Board of Directors
Island Remediation and Public Participation Center (IRPPC)
12 October 2001
Meeting minutes
The meeting was convened at 1:00pm at the office of Vashon Chamber of Commerce (circumstances forced alterations in scheduling: this meeting was initially scheduled for 10/4, rescheduled to 10/11, and again rescheduled to 10/12). Present were: President James English, Treasurer Nan Hammett, and Secretary Steven Macdonald. Director Macdonald was chosen to chair this meeting. The agenda is attached as the last page of these minutes.
Announcements
President English reported that Vice-President Jacobovitch indicated that he does not wish to continue as an active member of the Board.
Review and adoption of minutes from prior meeting
The minutes were adopted.
Board business: Report of ad hoc Committee on Bylaws
This item was deferred.
Review of proposed edits for the IRPPC response to the 8/6 draft proposed PPG grant agreement
Discussion of this item consumed the bulk of the meeting time. The draft was reviewed line-by-line, and all proposed modifications were approved by consensus. Secretary Macdonald agreed to make the alterations, and send the proposed modified draft to Kathy Seel at Ecology.
New project proposal: soil and/or water collection (for subsequent arsenic/lead level testing) utilizing volunteer high school students
This item was deferred.
Fundraising
President English indicated that he can ask Ecology about the impact of funding from the Asarco corporation on the Public Participation process, and the legal process, in Everett.
Development of work plan
This item was deferred.
Request for Proposals for contracted activities and Process for selection criteria for contract awards
This item was deferred.
ALRC topics
This item was deferred.
Next meeting
The proposal to fix the next three meetings to be Thursday before the first Friday (the date scheduled for the ALRC meeting) was approved. This establishes the next meetings as 11/1; 12/6; and 1/3.
Board of Directors
Island Remediation and Public Participation Center (IRPPC)
4 October 2001
Agenda
1. Announcements
2. Review and adoption of minutes from prior meeting
3. Board business: Report of ad hoc Committee on Bylaws
4. Review of proposed edits for the IRPPC response to the 8/6 draft proposed PPG grant agreement
5. New project proposal: soil and/or water collection (for subsequent arsenic/lead level testing) utilizing volunteer high school students
?9/20 email message from Kathy Seel
6. Fundraising
Schools phytoremediation project
Ecology Clean Water Fund grant
7. Development of work plan
8. Request for Proposals for contracted activities and Process for selection criteria for contract awards
9. ALRC topics
?protocols for soil vendor testing methods
results from the soil/plant sampling done by Dr Schenck and colleagues
WSU Agricultural survey
Molly Gibbs' proposed "Working Group"
Next meeting
Proposed - 7:15pm Thursday before first Friday (ALRC). 11/1; 12/6; 1/3
Location: To be determined