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Blue Sky Commission

Regular Meeting

Portland, ME · November 15, 2017

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Agenda

1. Blue Sky Commission Meeting Documents: 11.15 AGENDA - PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF 2. Blue Sky Commission Documents: 11.15 MINUTES - PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF

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1. Blue Sky Commission Meeting Documents: 11.15 AGENDA - PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF 2. Blue Sky Commission Documents: 11.15 MINUTES - PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF AGENDA Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​-​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission November​ ​15,​ ​2017 5:30​ ​-​ ​7:00​ ​PM Portland​ ​Public​ ​Library​ ​-​ ​Meeting​ ​Room​ ​4 I. Introductions​ ​(5​ ​mins) II. Final​ ​Review:​ ​Staffing​ ​recommendation​ ​(45​ ​mins) III. Discussion:​ ​Board​ ​structure,​ ​Year​ ​One​ ​plan​ ​(40​ ​mins) IV. Adjourn Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​Members:​ ​ ​Jessica​ ​Burton,​ ​Diane​ ​Davison,​ ​Sally​ ​Deluca, Casey​ ​Prentice,​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder,​ ​Kate​ ​Swan​ ​Malin MINUTES Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​-​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission November​ ​15,​ ​2017 5:30​ ​-​ ​7:00​ ​PM Portland​ ​Public​ ​Library​ ​-​ ​Meeting​ ​Room​ ​4 I. Introductions​ ​(5​ ​mins) ● All​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​BSC​ ​present,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​four​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​public. II. Final​ ​Review:​ ​Staffing​ ​recommendation​ ​(45​ ​mins) ● General​ ​discussion​ ​about​ ​payroll​ ​and​ ​benefits​ ​for​ ​the​ ​first​ ​hire​ ​of​ ​the Conservancy,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​any​ ​possible​ ​support​ ​from​ ​the​ ​City​ ​in​ ​the​ ​form​ ​of​ ​office space ● Discussion​ ​about​ ​possible​ ​fiscal​ ​sponsorship​ ​from​ ​another​ ​organization ● What​ ​will​ ​success​ ​look​ ​like​ ​in​ ​Year​ ​One?​ ​Structure​ ​staffing​ ​recommendation around​ ​this ● Specific​ ​edits​ ​to​ ​staffing​ ​recommendation​ ​document,​ ​which​ ​will​ ​be​ ​passed​ ​along to​ ​Board III. Discussion:​ ​Board​ ​structure,​ ​Year​ ​One​ ​plan​ ​(40​ ​mins) ● Recommendation​ ​of​ ​a​ ​public​ ​launch​ ​event​ ​in​ ​January​ ​to​ ​share​ ​information​ ​about the​ ​Conservancy ● Discussion​ ​about​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Board​ ​who​ ​represent​ ​conservation, environmental​ ​education,​ ​people​ ​with​ ​disabilities ● Consensus​ ​that​ ​it​ ​will​ ​be​ ​the​ ​responsibility​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Board,​ ​not​ ​the​ ​E.D.,​ ​to​ ​identify the​ ​first​ ​successful​ ​project​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Conservancy IV. Adjourn Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​Members:​ ​ ​Jessica​ ​Burton,​ ​Diane​ ​Davison,​ ​Sally​ ​Deluca, Casey​ ​Prentice,​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder,​ ​Kate​ ​Swan​ ​Malin