Wow! I can’t believe it is March already! OK, here is the long overdue sign-in list from our January 29th meeting.
| First Name | Last Name | E-Mail Address | |||
| Charlie | Birney | cbirney@thebrickcompanies.com | |||
| Carla | Logan | carla.logan@constellation.com | |||
| Rich | Hergenroeder | rhergenroeder@covantaenergy.com | |||
| Peter | Hartwell | phartwell@covantaenergy.com | |||
| Rob | Wood | wood.Robert@epa.gov | |||
| Kathanne | Dowell | Kathanne.Dowell@da.usda.gov | |||
| Jennifer | Greiner | Greiner.jennifer@epa.gov | |||
| Peter | Jensen | pjensen@integral-corp.com | |||
| Judi | Durda | jdurda@integral-corp.com | |||
| John | Smack | smackjk@vmcmail.com | |||
| Kristen | Fleming | kfleming@dnr.state.md.us | |||
| Joe | Berg | Jberg@biohabitats.com | |||
| Tai | Chang | Chang.Tai-Ming@epa.gov | |||
| David | Rider | rider.david@epa.gov | |||
| Denise Aranoff | Brown | daranoffbrown@aqua.org | |||
| David | Pittenger | dpittenger@aqua.org | |||
| David | Sutherland | david-sutherland@furs.gov | |||
However, I forgot to add two names that Jennifer gave me, sorry! Here they are:
Jenni Wallace Jenni.Wallace@noaa.gov
Mary Andrews Mary.Andrews@noaa.gov
OK, now to run through our list of action items:
Operating Principles: No one made any comments at all about the operating principles document (other than Jennifer!). I wasn’t sure if David Rider had made those corrections you mentioned. If not, I will have them changed. David, let me know!
Fee Structure: Joe and Carla, when can we talk about this? What are a couple of good times next week? I am relatively free so let me know your preferences!
Katharine, have you had a chance to check the Coastal American Foundation By-laws re: who is ex-officio member and who is full voting members (dues-paying corporations and NGOs?)
Carla / Charlie – invite MDE to be ex-officio member (along with MDNR)
Carla – check laws re: Maryland State Registry for organizations collecting more than $25K
Jennifer coordinate with Wetland Action Team and Fish Passage Action Team regarding spring 2009 project solicitation process
Jennifer – ensure that MD CWRP members are cc’d on May 2009 project solicitation email
Jennifer – invite Joe Berg, Judy Durda, others to continue dialogue with NOAA, CBT, NFWF on efficiency of leveraging resources to projects in the Chesapeake watershed (target: March 2009)
Joe – contact Environmental Business Journal re: MD CWRP and suggest article for spring?
Kristen – look up number of visitors/year at North Point State Park and inform group
David – provide Kristen and Dave’s presentations to Battelle for uploading to website / blog
All – check calendars for June 24, 25, 26 and inform Charlie of availability for next meeting (PLEASE LET ME KNOW!)
Project Motions
[NOTE: tentatively adopted on 1/29/09 pending completion of Operating Principles per above]
- To adopt both the Hail Cove Shoreline Restoration project and the North Point State Park Stormwater Bioretention Retrofit project, as described at this meeting and approved by Coastal America’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Implementation Team (South), as funding and outreach priorities #1 and #2, respectively, for the Maryland CWRP in 2009.
- To seek corporate matching contributions to the Coastal America Foundation for the Hail Cove Shoreline Restoration project valued at $45,000 by April 2009 for June 2009 groundbreaking and celebration/recognition event.
- To seek corporate matching contributions to the Coastal America Foundation for the North Point State Park Stormwater Bioretention Retrofit project valued at $12,000 by September 2009 for Winter 2009 construction and Spring 2010 celebration and planting event.
Communications Motion
- To actively engage MD CWRP member organizations’ outreach capabilities to maximize exposure of corporate contributions to the above projects to Federal, State, and local government leaders and local and regional media contacts.
