Finance and Budgeting Committee Meeting of the WPNM - Feb. 6th, 2025

This is a virtual meeting. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to Kate Conlin to request a Zoom link: kconlin@newenglandforestry.org

Agenda

1. Call to order and welcome
2. Approval of minutes from July 18, 2024
3. Consolidated Agent contract and grants budget
4. Successful passage of name change legislation—ongoing legislative efforts needed to address funding
5. Community Resilience Grant through Climate Smart Communities Initiative
6. Federal Congressionally Directed Spending—priorities for future requests
7. Agent updates: Fundraising consultant position; Deerfield Wild & Scenic and potential joint efforts; Collins Center study (surveys and upcoming events) on emergency services; Heritage Area feasibility study
8. Scheduling next meeting(s)
9. Any item(s) not anticipated within 48 hours
10. Public comment
11. Adjourn

Finance & Budgeting Committee members: Joe Nowak – Adams (chair); Dicken Crane – Windsor (board chair); Chris Cozzaglio – Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (board treasurer); Robert O’Connor – Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs; Keith Ross – Society of American Foresters, Massachusetts Chapter