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Steering Committee Minutes
Steering Committee Minutes
Alliance For Sustainability
October 11, 2007
Vaughn Library, Ashland WI 4:30 CST
Board Members:
Present: Steve Sandstrom (Chair), John Teeter (Vice-Chair), David Eades (Secretary), Matt Hudson, Kent Tenney, Tim Kane, Mary Rehwald, Claudia Curran Broman and Jack Beagan (Treasurer).
Absent: Xander Waters, Jane Silberstein, Sue Masterson, Eric Carlson, Mike Fiorio, Brea Lemke, Irene Blakely, Bob Krumenaker, Larry MacDonald, Teresa Chase, Jim Steffenson and David Thomas.
Quorum present? Yes
Others Present: Alliance for Sustainability Coordinator: Brandon Boys, Terry Burki and Tom Wojciechowski.
Proceedings:
Meeting called to order at 4:40 p.m. by Sandstrom
2008 Budget (Beagan)
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2008 projects include Green Teams and Campaign Sustain and maybe the addition of the Sustainability conference.
Beagan says the AFS needs to raise $46,000 in the coming year to have enough money to cover costs and have $10,000 contingency fund. Rehwald expresses that this fund should not be used as cash flow. Sandstrom wants the budget to have a line of $36,000 or $46,000 so it does not appear that we are running a deficit.
Boys points out that there is $5,000 from the previous year that does not appear on the budget.
Boys wants to add a ½ time position. Rehwald opposes this and needs does not want to do fundraising any longer or wants a co-chair to take over the bulk. She wants it taken out of the ‘base budget’ and put under grants as operational costs. Boys wants it in the base budget funded with grants as a show of commitment to the office, Sandstrom, Eades and Beagan agree and Broman agrees with Rehwald. Sandstrom tables the discussion.
2008 Organizational Priority Order from retreat:
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A. Business (Green Team Initiative) (22)
Area businesses have skills and knowledge in TNS and Sustainable Business practice (all 7 action items)
B. Natural Resources
Develop a suite of sustainability indicators (17)
C. Housing (10)
Coordinate renovation of an affordable home to create a green model home that will provide the region with an example of affordable green design and construction.
D. Transportation
Create a system of non-motorized travel routes in the bio-region (10)
E. Agriculture and food security (6)
Support and challenge (2020)? Feast’s 2035 goal of creating a regionally self-sufficient food system w/in Cheq. Bay
Support experimental Ag station’s development into a bio-based economic development research facility
F. Waste & Energy
Assess how we manage our waste stream (5)
Provide fossil fuel alternatives (5)
G. Population and Consumption (3)
Educate – speakers/workshops/presentations to community leaders, elected officials and the general public
Integrate into all elements of the SCI Plan
H. Business (3)
Determine baseline by surveying current business practices & attitudes regarding energy use, green products, recycling,
etc – (all actions 1-4)
I. Education (2)
Provide summer institutes for leadership training in Sustainable Community Development
J. Government (1)
Provide necessary support services to ensure govts adopting TNS in all phases of governance and ensure training in TNS or local govts and involve Red Cliff
K. Transportation
Compliment, expand & enhance public trans and link with other systems (0) Priorities for 2008 from retreat
Rehwald wants a website for the Green Teams and says that it is already in the budget for A above.
Sandstrom wants to work with Northland College to set up a course to help with Sustainability Indicators. Possibly a WEEB grant for research on environmental education for B above.
Rehwald says the Sustainability conference is big and we should talk about it at the Annual Meeting. Thinks we should focus on A and B only like in the document she created. Download document. Sandstrom wants to hire a professional planner for the conference.
Sandstrom and Rehwald will give presentations and a discussion on A and B at the Annual Meeting.
Bylaw changes:
Steering Committee to Board of Directors
Rehwald wants people to attend a conference on fundraising at the AmericInn in Ashland, 9-12 on Oct 23. AFS will pay fees.
Tenney and Broman will not run for Board again.
AFS will not create a provision in bylaws to replace members who are repeatedly absent from meetings.
minor discussion about Rehwald document, no significant changes made
Meeting adjourned.
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