Agenda/Minutes. Corrections
to minutes to reflect: Scott Ross is not exploring Hawaii contact,
Joseph Kruth to explore Hawaii contact. The contract which was
previously approved was with Scott Ross as the Executive Director.
Will wait for a quorum to approve the minutes.
Nominations for Board of Directors.
Potential additional Board members to include; 1) Attorney, may
want a corporate attorney, for example Lew Feldman. Nason to contact;
and 2) Accountant (ie. Kerry David or Bill Thomason). Gaskin
to contact Kerry David. Next meeting will bring recommendations
to the Board. Each Board member will contact Kruth with their recommendations.
Status Report.
General: Kruth discussed the Ramapo College Mid-Atlantic Conference in New Jersey and the World Future Society Conference in San Francisco on July 17-20, 1997. He described a followup workshop in Napa with Communities of the Future and the potential for TCSF to cosponsor it on July 20-22, 1997. Discussion identified general approval to co-sponsor and interest in overall program.
Sustainability Curriculum Program: Sue Rae Irelan reports 1) Teacher Preparation Workshop on May 9-10 at Incline Village Recreation Center currently has 12 teachers signed-up. Recommendations for marketing strategies to reach teachers beyond the Region requested. 2) Issue Framing Workshop on April 10, 1997 at Fairway Center in Tahoe City only has three participants signed up to date. Need additional participants for moderator Kate McFarland to properly find out "the critical issues in the Sierra Nevada" through use of the Kettering Dialogue Process. Request for attendees.
Sustainability Curriculum Program Manager Job Available: Job description circulated, please circulate to potential candidates. Candidates should attend the May Workshop, need skills in fundraising, educational concepts and networking. Sue Rae Irelan to step out of the position by June 1, 1997.
Information Technology Program: NTIA Grant #2 submitted for $200,000 over 18-month period in partnership with Northern Sierra Nevada GIS (Lynn Purvis) and SEDD (Betty Riley). Goals include Regional GIS feasibility study and making GIS available over the WWW.
Financial Report: Irelan distributed NTIA workplans, TCSF Grant budget and proposed budget, and Unrestricted funds balance currently $4,337.
Report on Grant/Funding Efforts to Date:
Ross and Irelan distributed Funding and Budget reports, and a
list of grants submitted.
Staffing TCSF Bookkeeper.
Need someone who can do bookkeeping and make data for reporting
available over the internet. Ross and Irelan will review.
Other Business.
Next Meeting Date/Adjournment.
Next meeting scheduled for 3:00 to 5:00 pm on June 4th,
1997, at Sierra Nevada College.
Meeting Attendees. In attendance were Board members Lori Gaskin, Joseph Kruth, Rochelle Nason, Vance Peterson, and Eric Severance; Executive Director Scott Ross, Program Manager Sue Rae Irelan, Assistant Program Manager Heather Babcock.