DRAFT MINUTES

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Chautauqua County Fair, Dunkirk, NY 14048

District Board of Directors' Regular Meeting

July 28, 2000

I.  MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: 10:10 A.M.

    A.  Present:

         Robert Thompson - Co-Chair   Debra Kelley - Secretary

         Leon Beightol - Treasurer    David Wilson - Manager

         Fred Croscut - Director     JoAnn Kurtis - RC&D Coordinator

         Robert Anderson - Director 

II. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING:

MOTION by Beightol seconded by Anderson to approve the minutes of the June meeting.Carried.

III.TREASURER'S REPORT:

    MOTION by Croscut seconded by Beightol to accept the Treasurer's report     and pay current bills. Carried.

    A.  The following bills were approved for payment:

              SEE ATTACHED

IV. CORRESPONDENCE - None

V.  REPORTS:

    A.  Other Agencies

    B.  Committees

C.State Committee

    D.  District Conservationist - Not Present

    EB. District Field Manager - David Wilson

         1.  Chautauqua County Fair - We have a Display in Floral Hall on Conservation. The Display Board in the background belongs to FSA.

         2.  Summer Workload - As soon as the Fair is over we will be moving back out side. We have a creek job in Findley Lake that we are working on along with several ponds and other projects.

         3.  Personnel - We are still working on hiring a Water Quality Technician. We have to create a new position and we are working on it.

         4.  Gas Line - I have been out looking at the gas line going through the County, but the contractor has not even started the job at this point.

    F.  District Secretary

         1.  Koi, Bass & Walleye -I have completed the Koi and Bass Stocking for this year. I am now taking orders for Walleye.

District Minutes                                                   Page 2.

VI. OLD BUSINESS - none

VII.NEW BUSINESS - none

VIII. RC&D - JoAnn

    A.  Matlink - Through RC&D Matlinks have applied for a $250,000 Grant for a Methane Digester Project. This Grant was approved and we are now waiting for the contracts to be signed and then we are going to start the educational components for this grant.

    B.  See Attached Report.

IX. WATER QUALITY

X.  COOPERATORS - none

XI. NEXT MEETING - Thursday, August 24, 2000, 1:15 P.M. at the Frank W. Bratt Ag Center

XII.Meeting Adjourned

MOTION by Beightol seconded by Croscut to adjourn at 11:30 P.M. Carried!

Respectfully Submitted,

Debra A. Kelley 

Secretary 

David J. Sturges

Chairman