CEA_03-27-08_Meeting_MinutesMEETING MINUTES
OF THE
FREDERICK COUNTY CONSERVATION EASEMENT AUTHORITY
Held in the Executive Session Room of the Frederick County Administration Building at
107 North Kent Street in Winchester, Virginia on March 27, 2008 at 8:00 a.m.
PRESENT: Jim Lawrence; Cordell Watt; Robert Solenberger; Ritchie Wilkins, Vice -
Chairman; and Diane Kearns, Chairman, Gene Fisher, Board of Supervisors Liaison,
Todd Lodge; Phil Glaize; John Marker, C.
ABSENT: John Gavitt;
STAFF PRESENT: Amber Powers, Planning Technician
OTHERS PRESENT: none
PUBLIC MEETING:
1. Minutes and Agenda
The minutes of the February 28, 2008 meeting were approved as presented. The
agenda was approved with item 8 being differed to the April meeting's discussion.
2. CEA Current Funds Total: $3,340
The group confirmed in brief discussing that, following the resolution of the PDR
program's future, they would have to begin considering spring events.
3. State Conflict of Interest Policy
The group adopted the state CIP by unanimous vote and will need to fill out forms
indicating any of their financial interests which may impact their decisions. The
group will also write a paragraph or two to be included on the website that describes
intent and basic components of the long state document. The CIP is online, and
members were encouraged to review it and bring suggestions or a paragraph to the
April meeting.
4. CEA contribution to the 2008 Comprehensive Plan
The Draft committee had made some revisions of the Comprehensive Plan and would
continue over the next few weeks.
5. Bylaws Review /Revision
The Bylaws included in the
summarized and explained.
• approved unanimously.
agenda package were reviewed with the changes
A motion was made to adopt them, Ieconded and
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6. PDR Update
it was announced that request for an appropriation would be included o the Finance
Committee's April 16 agenda. If endorsed, it would then need approval from the
Board of Supervisors at their April 2.3 meeting. If the CEA received their approval,
the County Administrator would then need to sign the agreement and submit it by the
April 25` deadline.
The group discussed several options for the Finance Committee presentation and
considered whether it would be best to include specific details regarding the
feasibility of the county holding an easement (co- holdings, imainteriance,
enforcement, etc.) or to request at this time that county only appropriate the money
and ask that they consider the above issues at such time that an acquisition is
proposed.
The group also discussed the Red Bud Proffers, and the question how much of the
proffers would be available for the PDR program. Dedicated to open space and
historic preservation, the fees collected so far, amount to $110,000. While the CEA
did not intend to request that the appropriation of the funds come from these proffers
in any particular amount, it was hoped that at least $55,000 would be available and
that if the County was unable to appropriate money from the general (fund, then at
least this sum could be appropriated.
Preparations for the Finance Committee presentation would be continued over the
next two weeks, and it would be decided at some point later on, who would present
the request to the committee.
7. Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on April 24, 2008 at 8:00 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 9:15 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Frederick County Conservation Easement Authority
Minutes of March 27, 2008
Eric R. Lawrence, Secretary