Acquisition Committee Agenda
Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee Agenda
Restoration/Stormwater Committee Agenda
Budget Committee Agenda
Directions to meeting location
Board of Trustees
Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Lee S. Dukes, Jr. Water Treatment Plant
7980 Babe Stilwell Road
Huntersville, North Carolina
Monday, August 8, 2005
AGENDA
Executive Order Number One mandates that the Chair inquire as to whether any Trustee knows of any conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest with respect to matters on the agenda. If any Trustee knows of a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest, please so state at this time.
Robert D. Howard, Chairman, Presiding
8:30 am A. Call to Order - Chairman Howard
• Welcome to Mecklenburg County - The Honorable Dumont Clarke, Member, Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners
• Welcome to Charlotte - The Honorable Pat McCrory, Mayor
• Welcome to Charlotte/Mecklenburg Utilities - Barry Gullet, Deputy Director
• Roll Call - Gina Weaver
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman Howard
• Revisions, additions and adoption of the Agenda - Chairman Howard (Action Item)
• Please put cell phones on vibrate or off - Chairman Howard
• Review and approval of the transcript of the July 11, 2005 meeting of the Board of Trustees in Cary - Chairman Howard (Action Item)
• July 15, 2005 Letter in support of Jim Cummings for Director of the Division of Soil & Water Conservation - Chairman Howard
• Kinston Named Preserve America City - Chairman Howard
• Appointment of Charles W. Bennett of the Wildlife Resources Commission to the CWMTF Advisory Board - Chairman Howard
• Resolution thanking John Lentz for his service to CWMTF - Chairman Howard (Action Item)
• Recognize CWMTF Advisory Committee Members - Chairman Howard
8:45 am B. Public Comments (Three Minutes Per Person) - Chairman Howard
• Davis J. Cable, Executive Director, Catawba Lands Conservancy
• Pam Beck, Mountain Island LakeKeeper
9:00 am C. Legislative Report - Chairman McMillan and Bill Holman
9:15 am D. Budget Committee Report - Chairman Vaughn (See August 8, 2005 Budget Committee Agenda)
9:30 am E. Executive Director's Report - Bill Holman
• 2005-2006 Budget Update - Francine Durso
• Status of Active Contracts - Francine Durso
• Status of Draft Contracts - Francine Durso
• Communications Report - Lisa Schell
• Francine Durso's Appointment to Raleigh-Cary-Wake County PCB Task Force - Bill Holman
• Duke Energy's 2004 Environment, Health & Safety and Community Relations Report - Bill Holman
• US Environmental Protection Agency's third Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment - Bill Holman
• July 2005 NC Public Interest Research Group's "Our Lakes At Risk" Report (www.ncpirg.org ) - Bill Holman
• July 13, 2005 Hartford Courant on new Connecticut Preservation Fund - Bill Holman
• July 14, 2005 Greenwire on $625,000,000 Pennsylvania Conservation Bill - Bill Holman
• July 15, 2005 E&E Daily on US Senate Water Infrastructure Financing Bill - Bill Holman
• Governor's Institute on Community Design - Bill Holman
• Tourism Cares for Tomorrow Grants - Bill Holman
• July 2005 Governing on "The Great Outdoors: Cities discover the profit in parks" - Bill Holman
• July 20, 2005 Wall Street Journal on International Paper forest lands - Bill Holman
• July 22, 2005 Wilmington Star News on International Paper - Bill Holman
• www.internationalpaper.com -- Bill Holman
• August 4, 2005 Joint Regional Forum Meeting in Dillsboro - Bill Holman
• Onslow Bight Partnership at White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation on August 29-31 in St. Louis, Missouri - Bill Holman
• CWMTF Investments in Mecklenburg County - Bill Holman
• Letters of Support for CWMTF Projects - Bill Holman
• Federal Interior and Environmental Appropriations - Bill Holman
9:45 am F. Attorney General's Report - Frank Crawley
9:50 am G. Impact of CWMTF Projects on Water Quality in Mecklenburg County -- Rusty Rozelle, Mecklenburg County Water Quality Program Manager
10:20 am H. Break and Tour of Blue Planet Environmental Education Facility
10:45 am I. Acquisition Committee Report - Chair Cragnolin (See August 7, 2005 Acquisition Committee Agenda) (Action Items)
11:30 am J. Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee Report - Chairman Mosley (See August 7, 2005 Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee Agenda) (Action Items)
11:50 pm K. Restoration/Stormwater Committee Report on 2005A Cycle Projects - Chairman Beane (See August 7, 2005 Restoration/Stormwater Committee Agenda) (Action Items)
12:10 pm L. Working Lunch
12:30 pm M. Priority Setting on 2005A Cycle Clean Water Projects - Chairman Howard (Action Items)
• Funds Available to the Board for clean water investments in fiscal year 2005-2006 - Francine Durso
• 2000 Commitment (CWMTF #s 2000A-018, 2000B-015 and 2005A-024) - NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Roanoke Island Greenway Project Phase II ($1,746,000)
• 2004 Commitments
• 2004B-002 - Town of Brevard's Watershed ($1,012,000)
• 2004B-003 - Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's Ball tract/Green River Headwaters ($1,498,000)
• 2004B-007 - Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's Schenck tract/Green River Headwaters ($5,116,000)
• 2004B-025 - The Nature Conservancy's Profile Trail on Grandfather Mountain ($687,000)
• 2005A Clean Water/Military Protection Projects
• 2005A Projects funded by SL 2004-179
• 2005 A Projects funded by appropriations
• 2005A Clean Water Projects
3:00 pm N. Restoration/Stormwater Committee Report on 2005B Cycle Clean Water Projects - Chairman Beane (See August 7, 2005 Restoration/Stormwater Committee Agenda) (Action Items)
Projects acted favorably upon by the Committee and the Board of Trustees will remain eligible for further review later this year.
4:00 pm O. Discussion
4:15 pm P. Adjourn and Tour Lee S. Dukes, Jr. Water Treatment Plant
CWMTF Announcements
Chairman Howard has determined that setting priorities for funding 2005A Spring Cycle Projects is the priority for the August Board of Trustees meeting. Other committee work may be postponed to provide adequate time for committee and Board decisions on prioritizing and funding projects.
Mecklenburg County Storm Water Services has invited CWMTF Trustees, guests, and staff to tour proposed stormwater best management practices in the Town of Huntersville on Saturday, August 6. The tour will begin at the Hawthorne Suites/Quality Inn at 16905 Caldwell Creek Drive at 1:00 pm.
Mountain Island LakeKeeper Pam Beck has invited CWMTF Trustees, guests, and staff to learn about local and state efforts to protect the Mountain Island Lake regional drinking water supply on Saturday, August 6. The tour will leave at 3:00 pm from the Hawthorne Suites/Quality Inn.
CWMTF Committees and the Board will meet at the Lee S. Dukes, Jr./North Mecklenburg Water Treatment Plant and Blue Planet Environmental Education Facility at 7980 Babe Stilwell Road in Huntersville on Sunday, August 7 and Monday, August 8.
Directions :
1. Take I-77 North to Exit 25 (same exit as Hawthorne Suites/Quality Inn).
2. Turn left at the top of the ramp on Sam Furr Road (highway 73).
3. Drive 3 miles on Highway 73
4. Turn left on Babe Stilwell Road (directly across from Blyte Landing Park)
5. The plant is at the end of the road.
The CWMTF Acquisition Committee will meet at 10:30 am on Sunday, August 7 at the Lee Dukes Water Treatment Plant in Huntersville.
The CWMTF Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee will meet at 12:30 am on Sunday, August 7 at the Lee Dukes Water Treatment Plant in Huntersville.
The CWMTF Restoration/Stormwater Committee will meet at 1:10 on Sunday, August 7 at the Lee Dukes Water Treatment Plant in Huntersville.
Mecklenburg Storm Water Services has invited CWMTF Trustees, guests, and staff to tour the restoration of Little Sugar Creek and Sugar Creek in uptown Charlotte. The tour will leave from the Hawthorne Suites/Quality Inn at 4:30 pm on Sunday, August 7.
The CWMTF Budget Committee will meet at 7:55 am on Monday, August 8 at the Lee Dukes Water Treatment Plant in Huntersville.
CWMTF Committee meetings will begin upon the conclusion of the previous Committee meeting and may start before or after the time shown on the agenda.
All CWMTF Committee meetings are open to the public; all Trustees are welcome.
The Catawba Lands Conservancy has invited CWMTF Trustees, guests, and staff, and local officials to dinner at the Brickhouse Tavern at 208 Delburg Street in Davidson (Exit 30 off I-77, 704-987-2022) at 7:00 pm on Sunday, August 7.
CWMTF Staff will meet on Tuesday, August 9 at 10:00 am in Raleigh.
CWMTF Trustees and staff are staying at the Hawthorne Suites/Quality Inn at 16905 Caldwell Creek Drive in Huntersville (Exit 25 off I-77). Contact 704-892-9487.
See www.charmeck.org for more information about Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
The Land Trust for Central NC has invited CWMTF Trustees, staff and guests to tour the proposed new NC Wildlife Resources Commission Gameland on Second Creek in the Yadkin/Pee Dee River Basin in Rowan County (CWMTF #2005A-022) after the Board meeting on Monday, August 8.
The Board of Trustees of CWMTF will meet September 11-12 at Lake Lure in Rutherford County, October 9-10 in Edenton, and November 13-14 in Raleigh.
The next deadline for applications for grants from CWMTF is December 1, 2005.
Contact www.cwmtf.net for more information.
Announcements
The Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina has named Dr. David Moreau as Director, effective July 1, 2005. Moreau replaces Dr. Ken Reckhow of Duke University. Dr. Greg Jennings, Associate Director of WRRI, served as Interim Director. Dr. Moreau also chairs the NC Environmental Management Commission. Contact www.ncsu.edu/wrri/ .
Doug Hoell was named Director of the N.C. Division of Emergency Management on July 1, 2005.
The N.C. Association of County Commissioners has hired David Thompson as its new Executive Director. Ron Aycock has retired.
Col. Ray Alexander retired as District Engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Wilmington on July 14, 2005. Col. John Pulliam, Jr. has taken command of the Wilmington District.
Bryant and Debbie Worley of Wayne County are the 2005 North Carolina Conservation Farm Family of the year.
The draft New River Basinwide Water Quality Plan is available for public review and comment from July 18 - August 16, 2005. See http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/basinwide . The NC Division of Water Quality will hold a public meeting on August 2 from 4:00 - 8:00 pm at the NC Cooperative Extension Service Center in Jefferson in Ashe County on the draft plan. Send comments or contact Michelle Raquet, NCDWQ, 1617 MSC, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617, 919-733-5083 ext 367 or michelle.raquet@ncmail.net .
The deadline to apply for grants from the Natural Heritage Trust Fund is August 8, 2005. Contact Linda Pearsall at Linda.pearsall@ncmail.net or 919-715-4195. The Board of Trustees of the Natural Heritage Trust Fund will meet September 22-23, 2005 in Boone. NHTF is seeking an executive director
The N.C. Association of County Commissioners will meet at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte on August 25-28, 2005. Contact www.ncacc.org.
The Board of Trustees of the Parks and Recreation Authority will meet at Stone Mountain State Park on October 14-15, 2005. Contact Robin Capps at NC Division of Parks & Recreation at robin.capps@ncmail.net or 919-715-2661 or http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/html .
See www.onencnaturally.org for more information about land & water conservation.
The 13 th National Nonpoint Source Monitoring Workshop - From Projects to Programs: Enhancing State's Nonpoint Source Management Programs Through Lessons Learned from Nonpoint Source Monitoring Projects will be held at the Sheraton Capital Center in Raleigh from September 18-22, 2005. N.C. State University's Water Quality Group is hosting this national conference. Contact http://ncsu.edu/waterquality/nmp_conf or cathy_smith@ncsu.edu .
The N.C. Division of Water Quality is preparing to update its Basinwide Water Quality Plans for the Hiwassee, Little Tennessee, and Savannah River Basins. NCDWQ and local organizations are hosting a conference on September 27, 2005 about water quality issues in southwestern NC at the Macon County Recreation Building at 1288 Georgia Road in Franklin. Contact Dave Toms at 919-733-5083 ext 577 or dave.toms@ncmail.net or http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/basinwide .
The N.C. League of Municipalities is meeting in Hickory on October 16-18, 2005. Contact www.nclm.org .
Acquisition Committee
(Trustees Cragnolin, Chair; Baddour, Garrett, Hollan, Lathrop,
McLean & Vaughn)
Lee S. Dukes Water Treatment Plant
Huntersville, North Carolina
Sunday, August 7, 2005
AGENDA
Karen Cragnolin, Chair, Presiding
10:30 am I-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chair Cragnolin
• Executive Order Number One - Chair Cragnolin
• Revisions, additions and adoption of the Agenda - Chair Cragnolin
10:35 am I-B. 2004B-054 - Triangle Land Conservancy's Marks Creek II Project - Leland Heath (Action Item)
The Triangle Land Conservancy wrote CWMTF on June 29, 2005 and asked the Board to accept withdrawal of its application on Marks Creek. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve TLC's request.
10:37 am I-C. 2005A-011 - NC Coastal Land Trust's Blue Fin Marina on North River Project - Damon Tatem (Action Item)
The NC Coastal Land Trust wrote CWMTF on June 29, 2005 and asked the Board to defer its application to acquire the Blue Fin Marina on the North River in Currituck County. Currituck County may acquire the tract. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve NCCLT's request.
10:39 am I-D. 2005A-015 - NC Division of Parks & Recreation's Carvers Creek II Project - Nancy Guthrie (Action Item)
On July 5, 2005 The Nature Conservancy advised the Division of Parks & Recreation and its partners that the owners of the Carvers Creek II tract were not willing to sell at this time. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board defer this project until November 2005.
10:41 am I-E. 2005A-020 - NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Folkstone-Beck 2 tract - Damon Tatem (Action Item)
On July 7, 2005 The Nature Conservancy on behalf of the NC Wildlife Resources Commission wrote CWMTF to request that amendments to the scope and budget of the project. The Padgett tract is no longer available. TNC updated its budget on July 14, 2005. TNC requests an amended amount of up to $1,091,235.
CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve TNC/WRC's request up to $1,092,000. The Navy will provide matching funds.
10:45 am I-F. 2005A Project Budget Amendments - Bill Holman & CWMTF Staff (Action Items)
• 2005A-005 - Goldsboro/Wayne County's Clean Water/Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Protection Project Phase II ($4,549,000)
The Board approved a grant of up to $1,737,000 to Goldsboro/Wayne County in July 2004 to help protect water quality and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (Phase I - CWMTF #2004A-007).
Goldsboro/Wayne County and their contractors have contacted landowners and have begun negotiations to close on properties identified in Phase I.
CWMTF staff recommends that the budget of Goldsboro/Wayne County's Phase II application (CWMTF #2005A-005) be reduced from $4,549,000 to $3,000,000 and that Goldsboro/Wayne County reapply to CWMTF in 2006 for Phase III subject to progress on implementation of Phases I & II.
Contracts for CWMTF #2004A-007 and CWMTF #2005A-005 may be combined so that Goldsboro/Wayne County has the flexibility to close on properties held by willing sellers in accident potential zones one and two and within noise contours.
• 2005A-010 - The Nature Conservancy's Troutman Tract on Drowning Creek at Camp McCall/Fort Bragg/Pope ($651,000)
CWMTF staff recommends that the budget of The Nature Conservancy's Troutman Tract on Drowning Creek be reduced from $651,000 to $475,000. The Army has increased its match.
10:50 am I-G. 2005A Cycle Project Priorities - Chair Cragnolin (Action Items)
• 2004 Commitments
• 2004B-002 - Town of Brevard's Watershed ($1,012,000)
• 2004B-003 - Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's Ball tract/Green River Headwaters ($1,498,000)
• 2004B-007 - Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's Schenck tract/Green River Headwaters ($5,116,000)
• 2004B-025 - The Nature Conservancy's Profile Trail on Grandfather Mountain ($687,000)
• 2005A Clean Water/Military Protection Projects
• CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve up to $8,592,000 in new special indebtedness authorized by Session Law 2004-179 to fund the following projects (Principal & interest payments on $8,600,000 range from $817,000/year at 4.5% to $937,400 per year at 5.9%. The State Treasurer will probably sell bonds in the 2 nd quarter of calendar year 2006.):
i. 2005A-012 - NC Coastal Land Trust's Cherry Point/Piney Island Protection Projects ($3,000,000)
ii. 2005A-019 - NC Division of Parks & Recreation's Sandy Run Savannah and Shelter Swamp (Brunswick Timber) at Camp Lejeune ($4,500,000)
iii. 2005A-020 - NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Beck 2 @ Folkstone at Camp Lejeune ($1,092,000)
• CWMTF staff recommends that the Board fund up to $3,713,000 for the following projects:
i. 2005A-005 - Goldsboro/Wayne County's Seymour Johnson Protection Project Phase II ($3,000,000)
ii. 2005A-008 - NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Adirondack tract at Camp Lejeune ($238,000)
iii. 2005A-010 - The Nature Conservancy's Troutman Tract on Drowning Creek at Camp McCall/Fort Bragg/Pope ($475,000)
• CWMTF staff recommends that the Board defer the following clean water/military protection projects pending action by the Boards of the Natural Heritage Trust Fund and the Parks & Recreation Trust Fund and the Ecosystem Enhancement Program later this year:
i. 2004B-036 - NC Division of Parks & Recreation's Carvers Creek I/Clark I at Fort Bragg/Pope ($2,331,000)
ii. 2005A-009 - The Nature Conservancy's Corbett tract at Camp Lejeune ($1,516,000)
iii. 2005A-025 - NC Wildlife Resources Commission's Upchurch tract on Nicholson Creek at Fort Bragg/Pope ($714,000)
iv. 2005A-028 -Sandhills Area Land Trust's Glenn tract on the Little River at Fort Bragg/Pope ($67,000)
4) 2005A Cycle Projects
11:30 am I-H. 2002A-305 - Division of Soil & Water Conservation's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) - Leland Heath (Discussion and Potential Action Item)
In November 2003 the Board approved a grant of up to $4,200,000 to the Division of Soil & Water Conservation to fund phase II of CREP. On July 8, 2005 DENR Secretary Bill Ross asked the Board to approve the Division of Soil & Water Conservation's request to decrease best management practices by 163,119 and District Administration by $358,820 and increase easement acquisition by $457,939 and Division Administration by $64,000.
At its July 11, 2005 meeting in Cary the Board voted to table the request until its August 2005 meeting.
On July 27, 2005 the Division of Soil & Water Conservation (DSWC) projected that it will run out of funds to acquire easements by the end of August 2005 at its current pace of closings unless the Board approves its request.
On July 27 DWSC also requested an additional grant of $400,000 from CWMTF for CREP to operate until the end of December 2005. DSWC projected that it would run out of funds by the end of October 2005 at its current pace of closings unless the Board provides an additional $400,000.
The Board deferred DSWC's request for funds for CREP Phase III in 2004 (CWMTF #2004B-040). The Board will consider a revised application and budget for CREP Phase III in the 2005B Fall Cycle.
11:40 am I-I. Donated Easement Grant Policy - Bill Holman (Discussion Item)
The Board adopted a donated easement program in March 2004 to provide transaction costs for the donations of conservation easements that protect water quality. The Board's policy requires that the value of the conservation easement be greater than the transaction costs. At its July 11, 2005 meeting in Cary the Board requested more information about the value of donated conservation easements. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board consider amending its policy and require that the value of the conservation easement be at least $50,000 (twice the cost of the donated easement grant).
11:50 am I-J. Funding for 2005 Donated Easement and 2005 Mini-Grants - Bill Holman & Francine Durso (Action Item)
At its July 11, 2005 meeting in Cary the Board approved nine donated easement grants and three mini-grants subject to receiving an approved budget.
As of July 28 the General Assembly had not enacted and the Governor had not signed a biennial budget. However, CWMTF received an allotment of $5,166,667 ($62,000,000/12 months) from the Office of State Budget and Management in July and will continue to receive allotments until the General Assembly enacts and the Governor signs a new budget.
CWMTF staff recommends that the Board give final approval to the nine donated easement grants and three mini-grants that it approved in July.
12:00 pm I-K. 1997A-012, 2003D-010, 2005D-010, 2005D-011 - Waynesville's Allen Creek Water Supply Watershed Protection - Tom Massie (Action Item)
The Board approved a grant of $500,000 to the Town of Waynesville in Haywood County in the French Broad River Basin to acquire inholdings in the Allen Creek Water Supply Watershed in 1997. The Town provided matching funds to acquire the inholdings and committed to donate a conservation easement on its entire 7340-acre watershed to the State and two land trusts. The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy and Conservation Trust for NC will jointly monitor and steward the watershed. The Town will manage the land that it acquired with its own funds as a working forest.
The Board approved a grant of up to $25,000 (CWMTF #2003D-010) in January 2004 to assist the Town with the costs of surveying the 8000-acre watershed.
The Town does not want to provide funding for permanent stewardship of the conservation easement.
On July 11, 2005 the Conservation Trust for North Carolina requested $25,000 for stewardship of the Allen Creek watershed (CWMTF #2005D-010).
On July 15, 2005 the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy requested $25,000 for stewardship of the Allen Creek watershed (CWMTF #2005D-011).
On July 14, 2005 the Town of Waynesville wrote CWMTF and advised that it would willing to forego the $25,000 that CWMTF provided for survey costs (CWMTF #2003D-010) if CWMTF provided funds for stewardship of the conservation easement.
CWMTF staff recommends that the Board accept the Town's proposal to cancel the donated easement grant of up to $25,000 to the Town (CWMTF #2003D-010) and approve CTNC and SAHC's request for stewardship funds (CWMTF #2005D-010 and CWMTF #2005D-011). CWMTF will not provide stewardship funds until the Board adopts a policy on stewardship of conservation easements.
The Board approved nine donated easement grants for up to $197,000 at its July meeting. At least $203,000 remains available for donated easement grants in fiscal year 2005-2006.
12:10 pm I-L. 2005M-004 - Conservation Trust for North Carolina's Lankford tract on Boones Fork Creek - Tom Massie (Action Item)
The Conservation Trust for NC wrote CWTMF on July 18, 2005 to request a mini-grant of up to $25,000 to provide pre-acquisition costs associated with acquisition of the Lankford tract on Boones Fork Creek in the Watauga River Basin in Watauga County. CWMTF staff is reviewing the request and will make a recommendation to the Committee and Board at the August meeting.
The Board approved three mini-grants for up to $75,000 in July. $125,000 remains available for mini-grants in fiscal year 2005-2006.
12:15 pm I-M. 2004B-021 - Lumber River Conservancy's Upper Lumber River Tracts - Nancy Guthrie (Action Item)
In November 2004 the Board approved a grant of up to $304,000 to assist the Lumber River Conservancy with the acquisition of several tracts on the Lumber River in Scotland County. On July 1, 2005 the Lumber River Conservancy requested that up to $153,000 be transferred from the purchase of the Stone/Bray tract to fund acquisition of the Hunt/Maynor tract (CWMTF #2005B-019) and Slaughter tract (CWMTF #2005B-021). The Lumber River Conservancy requested $187,400 to acquire the Hunt/Maynor tract and $56,088 to acquire the Slaughter tract from CWMTF on June 1, 2005. The Board is scheduled to review both applications at its September 11-12, 2005 meeting.
CWMTF staff recommends that the Board not approve LRC's request because neither the staff nor the Board have reviewed or prioritized the Hunt/Maynor or Slaughter tracts. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve the use of up to $50,000 ($25,000 per tract) from 2004B-021 to assist LRC with the preacquisition costs associated with purchase of the Hunt/Maynor and Slaughter tracts.
12:20 pm I-N. Adjourn.
Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee
(Trustees Mosley, Chairman, Howard, Markey, Smith & Wright)
Lee S. Dukes Water Treatment Plant
Huntersville, North Carolina
Sunday, August 7, 2005
AGENDA
Johnnie Mosley, Chairman, Presiding
12:30 pm J-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chairman Mosley
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman Mosley
• Revisions, additions, and adoption of the Agenda - Chairman Mosley
12:35 pm J-B. 2005A Cycle Project Priorities - Chairman Mosley
1:00 pm J-C. Adjourn
Restoration/Stormwater Committee
(Trustees Beane, Chairman; Coleman, Hester, Markham, McMillan & Weston)
Lee S. Dukes Water Treatment Plant
Huntersville, North Carolina
Sunday, August 7, 2005
AGENDA
Ron Beane, Chairman, Presiding
1:10 pm K-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chairman Beane
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman Beane
• Revisions, additions, and adoption of the Agenda - Chairman Beane
1:15 pm K-B. 2005A Cycle Project Priorities - Chairman Beane
1:30 pm N-A. Status of Active Restoration/Stormwater and Planning Contracts - Francine Durso (Information Item)
1:35 pm N-B. Review of Standard CWMTF Restoration and Stormwater Contract - Francine Durso & Robin Hammond (Information Item)
1:40 pm N-C. Review of CWMTF Policy on Funding Several Best Management Practices Options for Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Other Grantees for the Protection of Setbacks on Agricultural Lands - Tom Jones (Information Item)
1:45 pm N-D. Development of a standard CWMTF permanent conservation easement for urban restoration and stormwater projects - Robin Hammond (Information Item)
1:50 pm N-E. Restoration/Stormwater Project Easement Issues - Robin Hammond & Francine Durso (Discussion Item)
CWMTF's typically requires donation of a permanent conservation easement to the State to protect the State's investment in restoration and stormwater projects. The Board has also allowed soil and water conservation districts to hold and monitor conservation easements for stream restoration projects. Some districts are willing to hold and monitor conservation easements and some are not.
CWMTF requires land trusts to name another land trust to steward conservation easements if they go out of business. Should CWMTF require districts and other local government units to name a back up easement holder and steward if a future district or unit decides to not hold and monitor the easement?
Donating a conservation easement to the State for a restoration or stormwater project sometimes increases delay and costs - particularly in urban areas. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board allow local governments that have demonstrated a commitment to long-term management and stewardship to hold conservation easements on a case-by-case basis.
2:00 pm N-F. Ecosystem Enhancement Program's 2005 Fee - Tom Jones (Information Item)
EEP's 2005 fee for stream restoration is $217/linear foot.
2:05 pm N-G. NC Division of Water Quality's Nutrient Offset Fee - Tom Jones (Information Item)
The NC Division of Water Quality levies a nutrient offset fee for stormwater pollution of $11 per lb. of nitrogen per year in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River Basins.
2:10 pm N-H. Stormwater Planning Grant Program - Chairman Beane & Bill Holman (Discussion Item)
2:15 pm N-I. Review of 2005B Restoration Projects - Chairman Beane and CWMTF staff (Action Items)
Projects acted favorably upon by the Committee and the Board of Trustees will remain eligible for further review later this year.
• 2005B-401 - Alamance Community College - withdrawn in July 2005
• 2005B-402 - Farmville's Bee Branch & Middle Swamp Restoration Project ($674,000) - Leland Heath
• 2005B-403 - Longview's Henry Fork River Restoration Project ($27,000) - Tom Massie
• 2005B-404 - Mecklenburg County's Four Mile Creek Restoration Project ($325,000) - Bern Schumak
• 2005B-405 - New River Community Partners' River House Restoration Project ($117,000) - Bern Schumak
• 2005B-406 - Pilot View RC&D's Mill Creek Restoration Project ($1,928,497) - Bern Schumak
• 2005B-407 - Resource Institute's Ararat River Restoration Project in Mt. Airy ($1,897,000) - Bern Schumak
• 2005B-408 - RiverLink's Swannanoa River & Tomahawk Branch Restoration Project ($1,5145,000) - Tom Massie
• 2005B-409 - Rutherford Soil & Water Conservation District's Agricultural Best Management Practices Phase II ($480,000) - Tom Massie
• 2005B-410 - Southwestern RC&D's Restoration & Stormwater at Bethel School Project ($897,000) - Tom Massie
• 2005B-411 - Southwestern RC&D's West Fork of Pigeon River Restoration at Lake Logan Episcopal Center ($151,000) - Tom Massie
• 2005B-412 - Surry Soil & Water Conservation District's Fisher River Restoration Project ($1,076,000) - Bern Schumak
3:10 pm N-J. Review of 2005B Stormwater Projects - Chairman Beane & CWMTF staff (Action Items)
Projects acted favorably upon by the Committee and the Board of Trustees will remain eligible for further review later this year.
• 2005B-701 - Asheville's Dingle Creek Watershed Planning Project ($580,000) - Tom Massie
• 2005B-702 - Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's Upper Broad River Watershed Protection Program Phase III ($90,000) - Tom Massie
• 2005B-703 - Durham Soil & Water Conservation District's West Village Innovative Stormwater Project ($325,000) - Nancy Guthrie
• 2005B-704 - Mecklenburg County's Little Sugar Creek Stormwater Phase VII ($280,000) - Bern Schumak
• 2005B-705 - Princeville's Drainage Outlet Restoration Project ($739,000) - Leland Heath
• 2005B-706 - Robeson County's COMtech Phase II ($1,195,000) - Nancy Guthrie
3:30 pm N-K. Review of 2005B Restoration & Stormwater Planning Projects - Chairman Beane & CWMTF staff (Action Items)
Projects acted favorably upon by the Committee and the Board of Trustees will remain eligible for further review later this year.
• 2005B-802 - Elizabethtown's Stormwater Planning Project ($45,000) - Nancy Guthrie
• 2005B-806 - Maxton's Stormwater Planning Project ($40,000) - Nancy Guthrie
• 2005B-808 - Swansboro's Hawkins Creek Stormwater Planning Project ($100,000) - Damon Tatem
• 2005B-809 - Triangle J Council of Government's Falls Lake monitoring and modeling project ($674,000) - Leland Heath
3:50 pm N-M. Review of Deferred 2005B Cycle Restoration/Stormwater Projects - Chairman Beane and CWMTF staff (Action Items)
Projects acted favorably upon by the Committee and the Board of Trustees will remain eligible for further review later this year.
• 2003A-704 - Kure Beach's Stormwater Outfalls Project ($8,766,000) - Damon Tatem
• 2004B-704 - Global TransPark Authority Constructed Wetlands ($3,672830) - Leland Heath
• 2004B-803 - Emerald Isle Stormwater Planning Project ($32,000) - Damon Tatem
4:00 pm N-N. Adjourn for Tour of Little Sugar Creek and Sugar Creek Restoration, Stormwater and Greenway Projects in Uptown Charlotte
Budget Committee
(Trustees Vaughan, Chairman; Coleman, Howard, Markey, McMillan, and Smith)
Lee S. Dukes Water Treatment Plant
Huntersville, North Carolina
Monday, August 8, 2005
AGENDA
Stan Vaughan, Chairman, Presiding
7:55 am D-A. Call to Order
• Welcome - Chairman Vaughan
• Executive Order Number One - Chairman Vaughan
• Revisions and additions to the Agenda - Chairman Vaughan
8:00 am D-B. Review/Approval of 2nd Draft of Proposed CWMTF Administrative Budget for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 - Francine Durso (Action Item)
8:10 am D-C. Update on CWMTF Audit - Chairman Vaughn & Francine Durso (Information Item)
8:15 am D-D. Update on COPs Sale and Repayment Schedule - Francine Durso(Information Item)
8:20 am D-E. Adjourn
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