EEPOC Meeting

Minutes

11/9/00

Present: Lynn Leopold, Jerry Codner, John Terninko , Deb Grantham, Sharon Anderson , Sephra Albert

Wells -

• suggest tallying how many from which county (Cayuga 36, Cortland 4, Tompkins 50, Seneca 11)

• Steve sent out a notice from CLWN to Supervisors/town clerks urging officials to attend. This may have been effective and part of why different municipalities, new people attended.

Dave Zorn’s - slide was different than what was presented at the IO meeting. A lot was condensed. Concern about text over photos/graphics.

Feb. Meetings

• the objective is to present issues and strategies to address those issues

• get input from participants on are we on target

• increase visibility of the plan to give support

Clear statement is needed at the opening of the meetings

• This is part of the process beyond DOS funding

• how the process got started

• who’s been involved so far

• how people can get involved; do you see other ways you can be involved

Look for projects that tangibly help community. EPPOC efforts needs to show case success to show why support IO and management plan. Need to each multiple audiences. Suggested projects could be:

• Roadside erosion that includes Highway Superintendent

• Ag community

• Citizens - stream bank stabilization

If we want these to move forward, suggest the EPPOC meet jointly with Finance Committee and give them these as just three examples of projects that enhance water quality.

1) Roadside Erosion

Web page - has erosion report. It’s unclear the procedure that was used

• August information on the inventory went out to Tech Committee

• what is the next step?

• how to get data on other reaches

2) Workshop for Citizens could cover;

• How to survey own stream & input data

• Learn how doing streambank stabilization

• Buy vegetation

3) The Ag Committee - the group that should/will come up with Ag programs

Name for Management Plan

• What will be in it?

• Who is the audience? Is it for municipal officials?

• What’s the next step of after the document is complete?

• What would an actual plan be?

• How do we get from a framework to a plan?

• Suggestions for better names:

◊ Watershed Management Strategies

◊ IO’s first stab at protecting the watershed

◊ Framework for a Management Plan

◊ Watershed Protection Framework

◊ Framework for Protecting CLW

◊ Water Qality Improvement Plan

Deb - will send a paragraph on Ag & Streambank

Jim has previously volunteer to draft a suggested agenda for Feb meetings

Everyone agreed it is important to create a slide show to go to Boards