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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-20 - MinutesFFEAC Council Meeting Notes Meeting Facilitator Susan Norton Meeting Scribe Susan Norton Meeting Date January 20, 2012 Meeting Start Time 9:OOam Location Fayetteville Public Library Meeting End Time 10:30am Attending Mikel Lollley, Sarah Marsh, Christopher Spencer, Peg Hart, Pattie Williams, Julie McQuade, and guest Katherine Barnhart Topics Lead by... Action Groups and Other Reporting Green Economy Group — Mikel Lolley a) The group formally ratified the Best Practices for Collaborative Agreements document and Sarah Marsh signed the FFEAC Group form as Facilitator, taking over the reins from Mikel Lolly. They elected officers and Quinn Montana will be co -facilitator, Shelly Buoniuto will be scribe and Keaton Smith will be treasurer. b) The group is working on documents on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) in comic book format and will next do a series on Climate Change and REFIT. c) Mikel reviewed his year-end closure document with the group and pointed out some highlights. Fayetteville is one of five cities recognized by Earth Day Network for its longest Earth Day Festival and the city's sustainability initiatives. These five cities will get a web page on the Earth Day site, with a link back to the Clinton Global Initiative. d) Mikel shared a letter to Governor Beebe in support of the Arkansas Economic Development and Energy Plan from the Green Economy Group, Omni, and Climate Change Task Force. Mikel and Leo Houser met with the Governor regarding the energy plan on 1 / 13 /12. Susan 1 e) Sarah reported on the group's goal setting and visioning charette which she Norton facilitated and reviewed the document produced from that effort. Creative Economy -Chris Spencer a) Christopher reported that Last Night was a smashing success with 1200 tickets sold, over 2,000 in attendance an between 3-5 thousand dollars raised. The event injected ten thousand dollars into the Creative Economy, paying performers, etc. b) The CEAG is still seeking the 501C3 status and are looking at the Iceberg for co - working space in the Metro District. c) The CEAG has reactivated their policies and procedures committee. d) Christopher has been named to the board of Arts Live. Inclusion Group- Pattie Williams a) Inclusion Group is on a three month transition plan. Pattie has stepped down as facilitator and Julie will facilitate for the next 3 months. b) Pattie read "Dip' by Seth Rodin and encouraged the group to read as it helps with "how to let go." The FFEAC discussed that leadership transitions needs to be in place in each group. FFEAC Council Meeting Notes Local Foods Group a) Quinn Montana spoke on behalf of Teresa Mauer. The group produced a local food guide last fall and they are going to have a brainstorming on Feb 9 to work on an update. Research and Technology Park a) Peg updated the group about the new business in So. Fayetteville at the Park, Jammin Java South in the Enterprise Center. b) Their newsletter went out last Friday. Education a) Susan encouraged the group to check out the new Fayetteville High Web Site that describes the new Small Learning Community Structure. Council Topics and Discussion Susan Topic # 1— Branding, Community Link, Logo Norton and The group discussed the final brand and tag line information and determined that Christopher Spencer and all should begin to use Community Link to public their work. Julie Julie invited all to a training to learn how to use the site. She reported that it had McQuade had 200,000 hits since August. The group agreed that it is a place we should take 2 advantage of to help spread the word about the action groups in Fayetteville Forward. Julie brought several logo designs and the group provided guidance in which concept they wanted her to bring back next month. Topic # 2 —Celebration Pattie Williams Teresa, Julie, and Pattie planned the event, invitations went out, success visuals were displayed, the "cube' participated, the food was wonderful, the house was 3 full, the company vibrant, the Mayor spoke, and it was a HUGE SUCCESS!!!! YAY! Adjourned 10:30 am.