New River Roundtable Steering Committee Meeting

December 1, 2004

New River Valley PDC

 

Members Attending:

Ron Powers                             Jerry Moles

Darla Tucker                            Charlie Maus

Cynthia Hancock                      Patrick Burton

Karita Knisely                          Mike Harvey

 

Agenda attached.  No changes to the agenda.

 

Focus Group Reports:

 

            Forestry Focus Group-the focus group will meet on Dec. 15.  We hope to bring

            our newspaper article on the newly revised buffer tax credit program and a draft

            of our cost-share survey.

 

            Development-The New River Land Trust will be holding meetings in the coming

            months.  One in Draper and another planned for Independence in January.

 

By-laws:  Tom McCarthy has our approved by-laws.  Tom will be working pro-bono.  The attachment to the by-laws, which defines the groups and areas of interest, will be finalized in January.

 

Focus Groups & Standing Committees: Focus groups will continue after January’s Executive Board meetings.  Focus groups will most likely become standing committees and report to the board.  This will need to be an agenda item for the new board.

 

Community Foundation Grant: The grant ends on Dec. 31, 2004.  The final report is due in January.  Still have funds to use.  Will purchase supplies and pay the invoice for the website.

 

Executive Board Meeting on Jan. 22, 2005:  The invitation list has 69 names with a few additions from today.  The meeting will be held at Wytheville Com. College, Grayson Hall Commons Auditorium.  Invitation packets are going out today.  SWCD donations to the Roundtable will furnish a few refreshments.  Need to define what AV equipment we need?  The tentative meeting agenda is:

·        Welcome—Ron

·        Introduction & Inspiration—Neal Kilgore

·        Testimonial from the Upper TN Roundtable—Upper TN board member/chair

·        Board Seating—Facilitated session

 

 

 

Milestones to date: What we have done to date, the list that is in our Annual Plan.  What do we want from today?

 

Board Seating: Questions do we follow with having the new board elect officers and adopt by-laws and other things or allow them to have time to just establish their next meeting date?  Should the present steering committee remain in place to assist the new board?  Should the current steering committee suggest an action plan for the Board of Directors?

 

Next Meeting: January 4, 2005, 8:30 a.m. at the New River Valley PDC.  Someone should bring a laptop to the meeting.