Forest Preserves of Cook County Conservation and Policy Council met Oct. 12.
Here is the agenda provided by the Council:
7:30 am Morning Walk (Wendy Paulson, Linda Masters, Troy Showerman)
8:15 am Light Breakfast
8:30 am 1. Welcome & Workshop Goals (Commissioner Greg Goslin and Wendy Paulson, Chair, Conservation & Policy Council) Goals (Bob Megquier, Openlands)
▪ INSPIRE AND BE INSPIRED by engaging with council members, partners, and volunteers in deeper, interactive discussions around opportunities and challenges
▪ ACCELERATE CHANGE by thinking broadly, collaboratively, and differently about accomplishing and funding our work
▪ IDENTIFY AND INTEGRATE specific, actionable strategies that will inform several scenarios related to the level of funding available over the next 5 to 10 years
▪ CREATE consensus-based steps for action that address restoration, land preservation, accessibility, and public support
Overview of Day (Eileen Figel, FPCC)
8:50 am 2. Approval of Minutes (See Attachment 1); Public Comments
8:55 am 3. Story (Jane Balaban, Steward)
9:05 am 4. Breakout Discussions - Round 1 (See Attachment 2)
Choose one:
Group 1: Restoration (main room w/Jane, John, Kathy)
Group 2: Land Acquisition/Lease/Sale (office w/Chris, Dave)
Group 3: Making Preserves Welcoming & Accessible (cabin w/Cynthia, Jacqui, Mike)
9:50 am Break
10:00 am 5. Seed Collection (Pete Jackson, Sue Gorr, Peter Gorr)
11:15 am 6. Breakout Discussions - Round 2
Choose one:
Group 1: Restoration (main room w/Jane, John, Kathy)
Group 2: Land Acquisition/Lease/Sale (office w/Chris, Dave)
Group 3: Making Preserves Welcoming & Accessible (cabin w/Cynthia, Jacqui, Mike)
12:00 pm Lunch
12:45 pm 7. The History of Civic Leadership and the Forest Preserves of Cook County (Julia Bachrach, Historian)
1:00 pm 8. Breakout Discussions – Round 3
Group 4: Building a Community of Support (30 minutes each)
4.1. Marketing & Outreach (main room with Lambrini & Jacqui)
4.2. Legislative Strategies (office with Delio)
4.3. Engaging Civic Leaders and Other Stakeholders (cabin with Bob and Benjamin)
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm 9. Approval of 5-year implementation strategy, 2017 Annual Report and 2018 budget recommendation (Arnold Randall, Eileen Figel, Steve Hughes)
3:50 pm 10. Story
4:00 pm 11. Wrap-up (Benjamin Cox, Friends of the Forest Preserves)
▪ Did we accomplish our goals?
▪ Share one thing that could be improved and one thing you really enjoyed about today.
▪ What are the next steps?
▪ How can we incorporate progress checks or next steps into future Council meetings? How do we best organize future Council meetings to move forward?
4:30 pm 12. Adjourn
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