Lakefest.
- Janet Hawkes will work with Steve Mount on the annual giving
program, find marketing or public relations persons to volunteer
to help with materials needed to carry out a fund development
plan and/or 10th year campaign and will write an article for the
fall newsletter.
- Mary Seitz and Kevin Zippel will call Members that renewed this
year with a $75.00 or more donation and will call members who
did not renew. Diane will prepare list for them.
2. Membership Letters
M. Seitz explained how we wanted the Board to address envelopes
and personalize letters for soliciting new members. The Board took
a few minutes to do this.
3. Lakefest Sign-ups
D. Emmons invited Directors to sign up for Lakefest tasks and stressed
the importance of observing the times set for each task. Diane will
send out the sign up sheet to those Directors not in attendance
and then send to all Directors the task list and assignments
4. Annual meeting preparation
- Election of Directors Vacancies: J. Hawkes said we need nominations
for Board positions by July Board Meeting.
- Bylaw Changes: S. Anderson went over a proposed change in the
bylaws concerning the membership year. Moved by K. Tidball to
refer the new Bylaw language to Bylaw Committee, seconded by M.
Seitz and unanimously approved. All Directors are asked to review
the Bylaws and identify changes.
5. Balanced Scorecard
S. Anderson reported on the Budget compared to Long Range Plan and
passed out a document showing how it is compared. Doc.#2007-35.
S. Anderson was asked to provide a full report of Balanced Scorecard
progress at the Sept. meeting when there will be new Directors.
Committees are requested to make evaluate their progress on related
tasks and report to S. Anderson by the end of August.
Other Business
D. Emmons asked that Board Members to take a stack of Issues publications
to give out in the community.
J. Hawkes asked for alternative dates for July meeting because many
Board Members are not going to be available on the regular date.
After polling the Board members present it was decided to hold the
July Board Meeting on July 18, 2007 at Wells College.
Watershed Steward Report
S. Anderson reported that 37 people attended the Salmon Creek Forum.
Issues include concerns about some agricultural practices, drinking
water quality and stream quality and quantity. The concerns are
complicated by misinformation and mistrust. The Forum was a good
start and there needs to be additional steps, which have not yet
been identified. S. Anderson will be discussing with co-sponsor,
the Cayuga County Water Quality Management Agency.
K. Tidball reported on Volunteer Project at Canoga Marsh. Native
grasses, shrubs and trees were planted. Old duck blinds were cleaned
up, nest boxes were installed. Good contacts were made with volunteers
that were not familiar with the Watershed Network. The restoration
efforts related to the conservation easement inspired similar restoration
efforts on the adjoining State land, which previously had been largely
ignored. Before and after photos were circulated. Also as a result
of the Canoga Marsh project, S. Anderson was invited to meet with
Trout Unlimited to explore ongoing collaboration.
Report Updates & Questions: Committee Reports:
Finance/Development:
Doc.#2007-32
Outreach Committee:
Document #2007-33 & #2007-34
Membership & Public Relations Committee:
At their meeting just before this Board meeting the Membership Committee
discussed wordage concerning the change of bylaws and celebrating
our 10 years since inception. This is the 10th Lakefest and the
10th year of our founding. The 10th anniversary of the organization
is 2008. M. Seitz reported the committee suggests delaying the kick
of our 10th Anniversary until after Lakefest so that more planning
could be completed. The Board unanimously agreed. M. Seitz is doing
some research on some different fundraising programs that we might
be able to use as a fundraiser and/or to thank large donors.
Issues:
Doc. #2007-31 J. Mawdsley presented how the Lake Farmer Friendly
program might be expanded next year to garner nominations from more
than just dairy farms.
Motion to adjourn by R. Richardson, seconded by K. Tidball, unanimously
approved, and adjourned at 8:55 pm
Next Board Meeting: July 18, 2007 at Wells College
in Aurora, NY
Submitted by
Mary Seitz
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