HomeMy WebLinkAboutOC Soil & Water minutes 102214ORANGE SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
BOARD MEETING
Environment & Agriculture Center, Hillsborough, NC
October 22, 2014
Board Members Present: Chris Hogan, Karen McAdams, Roger Tate, Morris
Shambley and Clay Parker.
Employees in Attendance: Gail Hughes, Todd Roberts, Kenny Ray, Lisa Pope and
DEAPR Director, Dave Stancil..
Chairman, C. Hogan, called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. Closed Session Meeting
was held prior to open board meeting.
September 10, 2014 Board Meeting Minutes were approved as submitted. M. Shambley
moved for approval, C. Parker seconded.
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
NRCS District Conservationist, Brent Bogue, was unable to attend tonight's meeting.
N.C. Ag Cost Share Program (NCACSP)
T. Roberts and K. Ray discussed the below items with Board:
✓ Contract with NADC and the Division of Soil & Water Commission. Waiting to
hear final word from county attorney on county standards for approval. D. Stancil
noted that the County Attorney would not need to be involved in this process.
✓ Taylor Fish Farm: Staff updated the board on the most recent events. Materials
have been ordered and moving forward with contract as discussed at last meeting.
NCACSP Contract, Applications and Request for Payments:
✓ Fickle Creek Farm Application: Stream Protection System totaling $2,720.
(CS). Ranking: 505. K. McAdams moved to approve; M. Shambley seconded.
✓ Fickle Creek Farm Contract: Stream Protection System totaling $2,720. R.
Tate moved to approve; C. Parker seconded.
✓ Milton Durham —Request for Payment on Contract 68- 2013 -401: Stream
Protection System (JL) totaling $16,028. M. Shambley moved to approve; C.
Parker seconded.
✓ Milton Durham — Request for Payment on Contract 68- 2014 -402: Stream
Protection System (JL) totaling $7,596. M. Shambley moved to approve; R. Tate
seconded.
Community Conservation Assistance Program (CLAP)
G. Hughes discussed the following CCAP Contracts:
502 - Orange County Schools /Cameron Park Elementary: Rain Garden &
Critical Area Seeding. Corrected contract amount $2,332. M. Shambley moved to
approve; K. McAdams seconded.
503 — Sim Efland Heirs: Well Closure. Corrected contract amount of $1,500.
M. Shambley moved to approve; K. McAdams seconded.
504 — Stanley Hughes: Well Closure $750. M. Shambley moved to approve; K.
McAdams seconded.
505 — Hsieh Showchein: Well Closure $375. M. Shambley moved to approve,
K. McAdams seconded.
506 - Town of Hillsborough: Riparian buffer /critical area. Corrected contract
amount $1,636. M. Shambley moved to approve; K. McAdams seconded.
CCAP Request for Payment
501 — Alethea Burt — Well Closure $650. K. McAdams moved to approve; M.
Shambley seconded.
G. Hughes updated the Board on new VAD applications, acreage, etc. Gail also
reported that 45 VAD signs have been ordered and will hopefully be placed on
VAD farms in the upcoming months.
Educational Update
➢ L. Pope and G. Hughes reported on the October 2 & 3 "Farm To Table" DEAPR
event held at the Blackwood Farm. Event was expanded to a two day event
reaching over 400+ Orange County & Chapel Hill City Schools. "Wetlands are
Wonderful!" contest presentations were made to all 4th grade students.
➢ G. Hughes and L. Pope worked two days at the Soil & Water Conservation State
Fair Booth. They worked to set up the booth at Fair; a second day was spent
making presentations to local adults and students visiting the fair.
➢ L. Pope updated the Board on the number of courses and hours acquired towards
her NC Environmental Education Certification. Lisa requested permission to
attend a free Project WILD workshop in Elkin on November 5. C. Parker move
to pay the $77.97 hotel cost for a one night stay along with gas mileage
reimbursement from the Travel Expenses account until exhausted, then use
Matching Grant Funds; R. Tate seconded.
➢ G. Hughes and L. Pope presented "Wetlands are Wonderful!" presentations at
Gravelly Hill Middle and Stanback Middle in October as 7 t grade students
attended Orange SWCD's Annual Earth Walk Event.
➢ Each N.C. District has been asked to donate $100 towards Food, Land & People
(FLP). These funds enable teacher's to receive the 55 FLP Lessons Book at no
cost to them. K. McAdams moved to approve $100 donation from the Matching
Grant Fund Account; R. Tate seconded.
➢ L. Pope remitted Contest information to Information Officer, Micheal Gilbert, of
Orange County Schools, to promote and advertise this year's "Wetlands are
Wonderful!" Speech, Essay and Poster Contest for Grades 3 -8. Mr. Gilbert
placed this info on the county schools list serve for all teachers.
Miscellaneous Discussion
Lisa reminded the board that of the upcoming Area III Fall Meeting in Caswell County
on November 6th.
With no further discussion, meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
By:
Morris Shambley, Secretary /Treasurer