Agenda – Chapter Council, 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
New Chapter Delegate & President Chat – Bring your questions (in person/zoom) (John Hunter Board Pres., Judy Fenerty – Past CC Chair & Woody Elliott – CC Vice Chair)

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 3^rd, Adjourn (Woody Elliott)

5:00 pm

Happy Hour (All)

6:00 pm

Dinner

7:30 pm

Evening Presentation

Bob Allen: “Habitats and Habitat Gardening”