Meeting of the Clean Water Management Board of Trustees

Meeting of the Clean Water Management Board of Trustees
September 22, 2003

Acquisition Committee Agenda
2003A Acquisition Grant Scopes
Long Range Planning Committee Agenda
Personnel Committee Agenda
CWMTF Announcments

Clean Water Management Trust Fund
City Hall
3080 East Stadium Drive
Eden, North Carolina
Monday, September 22, 2003

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 Robert Howard

1) Welcome – The Honorable Phil Price, Mayor of Eden
2) Welcome New Trustees – Chairman Howard
3) Roll Call – Gina Weaver
4) Executive Order Number One – Chairman Howard
5) Revisions and additions to the Agenda – Chairman Howard
6) Please put cell phones on vibrate or off – Chairman Howard
7) Review and approval of the transcript of the August 18, 2003 meeting of the Board of Trustees in Jackson County – Chairman Howard
8) Board of Ethics Evaluation of Statement of Economic Interest filed by Ronald L. Smith
9) Board of Ethics Evaluation of Statement of Economic Interest filed by C. Leroy Smith
10) Board of Ethics Evaluation of Statement of Economic Interest filed by John Maguire
11) 2004 CWMTF Meeting Schedule – CWMTF staff recommends that the Board meet on April 18-19, 2004 instead of April 11-12 to avoid the Easter Holiday – Bill Holman

8:45 am B. Public Comments

1) Charles Brummitt, Executive Director, Piedmont Land Conservancy
2) Lindley Butler, Dan River Basin Association

9:00 am C. Personnel Committee Report – Chairman Robert Howard Click here for Personnel Committee Agenda

9:10 am D. Long Range Planning Report – Committee Chair Karen Cragnolin Click here for Long Range Planning Committee Agenda

1) Update on Long Range Planning Process

9:20 am E. Executive Director’s Report – Bill Holman

1) 2003-04 Budget update – Francine Durso
2) Status of 2002A, 2002B and other contracts – Francine Durso
3) Communications update – Lisa Schell
4) September 9, 2003 Council of State Action – Bill Holman
5) Ecosystem Enhancement Program – Bill Holman & Tom Jones
6) Fall 2003 Natural Heritage Trust Fund Applications – Bill Holman
7) Update on City of Raeford’s Peddlars Branch Stormwater Project/CWMTF Project No. 2002A-708 – Bill Holman
8) Friends of the Funds – Bill Holman
9) The South Carolina Conservation Initiatives Act – Bill Holman

9:40 am F. Attorney General’s Report – Frank Crawley

9:50 am G. Break

10:00am H. North Carolina’s Source Water Assessment Program – Bob Midgette, PE, Protection and Enforcement Branch Head, Public Water Supply Section, DENR/Division of Environmental Health

10:45am I. Town of Emerald Isle (2000B-703) – Francine Durso & Damon Tatum (Action Item)

On September 2, 2003 the Town of Emerald Isle wrote CWMTF to request that the Town be able to use 1.1 acres of the 43.2-acre tract acquired with CWMTF funds as the location of a new elevated water tank. CWMTF granted Emerald Isle $2.4 million toward the purchase of the tract for the purpose of constructing a wetlands to reduce stormwater pollution into the outstanding resource waters and shellfishing waters of Bogue Sound (ORW and SA). The State of North Carolina received a conservation easement on the tract to protect its investment in the project. CWMTF’s standard conservation easement prohibits construction of a water tank. CWMTF recommends that the Board table the Town’s request until its October 20, 2003 meeting so that staff can learn more about measures the Town is willing to take to mitigate the impact of the water tank on the park and to further reduce stormwater pollution in Town.

10:55 am J. 2003M-002 – Sandhills Area Land Trust’s Request for a Mini-Grant for Methodist College’s River Tract in Fayetteville – Nancy Guthrie (Action Item)

On July 1, 2003 the Sandhills Area Land Trust (SALT) requested a Mini-Grant of up to $25,000 to pay for transaction costs associated with the acquisition of a conservation easement on Methodist College’s approximately 92-acre River Tract on the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville. The NC Wetlands Restoration Program (WRP) may restore some of the Methodist College property. CWMTF staff has reviewed the request, believes that it qualifies, and recommends that the Board approve SALT’s request.

11:05 am K. 2003M-004 – Haw River Assembly’s Request for a Mini-Grant for Haw River tracts in Alamance County – Nancy Guthrie (Action Item)

On August 25, 2003 the Haw River Assembly requested a Mini-Grant of up to $25,000 to pay for appraisals, site assessments and other transaction costs associated with the acquisition of conservation easements on 6 tracts, providing over 28,000 linear feet of riparian buffer on the Haw River and Cane Creek. CWMTF staff has reviewed the request, believes that it qualifies, and recommends that the Board approve the request, with the condition that CWMTF staff will work with the Haw River Assembly to prioritize the work on the tracts, in the likely event that the mini-grant funds are not adequate to cover all anticipated work on all 6 tracts.

11:10 am L. Acquisition Committee Report – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan (Action Items) Click here for Acquisition Committee Agenda

1) Acquisition Committee Policy and Information Items – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan (See September 21, 2003 Acquisition Committee Agenda Items B-L.)
2) Land Trust for Central North Carolina’s Request to Purchase Tract for Tax Value (1998B-017) – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan (See (See Acquisition Committee Agenda Item M.)
3) Piedmont Land Conservancy’s Request to Reallocate Funds (2002A-026) – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan (See Acquisition Committee Agenda Item N.)
4) Mini-Grants for Donated Conservation Easements – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan (See Acquisition Committee Agenda Item O.)
5) Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust Requests to Transfer Funds (2001B-002, 2002B-003, and new 2003D-001) – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan (See Acquisition Committee Agenda Item P.)
6) 2003A-035 – NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s Mingo/Joes Creek Project in Caldwell and Wilkes Counties – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan (See Acquisition Committee Agenda Item R-39)
7) Policy on Conservation Easements Associated with Federally Funded Farmland Protection and Forest Legacy Projects – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan and Criteria Committee Chairman Dickson McLean

Projects acted favorably upon by the Committee and Board of Trustees will remain eligible for further review later this year.

8) Review of Acquisition Projects – Committee Chairman Bill Hollan (See Acquisition Committee Agenda Item R.) Click here for project scopes (summaries.)

12:00 noon M. Working Lunch at City Hall

3:30 pm N. Discussion & Adjourn

CWMTF Announcements

The CWMTF Board of Trustees will meet at City Hall in Eden on Monday, September 22, 2003.

CWMTF Committees will meet at the Hampton Inn at 724 South Van Buren Road in Eden on Sunday, September 21, 2003. Phone: 336-627-1111.

The Acquisition Committee (Trustees Hollan, Chairman; Baddour, Cragnolin, McLean, & Wright) will meet from 11:00 am – 5:30 pm on Sunday, September 21, 2003, at the Hampton Inn in Eden. Click here for Acquisition Committee Agenda

The Criteria Committee (Trustees McLean, Chairman; Brooks, Hollan, & Mosley) will meet jointly with the Acquisition Committee to discuss conservation easements associated with federally funded farmland protection and forest legacy projects at 5:00 pm on Sunday, September 21, 2003 at the Hampton Inn in Eden.

The Personnel Committee (Trustees Cragnolin, Howard, McLean & Smith) will meet from 6:00 – 6:20 pm on Sunday, September 21, 2003, at the Hampton Inn in Eden. Click here for Personnel Committee Agenda

The Long Range Planning Committee (Trustees Cragnolin, Chair; Brooks, Hollan & Markey) will meet from 6:30 – 6:50 pm on Sunday, September 21, 2003, at the Hampton Inn in Eden. Click here for Long Range Planning Committee Agenda

CWMTF Trustees, guests, and staff are invited to dinner at 7:15 pm on Sunday, September 21, 2003 at 7:15 pm at Meadow Greens Country Club at 436 East Stadium Drive in Eden to honor former Trustees Holt Gwyn and Ed Wilson. Local legislators and officials have also been invited.

The Dan River Basin Association has invited CWMTF Trustees (Acquisition Committee members will be in a committee meeting.) and guests to paddle a section of the Dan or Smith Rivers and/or to tour a proposed greenway along the Dan River on Sunday, September 21, 2003. Please meet at the Hampton Inn in Eden at 2:00 pm.

CWMTF staff will meet after the Board meeting on Monday, September 22, 2003.

The Board of Trustees of the Clean Water Management Trust Fund will review wastewater projects at its October 19-20 meeting in Jacksonville. The Board will set priorities for its 2003A Cycle at its November 17-18 meeting in Raleigh.

CWMTF, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, DENR, The Nature Conservancy, and the US Marine Corps will celebrate conservation of the Beck tract (CWMTF Project #2001B-036) in Onslow County on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 (the morning after the CWMTF Board meeting in Jacksonville).

The next deadline for applications for grants from the Clean Water Management Trust
Fund is December 1, 2003 (2003B Cycle).

Other Announcements

The Board of Trustees of the Natural Heritage Trust Fund will meet on September 25, 2003 at The Rural Economic Development Center in Raleigh. The next deadline for applications for grants from the Natural Heritage Trust Fund is February 8, 2004.

Outer Banks Splash is September 26-28, 2003.

The NC League of Municipalities will hold its annual meeting at the M.C. Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem on October 12-14, 2003. See www.nclm.org for more information.

Wings Over Water: A Celebration of Wildlife & Wildlands in Eastern North Carolina is October 14-19, 2003. Contact www.wingsoverwater.org or 252-441-8144 for more information.

The Rural Economic Development Center’s annual Rural Partners Forum and annual meeting is October 22-23, 2003 in Raleigh. The NC Homegrown Jobs Initiative will be announced on October 23. Contact Kelly Griffin at 919-250-4314 or kgriffin@ncruralcenter.org.

The Parks & Recreation Authority will meet at Merchants Millpond State Park in Gates County on October 24-25, 2003.

NC State University and the Water Resources Research Institute are sponsoring “The Neuse River Basin: Five Years of Progress” on November 19-20, 2003 at the New Bern Riverfront Convention Center. Contact Kathryn Murray at 919-515-7154 or soils_training@ncsu.edu for more information.

NC Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts is hosting a Summit on Working Lands Conservation in conjunction with its annual meeting on January 5, 2004 and a session on collaboration between CWMTF and soil and water conservation districts on January 6, 2004 at the Sheraton Hotel in Research Triangle Park.

Acquisition Committee
(Trustees Hollan, Chairman; Baddour, Cragnolin, McLean, & Wright)
Hampton Inn
724 South Van Buren Road
Eden, North Carolina
Sunday, September 21, 2003

AGENDA

Bill Hollan, Committee Chairman, Presiding

11:00 am A. Call to Order

1) Welcome – Chairman Hollan
2) Executive Order Number One – Chairman Hollan
3) Revisions and additions to the Agenda – Chairman Hollan

11:05 am B. State Property Office’s Policy on Payment of Overhead to Non-Profit Organizations – Bill Holman & Joy Wayman (Information Item)

The State Property Office adopted a policy adopted regarding payment of
overhead expenses to non-profit conservation organizations on August 13,
2003.

11:15 am C. Matching Federal Farmland Preservation & Forest Legacy Funds Pursuant to the State Budget Bill – Bill Holman (Information Item)

Section 11.8(b) of HB 397, 2003 Appropriations Act, provides “Notwithstanding GS 113-145.3, for the 2003-2004 fiscal year only, the Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees may allocate up to four million one hundred thousand dollars ($4,100,000) to match federal, State, local, and private farmland preservation and forestland preservation funds and to acquire permanent conservation
easements on working farms and forests.”

11:20 am D. The Nature Conservancy’s Response to The Washington Post – Bill Holman (Information Item)

In May 2003 The Washington Post ran a series of newspaper articles critical of some of The Nature Conservancy’s projects and practices. The Nature Conservancy’s Board of Governors has changed some of its policies and procedures.

11:30 am E. Proposed Language Prohibiting Use of CWMTF Funds in Eminent Domain Actions – Francine Durso (Action Item)

CWMTF staff recommends that the following language be inserted into all new contracts with local governments, including contracts approved by the Board at its July 2003 meeting in Raleigh: “Clean Water Management Trust Fund grant funds may not be used for any eminent domain litigation or any action or expenditure related to eminent domain, unless approved by the Board of Trustees of the Clean Water Management Trust Fund in writing prior to the action. The Board of Trustees shall review requests to use funds for eminent domain action on a case-by-case basis. Requests shall be provided in writing by the Grant Recipient.”

11:40 am F. CWMTF Policy on Property Tax Compensation for Certain Counties – Bill Holman (Action Items)

1) CWMTF staff recommends that the Board adopt a policy urging sellers and buyers of conservation lands in fee simple to compensate Tier I and Tier II counties with 30% or greater of the county’s land in fee simple conservation ownership up to ten times the annual property taxes on the subject property. CWMTF staff further recommends that CWMTF reimburse grantees for compensation to Tier I and Tier II counties with 30% or greater of the county’s land in fee simple conservation ownership. (See Draft Resolution.) According to DENR/Center for Geographic Information & Analysis the following counties were Tier I or II in 2003 and had 30% or greater of their land in fee simple conservation owenership: Swain, Graham, Hyde, and Tyrrell.

2) If the Board adopts a policy on compensation to certain counties, CWMTF staff recommends that the condition that the Board placed on 2002B-016 – NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s Needmore Project on the Little Tennessee River at its July 2003 meeting be made consistent with the Board’s policy.

11:55 am G. Stewardship Costs – Bill Holman (Information Item)

CWMTF staff is continuing to work with land trusts to develop a standard approach to reasonable stewardship costs. CWMTF staff counts stewardship costs as matching funds when appropriate.

12:00 pm H. CWMTF Policy on Conservation Buyer Land Deals – Bill Holman & Joy Wayman (Information Item)

CWMTF staff is working on a draft policy to set forth standards for Grantees who are involved in conservation buyer land deals.

12:05 pm I. Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) Update – Tom Jones (Information Item)

12:10 pm J. Natural Heritage Trust Fund Update – Bill Holman (Information Item)

12:15 pm K. Working Lunch

12:30 pm L. CWMTF Policy on Use of Assessed Valuation in Lieu of Appraisal – Francine Durso and Joy Wayman (Information Item & Potential Action Item)

1) Appraiser’s “Opinion of Value” letter in lieu of appraisal.

2) State Property Office’s use of assessed valuations in lieu of appraisals.

3) CWMTF staff recommends that the Board of Trustees amend its appraisal policy to increase from $50,000 to $100,000 where the ad valorem assessed valuation (prorated on a reasonable basis for partial acquisitions) will be acceptable in lieu of an independent appraisal. (See Draft Resolution.)

12:45 pm M. 1998B-017 – Land Trust for Central NC’s Request to Purchase Deal Tract on Grants Creek for Tax Value (Action Item) – Francine Durso

On June 26, 2003 the Land Trust for Central NC requested that CWMTF approve acquisition of an 18.21-acre tract on Grants Creek from Mr. Richard Deal for its current ad valorem tax value of $58,404. At its August 18, 2003 meeting the Board debated and re-referred LTCNC’s request to the Acquisition Committee for further review. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board approve LTCNC’s request.

12:50 pm N. Piedmont Land Conservancy’s Upper Mitchell River Acquisitions (2002A-026) – Bern Schumak (Action Item)

At its July 22, 2003 meeting the Board of Trustees approved a grant of up to $1,408,000 to the Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) to assist with the acquisition of the 766-acre Winebarger tract in the Mitchell River Watershed in Surry County in the Yadkin/Pee Dee River Basin. 2002A-026 is No. 15 on the July 2003 priority list for funding and is not yet under contract. On September 5, 2003 PLC wrote CWMTF requesting that $1,007,000 of this $1,408,000 grant be reallocated, if required, to the acquisition of two new tracts owned by G&G Lumber Company – the 1,781-acre Little Mountain tract and the 459-acre Len’s Knob tract. CWMTF staff believes that acquisition of the Little Mountain and Len’s Knob tracts has great merit. The Board approved Mini-Grant 2003M-003 to PLC to assist with acquisition of the tracts at its August 18, 2003 meeting. However, it is important for CWMTF not to set precedent by reallocating funds for new tracts from funds for tracts that were originally approved. CWMTF staff encourages PLC to apply to CWMTF for these two tracts in the Dec. 2003 application cycle, if needed. PLC is also seeking funds from DOT/DENR’s Ecosystem Enhancement Program to acquire these two tracts. The Board of Transportation may review PLC’s request at its October 8-9, 2003 meeting. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board not support PLC’s request. CWMTF staff will continue to explore options with PLC and may present an alternative to PLC’s request to the Board at its September or October meetings.

1:10 pm O. Transactional Costs for Donated Easements – Bill Holman (Action Item)

The Board of CWMTF has funded many projects to facilitate the donation of conservation easements to protect water quality. Donations of conservation easements proceed at the pace of the property owner. Some take years; many are driven by tax year and the state’s conservation income tax credit program. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board establish a new Mini-Grant for Donated Conservation Easements and set aside $200,000 per fiscal year to fund them (similar to the Board’s existing mini-grant program that pays for transaction costs associated with acquisition projects in certain watersheds). Applicants would be allowed to apply for the reimbursement of transaction costs, including staff time, for donated easements by a letter to the Board. CWMTF staff would review the applicant’s request to determine if the donation would protect or restore surface water quality and make a recommendation to the Board. The Board would review and vote to fund or not fund the request.

1:30 pm P. Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust – Transfer of Transactional Costs on Donated Easements (2001B-002 and 2002B-003)(Proposed CWMTF Project No. 2003D-001) – Bill Holman, Bern Schumak & Tom Massie

On August 25 and 26, 2003 the Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust (BRRLT) wrote CWMTF requesting that transactional costs be allowed to be transferred among properties as follows:

1. 2001B-002: The Ward Tract #2 which comprised $35,500 (including stewardship) of this $188,000 grant will be funded instead by a NCDA Farmland Preservation Program grant to BRRLT. BRRLT requests that the $35,500 be applied instead to pay for transaction costs associated with the donation of a conservation easement on the 488-acre Tate Farm in Ashe County.

2. 2001B-002: The Love tract which comprised $27,600 (including stewardship) of this $188,000 grant will not be pursued by BRRLT and they request that the $27,600 be applied instead to pay for transaction costs associated with the donation of a conservation easement on the 81-acre Ketchum Tract on Piney Fork Creek in Ashe County (the Ketchum Tract is CWMTF Project 2003A-002, requesting $37,750).

3. 2002B-003 is No. 27 on the July 2003 priority list for funding and is not under contract. The Nunez tract which comprised $28,000 of this $128,000 grant will not be pursued by BRRLT and they request that the $28,000 be applied instead to pay for transaction costs associated with the donation of a conservation easement on the 96-acre Johnston Farm in Wilkes County (the Johnston Farm is part of CWMTF Project 2003A-001, requesting $36,450 for that portion of the project).

CWMTF staff recommends that the Board not support BRRLT’s request to reallocate funds from older grants to new projects that have not been fully reviewed by the staff and Board. CWMTF staff recommends that the Board establish a new Mini-Grant for Donated Conservation Easements to pay for transaction costs associated with donations of conservation easements that protect surface water quality and that the Board set aside $200,000 per fiscal year for this purpose. (See Agenda Item O.)

CWMTF staff has reviewed the tracts that BRRLT has proposed for conservation easements, determined that the proposed easements will protect surface water quality, recommends that the Board approve BRRLT’s request for reimbursement of transaction costs associated with the donation of conservation easements on the 96-acre Johnston Farm in Wilkes County (up to $36,500), the 81-acre Don & LeNore Ketchum tract in Ashe County (up to $37,800), and the 488-acre Tate Farm in Ashe County (up to $35,500) with a Mini-Grant for Donated Conservation Easements up to a total of $75,000. (CWMTF Project #2003D-001), and further recommends that the Board reduce the budgets of CWMTF Project Nos. 2001B-002 and 2002B-003 accordingly. CWMTF staff also recommends that BRRLT withdraw its request for 2003A-002.

1:45 pm Q. Status of Active CWMTF-Funded Acquisition Projects – Francine Durso (Information Item)

1:50 pm R. Review of 2003A and Other Acquisition Projects – Chairman Hollan & CWMTF staff (Action Items) Click here for project scopes (summaries.)

Projects acted favorably upon by the Committee and the Board of Trustees will remain eligible for further review later this year.

Click here for 2003A Acquisition Grant Project Scopes

Deferred Projects

1) 2001A-705 – Town of Plymouth’s Roanoke Greenway ($725,000)
2) 2001B-020 – The Nature Conservancy’s Great Coharie Creek ($1,800,000)
3) 2002B-002 – Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust’s Beech Creek Bog ($57,497)
4) 2002B-019 – Tar River Land Conservancy’s Sandy Creek ($367,500)
5) 2002B-020 – Tar River Land Conservancy’s Jumping Run Creek ($2,541,250)
6) 2002B-022 – Trust for Public Land’s Little Sugar Creek ($2,200,000) – See August 15, 2003 letter from TPL requesting withdrawal.

2003A Projects

7) 2003A-001 – Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust’s Cales Cr and Brussels Branch ($304,300) Note BRRLT’s request to reallocate funds from another project to pay for the Johnston Farm portion of this project in Agenda Item P.
8) 2003A-002 – Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust’s Ketchum Tract on Piney Fork Creek ($37,750) Note BRRLT’s request to reallocate funds from another project to pay for this project in Agenda Item P.
9) 2003A-003 – Blue Ridge Rural Land Trust’s Beech Creek ($168,950)
10) 2003A-004 – Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy’s Upper Green River ($21,500)
11) 2003A-006 – Catawba County’s Balls Creek ($206,112)
12) 2003A-007 – Catawba Lands Conservancy’s Stanley Creek ($2,940,195)
13) 2003A-008 – Catawba Lands Conservancy’s South Fork River ($359,975)
14) 2003A-009 – Charlotte Water Park’s US National Whitewater Center ($2,700,000)
15) 2003A-010 – The Conservation Fund’s Goshen Swamp and Grove Creek ($98,400)
16) 2003A-011 – City of Fayetteville’s Cross Creek Corridor Riparian Buffers ($485,000)
17) 2003A-012 – Foothills Conservancy’s Linville River ($327,800)
18) 2003A-013 – City of Gastonia’s Mountain Island Lake ($1,540,000)
19) 2003A-014 – Green Trust Alliance’s Flat Swamp Creek ($1,036,500)
20) 2003A-015 – High Country Conservancy’s Crab Orchard Creek ($705,740)
21) 2003A-016 – National Committee for the New River’s South Fork New River ($395,850)
22) 2003A-017 – National Committee for the New River’s Todd South Fork Greenway ($81,050)
23) 2003A-018 – The Nature Conservancy’s Long Hope Creek ($8,164,017)
24) 2003A-019 – The Nature Conservancy’s NE Cape Fear River ($670,177)
25) 2003A-020 – The Nature Conservancy’s Juniper Creek ($19,848,538)
26) 2003A-021 – The Nature Conservancy’s Roanoke and Cashie Rivers ($6,014,353)
27) 2003A-022 – The Nature Conservancy’s Upper Tar River ($3,549,054)
28) 2003A-023 – NC Coastal Land Trust’s Shaken Creek ($365,445)
29) 2003A-024 – NC Coastal Land Trust’s NE Cape Fear River ($991,820)
30) 2003A-026 – NC Coastal Land Trust’s Nevils Creek ($1,088,700)
31) 2003A-027 – NC Division of Forest Resources’ Clemmons Forest ($1,771,285)
32) 2003A-028 – NC Division of Parks and Recreation’s Eno River State Park ($534,000) – See August 20, 2003 letter from State Parks requesting withdrawal.
33) 2003A-029 – NC Division of Parks and Recreation’s Pettigrew State Park ($889,500)
34) 2003A-030 – NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s Silver Creek ($235,422)
35) 2003A-031 – NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s Alligator River/Davis Tract ($373,500)
36) 2003A-032 – NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s Alligator River/GMS Tract ($6,252,904)
37) 2003A-033 – NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s Johns River ($2,189,500)
38) 2003A-034 – NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s Little First Broad River ($715,610)
39) 2003A-035 – NC Wildlife Resources Commission’s Mingo Tribal Tract/Joes Creek ($13,401,300)
40) 2003A-036 – People for Parks’ Lake Johnson/Walnut Creek ($600,000)
41) 2003A-037 – Piedmont Land Conservancy’s Haw River ($574,925)
42) 2003A-038 – Town of Sandyfield’s Beaverdam Creek Wetlands ($308,500)
43) 2003A-039 – Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy’s Flat Creek Watershed/Montreat Wilderness ($3,927,800)
44) 2003A-040 – Triangle Land Conservancy’s Marks Creek ($1,775,335)
45) 2003A-041 – Town of Troy’s Densons Creek Phase IV ($286,500)
46) 2003A-804 – Conservation Trust for North Carolina’s Riparian Corridor Plans for Multiple Basins ($595,000) Referred to the Acquisition Committee by the Board of Trustees on August 18, 2003.

5:00 pm S. Joint Meeting of the Acquisition Committee and Criteria Committee to Develop CWMTF Policy on Conservation Easements Associated with Federally Funded Farmland Protection and Forest Legacy Projects – Chairmen Bill Hollan & Dickson McLean

CWMTF staff recommends that the Board adopt a conservation easement and guidelines for projects that involve federally funded farmland protection and forest legacy projects – Tom Jones

5:25 pm T. Acquisition Projects that include Federally Funded Farmland Protection or Forest Legacy Funds – Chairman Bill Hollan

1) 2002A-005 – The Conservation Fund’s Scotts Creek/Balsam Gap Project in Jackson County ($4,057,000)
2) 2003A-005 – Carolina Mountain Lands Conservancy’s Green River Project in Henderson County ($1,005,250)
3) 2003A-025 – NC Coastal Land Trust’s Somerset Farms on the Yeopim River Project in Pasquotank County ($273,800)

5:45 pm U. Adjourn

Personnel Committee
(Trustees Cragnolin, Howard, McLean & Smith)
Hampton Inn
724 South Van Buren Road
Eden, North Carolina
Sunday, September 21, 2003

AGENDA

Robert Howard, Presiding

6:00 pm A. Call to Order

1) Welcome – Robert Howard
2) Executive Order Number One – Robert Howard
3) Revisions and additions to the Agenda – Robert Howard

6:05 pm B. Personnel Issues

1) Field Representative Reclassification
a. For 3 original field staff
b. For 2 new field staff

6:20 pm C. Adjourn

Long Range Planning Committee
(Trustees Cragnolin, Chair; Brooks, Hollan & Markey)
Hampton Inn
724 South Van Buren Road
Eden, North Carolina
Sunday, September 21, 2003

AGENDA

Karen Cragnolin, Committee Chair, Presiding

6:30 pm A. Call to Order

1) Welcome – Chair Cragnolin
2) Executive Order Number One – Chair Cragnolin
3) Revisions and additions to the Agenda – Chair Cragnolin

6:35 pm B. Long Range Planning

1) Customer Survey

6:50 pm C. Adjourn

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