Clear Creek Watershed Coalition
Board of Directors
5:00 pm, November 30, 2016
Coralville City Hall, West Conference Room
Board Members Present: Coralville – John Lundell; Iowa City – Ben Clark; North Liberty – Tracey Mulcahey; Tiffin – Jim Bartels; Johnson County – Kate Giannini; Oxford – Sara Morlan; Iowa County Soil & Water Conservation District – Stewart Maas; Johnson County Soil & Water Conservation District – Jody Bailey
Others Present: Charles Beebe – Coralville; Mel Schlachter – Iowa River Friends; Karin Kee – Landowner; Breanna Shea & Ashlee Johannes – Iowa Flood Center/IIHR; Julie Kearney – University of Iowa; Aaron Gwinnup – HR Green; Kasey Hutchinson – Shive Hattery; Allen Bonini & Mary Beth Stevenson – Iowa DNR; Kate Timmerman – Iowa County Soil & Water Conservation District; Vanessa Spratt & Al Rudin – Iowa County Soil & Water Conservation District and landowners; Jennifer Fencl - ECICOG
Call to order and introductions: Chairperson Lundell called the meeting to order at 5:05 pm.
Administrative Update:
· Approval of October 19, 2016 minutes: Motion by Bartels; second by Mulcahey to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
· DNR grant update – things are on track.
Clear Creek Watershed Planning Process:
· Water quality monitoring: sampling ends in November and will resume in March.
· Geo-locate stormwater infrastructure: field work is complete in Coralville and Oxford, and proceeding in Tiffin.
· RASCAL Assessment: interns have been hired by ECICOG and field work is beginning under the direction of Art Bettis to complete the RASCAL in rural areas.
· Social Assessment: on hold until IWA planning funds are available.
· Public Outreach: nothing specific yet.
Iowa Watershed Approach Update:
· Lead county contract & CDBG admin service agreement: Fencl reported that the contract and service agreement have been approved, but need to be amended to allow for a full time project coordinator for both Clear Creek and English River.
· Project Coordinator position options: Both SWCD offices in Iowa County and in Johnson County are open to hiring/housing the project coordinator. Discussion followed. The Board determined that more information was needed before a decision could be reached.
· Establish Project Coordinator hiring committee: The Board appointed John Lundell, Amy Foster, Kate Giannini, Mary Beth Stevenson, and Jennifer Fencl to serve as a hiring committee for the project coordinator. There was general consensus that the committee would work with the SWCD offices throughout the hiring process.
· IWA Planning Services RFP/RFQ: Giannini reported that a draft RFP for planning services was almost complete and asked for a committee to review the proposals. The Board appointed Kate Giannini, Jody Bailey, Ben Clark, and Mary Beth Stevenson to serve as the planning services committee.
Announcements & Events:
· The Technical Team meeting set for December 12th will be canceled and rescheduled
· Stormwater Summit in Marion December 6th
· Meeting of state’s WMAs to discuss 2017 legislative priorities December 12th in Des Moines
· Iowa Watershed Approach Advisory Board meeting January 26th in Iowa City
· Watershed Symposium in Dubuque February 8 – 9
· 3rd Annual Seize the Carp Festival August 5th at City Park
Next CCWC Board meeting:
The regular CCWC Board schedule is the third Wednesday of the first month of each quarter at 5:00 pm at Coralville City Hall. At this point, additional upcoming meetings include:
· April 19th at Coralville City Hall
· July 19th at Coralville City Hall
Adjourn: Meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm