BLSG Insect Control Board Meeting Minutes

Serving the member towns of Brandon, Leicester, Salisbury & Goshen

Tuesday, February 9, 2010                           Stephen A. Douglas House, Brandon, VT

Present: Ben Fuller, Ben Lawton, Brad Ramsay, Gary Meffe, Wayne Rausenberger, Jeff  Whiting

Also Attending: Paul Doty

Not Attending: Linda Pitkin

Guests:

Meeting called to order by Ben Lawton at 7:40

Agenda

                Minutes of Last Meeting

                Treasurer's Report - Brad

                Old Business

a.            Report from Salisbury Rep

b.            Vehicle Acquisition

New Business

a.            Budget Request

b.            Organization and By-Law Update

c.             Other

i.              Administrative Coordinator

ii.             Larvicide Coordinator

Minutes of Last Meeting

A motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting was passed.

Treasurer's Report

Brad reported that are taxes have been paid.

A motion to pass the Treasurer's report was passed.

Old Business:

a)            Report from Salisbury Rep - Ben Fuller reported that he and Ben Lawton attended a Salisbury town meeting to petition for level funding from Salisbury town.  The Selectboard agreed to level funding for FY '10 and agreed to make it a budget line item going forward.

b)            Vehicle Acquisition Report - Jeff went to investigate a car that Mort found, but concluded that the asking price was too high and that there were some significant issues with the truck.  We will keep looking for a 4 wheel drive truck in good condition and priced under $5K.

New Business:

a)            Budget Request - We will be requesting level-funding from all towns.  State funding is expected to be about $70K, down from $140K in years past, and this is to be distributed across an increasing number of mosquito control districts.

b)            Organization and By-law Update - Ben Lawton found copies of our original bylaws as well as the resolution to incorporate Goshen as part of the mosquito control district.  However, none of the documents we've found are fully executed. We need to consult with legal council, but it appears that, to have an up-to-date copy of the records, we may need to pass these resolutions anew and request that each town's selectboard sign off on them.

c)            Other - Ben Lawton mentioned the state's ditch program designed to increase wetlands, and we discussed how this might impact our program.  Paul Doty discussed the larvicide program and was advised that we are looking for more detailed and thorough sampling of "hot spots."  We discussed the difficulty of identifying and mapping appropriate "lines" for larvicide application.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm.

Next meeting will occur on the third Tuesday in March.