Meeting+2008+Dec+04

Thursday 2008 Dec 4 8:30-10 1214 Jordan Hall, NCSU Campus
 * Wake County Nature Preserves Meeting**

Toddi in Atlanta; George chairing
 * Attendance Notes**


 * Annotated Agenda Items**

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.  **NOTES:**
 * Introductions as needed** (5 minutes)
 * Workday Follow Up**
 * Plan is to do this week of 8 Dec with aim to be complete in early January.

 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  . **NOTES:**
 * Kaytee will send list of emails to George.
 * Jamie Ramsey is going to look into Picassa, because of limitations on flickr. If this doesn't work out, Tim Lisk will see about hosting on a County site.
 * George Hess to follow up with Roger Winstead (NCSU) about photos he took.

JAQUELYN IS WRITING UP REPORT FROM APEX MEETING AND WILL SEND TO GEORGE TO POST ON WIKI.
 * Parks' Directors Meeting Follow Up//Capacity building workshop**

**NOTES:** Almost done.

JAMIE WILL DRAFT A COPY OF THE RFP/RFQ TEMPLATE FOR OUR CONSIDERATION. SHE WILL WORK WITH JOHN AND JACKLYN AND PRESENT AT THIS MEETING FOR CRITIQUE.

**NOTES:**
 * IN process - Connors, Wallace, Ramsey, Cienek working on
 * Work is being built on Raleigh's approach.
 * Raleigh's approach is essentially a tight-timeframe, Phase 1 type of inventory rather than a complete year-long inventory. It identifies potential natural resources issues and results in, among other things, lists of species that might be present based on habitat.
 * This is an appropriate first step and we should adapt this RFQ to our purposes.
 * However, we also want an RFQ for a more detailed inventory to be used in cases where the "Phase 1" indicates a deeper look is needed.

TODDI DRAFTED AN AGENDA FOR THE CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP AND CIRCULATED TO GEORGE, JAMIE AND MELISSA. CIRCULATE THIS DRAFT AT THIS MEETING AND GET FEEDBACK. See meeting page for first capacity building workshop on 2009 Feb 19.

 **NOTES:** Suggested changes on workshop page.  <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(19, 20, 22);">Ramsey will develop short survey to send to participants in advance to find out about their needs for this particular workshop, as well as future ones. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(19, 20, 22);"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(19, 20, 22);"> <span style="color: rgb(19, 20, 22);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 43, 41);"><span style="color: rgb(247, 74, 149);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 46, 74);"><span style="color: rgb(124, 141, 243);"><span style="color: rgb(60, 45, 240);"><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(92, 83, 223);">ALEXANDER WILL SEND GEORGE A COPY OF THE TECHNICAL REPORT FROM THE LAKE MYRA COUNTY PARK PLANT SURVEY SO WE CAN POST ON THE WIKI. <<done - see Resources page - grh>> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 43, 41);"><span style="color: rgb(247, 74, 149);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 46, 74);"><span style="color: rgb(124, 141, 243);"><span style="color: rgb(60, 45, 240);"><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(92, 83, 223);"> **N** **OTES** : Note sure "Resources" is best name - if anyone has a better idea, speak up.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 43, 41);"><span style="color: rgb(247, 74, 149);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 46, 74);"><span style="color: rgb(124, 141, 243);"><span style="color: rgb(60, 45, 240);"><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(92, 83, 223);"> TIM WILL SEND    TH E SAMPLE CONTRACT AND THE TERMS OF AGREEMENT OT POST ON WIKI. THIS WILL BEGIN TO BUILD EXAMPLES OF OUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/CAPACITY BUILDING DOCUMENTS.
 * Other**

**NOTES:** On resources page. C.Smith to follow up with Mecklenberg County to see if they have any procedural documents to share.
 * New Business**


 * Raleigh Comprehensive Plan**
 * Ramsey encourage us all to examine Raleigh's comprehensive plan from a WakeNature perspective.
 * These plans are done every 10-15 years and it's important that desired outcomes are in the plan - otherwise they will not be attained.
 * There is language about environmentally sensitive lands and management and stewardship of natural resources, but it is pretty dilute.
 * We should examine and comment.
 * Ramsey will post URLs and guidance as to relevant sections.

WE DECIDED AT THE LAST MEETING TO MEET ON DECEMBER 18. LET'S RECONFIRM THIS TO MAKE SURE IT WILL BE A WORTHWHILE MEETING. TODDI CAN CHAIR.
 * Meeting Schedule and Proposed Evaluation**<span style="color: rgb(19, 20, 22);">

THE FIRST THURSDAY IN JANUARY IS THE 1ST-- A NON-STARTER IN TERMS OF A MEETING. WHY DON'T WE MEET THE 8TH AND 22ND OF JANUARY AND THEN GO BACK TO THE 1ST AND 3RD WEEK SCHEDULE IN FEBRUARY.

<span style="color: rgb(19, 20, 22);"> **NOTES:** Meetings will be on 8, 22 January; then 6, 19 February as suggested. <span style="color: rgb(19, 20, 22);"> TODDI WOULD LIKE TO COORDINATE A REVIEW OF OUR OBJECTIVES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND GENERAL PROGRESS ON THE JANUARY 8TH MEETING. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR US TO TAKE STOCK OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE. **NOTES:** All agreed that we should do this.