Meeting+2008+Nov+20

Thursday 2008 Nov 20 8:30-10 1214 Jordan Hall, NCSU Campus
 * Wake County Nature Preserves Meeting**


 * Attendance Notes**

Hess leaving by 9:30


 * Annotated Agenda Items**

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 * Introductions as needed** (5 minutes)

How did we do? OVERALL, PRETTY WELL CONSIDERING THE CONDITIONS. WE HAVE A LOT OF POSITIONAL DATA, BUT NOT A LOT OF ATTRIBUTE DATA.
 * Debrief Workday**

What would we do differently? 1) BETTER COMMUNICATION ABOUT GO, NO GO DECISION WITH RAIN. KAYTEE HAD EMAILS SO WE SHOULD HAVE SENT OUT A GLOBAL EMAIL THAT MORNING TO LET EVERYONE KNOW IT WAS A GO. 2) BETTER COORDINATION WITH DATA SHEETS AND PRE-LOADED ATTRIBUTES ON GPS UNITS 3) NEED TO CAPTURE DATA ELECTRONICALLY IF IT IS RAINING; PAPER GOT SOAKED. 4) TRAINING DAY NEEDS TO DESIGNATE ACTUAL TEAMS/LEADERS SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO AND PRACTICE IT.

FOLLOW UP: 1) JOHN, LOUISE AND HEATHER WILL WORK ON DATA AND REPORT BACK DURING THE FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY. LOUISE WILL HELP CLEAN UP DATA. JOHN/HEATHER WILL HELP RECONCILE WITH DATA SHEETS.

2) KAYTEE-- NEED LIST OF PEOPLE/EMAILS AND TO START ON A LIST OF VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED AS PART OF THE WHOLE WAKE NATURE EFFORT. ASK FOR PHOTOS  .

Wallace/Connors report on meeting with David Wood/Apex DID 4 HOUR TOUR OF APEX NATURE PARK (160 ACRES) WHERE 3 SOCCER FIELD, DOG PARK ARE PROPOSED. SURVEY AREAS WITH UNIQUE NATURAL FEATURES INCLUDING BOTTOM LANDS. JAQUELYN IS WRITING UP REPORT AND WILL SEND TO GEORGE TO POST ON WIKI.
 * Follow up on Parks Directors' Meeting**

Ramsey to report on McRainey/Cary follow up MET WITH CARY FOLKS AND DISCUSSED HEMLOCK BLUFFS AND TWO OTHER SITES. WE NEED TO WAIT TO SEE IF CARY WILL TAKE ANY ACTION AFTER THIS.

RFP discussion-- Steelman, Ramsey to bring in RFPs. Need to establish subcommittee. See the following page for Raleigh example: Sample RFPs JAMIE WILL DRAFT A COPY OF A TEMPLATE FOR OUR CONSIDERATION. SHE WILL WORK WITH JOHN AND JACKLYN AND PRESENT AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR CRITIQUE. WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER WE WANT AN RFP OR AN RFQ FOR THE NATURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY

Need to talk about capacity building workshop for January-- schedule date, content/objectives, promotion of event WE DECIDED ON HAVING THE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP AT ANDERSON POINT LODGE ON FEBRUARY 19 FROM 10-1. DOES THIS TIME WORK FOR EVERYONE? THE IDEA IS TO FOCUS ON INVENTORIES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF MANAGEMENT AND STEWARDSHIP. THE WORKSHOP WILL INVOLVE TWO MAIN ACTIVITIES: 1) OVERVIEW/PRESENTATION OF THE DATABASES THAT SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR A GIVEN PROPERTY; 2) FIELD SKILL DEVELOPMENT ABOUT MOST CRITICAL PROPERTY FEATURES. WE WILL FOCUSO N VERNAL POOLS, MEADOWS AVAILABLE AT THE SITE AS PART OF AN OUTSIDE ACTIVITY. TODDI WILL FOLLOW UP AND DRAFT AN AGENDA TO CIRCULATE AT THE NEXT MEETING.

Lake Myra County Park Plant Survey-- Stuckey/Kriggs Report ALEXANDER REPORTED THAT THEY DID A SINGLE GROWING SEASON SURVEY AND FOUND 5 COMMUNITY TYPES, 211 SPP AND 79 FAMILIES. WAKE COUNTY NOW HAS THE DATA AND THE INFO HAS BEEN SENT TO NHP.   <span style="color: rgb(92, 92, 235)"><span style="color: rgb(124, 105, 247)"><span style="color: rgb(33, 56, 242)"><span style="color: rgb(81, 85, 245)"><span style="color: rgb(238, 47, 47)">ALEXANDER WILL SEND GEORGE A COPY OF THE TECHNICAL REPORT SO WE CAN POST ON THE WIKI. TIM WILL SEND    TH E SAMPLE CONTRACT AND THE TERMS OF AGREEMENT. THIS WILL BEGIN TO BUILD EXAMPLES OF OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/CAPACITY BUILDING DOCUMENTS.
 * Other**

Evaluation of our efforts to date DIDN'T GET TO THIS.