Bradford Conservation Commission MeetingNovember 10, 2010 Minutes
Members Present:
Ed Wendell, Gary Tillotson, Sandy Price, Barbara Kulzyck, Nancy Jones, Tom Gray, Dick Bolander
Guests Present:
Ben Rubenfeld, Ben Machin
Meeting called to order
at 18:35 by Nancy Jones
Minutes
of October 20 meeting: approved
Financials
The following bills were presented by Treasurer, Ed Wendell, for payment:
Payable to Amount For Payable from Action
Nancy Jones$15.99Reimbursement for purchase of adhesive labelsBCC Budget ( Supplies) ApprovedNancy Jones$55.80Reimbursement for purchase of binders for Trailhead guest booksFOWM Fund ApprovedJohn Loschiavo$400.00Mileage and Wellborn Ecology ConferenceRegistrationFOWM Fund ApprovedIt's Classified$21.60Tire Drop Ad on 10/28/10Green-Up Funds ApprovedBridge Weekly$33.00Tire Drop Ad on 10/28/10Green-Up Funds ApprovedJournal Opinion$31.75Tire Drop Ad on 10/27/10Green-Up Funds ApprovedNancy Jones$80.00Partial Stipend for Registration at NEEEAConference 10/21-23/10BCC Budget (Seminars) ApprovedJim McCracken$80.00Partial Stipend for Registration at NEEEAConference 10/21-23/10BCC Budget (Seminars) Approved
Total
Energy
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Accounting from LEAF was provided by Ed Wendell. (See attached)
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Update was provided on the status of the BA energy upgrades. Need to ensure that Bob Wing isin contact with Jon Haehnel and they will periodically interact. Need to get a copy of the Energy Audit toBob Wing.
Education
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Menu for the Future - Discussion Course: proposed to conduct this course using readingscompiled by the Northwest Earth Institute. Discussion guide books will be available fromCatamount Earth Institute at $11. MOTION: allocate up to $220 from the LEAF account topurchase 20 copies of the "Menu for the Future" Guidebooks. Passed. Guidebooks will be sold toparticipants at $11 each.
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Upcoming Conferences:
o
Nov. 13 -
Environmental Action Conference at VTC
o
Dec. 4
- VCANS at Lake Morey Inn
o
Dec. 10
- Future of the Vermont LandscapeMOTION: allocate up to $200 for reimbursement of registration(s) at conferences listed above.Passed.
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Movie Series: First Monday Movies Upstairs at the Colatina will be continued into 2011with six movies. Two of the movies ("Big River" and "Fresh") have associated leasing coststotaling $500.
Movies would be placed in the Bradford Public Library repository. MOTION:Allocate $500 from LEAF funds to lease the two movies. Passed.
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Land Conservation
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Update of 2010 Income was presented by Nancy Jones:
Activity Amount Raised
Cargill Donation$80.00Calendar Supper / Auction$6480.00Bulk Mail Appeal$2172.002010 Calendars$455.00Yard & Estate Sale$3646.15Race to the Top$299.00Concert$105.00Whole Hog Booth$709.00LEAF Booth$521.00Water Bottles / Hats$228.00Clemence Donation$1000.00Burgess Donation$1500.002011 Calendars$410.00
Total
$18025.15
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Conservation Fund Allocation - Appropriation request for $5000 has been submitted forconsideration in 2011 Budget. Review of Conservation Commission budget request will occur onDec. 2
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Thomas Property – Closing scheduled for Dec. 2
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Bradford Municipal Forest - At the October 28th meeting of the Selectboard, a motion waspassed (3 - 2) to sell the property to the TPL contingent upon approval by the Town at the March,2011 Town Meeting.
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Lyons Property – issues will be presented to the Selectboard at the Dec. 9 meeting.
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Waits River Landowners - Ben Manchin from Redstart showed maps of the Waits River andfloodplain. He expressed a need for a joint meeting with the Planning Board, BCC and Redstart todiscuss some of the options for floodplain management: property re-zoning, easements forpurposes of management and riparian easements. He would further like to meet with landowners,preferably with introductions through BCC members.
Stewardship
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Tom and Gary were asked to fact-find as to whether BCC should join VT Trails andGreenways Council (annual fee $30) and should we put our trail info on the Trail Finder web site.
Solid Waste
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Tire Drop – Barbara reported on the successful tire drop held on Saturday, October 30. Atotal of 89 passenger tires and 29 SUV/light truck tires (125 tires total).
Barbara needs a check fromthe Town Treasurer for $256 payable to KNS from Green-up Fund for removal of Tire-Drop tires.
Meeting Closed at 20:45Respectfully submitted,Richard Bolander, SecretaryAttachments:
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