Friends of the Muscatatuck River Society Monthly Minutes Opening: 7-1-03 Call to order by vice-president Ken Huff at 7:00PM. Attendance: Ken Huff John Huff Amy Henninger Terry Stephenson Jolinda Buchanan Tom and Sherida Moore Joann Moore Larry Allsop Dan Shade Minutes: From last meeting reviewed and accepted. Treasurer's Report: Local balance is $1438.57 $42 was added from t-shirt and soda pop sales since the last balance. Old Business: June 14th clean up debriefing- The water quality testing open house may become an annual event. We need to improve the timing of the lunch. We need to hold the Vinegar Mill shelter house, possible by holding registration there in the morning. We may purchase one entrenching tool per dry bag and paint the tool a bright color. Water Quality Training presented by Amy Carpenter of the Jefferson County SWCD: Level 1 Training- 8-9-03 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM in Room 1 JC Library Level 2 Training- 9-13-03 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM in Room 1 JC Library Water monitoring demo update- Ken is pleased with the new table/cart. Membership Cards- They will include name, member in good standing, TIP phone number, FMRS email address, and possible the mission statement. 319 Grant- Amy Henninger of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) was gracious enough to attend the meeting. She is the coordinator of our grant. She reluctantly informed us that the EPA has yet to release money to the state for the 319 grants. Our contract is still proceeding through the state processes and is currently in the office of Legal Counsel. Locally we are preparing for the interview part of the hiring process. So, IDEM and FMRS are ready when the EPA decides to release the money. New Business: Terry Stephenson's HHH update- Terry Stephenson was another long distance traveler willing to grace us with his presence. He knew we are concerned where the upfront money will come from for our grant before the money starts returning from the state. He said that between our reserves and the HHH commitment to our society that the finances should be able to be resolved. We will know for sure after the HHH board meets on July 28th. Mr. Stephenson encouraged us to consider extending to a management plan grant. Ms. Henninger suggested that we look into what that entails. If we go that route, we would initiate the process in about a year. We cannot thank Mr. Stephenson and Ms. Henninger enough for caring enough about the environment and our small group to travel so far to monitor and help us. As Dan would say, Mother Nature thanks you! Terms of office- Eliminate Section 2 of the by-laws so that all terms are for one year. Eliminate Section 1 Article 5, the second sentence so that there are no term limits. So moved by Sherida Moore, seconded by John Huff; to be discussed at the next meeting. This is your official notification. Action Plan for October 4th cleanup- Publicity-possibly an overhead banner one week before the event with email address. Create blank action register forms. Develop a membership plan for the by-laws- it is already there. Tom will make a member list. Use the TIP LINE. Call 1-800-847-4367 (1-800-TIP-IDNR); that will start the process in motion to solve the problem. Adjournment at 8:40 Next Meeting: Tuesday August 5th, 2003, 7:00 PM in room 3 at the Jennings County Library Agenda: Minutes Treasurer's report OLD BUSINESS: Training class details 319 Grant- update of committee work and HHH Membership update Second step in the by-laws change October 4th Action Register NEW BUSINESS: Sinkhole Riverwatch Signs Set agenda for the next meeting. Adjourn