Chapter Council Meeting Agenda: Sat. March 4, 2023
Time | Estimated Duration | Topic (Presenter): Click Attachments for links to documents listed at bottom of Agenda. |
8:00 am | 30 min. | Breakfast and Registration |
9:00 | 20 | Welcome, Announcements and Roll Call (Woody Elliott, Vice CC Chair, Snowdy Dodson – CC Secretary) |
9:20 | 10 | Secretary’s Report, December 2022 Minutes. (Snowdy Dodson / Marty Foltyn, Past CC Secretary) (potential vote) Attachment |
9:30 | 30 | Executive Director update (Jun Bando, Executive Director) |
10:00 | 15 | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Committee (DEIJ) and Indigenous Engagement Working Group (IEWG) (Barbara Lezon – CNPS Membership Manager & Ellen Pimentel – Past President, Sacramento Valley Chapter) Attachment |
10:15 | 15 | Break |
10:30 | 30 | Public Affairs Update – March 2023 CNPS Quarterly Program Update (Liv O’Keeffe, Public Affairs Sr. Director) Attachment |
11:00 | 15 | Calscape Update & Future Work (Andrea Williams – Biodiversity Initiatives Director) Attachment |
11:15 | 15 | Board Report (John Hunter – Board President, Alice Cantelow – CC Representative, Lucy Ferneyhough – CC Representative) |
11:30 | 15 | Board and Chapter Council Elections (Vivian Neou – Board VP) (potential vote) |
11:45 | 15 | Bylaws Revision & Process (John Hunter & Woody Elliott – Bylaws Committee Chair) Attachment |
Noon | 75 | Lunch |
1:15 pm | 15 | Rare Plant Program Update (Ellen Dean – Associate Rare Plant Botanist & Aaron Sims – Rare Plant Program Director) Attachment |
1:30 | 15 | Conservation Program Update (Nick Jensen – Conservation Program Director) Attachment |
1:45 | 15 | Need-based Chapter Grants, Formation of Committee (Woody Elliott) Attachments: Approved Proposal & Presentation to CC |
2:00 | 30 | Potential for Virtual Statewide Chapters to Increase CNPS Membership (Cynthia Typaldos – North San Joaquin Valley Delegate, Ben Carter – Bryophyte Chapter Delegate) Attachment |
2:30 | 15 | Break |
2:45 | 15 | Presentation on Orange County Chapter Activities (Elizabeth Wallace, OC Chapter President) Attachment |
3:00 | 15 | Discuss Preference and Benefits for In-Person/Hybrid vs Virtual CC Meetings. Poll. Call for Chapters to Host: June, Sept., Dec. 2023 (Judy Fenerty) |
3:15 | 30 | Other topics requested from the audience (Woody Elliott) |
3:45 | 75 | Wrap Up, Action Items, Topic / Agenda Suggestions for Next CC Meeting June 3rd, Adjourn (Woody Elliott) |
5:00 pm |
| Happy Hour (All) |
6:00 pm |
| Dinner |
7:30 pm |
| Evening Presentation Bob Allen: “Habitats and Habitat Gardening” |
Questions? Please email: woodyelliott@gmail.com
Links to Attachments In Agenda Above:
2022-12-03-CNPS_Chapter_Council_Minutes_for_Delegate_Review_1-5-23.pdf
2023_02_16_John_Hunter_-to_Propose_Bylaws_Revision.pdf
Proposal-for-Grants-to-Chapters-Approved-2022_12_03.pdf
GCFN-Committee-Creation.pdf
OC-Summary-Chapter-Council-March-4-2023.pdf
CC-0304/CC_Mar2023_RarePlantProgram.pdf
CC_update_Jensen_March2023.pdf
CC-DEIJ-Comm-Update-1.pdf
Calscape_20230304.pdf
cnps.virtual.chapters.cynthia.typaldos.pdf
March-2023-CNPS-Quarterly-Report.pdf
Public-Affairs-Update-March-2023.pdf