Steering Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 1:30-4:30 pm Technology Innovation Center Wauwatosa, WI Attendees: Nancy

y Frank-Chair, Preston Cole, Sharon Gayan, Susan Greenfield, Tom Grisa, Mike Hahn, Andy Holschbach, David Lee, Jeff Martinka, J. Scott Mathie, Peter McAvoy, Kevin Shafer, Dan Stoffel. Guests: Denny Caneff, Chris Clayton, Mary Beth Driscoll, Sean Foltz, Ben Gramling, Kimberly Gleffe, Dennis Grzezinski, Ezra Meyer, Kate Morgan, Theresa Morgan, Mark Redsten, Karen Schapiro, Kim Wright. Support: Marilyn Goris. 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Review and approve 4/26/11 Steering Council meeting minutes The 4/26/11 minutes were unanimously approved. 3. Finance Committee report David Lee provided the financial report and distributed copies of the 5/31/11 Financials and the IRS 990 for 2010 which was filed in May. 4. Status Reports: Policy Committee Peter McAvoy reported that there were a number of policy issues within the state budget process that would have an effect on Sweet Waters work. The Policy Committee will meet on July 26th 1:30-3:30pm to discuss these issues. Sweet Water may host an open meeting where DNR Secretary Stepp and her key staff would have the opportunity to brief Sweet Water partners and other interested people in the community on some of the changes that have come out of the special legislation and the budget. Science Committee Ezra Meyer, Clean Wisconsin, reported that the Science Committee is working with Milwaukee Riverkeeper on bacteria work and find and fix leaking lateral pipes. The Committee will meet again in September. Development Committee Kevin Shafer reported that the Development Committee was preparing for the next Joyce Foundation grant proposal. Communications Committee Kate Morgan, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, reported on the various communications disseminated the past couple of months. Sweet Water received $10,000 from one of two grants submitted to DNR for the outreach campaign. This is in addition to $10,000 from WI Coastal Management Program and $5,000 from Sweet Water funds, as well as support from the municipalities and DNR staff.

Watershed Action Teams report Ben Gramling, Sixteenth Street Community Health Center and Kinnickinnic River Watershed Co-chair, reported that the Watershed Action Teams (WATs) meet bi-monthly to provide updates on project implementation and the project workgroups meet in between the WAT meetings. Several projects have received award notices from Fund for Lake Michigan. 5. Executive Director Report Jeff Martinka reported on recent Sweet Water activities. (See attached June 27, 2011 Sweet Water Report Out.) Martinka also provided a list of grant funded projects for the watersheds in southeastern Wisconsin. 6. Strategic Planning Committee Frank and Martinka reviewed the planning process to date and a report out from Martinkas meetings with the NGO Executive Directors and the Strategic Planning Committee meeting on 5/27. McAvoy emphasized the distinction between the narrower goals and interest of the Joyce Foundation versus the broader goals of Sweet Water and that the Joyce funding, while still critical, will be one part of the overall revenue as Sweet Water diversifies its funding support. The focus of the grant proposal will be where Sweet Waters priority work coincides with the Joyce Foundation priorities. Scott Mathie expressed his concern with Sweet Water working on policy and advocacy. Sweet Waters policy work will focus on effective use and integration of water quality improvement tools. 7. Other matters 8. Adjournment