FOSC Board Meeting Monday, Feb. 24, 2014

Place: Home of Bruce Sidwell, 7209 Spruce Ave, Takoma Park
Note taker: Corinne Stephens
Attendees: Bruce, Corinne, Mike S, Michael W, Sarah, Wendy

1. Succession
President: discussion, recommendation to Roundtable, reply ddln.

• New President Process: Board mulls over (done), Board picks and approves the best
candidate (done=Kit Gage), submits to the Roundtable (Board+Chairs+Stewards).
• Michael W will submit Kit’s name to the Roundtable by email this week. The Roundtable
must say yes/no by March 2.
Announce in March e-newsletter
• The e-newsletter will go out on March 4 and will include the new president info
Vice President: candidate, duties, process (Roundtable approval?)
• VP- numerous ways to handle this. Kit/new president will address the new VP steps.

2. Outreach (SM)
Database tasks remaining
-Fee for Andrew’s extra work (Carl already paid in full)
• Motion to accept fee between $1000-$5000 (likely ~$2500)
-Ongoing maintenance
• Kit/new president will deal with the maintenance
• The donate/join now buttons will be deactivated soon. Sarah will send Clair the wording for
the “while we are down” website soon.
March 25 program: David Blockstein
• In honor of the passenger pigeon that has been extinct for 100 years.
• The e-newsletter will go out on March 4 and will include the March program info
Brochure reprint to board members
• We all received the brochures during the meeting. If you want brochures, please contact
Michael W.
Signbox posting
March e-newsletter: photos of new board members & Kit
• Mike S and Corinne will send Michael a ‘photo of self’ in the outdoors for the website and
newsletter (due Feb 28).
• Michael W will ask Terry for a photo in the outdoors (due Feb 28).

3. Treasurer (MW for VA)
Results of holiday giving
Feb. income/expense report
2014 budget approval
• The bigger projects that could use the surplus money (not in the budget): Michael will create
an official form to use for the larger proposals and send to the group.
• Budget not approved: want Kit/new president to weigh-in

4. Water Quality (CLS)
Snapshot Day & Hotspots (proposed by Lori Lilly, Center for Watershed Protection)
• Examples of other Snapshot-like Days:
http://water.epa.gov/type/rsl/monitoring/upload/volmon21no1.pdf &
http://montereybay.noaa.gov/getinvolved/volunteer/snapshotday.html
• Lori plans to talk to AWS and get back to Corinne since they were also listed as partners in
the grant application.
• Corinne will ask Lori for the following info (which she’ll likely know after talking to AWS):
exact day in May 2014, how many FOSC reps are needed, if she’s OK with only surveying
Montgomery County’s Sligo (NH Ave border), and we are OK with this being an adult-only
event- but may we also invite high school students (16 and up) since they need volunteer
hours?
• Corinne will ask Lori for a proposal that should include all the info in the above bullet so we
know what we are getting into. Also, how she thinks hotspots could be monitored in the
future would also be helpful.
• Once the date is planned, Corinne and/or Lori Lilly will need to contact Henry Coppola
(Parks’ Volunteer Services & Community Partnerships Coordinator) and DEP. We likely
need a permit.
• Corinne or Lori Lilly will contact Patton Stephens (FOSC) and potentially DEP and/or Parks
about insurance for the Snapshot Day
Bacteria & signage
Equipment purchase
• Corinne will look into buying 3M petrifilm bacteria monitoring plates and incubator, as per
Lori Lilly

5. Kit items (301-787-0187)
D&O insurance (not needed)
Volunteer liability (we have it & should renew in March)
Paid accountant (recommended)
Advocacy (she can share with Bruce)
Successor for Clair on web
Board/Roundtable retreat

6. Advocacy (BS)
WSSC update
10 Mile Run update
Bow-hunting distance (state)
Other MD legislature items?

7. Natural History (MW), Stormwater (WB), Invasives (BS for JA).
• Corinne and Michael W. will try to get in touch with Pepco about the section of Right-ofWay
that isn’t mowed yet (potentially Cristina Frank, PHI Sr. Environmental
Scientist/Wildlife Biologist)

8. Wendy toast & cheer

9. Next meeting
• Michael will send out a Doodle poll soon. Likely will occur the end of March, at Sarah’s
house.
• Michael S. and Anacostia Watershed Citizens Advisory Committee (AWCAC) are next on
the agenda