AGV Watershed Council	Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
Minutes of May 2, 2009
A meeting of the board of directors of the Atascadero / Green Valley Watershed Council was held on May 2, 2009, at 345 Montgomery Drive in Sebastopol, beginning at 10:10AM. Directors Jean Redus, John Roberts, Zeno Swijtink and Bob Burke were present. Member Stephen Fuller-Rowell was present for part of the meeting. Financial Report. John reported that the Council's account balance is $528.09. The board authorized the following payments: $120 to Pacific On-Line for web hosting for the upcoming year; $38 for Post Office box rental for the upcoming year; and $45 to reimburse Zeno for having purchased a copy of "Another New Year's Eve Freshet," a combined journal account and technical analysis by Joe Honton, which has been donated to the Sebastopol Library. Projects for 2009. Attached to these minutes is a list of the principal projects the Council is currently involved in. The directors discussed the status of such project and identified next steps. Farm Tours. In an effort to expand contacts between the Council and the agriculture community within the watershed, the board intends to organize a series of farm tours, depending on demand. Bob reported that Paul and Elizabeth Kaiser, the owners of Singing Frogs Farm (http://www.singingfrogsfarm.com/Site/Home.html ), have offered to lead a tour of their farm at 10AM on Saturday, June 6, for the Council. Bob has been working with Community Alliance with Family Farmers in organizing the tour, and will publicize it, on a first-come, first-served basis, to supporters of the Council and CAFF. To avoid conflict with the farm tour, the board will hold its June meeting on Saturday, May 30, at 1PM. Logo for Council and New URL. Zeno agreed to create business cards and letterhead utilizing the new logo created by local artist Molly Eckler, consisting of the acronym AGVWC and a water drop with ripples. Zeno, as the Council's web master, will also take the necessary steps to make the URL www.agvwc.org the primary URL for the Council, keeping the existing URL (www.atascaderogreenvalleywatershed.net) in place. Board Elections. The directors discussed potential candidates to add to the slate of directors for the upcoming election. Conflict of Interest at NCRWQCB. John referred to the letter recently written to the Governor by the Sonoma County Water Coalition concerning the apparent conflict of interest arising out the fact that the individual who is the executive director of United Winegrowers of Sonoma County, a trade association of grape growers who hold NPDES permits, also serves on the board of the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, notwithstanding the fact that the California Water Code provides that "no person shall be a member of the state board or a regional board if he receives or has received during the previous two years a significant portion of his income directly or indirectly from any person subject to waste discharge requirements." The board had not been able to consider the letter in detail before it had been sent by the Water Coalition, so the Council abstained on the matter at the Water Coalition. After discussion, the board concluded that it is in agreement with the position taken in the letter, and will send its own letter to the Governor. Bob was asked to draft a letter for Jean's signature. Russian River Watershed Council. Zeno reported on the status of the Russian River Watershed Council and current efforts to revitalize it. The meeting adjourned at 12:20 Respectfully submitted, Bob Burke Secretary   Exhibit A Atascadero / Green Valley Watershed Council 2009 PROJECTS       PROJECT LEAD HELP STATUS Distribute a watershed map to schools Jean           John Ongoing Maintain watershed signage John Jean           Jean to distribute map of sign locations Inform the PRMD of all parcel nos. in watershed and request notification of permit applications; review permit applications and respond as appropriate; notify email group of permit applications when appropriate    John Zeno John making progress Farm tours  Bob John First tour in early June Create and gather watershed information (indicator reports, simple map with annotations, maps of walking routes, biking routes, distribution of sudden oak death, invasives, degree of imperviousness, ag uses, etc., photographs, poetry, art). Make this information available on our website. Zeno Jean   Work with the RCD on the watershed assessment Bob Zeno On-going Create a logo Bob   Done Develop and maintain a "who to call" list / "what to do" list   Zeno Jean   Oak Grove storm water project Jean Zeno   Actively support sustainable farmers/food producers & CAFF Bob Zeno   Plan out and then write a year's worth of regular columns for the West County Gazette Jean Zeno, John   Create a Welcome Wagon package and collaborate with realtors for distribution to newwatershed residents Jean John   Educate realtors about watershed issues John Stephen On-going Work with the lower Green Valley restoration group John   On-going Network with SCWC Stephen to continue as Council representative John On-going Encourage walking and biking in the watershed Zeno     Serve as a vehicle for getting out information on reducing carbon footprint in the area. Workshops on reducing reliance on propane, proper management of well and septic, reducing well water use through rainwater harvest and graywater systems, etc, would be perfect for our council to host.  Zeno     Work with SCFCWG (Forest Conservation)   Stephen     Create a schedule of events for the year including: cleanups, creek walks, speakers, farm walks, treatment plant tours, invasive plant eradications, presentations by experts, local authors, etc. Zeno Bob   Study existing reports which relate to our watershed Zeno