Invited Members Present:

Bob Abar, Deputy Drain Commissioner, Monroe County
Cheryl Baltrip, Supervisor, Exeter Township
Jan BenDor, Deputy Clerk, Pittsfield Charter Township
Bill Dean, Supervisor, York Charter Township
Ron Hansen, Spicer Group, Monroe County Drain Commission
Allison MacArthur-Ruesink, Environmental Quality Analyst, MDEQ
Bill Manty, Representative, Augusta Plus
Joe Ohren, Project Co-Director, EMU/ICARD
Harry Sheehan, Environmental Manager, Washtenaw County Drain Commission
Laura Shue, Project Coordinator, EMU/ICARD
Greg Szymanski, Mannik & Smith, Frenchtown Charter Township
William Tobler, Represenative, ICAG
Liz Waffle, Representative, Augusta Plus
Anita Zot, Project Co-director, EMU WRC

Invited Members Absent:

Colleen Bellers, Director, Environmental Services Department, Ypsilanti Charter Township
Bob Behrendt, Engineering Manager, Mannik & Smith, Frenchtown Charter Township
Iva Bielec, Clerk, Augusta Charter Township
Rick Deitering, Supervisor, Augusta Charter Township
Helen Neill, Clerk, York Township
Chris Neuvirth, Supvervisor, London Township
Carolyn Sharron, Supervisor, Ash Township
James Spas, Supervisor, Frenchtown Charter Township

Introductions
Committee members introduced themselves, including the organization they represent as well as their background.

Presentation: Overview of Watershed Management Planning Process
Anita Zot gave a PowerPoint slide presentation of the watershed management planning process. This presentation, which included photographs taken on Stony Creek, will be placed on the website: www.emich.edu/wrc/stonycreek1.html. She answered questions from committee members regarding classifications of nonpoint source pollution and sources of pollution.

Role of Watershed Planning Commissions
Joe Ohren emphasized the political considerations in planning for the Stony Creek Watershed in addition to the technical perspectives outlined by Anita Zot. He asked for input on additional stakeholders to be represented on the steering committee. He and Laura Shue will follow up with the contacts identified. The stakeholders identified include:

Development/Real Estate Interests
Washtenaw Home Builders Association
Monroe Home Builders Association
Engineers
Agricultural Interests
Farm Bureau
Soil Conservation
JoAnn Darling
Land Trust
SNLC
Governmental Units
County Health Departments
Village of Maybee

Committee Logistics
Members decided that the Haab Center Community Room would be the best location for the next committee meeting, and that, initially, monthly meetings would be best. Because of the primary elections, the next meeting of the steering committee will be held the week of July 22nd. Laura Shue will assemble a contact sheet for all committee members and mail a copy of the contact information along with the meeting minutes.

Homework Assignments
Each committee member was given two homework assignments to be completed and returned to Laura before the next meeting. The first was a media request form, identifying all local media contacts. The second was a yellow sheet asking committee members to identify desired uses of the watershed and any suspected nonpoint pollution sources. Both will also be posted to the website.

Meeting adjourned 2:30 p.m.