Greenway ESC Meeting

May 28, 2008

11am – 1pm

Niagara Power Vista

 

Action Items/Agreements

 

  1. Next meeting will be in July to discuss protocols.

 

  1. Representatives and alternates for the Greenway ESC are the following:

Russ Biss – NYSDEC representative, Joe Galati – alternate

Ed Alkiewicz – NYPA representative, Jeff Gerlach– alternate

Julie O’Neill – NREC representative, no alternate yet; NREC will be meeting in June to decide.

      Amy Roe - USFWS representative, Steve Patch – alternate.

Nations haven’t designated representatives yet.

 

  1. Need to have letters designating representatives by 6/30/08. 

 

  1. NYPA to send gentle reminders to those groups who haven’t designated their representatives and alternates.

 

  1. No nominations for Vice Chairperson.  Need nomination from one of Three Nations. Election will be via email by the end of July.

 

  1. Funding priority is for ecological projects that create and support uses within the Niagara Greenway and priority should be given to the focus area identified in the Greenway Plan.  Eligibility of projects should be that defined in the Greenway Plan.

 

  1. Each organization on the Greenway ESC needs to talk to their group about multi-year projects applications and funding caps so that it can be discussed at next meeting.  

 

  1. For funding protocols, weave criteria language from HERF into Greenway criteria.

 

  1. Require consultation with Greenway Commission and municipality where the project is located.

 

  1. Require pre-application  consultation with applicant.

 

  1. Draft protocols by end of July and notice that we will accept applications after they are finalized (September).  Use the same date as the Greenway application date.  Announce awards at end of September.

 

  1. NYPA will do meeting notes.

 

  1. NYPA will circulate STL protocols.

 

  1. NYPA to draft protocols for project funding decisions for Greenway Ecological Fund.
  2. NYPA can summarize relevant project criteria language for the HERF in the Settlement Agreement that could be used for Greenway project funding protocols and email.