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MINUTES <br />CABARRUS SWCD <br />CALLED BOARD MEETING <br />MONDAY, MAY 15, 2008 <br />Supervisors Present: Ned Hudson, Louis Suther, Bob Ritchie and Jeff <br />Goforth <br />Staff Present: Amy Griffith, Dennis Testerman, Daniel McClellan and <br />Shawn Smith, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) <br />Others Present: Ralston James, Division of Soil & Water Conservation <br />(1) Call to Order <br />The meeting was called to order by Ned Hudson at 9:10 a.m. <br />(2) Approval of Agenda <br />UPON MOTION of Bob Ritchie, seconded by Jeff Goforth and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the Agenda with the following <br />deletion: Remove Item 47, discussion of the District Marketing Plan. <br />(3) Drought Assistance Program Applications <br />Daniel McClellan stated he has received 22 applications from <br />people. He noted some applicants will not qualify. Mr. McClellan <br />said the state is only allocating 2 million dollars for this program <br />and he would ask for $300,000.00. The District should be notified by <br />May 27 as to the amount of money we will receive. There was a general <br />discussion among the staff and Board members. <br />UPON MOTION of Jeff Goforth, seconded by Bob Ritchie and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the drought assistance program <br />applications which have been submitted to the office. <br />(4)_ Strategy Plans /Ranking�Sheets for State Cost Share Programs <br />Dennis Testerman and Daniel McClellan reviewed the Community Cost <br />Share Assistance Program (CLAP) ranking sheets with the Board. Staff <br />suggests going with this ranking sheet and reevaluating it next year. <br />There was a general discussion among staff and Board members regarding <br />the ranking sheets. <br />UPON MOTION of Bob Ritchie, seconded by Jeff Goforth and <br />unanimously carried, the Board approved the ranking sheets for the <br />state cost share program. <br />