Minutes, 1991 October 17

CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Schoharie Land 
Trust Board of Directors was called to order by Mary 
Jo O'Donnell at 7:30 PM at the Cooperative Extension 
Office in Cobleskill on 17 October 1991 
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: 
 
Elliott Adams                 Catherine Harwood 
Ken Hotopp                    Mary 
Jo O'Donnell Robert Smith                  
John Townsend Karl Westphal 
BOARD MEMBERS EXCUSED: 
 
Eugene McCaffrey 
 
Dan Schuppel 
 
Sandra Scouten-Ford 
MEMBERS PRESENT: 
 
Dorothy Garner                Craig Mausler 
LPEP (IROQUOIS PIPE LINE): The proposal has been 
submitted, no response has been heard. Some 
concern was expressed about where SLT will 
get the funds to administer the proposal if 
it is accepted. Karl Westphal will keep in 
touch with Gene McCaffrey to be sure there 
is a response to the proposal. Gene will be 
at the next SLT meeting. 
PICKETT PROPERTY: A committee met and drafted 
some proposals, which were reviewed by Chris 
Braley. Ken Hotopp presented two general 
proposals to Mrs. Pickett. Onedonate an 
easement and endowment on all or part of the 
property. Two- donate all or part of the 
property to SLT. 
INSURANCE: There was a report (from the Land 
Trust Rally '91) on insurance for land 
trusts and the Green Umbrella Plans in 
particular. 
EASEMENTS: A report (from the Land Trust Rally 
'91) was given on preparation for writing an 
easement. 
TAPES: Four tapes from the Land Trust Rally were 
passed out to individual members who will 
report on them at future meetings. 
MINUTES: There was no objection to having hand 
written minutes where that was more 
efficient. 
LIONS CLUB: The presentation to the Lions Club 
went well. Many people are concerned that 
SLT will be taking property off the tax 
rolls. SLT members agreed that every chance 
to make presentations should by taken 
advantage of. Short, simple presentations 
are most effective. 
COURSE: Trust for Public Lands is sponsoring a 
course for land trusts. Topics include 
growth strategies,  
project management, and financing strategies. 
Bob Smith moved, it was seconded, and carried 
unanimously that SLT pay for two people to 
attend. The cost is $45 
 
per person. 
DOZEL PROPERTY: It was reported that this is 
still very vague, but the owners may be 
interested in having SLT pay the taxes 
($3500) for 4 to 12 years, at which point 
title would be transferred to SLT. Ken 
Hotopp will contact them. 
VECA: A reorganization meeting will be 7 
November, 8 pm upstairs in the Cobleskill 
Public Library. 
KAPLAN FUND: It was reported that the Kaplan Fund 
had contacted SLT to see if the Trust was 
interested in submitting a grant proposal. 
It turned out that SLT must have a 501c3 to 
qualify, and any of the agencies that had 
offered to share there 501c3s with us would 
not qualify either. 
MEMBERSHIP: It was generally agreed that SLT 
should 
 
establish a membership committee in the near 
future. DONOR LIST: A list of people might be 
donors is being 
compiled. It will be a great help if 
everyone will start thinking of who might 
be possible donors. 
GRANT CALENDAR: John Townsend is going to keep a 
calendar of critical dates for various 
grants. 
GENERIC PROPOSAL: There was a discussion about 
having a general grant proposal ready to 
pull out when we find out about a grant 
just before the dead line. It was decided 
that a generic proposal is unlikely to be 
accepted. That the best we can do is to 
have budgets, plans, goals and objectives 
in place and in order. 
Also with proper planing writing proposals 
at the last minute can be avoided. 
MINUTES of the 15 August 1991 meeting were 
approved. 
NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be on the 
third Thursday as usual, 21 November 1991, 
from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Cooperative 
Extension Office in Cobleskill. 
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 
pm. 
 
 
Elliott D. S. Adams 
 
 
Recording Secretary