Time

Duration

Subject

8:00 am

60

Breakfast

9:00 am

20

Welcome, Announcements and Roll Call (Melissa Mooney, SLO Chapter, Judy Fenerty, CC Chair, Woody Elliott, CC Vice Chair, Snowdy Dodson, CC Secretary)

9:20 am

10

Secretary’s Report, Review and Approve June 2024 Minutes. (Snowdy Dodson, CC Secretary) (Potential vote) [2024-06-08ChapterCouncildraftminutesJuneDraftAgendaPost]

9:30 am

45

Executive Director Report (Jun Bando, CNPS Executive Director) FINAL_PDF_Sept-2024-CNPS Quarterly Report. ED short update. Budget, Financials (Brock Wimberley, Sr. Operations Director) 2024-0630_Financials

10:15 am

15

CNPS Board Report (Vivian Neou, Board President; Alice Cantelow and Larry Levine, CC Board Representatives)

10:30 am

10

Leadership Development Committee (Vince Scheidt, Board VP)

10:40 am

10

Break

10:50 am

10

Chapter Grants Committee update (Woody Elliott) [Grants For Chapters – CC Mtg Sept 2024]

11:00 am

15

Bylaws Committee Presentation (Woody Elliott) (guidance document change) (Potential Vote) [2004 bylaws_modification protocol Edits_Clean, Redlined Comparison DRAFT Revised_2024 to Original_2004 Bylaws Modification Protocol ]

11:15 am

15

Chapter Guidelines and Elections (Carol Witham) chapter elections

11:30 am

30

Future of Education at CNPS (Sarah Barnes, CNPS Director of Education and Stewardship) Education Vision

12:00 pm

60

Lunch

1:00 pm

60

CC Policy Committee – Herbicide and Invasive Plant Policies (Arlee Montalvo, CC Policy Committee Chair) (Potential Votes). See: Policies Under Review

2:00 pm

30

San Luis Obispo Chapter Presentation – Melissa Mooney & SLO Chapter Volunteers SLO presentations

2:30 pm

30

Strengthening Conservation Advocacy – Coordination Between Chapters and Staff (Nick Jensen & Karah Fisher, CNPS Conservation Program) Growing Advocacy Together

3:00 pm

10

Break

3:10 pm

10

CEQA Housing Bills (David Chipping, Carolyn Longstreth) Housing bills

3:20 pm

10

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Committee (Bill Waycott) DEIJ presentations

3:30 pm

30

 Chapter Roundtable.  Potential Topics: 

• Updates from Chapters receiving grants: Sierra Foothills Chapter Progress Report – Building Chapter Capacity for Rare Plant Conservation, August 2024
• Chapter outreach success stories CNPS Statewide Mojave Chapter

4:00 pm

10

Chapter Council Board Survey (TBD)

Wrap Up, Action Items, Topic / Agenda Suggestions for Next CC Meeting, December 6-8, 2024, Hosted by Sacramento Valley Chapter & CNPS Central Office Staff. 

5:30 pm

Social Hour

6:30 pm

Dinner, Evening Talk:  Speaker and book signing! David Keil: Vascular Plants of San Luis Obispo County, California, 2nd ed. – an Introduction to the Flora. CC YouTube Link Here