OKI Regional Council of Governments
720 East Pete Rose Way Suite 420
Cincinnati, OH 45202
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Program
$15.00 for the meeting and dinner - $5.00 for just the meeting
1:00 p.m. Registration and Socializing
Mingle freely and renew old acquaintances in the OKI Board Room.
1:15 p.m. Welcome and Introductions
Dave Anspach, Chair, OKI Regional Conservation Council Mark Policinski, Executive Director of OKI Regional Council of Governments
Travis Miller, Regional Planning Manager, OKI Regional Council of Governments
1:30 p.m. OKI Update
OKI staff members Travis Miller, Emi Randall and Jane Wittke will report briefly on regional planning activities, including Regional Planning Forum, Preferred Sustainability Status, the OKI Fiscal Impact Analysis Model and ongoing updates to the water quality management plan
1:50 p.m. Ohio Balanced Growth Initiative: Middle East Fork Project
Becky McClatchey, Watershed Coordinator, East Fork Watershed Collaborative
Paul Berringer, Administrator, Clermont Soil & Water Conservation District
2:10 p.m. Land Banking
Todd Kinskey, Director of Regional Planning, Hamilton County
2:30 p.m. Ten Minute Break
2:40 p.m. Sustainable Agriculture
Don Sorrell, Campbell County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources
3:10 p.m. Project Earth: Sharing Environmental News by Television, Website and the Social Network
Holly Utrata-Halcomb, Administrator, Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District
Kevin Robinson, Chief Meteorologist, WLWT Cincinnati, Channel 5 News, Hearst Television
3:30 p.m. Mill Creek Confluence Project
Diantha Decker and Bruce Koehler, Mill Creek Watershed Council of Communities
4:00 p.m. Composting on the Farm and throughout the Community
Jeff Agricola, Director of Public Works, City of Springdale
Don Sorrell, Campbell County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources
4:30 p.m. Conservation District Updates
Each conservation district will report briefly on new projects and priorities.
4:50 p.m. OKI-Regional Conservation Council Business Meeting (agenda on next page)
The meeting will be followed by a catered dinner around 5:10 p.m. in the first-floor atrium.
Dave Anspach, Chair, OKI Regional Conservation Council
Moment of Silence:
We will note the passing of Stanley Strimple of the Hamilton County Soil & Water Conservation District.
Treasurer’s Report
Larry Varney, OKI-RCC Treasurer, will report briefly on the organization’s treasury, which serves as a rainy day fund for event expenses. Mr. Varney is with the Campbell County Conservation District, which graciously agreed in 2010 to serve as the agent for the OKI-RCC bank account.
Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Conservation Council 2011 Directory
Bruce Koehler of the OKI Regional Council of Governments will hand out copies of a draft directory of conservation districts and ask if it needs any additional changes or updates.
OKI-Regional Conservation Council Annual Tour
Plans for a conservation tour in Butler County this year will be discussed.
OKI-RCC members will elect a chair and vice chair for the next 12 months. Larry Varney, Campbell County Conservation District, has agreed to continue as treasurer.
Cleanup Crew
A few kind souls will be recruited for after-dinner cleanup chores.
Other Business
OKI-RCC members are given the opportunity to discuss additional items not on this agenda.
Adjournment
Upon adjournment, members and guests of the OKI-RCC will go downstairs to have dinner in the first-floor atrium of the Sawyer Point Building.