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Meeting
of the Clean Water Management Board of Trustees Board
of Trustees 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 9:30 am A. Call to Order – Chairman Howard
9:45 am B. Public Comments – Chairman Howard 10:00 am C. Travel & Tourism and Clean Water – Ms. Lynn Minges, Executive Director, Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development, NC Department of Commerce 10:20 am D. Executive Director’s Report – Bill Holman
10:35 am E. Attorney General’s Report – Frank Crawley 10:45 am F. Break 10:55 am G. Environmental Education and Clean Water – Anne Taylor, Executive Director, Environmental Education Fund 11:15 am H. Acquisition Committee Report – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan (Action Items –See May 9, 2004 Committee Agenda) 11:30 am I. Stewardship Committee Report – Committee Chairman Phil Baddour (See May 9, 2004 Committee Agenda) 11:40 am J. Restoration/Stormwater Committee Report – Committee Chair Claudette Weston (See May 9, 2004 Committee Agenda) 11:50 am K. Joint Restoration/Stormwater Committee and Long Range Planning Committee Report – Committee Chairs Claudette Weston and Karen Cragnolin (Action Item – See May 9, 2004 Committee Agenda) 12:10 pm L. Working Lunch at the Ramada Inn 12:20 pm M. Legislative Committee Report – Committee Chairman John McMillan (See May 9, 2004 Committee Agenda) 12:30 pm N. Budget Committee Report – Committee Chair Maggi Markey (See May 9, 2004 Committee Agenda) 12:40 pm O. Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee Report – Committee Chairman Leroy Smith (Action Items – See May 9, 2004 Committee Agenda) 12:50 pm P. Discussion 1:00 pm Q. Adjourn CWMTF Announcements The Acquisition Committee (Trustees Hollan, Chairman; Garrett, Baddour, Cragnolin, McLean, Maguire & Wright) will meet from 12:00 – 2:50 pm on Sunday, May 9 at the NC Museum of Art. (Agenda) The Stewardship Committee (Trustees Baddour, Chairman; Hollan, McMillan, Mosley, Vaughn, & Wright) will meet from 3:00 – 3:50 pm on Sunday, May 9 at the NC Museum of Art. (Agenda) The Restoration/Stormwater Committee (Trustees Weston, Chair; Beane, Hester, Lathrop, McMillan, R. Smith & Vaughn) will meet from 4:00 – 4:50 pm on Sunday, May 9 at the NC Museum of Art. (Agenda) The Restoration/Stormwater Committee and the Long Range Planning Committee (Trustees Cragnolin, Chair; Maguire, Baddour, Brooks, Hollan, Markey & Vaughn) will meet from 5:00 – 5:40 pm on Sunday, May 9 at the NC Museum of Art. (Agenda) The Legislative Committee (Trustees McMillan, Chair; Baddour, Beane, MacFayden, Mosley, R. Smith, Weston & Wright) will meet from 5:50 – 6:30 pm on Sunday, May 9 at the NC Museum of Art. (Agenda) The NC Museum of Art Foundation has invited CWMTF Trustees, guests, and staff to dinner at the Museum at 7:00 pm on Sunday, May 9. Daniel P. Gottlieb, Deputy Director of Planning and Design for the Museum will speak. See http://www.ncartmuseum.org. The Budget Committee (Trustee Maggi Markey, Chair; Vaughn, Hester, Howard, McMillan & L. Smith) will meet from 8:00 – 8:30 am on Monday, May 10 at the Ramada Inn/Blue Ridge. (Agenda) The Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee (Trustees L. Smith, Chairman; Mosley, Brooks, Howard, MacFadyen & Markey) will meet from 8:40 – 9:20 am on Monday, May 10 at the Ramada Inn/Blue Ridge. (Agenda) All CWMTF Board and Committee meetings are open to the public. All Trustees are invited to committee meetings. CWMTF Trustees and staff are lodging at the Ramada Inn at 1520 Blue Ridge Road in Raleigh (near the intersection of Wade Avenue and Blue Ridge Road). Contact 919-832-4100. See http://www.VisitRaleigh.com or 1-800-849-2499 for local information. CWMTF staff will meet after the Board meeting on Monday, May 10 and on Thursday, June 3. CWMTF, NC Coastal Federation, and others will celebrate conservation of Morris Landing (CWMTF Project #2002B-011) on Stump Sound near Holly Ridge in Onslow County at 2:00 pm on May 7, 2004. Contact Lauren Kolodij at NCCF at 252-393-8185 or . CWMTF, NC Coastal Land Trust, and others will celebrate conservation of Pettiford Creek (CWMTF Project #s 2001B-027 & 2002B-013) at 1:30 pm at Star Hill Golf Course in Cape Carteret on May 13, 2004. Contact Nancy Preston at NCCLT at 910-790-4524. CWMTF, NC Department of Transportation, DENR’s Ecosystem Enhancement Program, Natural Heritage Trust Fund, The Conservation Fund, and others will celebrate conservation of the Buffalo Cove Gamelands (Mingo tract) (CWMTF Project #2003A-035) in Caldwell & Wilkes Counties at Fort Defiance at 11:00 am on May 25, 2004. Contact Ashley Memory at DOT at 919-733-2522. The next deadline for applications for grants from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund is June 1, 2004. Visit http://www.cwmtf.net or call 919-733-6375 for more information. The Board of Trustees of CWMTF will meet July 11-12 in Raleigh, August 8-9 in Burke County, September 12-13 in Kinston, October 10-11 in Greensboro, and November 14-15 in Raleigh. The Board will set priorities for 2004A projects in July, review restoration and stormwater projects in August, review land acquisition projects in September, review infrastructure/wastewater projects in October, and set priorities for 2004B projects in November. Other Announcements Festival on the Neuse in Kinston is May 1. Contact 800-869-0032 or http://www.visitkinston.com. DENR/Division of Environmental Heath has announced that the Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) reports and associated information for public drinking water systems in North Carolina are now available for review. Go to the “Source Water Assessment and Protection” button at http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/pws/ or contact 919-715-2633 or SWAP@ncmail.net. DENR/Division of Water Quality will conduct Basinwide Water Quality Planning Workshops for the Cape fear River Basin on May 5 from 3:00 – 6:00 pm at Guilford County Agricultural Center; on May 11 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Fayetteville Public Works Commission; on May 11 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Sampson County Agriculture Exposition Center in Clinton; on May 20 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at the New Hanover County Extension Center in Wilmington, and May 27 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Chatham County Extension Center in Pittsboro. Contact Cam McNutt at cam.mcnutt@ncmail.net or 919-733-5083 ext 575 or http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/basinwide/Capefear/capefearindex.htm. Wilkes Soil & Water Conservation District will lead a tour of water quality improvements in the Kerr Scott Lake Watershed in the Upper Yadkin River Basin on Friday, May 7, 2004. The tour will feature collaborative projects between the District and CWMTF, DENR’s Ecosystem Enhancement Program, Wildlife Resources Commission, and Department of Transportation. The tour will start at 10:00 am at the W. Kerr Scott Visitors Center. Contact Michael Pardue, District Director, at 336-838-1619. The NC General Assembly convenes for its “Short Session” on May 10, 2004. Clean Water Lobby Day at the legislature is May 19, 2004. The Board of Trustees of the Parks & Recreation Authority will meet on May 21-22, 2004 at Umstead State Park, July 23-24 at Lake James State Park, and October 24-25 at Gorges State Park. Land & Water Conservation Lobby Day at the legislature is June 2, 2004. National Trails Day is June 5, 2004. The NC League of Municipalities Town Hall Day at the legislature is June 9, 2004. Neuse River Day is June 12, 2004 in New Bern. Contact http://www.neuseriver.org. The Conservation Council of NC and other conservation organizations will host legislators at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences on June 16, 2004. The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy will celebrate its 30th anniversary at its annual meeting in Crossnore on June 18-19, 2004. Contact http://www.appalachian.org or 828-253-0095. The US Fish & Wildlife Service is accepting proposals for North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grants to conserve wetlands and wetlands-dependent fish and wildlife through acquisition, restoration and/or enhancement until July 30, 2004. Contact David Buie at david_buie@fws.gov. The next deadline for applications for the Natural Heritage Trust Fund is August 9, 2004; the Board of Trustees of NHTF will meet on September 30, 2004. The NC Sustainable Forestry Implementation Committee (NCSFI) has established a too-free number to report forestry activities that do not comply with SFI standards. Steve Daniels, the program’s monitor, will investigate all complaints. Contact 877-271-6531. CWMTF, Onslow County Parks & Recreation, NC Coastal Land Trust, and others will celebrate conservation of Oakhurst Nature Park (CWMTF Project #2002A-021) on the New River in Jacksonville on Friday, May 21, 2004 at 10:30 am. Contact Mac Sligh. NC Forestry Summit: Sustaining Working Forest will be held on July 28th in Smithfield and on August 19th in Statesville. Acquisition
Committee AGENDA Bill Hollan, Chairman, Presiding 12:00 pm H-A. Call to Order – Chairman Hollan
12:05 pm H-B. Update on Tyrrell County’s Hidden Lake Project (2001A-029) ($772,000) – Damon Tatem 12:10 pm H-C. Update on Bryson City’s Lands Creek Watershed Project (2002A-001) ($1,531,000) – Tom Massie 12:15 pm H-D. Review of Deferred 2004A and Other Acquisition Projects – Chairman Hollan and CWMTF staff (Action Items)(CWMTF referred many of these projects to the Ecosystem Enhancement Program for potential funding.) Projects acted favorably upon by the Committee and the Board of Trustees will remain eligible for further review later this year. Project Scopes of Work and Descriptions
2:15 pm H-E. Review and Discussion of 2004A and Other Acquisition Projects in Preparation for Priority Setting by the Board of Trustees at its July 11-12, 2004 meeting in Raleigh – Chairman Hollan & Committee Members. 2:50 pm H-F. Adjourn Stewardship
Committee AGENDA Phil Baddour, Chairman, Presiding
3:50 pm I-C. Adjourn
Restoration/Stormwater
Committee AGENDA Claudette Weston, Chair, Presiding 4:00 pm J-A. Call to Order
4:05 pm J-B. Phased Funding of Restoration/Stormwater Projects – Bill Holman (Potential Action Item) At its March 14-15 meeting in Duck the Restoration/Stormwater Committee recommended and the Board tentatively approved five grants for design and permitting costs for restoration and stormwater projects and six grants for design, permitting, and construction costs for restoration and stormwater projects up to $12.3 million. At its April 18-19 meeting in Lenior the Infrastructure/Wastewater Committee recommended and the Board tentatively approved no grants for design and permitting, 12 grants up to $16.7 million for design, permitting, and construction costs for wastewater projects, and one wastewater planning grant. Does the Restoration/Stormwater Committee want to reconsider its March recommendations? 4:25 pm J-C. Review and Discussion of 2004A and Other Restoration/Stormwater Projects in Preparation for Priority Setting by the Board of Trustees at its July 11-12, 2004 Meeting in Raleigh – Chair Weston & Committee Members 4:40 pm J-D. Issues with CREP Title Searches – Bill Holman & Leland Heath 4:50 pm J-E. Adjourn
Long
Range Planning Committee
Karen Cragnolin,
Committee Chair &
5:05 pm K-B. Review and Discussion of Request for Proposals for Project Monitoring – Beth McGee (Action Item) 5:30 pm K-C. Next Steps –Chair Cragnolin and Chair Weston 5:40 pm K-D. Adjourn Legislative
Committee AGENDA John McMillan, Chairman, Presiding 5:50 pm M-A. Call to Order – Chairman McMillan
5:55 pm M-B. Governor’s 2004-2005 Budget – Chairman McMillan 6:05 pm M-C. General Assembly’s 2004-2005 Budget – Chairman McMillan 6:15 pm M-D. Joint Select Committee on Military Affairs – Phil Badddour 6:25 pm M-E. Other Legislative Issues – Chairman McMillan 6:30 pm M-F. Adjourn Budget
Committee AGENDA Maggi Markey, Committee Chair, Presiding 8:00 am N-A. Call to Order
8:05 am N-B. Status of State Audit – Francine Durso 8:10 am N-C. Status of CWMTF Projects – Francine Durso 8:25 am N-D. Development of 2004-2005 CWMTF Administrative Budget – Francine Durso 8:30 am N-E. Adjourn Infrastructure/Wastewater
Committee AGENDA Leroy Smith, Chairman, Presiding 8:40 am O-A. Call to Order – Chairman L. Smith
8:45 am O-B. Draft Resolution for Funding Backup Power Generation Projects – Francine Durso & Damon Tatem (Action Item carried over from April 18, 2004 Board Meeting in Lenior) 8:55 am O-C. Need for Guidance from the Board Regarding Whether Letters or Formal Applications for Funding to the DENR/Division of Water Quality’s Construction Grants & Loans Section Are Required to Comply with CWMTF’s Enabling Legislation (GS 113-145.3c)(5) – Frank Crawley & Bill Holman (Action Item carried over from April 18, 2004 Board Meeting in Lenior) 9:05 am O-D. Review and Discussion of 2004A and Other Infrastructure/Wastewater Projects in Preparation for Priority Setting by the Board of Trustees at its July 11-12, 2004 Meeting in Raleigh – Chairman L. Smith & Committee Members 9:20 am O-E. Adjourn.
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