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CAYUGA LAKE WATERSHED NETWORK
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Tuesday, July 18, 2007
Wells College, Aurora NY
Directors present: Brian Boerman, Doug Haith,
Janet Hawkes, John Mawdsley, Julie Patterson, Ruth Richardson, Kevin
Zippel
Excused directors: John Dentes, Ted Hullar, Mary
Seitz, Keith Tidball
Also in attendance: Sharon Anderson
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 pm. by
Janet Hawkes, Chairperson. Approval of the meeting from the June
meeting was postponed until the August meeting.
Items from the floor: B. Boerman reported that
all seven violations brought against Willard Dairy in a civil suit
were dismissed on July 17 in a summary judgment. CAFO farms did
not need to be in compliance until 12/31/06. Three other more minor
issues could.
Business:
John Dentes will be resigning as Board member and therefore be resigning
as treasurer. Bill Shaw, Assistant Treasurer, will carry out the
Treasurer duties in the interim.
The Nominating Committee presented new candidates:
· Joe Cambridge TC 2010
· Charles Kroll – At large 2009
· Deb Grantham At Large 2010
Some people are under consideration for the 2 vacancies each in
Seneca and Cayuga Co. Experience in fundraising, finances, marketing/PR
and someone from the wineries were suggested. J. Patterson will
contact Cooperative Extension of Seneca County. Several wineries
where mentioned. The committee will forward to the Board the final
list of candidates.
At the August Board meeting the Board will vote on officers for
the coming year. Recommendation of a Chair and Treasurer left with
the nominating committee.
Secretary - Brian B.
Vice Chairs : J. Patterson, Cayuga
K. Tidball Seneca
R. Richardson, Tompkins
Office Location
B. Shaw, J. Dentes and S. Anderson have been exploring the possibility
of moving the office to Aurora. S. Anderson provided a history of
this exploration and summary of discussion with Wells and Emerson
Foundation. Board considered the potential savings and availability
of support, meeting space, synergy with Wells College and other
environmental organizations. The Board discussed pros and cons of
being on the Wells campus, if that becomes an option. Having a postal
box for our address and continuing to use cayugalake.org email addresses
would be important to maintain a separate identify. Finances should
be looked at make sure that long term such a move would not cost
more. The Board encouraged the team to continue its efforts.
Bylaws – no additional changes were submitted.
Lakefest
In response to an updated R. Richardson provided door prizes, the
Board supported the suggestion to sell additional prize tickets.
J. Hawkes will supply a cake if Wegman’s does not. R. Richardson
and J. Patterson will both bring small tents.S. Anderson to come
up with questions about the value of Lakefest that will be asked
of attendees to fulfill grant requirements.
Balanced Scorecard
Liaisons between the Board and Committees asked to review committee
progress on Balanced Scorecard items within its purview so S. Anderson
can present a status report in Sept.
Reports Updates:
Chair Report: J. Hawkes acknowledged that this is her last
meeting to serve as Chair and expressed appreciation for the good
work of the Board and faith that the good work will continue. J.
Hawkes expressed a commitment to serve on the long-range financial
planning committee and work on strategic funding. The Board expressed
appreciation for her dedication.
Issues Committee: Susan Cushman, Hobart and William Smith
Colleges will be presenting on biological monitoring at the next
Issues meeting. J. Mawdsley to confirm her availability. The committee
is beginning planning on a fall conference to take place mid to
end of Oct, for the south end of the watershed.
Next Board Meeting, Lakefest, Sat, Aug 18, Cass Park
Items for Aug. Meeting:
Confirm meeting time(s)
Election of Officers
Other business
Items for Sept. Meeting Tentatively: Tues, 11th, Seneca County
Committee membership
Balanced scorecard
Financial review year-to-date
10 Year anniversary campaign
Submitted by
Sharon Anderson, Watershed Steward
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