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CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED NETWORK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
ITT/Goulds Pumps, Seneca Falls NY
Directors present: Ronda Fessenden, Deb Grantham,
Doug Haith, Chuck Kroll, John Mawdsley, Julie Patterson, Ruth Richardson,
Bill Shaw, Kevin Zippel
Excused directors: Brian Boerman, Joe Cambridge,
Mark Delaney, Eric Reigel, Keith Tidball
Also in attendance: Sharon Anderson
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm. by
by J. Mawdsley, Chairperson. The minutes of the August meeting were
accepted as amended.
Items from the floor: S. Anderson shared that
D. Emmon’s leave has been extended at least until Oct 1. The
Board previously authorized hiring someone to fill in during Diane’s
absence, which will be taken advantage of now.
Business:
1. Overview of Strategic Plan and Balanced Scorecard Report .Doc.
2007-61 and 2007-62. An overview of the history and content of the
two documents was provided. They provide the context for creating
the annual work plan which is the mechanism by which we carry out
our long term goals.
2. Year to date review of finances. Full report and discussion was
tabled until the October meeting. The Finance Committee
will provide written quarterly reports.
3. Ten-year anniversary campaign is the focus of Membership/PR for
2008 with support requested from other committees as well, reported
K. Zippel. The purpose includes increasing awareness of the Watershed
Network, memberships and revenues, and education. Suggestions of
items to consider that came from the Board include: a float with
a birthday cake that could appear in parades such as Ithaca Festival,
Dryden Dairy Days, Interlaken Old Home Days, etc. Kick off the celebration
at Water Week, the first full week of May. Hold an event at Goosewatch,
the location of the first Board elections and meeting. A 10-year
anniversary report of Watershed Network activities and successes.
An anniversary newsletter article. Report on the state of the lake.
The Cayuga Wine Trail and Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway are both open
to partnering with us on this. J. Patterson will talk to K. Zippel
as a liaison between the two committees and the Membership/PR committee
will set up a joint committee meeting with Outreach.
4. Aurora/Wells College: This effort is larger than re-locating
the office. It fits into the long-range financial plan and has programming
implications. B. Shaw explained the history and the current status.
The meeting next month at Wells provides a good setting to continue
the discussion. B. Shaw will set up the meeting location
for the next Board meeting, which may be different from the standard
room in the library on the Wells College campus A special
subcommittee may be formed to work on this.
5. Lakefest evaluation: S. Anderson led a discussion on the value
of Lakefest to participants and to the Watershed Network. The information
will be compiled with other information garnered from attendees
then shared with the Outreach Committee and included, as mandated,
in our report to one of the funders of Lakefest, Tompkins County
Tourism.
6. Committee signups. J. Mawdsley directed people to select
one or more committees. For more information and to sign
up for a committee notify S. Anderson and the chair of the committee.
S. Anderson reminded the Board to complete the request for contact
information so it can be share with the Board and posted on the
website.
7. Standing date for Board meetings. J. Mawdsley offered and J.
Patterson seconded the motion that regular meeting of the Board
held on the second Tues of each month. Unanimously accepted. The
rotation will be Seneca, Cayuga, and Tompkins Counties.
8. Other Business: .The fall conference will also be advertised
as a regional conference for New York State Federation of Lake Association,
on whose Board S. Anderson serves.
Reports:
Finance/Development:
B. Shaw offered and seconded by Deb Grantham a motion that the Board
authorize the Watershed Steward and the Finance Committee Chair
to commit to a pre-proposal only to be a partner an NSF (National
Science Foundation) -proposal titled Civic Ecology Education. The
Principle Investigators for the project will be Maryanne Krasny
and Keith Tidball. The role for the Watershed Network would build
on work we already do such as engaging volunteers and woud be more
fully defined before a full proposal is brought to the Board. Unanimously
approved.
Nominating Committee:
B. Shaw is exploring a person from Seneca County who might be interested
in filling the current Board vacancy. B. Shaw will follow-up with
J. Patterson. Claire Morehouse may be asked to assist with recruitment
Next meeting: Tuesday, October 9 at Wells College
Submitted by
Sharon Anderson, Watershed Steward
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