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Blue Sky Commission

Regular Meeting

Portland, ME · October 4, 2017

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Agenda

1. Blue Sky Commission Agenda Documents: 10.4 AGENDA - PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF 1.I. Blue Sky Commission Minutes Documents: MINUTES - 10.4 PORTLAND PARKS CONSERVANCY BSC.PDF

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1. Blue Sky Commission Agenda Documents: 10.4 AGENDA - PORTLAND PARKS BSC.PDF 1.I. Blue Sky Commission Minutes Documents: MINUTES - 10.4 PORTLAND PARKS CONSERVANCY BSC.PDF AGENDA Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​-​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission October​ ​4,​ ​2017 5:30​ ​-​ ​7:00​ ​PM Riverton​ ​Community​ ​Center I. Introductions​ ​(5​ ​mins) II. City​ ​staff​ ​guest​ ​speaker​ ​-​ ​TBD​ ​(20​ ​minutes) III. Discussion​ ​of​ ​bylaws​ ​and​ ​MOU​ ​(1​ ​hour) IV. Priorities​ ​at​ ​next​ ​meeting​ ​(5​ ​mins) V. Next​ ​Meetings​ ​&​ ​Adjourn Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​Members:​ ​ ​Jessica​ ​Burton,​ ​Diane​ ​Davison,​ ​Sally​ ​Deluca, Casey​ ​Prentice,​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder,​ ​Kate​ ​Swan​ ​Malin MINUTES Portland​ ​Parks​ ​Conservancy​ ​-​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission October​ ​4,​ ​2017 5:30​ ​-​ ​7:00​ ​PM Riverton​ ​Community​ ​Center I. Introductions​ ​(5​ ​mins) ● All​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​present.​ ​Also​ ​in​ ​attendance:​ ​Andy Downs​ ​(from​ ​the​ ​City),​ ​and​ ​five​ ​members​ ​of​ ​the​ ​public. II. City​ ​staff​ ​guest​ ​speaker​ ​-​ ​Andy​ ​Downs,​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Assembly​ ​(20 minutes) ● Andy​ ​Downs​ ​presented​ ​about​ ​his​ ​work​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Public​ ​Assembly​ ​division ● Spoke​ ​extensively​ ​about​ ​permitting​ ​process​ ​and​ ​shared​ ​usage​ ​figures​ ​with​ ​the Commission ● Discussed​ ​professional​ ​events​ ​managers​ ​being​ ​used​ ​for​ ​events ● Commission​ ​members​ ​asked​ ​questions III. Discussion​ ​of​ ​bylaws​ ​and​ ​MOU​ ​(1​ ​hour) ● Commission​ ​discussed​ ​various​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Conservancy’s​ ​bylaws​ ​and​ ​MOU ● Simon​ ​will​ ​be​ ​taking​ ​these​ ​recommendations​ ​and​ ​drafting​ ​up​ ​first​ ​iterations​ ​of​ ​the bylaws​ ​and​ ​MOU​ ​prior​ ​to​ ​the​ ​next​ ​BSC​ ​meeting IV. Priorities​ ​at​ ​next​ ​meeting​ ​(5​ ​mins) ● Agreed​ ​that​ ​we​ ​will​ ​review​ ​first​ ​drafts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​bylaws​ ​and​ ​the​ ​MOU​ ​at​ ​the​ ​next meeting ● We​ ​will​ ​also​ ​discuss​ ​year​ ​one​ ​implementation​ ​plan,​ ​staffing​ ​recommendations, and​ ​statement​ ​of​ ​commitment​ ​for​ ​Board​ ​members V. Next​ ​Meetings​ ​&​ ​Adjourn ● Next​ ​meeting​ ​is​ ​on​ ​October​ ​20​ ​at​ ​5:30​ ​PM​ ​at​ ​Portland​ ​Public​ ​Library Blue​ ​Sky​ ​Commission​ ​Members:​ ​ ​Jessica​ ​Burton,​ ​Diane​ ​Davison,​ ​Sally​ ​Deluca, Casey​ ​Prentice,​ ​Kate​ ​Snyder,​ ​Kate​ ​Swan​ ​Malin