CEA 05-24-12 Meeting AgendaFrederick County
Conservation Easement Authority
TO: Conservation Easement Authority
FROM: Eric R. Lawrence, CEA Secretary,
SUBJECT: May Meeting
DATE: May 16, 2012
The Frederick County Conservation Easement Authority will be meeting on Thursday, _May _24,
2012 at 8.00 a.m. in the Board of Supervisor's Executive Session Meeting Room in the County
Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, Virginia. The Conservation
Easement Authority will discuss the following agenda items:
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. April 19, 2012 Meeting Minutes
3. Fundraising Efforts
a. www.GlFT.org — Give $1 for Frederick's Tomorrow
b. GIFT program Facebook page
c. Establishing matching fund source
4. Planning for Property Owner Easement Education Session in June
5. Next meeting date —June 28, 2012
6. Other
Please contact the Planning Department (540-665-5651) if you are unable to attend this
meeting.
CIO Frederick County Planning Department, 107 North Kent Street, Winchester, VA 22601 (540-665-5651)
MEETING 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 April 19, 2012 at 8:00 a.m.
PRESENT: Diane Kearns, Chairman; Ron Clevenger; Robert Solenberger;laine Cain, Treasurer; and
Todd Lodge.
ABSENT: John Marker; Gene Fisher, Board of Supervisors Liai
Commission Liaison. '�`W
STAFF PRESENT: Eric R. Lawrence, CEA Secretary;
OTHER: Neil Thome, Land Use Coordinator, CoMpil toner of
PUBLIC MEETING:
1. Welcome and Introductions
Everyone introduced themselves.
Charles Triplett, Planning
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2. February 23, 2012 Meeting Minutes
Chairman Kearns had a change on Pagb,_ 172 '-secon�l parrap h, of the February 23, 2012
minutes. The sente 0e s duld read: "Const ation Partriers will sell your $120,000 tax credits
for a rate of 6%.'.'rvr The cliagebrwill be made:: Wiih that change, on a motion by Mr. Solenberger
and seconded byes. Cain, the minutes of Feb ary 23, 2012 were unanimously approved.
3. Fundraising Efforts
a. WWWGFT1ori Cage $l for Frederick's Tomorrow
b CrfT Proraixi„acebook Paye
man Kearns 41, ed thats�ae;`a`hd Ms. Cain met and came up with several ideas. One of
was a contmui : educg! nal seminar with Conservation Partners. There has not been
z ward movemerAn that.
Another a. -was tK g to get some kind of presence in media, i.e., Facebook. It's cheap,
free and ariy-bQ1y dAn do it. Chairman Kearns set up a Facebook page and she uses it because
it's an excelleacdia for their climbing activities; that's how she contacts her clients.
Chairman Kearns continued that Facebook is a forum; you can add a status update, add a
photo or video, or ask a question. The information goes out to whomever you've "friended".
They can make a comment or send it on to someone else. Points are given for items you post
— a photo or a video is worth a lot more points than just a comment. Depending on what your
"friends" like, whether they comment on it or send it on, gives another set of points. The
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more points an item has means it shows up on your home page, So the idea is you're seeing
what is most important to you, and over a period of time it builds it up and filters it out.
Chairman Kearns set up a Facebook page for Frederick County Conservation Easement and
inserted a link for GIFT on Frederick County's web site. Anyone on the Committee who has
a Facebook account needs to "like" the CEA page so you can share that with friends who
might be interested. Chairman Kearns suggested that everyone take a picture and send it to
her and she will post it.
Chairman Kearns said we need to make sure we don't miss:t,pext mailing cycle of tax bills
in order that the CEA can print a promo for a donation onYie;_xavelopes. Mr. Lawrence has
talked with someone in the Treasurer's Office about th CEA 04iipg something on the tax
bill envelopes, but it seems they have just ordered W.heney.er Mr. 1nce brings it up. Mr.
Lawrence will continue to remind the Treasurer's..Office
Chairman Kearns said that she and Ms. Cain
Museum of Shenandoah Valley and Kernstow
if there's anything the CEA can do to help tI.
contact Conservation Partners about a regional
4. Tax Credits and Easement Donations Ia iii
Mr. Lawrence stated he got an email''= fro
promoting easements. In that email ar6i,�i.
Lawrence handedout d copy of the email, --'§
will figure out vkether they dian be put on
Lawrence thinki-t Qv are belAbial.
5. Next Meeting mate
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the CEA should contact aple with the
-.field Association to touch base and see
U.. T awrence thought We might want to
'nstead of waiting for them to contact
Information
No -Vo el -vin Schr n� dt, who works for the State
o seven lend trust alliance documents. Mr.
ng the links. He scanned through them and he
webpage or if he can do a link to them. Mr.
the rtfing adjourned at $:32 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Diane Kearns, Chairman
Eric R. Lawrence, CEA Secretary
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