Resource Conservation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2010 02 17

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Resource Conservation Advisory Board Minutes - January 11, 2010 Page 2 of 4 Suggested changes, after discussions are identified below. Unless noted, each revision was made by unanimous vote. . Article I, Section 1: Andy suggested changing the name of the board to the Louisville Sustain ability Board. . Article I, Section 3: Omit the second sentence. . Article II, Section 1: Mark suggested the 1 st sentence read "The SAB shall consist of seven members, all residents of the City of Louisville. SAB shall also have a city-staff liaison, selected by the City Manager. The staff liaison will report to the City Manager on the goals and activities of the board, provide such administrative/clerical support as SAB may require for its official business, and advise the board on matters related to city polities and procedures." . Article II, Section 3, 1st sentence: Mark suggested omitting "one representative from the Louisville Parks and Recreation Department." . Article II, Section 3: Arno suggested omitting "citizen." . Article III, Title: Mary Ann suggested changing the title to "Positions." . Article III, Section 1: Mark suggested leaving the facilitator and recorder positions as is or eliminating those positions and formalizing the Chair and Vice Chair positions used in past years. Annie suggested retaining the facilitator and recorder and rotating but not necessarily monthly. Andy suggested a monthly rotation structure. Arno suggested rotating each month for the 1 st year due to the four new members who may have different strengths and weaknesses. Mary Ann agreed with a monthly rotation and suggested it be alphabetical by last name. It was decided to retain the wording and insert a monthly rotation requirement. . Article III, Section 1: Mary Ann suggested revising the last sentence to "The membership as a whole shall decide which member(s) shall serve as spokesperson(s) for the Board, or represent the Board in other roles, at such times as needed." . Article IV, Section 2, Paragraph 1: Mark suggested changing the wording to "A majority of the current members of the board shall constitute a quorum.. .." . Article IV, Section 2, Paragraph 2, 1st sentence: Annie suggested changing the first sentence to "Board decisions shall be made by a majority vote of the members present at the request of anyone member." NOTE 1: Ryan dissented on this vote. He preferred informal consensus votes as in the past. NOTE 2: Arno requested the statistics for attendance by members for the last several years. Mark indicated that he would provide those. . Article IV, Section 3, 1st sentence: Mark suggested this section remain as is until redefined by the City Council. . Article IV, Section 3, 2nd sentence - Annie suggested replacing "the Parks and Recreation Department" with "staff liaison." IX. ELECT 2010 LRCAB OFFICERS . Officers were not elected after voting to have facilitators and recorders rather than officers. . A facilitator and recorder will be appointed for each meeting. Scheduling of both positions will be by rotation of the members alphabetically by last name, the recorder following the facilitator. If an individual is unable to fulfill their assigned position, they are responsible for arranging for another member to do so.