Agenda – Chapter Council, Sept. 10, 2022

Time

Estimated Duration

Topic (Speaker)

8:00 am

Breakfast and Registration

9:00 am

20

Introductions, Welcome and Announcements and Roll Call (Judy Fenerty, Marty Foltyn)

9:20 am

10

Secretary’s Report, June 2022 Minutes. (Marty Foltyn) (potential vote) Attachment  & Link

9:30 am

20

Executive Director update (Vince Scheidt)

9:50 am

15

Board Report (John Hunter, Vivian Neou)

10:05 am

10

Conference Update (Liv O’Keeffe, Sr. Director Public Affairs)

10:15 am

10

Break

10:25 am

20

Operations Update (software, financials, etc.) (Brock Wimberley,
Sr. Operations Director)

10:45 am

15

Conservation Updates (Nick Jensen, Conservation Director, Isabella Langone, Conservation Program Manager)

11:00 am

20

Camp Pollock presentation (Kelly Hopkins, Sacramento Valley Conservancy)

11:20 am

5

Break

11:25 am

15

Rare Plant Program Update (Aaron Sims, Rare Plant Program Director) Attachment

11:40 am

10

Conservation Policy Committee

11:50 am

10

Need-based Chapter Grants (Woody Elliott, Steve Schoenig) Attachment

12:00 pm

60

Lunch

1:00 pm

15

Important Plant Area Update (Sam Young, IPA Manager)

1:15 pm

5

Carbon Neutral Committee

1:20 pm

10

Biodiversity Program Updates (Andrea Williams, Director of Biodiversity Initiatives) Attachment

1:30 pm

45

New Chapter Proposal, Stebbins Chapter (potential vote) Attachments

2:15 pm

10

Break

2:25 pm

20

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Committee (Alvaro Casanova)

2:45 pm

15

Potential Bylaws Revisions (Woody Elliott, Chair Bylaws Committee)

3:00 pm

15

Board and Chapter Council Elections (Vivian Neou, Board VP) Attachment

3:15 pm

5

Special Election for Chapter Council Rep (Judy Fenerty)

3:20 pm

15

Chapter Council Review of the Board (Marty Foltyn)

3:35 pm

10

Break

3:45 pm

45

Chapter Roundtable TBD

4:30 pm

15

Wrap-up:  2022/2023 Chapter Council Meetings, Action Items, Next Steps.

4:45 pm

30

New Fellow Nominations (Vivian Neou) (potential votes)

5:30 pm

Happy Hour

6:30 pm

Dinner

7:30 pm

Dinner Speaker

Liz Bellas, Sacramento County Parks. 

Register for the Zoom here:  https://cnps-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvcuysqT0jHdAPwjZ9yFpWIkqvJpl6jryQ