[Hvcatskillcewg] apologies

[David Diaz]

Good morning,

 

I have dealing with health issues over the past few weeks and have been
unable to get back to the entire group in any meaningful way.  Here's
the bottom line on our next steps regarding Conservation Catalyst
Grants:

 

1.	Some feel it would be better for the group to redefine its goals
(it has been almost two years we last did this), and create a costs
schedule before pursuing an LTA grant.  This would mean applying for a
grant next year. 
2.	Some feel that we should pursue a grant now and redefine goals
after hopefully being awarded a grant.  Essentially using a portion of
the grant funds to facilitate goal creation.

 

I can see the value of both choices although we would be much better
prepared if we redefined our goals and prepared a related costs schedule
before applying for grant funding.  We did create a topics list and had
some general agreements about # of meetings but much has changed in two
years, especially the most pressing topics of the day.

 

Secondly:  We need to makes some decisions about Steering and Grant
Committees.

 

I recommend that we:

 

1.	establish a date for our next meeting
2.	redefine our goals at that meeting (goals may include regularity
of meetings, hierarchal master topics list, 
3.	create the Steering Committee and the Grant Committee

 

Please let me know your thoughts on these issues and if you could be
available for a meeting before the end of the year.  I recognize most
orgs experience an end of year crunch so would avoid the last 2-3 weeks
of December.

 

David        

 

 

David M. Diaz

Senior Land Protection Manager

Columbia Land Conservancy

PO Box 299

49 Main Street

Chatham, NY 12037

(518) 392-5252  ext.205

(518) 392-3099  fax

www.clctrust.org

 

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