Common Ground Board of Directors Agenda: September 30, 2020

PLEASE NOTE: In order to comply with adjusted CT Open Meeting laws, this Zoom meeting will be recorded and posted on the Common Ground website

New Haven Ecology Project

Board Meeting Agenda

Sept. 30, 2020

Scheduled Zoom meeting: CG Board of Directors Meeting

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Welcome

Public Comment (5:40) (two minutes per person for a total time limit of 30 minutes, or by email; see instructions below) Sign up for Public Participation HERE

Business Requiring Approval (6:10)

• Approve School Nutrition Program Authorized Signatures per form HERE
• Minutes from the August 24th Meeting

Invoices Needing Approval

• LaRosa Earth Group $39,410 -Retaining wall, tree removal, pavilion floor (grant funded and previously approved)
• Thurston Foods $5507.28 -Food order for beginning of semester
• Jamie Renwick Advisors $18,000.00 – Development Consulting 7/1/20-8/21/20 (previously approved contract)

Executive Session (6:15)

Executive Director Report (6:25)

Finance Committee Report (6:35)

• July and August Financials
• Finance Committee Meeting Notes

Development Committee Report (6:45)

• Revenue YTD

School Committee Report (6:55)

New Business (7:05)

Adjourn (7:15)

Next Meeting:

Monday, October 26th 5:30 pm- 7:30

Public Comment:

In order to comply with adjusted Connecticut Open Meeting laws, any member of the public wishing to participate in the meeting must sign up on the Public Participation Sign-up Document. Sign-ups for Public Participation will open at 5 pm on the last business day before the meeting (Friday, June 26th) and will close at 5:00 pm on the day of the meeting (Monday, June 29th). Public Participation is limited to 2 minutes per person up to 30 total minutes. Anyone wishing to make a statement to the board can also submit testimony in writing to the Board Secretary: Errol.Saunders@nhep.com by 5:30 pm on the day of the meeting. All submitted documents will be included in the publicly shared meeting minutes.