CEA_07-26-07_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 July 26, 2007 at 8:00 a.m.
PRESENT: Ritchie Wilkins, Chairman; Jim Lawrence, Treasurer; Barbara Van Osten;
and John Gavitt.
ABSENT: Diane Kearns, Vice Chairman; Robert Solenberger; Todd Lodge; John Light;
and Phil Glaize.
STAFF PRESENT: Eric R. Lawrence, Director.
PUBLIC MEETING:
Item 1 - Minutes
The minutes of the June 14, 2007, meeting could not be approved because there was not a
quorum present.
Item 2 - Minutes
The minutes of the June 28, 2007, meeting could not be approved because there was not a
quorum present.
Item 3 — Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Funding
Barbara Van Osten briefed the Authority about the planning she and Member Kearns are
pursuing for a fund raising event at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley on Saturday,
October 27, 2007. This PDR fund raising event would offer an opportunity to showcase
the products of our farming community: local produce, meats, and wines; highlight
importance to preserve agricultural lands. The Museum has graciously offered to
accommodate the event as a Corporate Sponsor.
The Authority discussed using the event as an annual funding effort to fund the County's
PDR program. Future components of the event may include a silent auction.
Specifics of this funding raising event that warrant additional consideration and
coordination are: the event's size (not to exceed 90 persons); rental requirements for
tables and chairs; identifying a catering company who could generate a dinner menu
based on local products (produce, meats, and wines); marketing of the event.
Jesse Deelo, of Virginia Tech's Agricultural Research & Extension Center, offered to
assist the Authority with efforts toward promotion and preservation of agricultural
activities.
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• An Organizing Committee would meet on August 7, 2007 @ noon in the County
Government Complex to further plan for the event.
Item 4 — Conflict of interest Policy
Due to time limitations, the draft Conflict of Interest Policy agenda item was not
discussed. It will be placed on August's agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, the meeting adjourned at 9:25 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Wilkins 111, Chairman
•
Eric R. Lawrence, Secretary
•
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