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Meeting Minutes – Environmental
Law Section Council Meeting
1/30/04 10 am
Members Present: Pam Marks, Mark Matulef, Frank Levi, Jacquie
Russell, Peter Zimmer, Dorothy Guy and Bobbie Barkman
The first agenda item was to determine what activities
the section council was interested in undertaking this year.
The first item was to have a Legislative wrap-up session.
The group discussed the need to get a speaker and whether to make the event
an evening, social or annual meeting
The next item discussed was whether the Council should
submit something for the June 2004 Bar Bulletin, which is focusing on Environmental
Law – Mark discussed and indicated that the MSBA website has all info.
The deadline for submission is May 20. Mark will contact Janet at the Bar
Bulletin and distribute info to the rest of council. Mark also mention that
according to the website the limit of submissions is 725-800 words, with
no footnotes
Next, Pam discussed e-mail responses to the question posed
by the Council to Environmental Law Section members: “What would you
like to see the section do?”
One suggestions was to put on a series of breakfasts with
MDE administrators: ARMA, Waste, and Water. The group discussed having the
first one early next fall (Sept.). Other possible groups to invite to present
were discussed, such as environmental groups (such as the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation) or second tier administrators from MDE. The group discussed that
the presentation could be panel or one presenter, and where the meetings
could be held. Some members liked the idea of moving the meetings to the
Rockville area. The group discussed the idea of putting on one breakfast
and then critique the first breakfast then decide on future meetings.
Peter Zimmer suggested getting local government representing
Next meeting early March via teleconference
The next item on the agenda is the upcoming breakfast with
MDE Acting Secretary Philbrick. The meeting is scheduled as a breakfast meeting
on Feb 18.
Tony Gorski volunteered to provide refreshments (Pam said
she would double check and Jackie volunteer to check that everything is set
up).
Pam indicated she would remind Theresa (at the Bar Association)
to send out reminder a week before
Pam was curious how big listserve is and gave Jackie instructions
on how to get on the listserve. There was discussion among the group regarding
whether Pam is the moderator of the listserve. Pam volunteered to find out
the policy.
The next item discussed was the Annual Tree Planting. Bobbie
Barkman is coordinating the planning of the planting with Terry Galloway
at MDNR. The group indicated that April 3 would be a good date.
The next item was the MSBA Annual Meeting and whether the
Section was going to make a presentation. The following were issues raised:
- How do we generate interest
- Maybe we should forego annual meeting and organize MICPEL
- Maybe the following year the Section could make a presentation
at the annual meeting and do something with the Real Estate section.
The final item was whether to do a mid year legislative
section services (no one in the group liked this idea, but a suggestion was
made to make the information available as a handout) or legislative wrap
up in April/May when the legislative session is over (April 12). Dorothy
Guy will take the lead with Mark and Pam and will make a recommendation to
the group.
The meeting was adjourned at approximately 11 am
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