Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutDRAFT CFFCOC Special Meeting Minutes_20240221P a g e 1 | 4 http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us Honoring Jessica Randall Prior to commencing the meeting, Rob Harbour informed the group of the recent passing of committee member Jessica Randall. He spoke gratefully to her work on the committee and to her nature as a person. The group expressed warm thanks to Jessica. It was suggested that a card be sent to her family in gratitude. * Decisions and action items are indicated in bold font. Members Present: Rob Harbour, Vice Chair, Interest – Working Lands; Richard Jahnke, Interest – Coastal Areas; Tom Ehrlichman, District 2; Ron Rempel, Interest – Wildlife Conservation Biology; Dave Wilkinson, District 1; Joanne Pontrello, District 2; Cheryl Lowe, Interest – Habitat; Mary Biskup, District 1 Members Absent: E. Ryan McMackin, Interest – Wetlands County Staff Present: Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator; Tressa Linquist, Clerk Others Present: Marlowe Moser, Stewardship Assistant, Jefferson Land Trust I. Call to Order Vice Chair Rob Harbour called the meeting to order at 4:00 PM. II. Welcome and Introductions New members Tom, Cheryl, and staff member Tressa, were welcomed. Each member introduced themselves to the group. III. Approval of Minutes It was noted that the previous meeting’s minutes were not sent to the group with the meeting packet, so the committee was not able to review the minutes prior to this meeting’s start. Approval of the minutes was postponed until the next feasible meeting for proper review. *Tressa to send draft meeting minutes from 07NOV23 to CFFCOC for review. IV. Public Comments Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund (JCCFF) Citizen Oversight Committee Special Meeting: Hybrid between Jefferson County Public Works and Zoom Connection February 21st, 2024 from 4:00 to 6:00 PM Draft Summary P a g e 2 | 4 There were no Public Comments. V. Old Business A. 2023 Annual Reports The following nine Annual Reports were sent to the committee prior to the meeting for review. They were generally discussed, and no further changes or updates were requested by the committee to the reports. Annual Reports Reviewed: Irondale County Park Additions; Dosewallips River/Lazy C, Phase I; Big Quilcene River/Moon Valley Acquisitions; Ruck/Salmon Creek; Quimper Land Trust Transfer; Hannan Farm; Ruby Ranch Preservation; Quilcene Headwaters to Bay; Arlandia B. Bylaws The committee expressed thanks to all and to Tami for the newly approved Bylaws. C. Subcommittee Reports Materials Subcommittee The general purpose of this committee is to objectively review the program manual, score sheet, and application (Materials) with regard to applying equity among conservation values and avoiding potential bias in scoring and granting of funds. The subcommittee members will be Mary, Richard, and Ron, and Tom. They will present a more formal scope for their objectives at the next meeting. It was noted that any changes made to the Materials will need BoCC approval in November. StoryMap Subcommittee The purpose of this committee is to create an interactive virtual map of CFF sites in Jefferson County. This subcommittee consists of Rob Harbour and Ryan Macklin. Cheryl Lowe expressed interest in joining later, if needed. Rob expressed that County GIS is excited to work on this collaborative project. More images and other work are needed. A more formal update will be provided at the next meeting. The bylaws for subcommittee structure and meeting were reviewed. The process for Materials change approval by the BoCC was also reviewed. *Subcommittees to deliver 3-4 sentence scope descriptions at next meeting. VI. New Business A. Presentation: Marlowe Moser, Stewardship Assistant, Jefferson Land Trust a. Marlowe introduced herself and expressed thanks to the committee for the invitation. Marlowe’s responsibility is to coordinate the annual conservation easement monitoring program at the Jefferson Land Trust. Her presentation would update the committee on five CFF projects that are greater than five years old (2002-2017). She gave an overview P a g e 3 | 4 of the Jefferson Land Trust, their mission statement, and showed a slide of maps showing all easements, preserves, and facilitated projects that the Land Trust has been involved in. This area totals 18,398 protected acres. Conservation Futures specific funds have protected a significant amount of that land, totaling 2,404 acres. b. The Land Trust’s management approach was described. c. Property/project updates were given: 1. Tamanowas Rock Sanctuary 2. Upper Tarboo Creek 3. Brown Dairy 4. Sunfield Farm 5. Short’s Family Farm d. Marlowe ended by expressing gratitude to the group and to previous members. VII. Announcements/Administrative A. Staff Update Tami introduced new staff member, county clerk Tressa Linquist, and encouraged committee members to reach out to Tressa if needed. Tressa shared about her background in biotech, quality/regulatory management, and laboratory management, and expressed enthusiasm for the ability to help support the CFFCOC. B. 2024 Officer Elections Joanne Pontrello volunteered to be Chair. Ron Rempel volunteered to be Vice Chair. Richard moved that Joanne be made chair, and Ron be made Vice Chair, and Dave seconded. The committee voted in unanimous support. 2024 Chair: Joanne Pontrello 2024 Vice Chair: Ron Rempel C. 2024 Calendar Review The calendar was generally discussed. No changes were proposed. D. Site Visits Site Visits for 2024 program applications will be held the morning March 12th. An afternoon trip may also be planned to visit a prior year’s site for those that can attend. *Tami to propose additional site visit locations for 12MAR24. E. CFFCOC Committee Vacancies There are four open positions on the committee: One for District 3, and three open for “Interests.” One of these positions was recently filled by Cheryl Lowe, who would like to be reappointed. An ad will be run in The Leader within the month advertising the positions. Committee members were encouraged to spread the word about the vacancies. Dave suggested reaching out to landowners with easements and to high school students for their unique perspectives. Cheryl suggested advertising in the WSU extension newsletter. P a g e 4 | 4 F. Next Meeting The next JC CFFCOC meeting was scheduled for 3/12/24 for project site visits. VIII. Public Comments There were no Public Comments. IX. Adjournment Chair Joanne Pontrello adjourned the meeting at 5:40 PM. Meeting summary prepared by Tressa Linquist. Action Items: *Tressa to send draft meeting minutes from 07NOV23 to CFFCOC for review. *Subcommittees to deliver 3-4 sentence scope descriptions at next meeting. *Tami to propose additional site visit locations for 12MAR24.