Jensen-Olson Arboretum Advisory Board (Sunset Date 5/31/2023)

JENSEN-0 LSO N ARBORETUM JUNEAU. ALASKA A Cll Y & BOROUGH OF JUNEAU l'ARK.5 & RECREATION FACILITY AGENDA JENSEN-OLSON ARBORETUM ADVISORY BOARD City Hall, Room 218 Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 5:15 P.M. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Agenda III. Public Participation on Non-Agenda Items IV. Approval of Minutes A. Wednesday, May 15, 2019 B. Wednesday, August 14, 2019 V. New Business A. Arboretum Manager Replacement Plan B. Endowment Committee Replacement for Kim Garnero VI. Unfinished Business A. Arboretum Commercial Use VII. Committee, Liaison, and/or Staff Reports A. Chair Report – N. McConahey B. Manager Report – M. Jensen C. Friends of JOA Report – P. Harris D. Other Business VIII. Adjournment Next JOAB Meeting: Wednesday, February 12 at 5:15 Mendenhall Library  MINUTES JENSEN-OLSON ARBORETUM ADVISORY BOARD City Hall Conference Room 224 │Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:15 P.M. I. Call to Order at 5:19 pm by Chair, Nell McConahey Present: Kristin Bartlett, Ed Buyarski, Rose Evans, Peter Froehlich (t), Kim Garnero, Patricia Harris, Nell McConahey, Deborah Rudis Absent: None Staff Present: Merrill Jensen, Arboretum Manager; Michele Elfers, Deputy Director; Lauren Verrelli, Staff Liaison II. Agenda Changes – None. III. Public Participation on Non-Agenda Items – None. IV. Approval of Minutes – A. Wednesday, May 15, 2019: E. Buyarski moves to approve minutes, no objection. Minutes adopted. B. Wednesday, August 14, 2019: E. Buyarski moves to approve minutes, no objection. Minutes adopted. V. New Business – A. Arboretum Manager Replacement Plan M. Elfers: Merrill will be retiring November 1, 2020 and we have two people who have voiced interest in the position. Merrill’s replacement will be moving into the home. M. Jensen: I am working on digital filing and generating an annual work plan. B. Endowment Committee Replacement for Kim Garnero: K. Garnero: I will be leaving the board in January when my term is up. We need to find a replacement for my seat on the Endowment Committee. N. McConahey: I will replace you on the Endowment Committee. VI. Unfinished Business – A. Arboretum Commercial Use M. Elfers: We are seeing an increased volume in commercial use of our parks, as well as a new and wide variety of request for use. Our main area of growth right now is the vehicle-based tours of all types. It is important we craft a commercial use supplement and policy for the Arboretum that can capture and manage changing and growing requests and uses. We have to draw a distinction between nonprofit groups and vs. for- profit groups. I recommend thinking about use based on Arboretum intent. I will work on edits to the Administrative Supplement No. 2 and send it to the board for comments. VII. Committee Liaison and Staff Reports A. Chair Report: None. B. Manager’s Report: Included in packet. C. Friends of JOA – P. Harris: Membership is solid; they raised $2,500 at Amalga for fundraiser. D. Other business— E. Buyarski: The Master Gardener Conference is March 22. Adjournment – 6:38p.m. Having no further business before the Board. Respectfully submitted by Lauren Verrelli, Recreation & Public Services Manager, 8/11/2020. JOAAB Minutes 11.6.19