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TO: CONSERVATION BOARD MEMBERS
FROM: MICHAEL SMITH, SENIOR PLANNER
DATE: NOVEMBER 25, 2020
SUBJECT: UPCOMING CONSERVATION BOARD MEETING – DECEMBER 3, 2020
This is to confirm that the next meeting of the Conservation Board (CB) is Thursday,
December 3rd at 5:30 p.m. The agenda for this meeting is enclosed (see the back of
this memo). The draft minutes from the August 6th meeting were not available to
include in the packet. The draft minutes from the November 5th meeting are attached.
This CB meeting will be conducted through the video conferencing website Zoom
(https://zoom.us/). The instructions and Meeting ID for connecting are on the top of the
attached agenda and I will also email everyone a separate invitation with a direct link for
the meeting.
Under Other Business, the usual end of the year activities are included as we prepare
for 2021. The CB will need to discuss nominations for the 2021 chair and vice-chair
positions along with the approval of the 2021 meeting schedule. Vladimir has also
mentioned that he does not plan to continue as the Tompkins County Environmental
Management Council (EMC) representative, so the CB will also need to discuss a
recommendation for a new representative for the EMC. Information about the EMC can
be found in the attached document and at https://tompkinscountyny.gov/emc.
Carolyn has signed up to take minutes at the December meeting.
If you have any questions prior to the meeting or are not able to attend, please contact
me at msmith@town.ithaca.ny.us or 607-273-1747.
TOWN OF ITHACA
215 N. Tioga Street, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850
PLANNING (607) 273-1747 FAX (607) 273-1704
Conservation Board Members and Associates (*)
Lori Brewer, Lindsay Dombroskie*, Karen Johnson Feltham*, Elizabeth Hageman, James Hamilton,
Eva Hoffmann, Joann Kowalski, Carolyn Lee, Vladimir Micic, Michael Roberts (Chair), William VanDyke
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TOWN OF ITHACA
CONSERVATION BOARD
5:30 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2020
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Because of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Town of Ithaca Conservation Board Meeting
scheduled for December 3, 2020 will be held electronically via Zoom, instead of a public meeting
open for the public to attend in person. Members of the public may listen to (call in on cell or
landline: (929) 436-2866 and enter the Meeting ID: 675 059 3272) or view (by computer go to
https://zoom.us/, click on “Join A Meeting” and enter the Meeting ID: 675-059-3272) the Board
meeting through Zoom.
AGENDA
1. Persons to be heard
2. Members concerns
3. Chair and Coordinator reports
4. Approval of minutes from August 6, 2020 and November 5, 2020
5. Regular reports and updates
a. Environmental Review Committee (Mike)
b. Scenic Resources Committee (Eva)
c. Communications Committee (Will)
d. Waste Awareness Committee (Lori)
e. Tompkins County EMC (Vladimir)
f. Six Mile Creek Volunteer Monitoring Program (James)
g. Cornell Botanic Gardens Natural Areas Program (James)
6. Other Business
- Approval of the 2021 Meeting Schedule
- Recommendation of a Chair for 2021
- Nomination and Election of a Vice-Chair for 2021
- Recommendation of a Tompkins County Environmental Management Council
member
7. Review 2020 Work Goals / Discuss January Agenda
8. Adjourn