AGENDA
Saline County Study Meeting
July 26, 1999

Odor Committee Report--Vince Buck (Chair)

Members: Vince Buck (chair), Richard Pemberton, Chris Barnett, Darin Starr, Marc Harris

Issues assigned to Committee:

--Secure odor plume model

--Review "state of the art" technical solutions to odor problems

• Report on John Lory's and Charles Fulhage's analysis of the BION system for treating animal manure

Members: Richard Clemens (chair), Mark Belwood, Tom Johnson, Darin Starr, John Lory, Mike Dillon, Wayne McReynolds

Issues assigned to Options Committee:

--Identify legal options and other options available to bring about desired change on county level; do this within 6 months

• Update on Virtual Training Initiative (VTI) project; report on Iowa field trip
• Discuss plans for Saline County Study Retreat in September; appoint planning committee to finalize arrangements and agenda
• Announce that Land Use Public Issues Forum has been moved from October 18 to November 22;  discuss if a December meeting of the Study should be scheduled
• Discuss applying for grant from Sustainable Development Challenge Grant Program--Tom Johnson to explain program

Members: LeAnn Haling (chair & secretary), Roy Hunter, Chris Fulcher, Kathy Miller, John Stouffer, Becky Plattner, Gerry Snapp, John Lory, Ruthie Cramer

Issues assigned to Committee:

--Study committee needs education on how to present issues to the county

--Citizen education on what has happened to date: Schools, civic groups, government

• Report on presentation given to Marshall Rotary Club--Darin Starr
• Report on status of placing printed Study reports in county libraries

Photography Project Committee Report—Mike Dillon (Chair)

Members: Mike Dillon (chair), Cynthia Crawford (secretary), Roy Hunter, Gerry Snapp, Chris Fulcher, Mark Belwood

Issue assigned to Photography Committee:

-- Develop a photography portfolio for the Study and come up with ways to use it to promote the purposes of the Study

• Report on the status of the photography project

Members: Kathy Borgman (chair), Cynthia Crawford (secretary), Anna Cox, Vincent Burke, Roy Hunter, Tom Johnson, John Stouffer, Mark Belwood

Issues assigned to Scenarios Committee:

--Review data collected and fill in missing pieces

--Set up scenario proposal committee to generate scenarios of interest to the committee

• Report: Meeting with Phil Tate of the Department of Economic Development regarding funding for Target Industries Pilot Program—From those in attendance: Tom Johnson, Richard Pemberton, Roy Hunter, Mark Belwood
• Report on July 22 meeting of Scenarios committee

• Ask for suggestions for August 23 meeting.

Adjourn