Attendees:
Amy DeGaetano (GCSWCD), Mark Vian (NYCDEP), Paul Dibbell (Town of Hunter), Virginia Craft (Ulster Co. Planning), Pat Byrne (Town of Hunter), John Farrell (Town of Hunter), Dennis Lucas (Town of Hunter), Joel DuBois (GCSWCD), Amanda LaValle (UCSWCD / NYCDEP), Jennie Church (GCSWCD), Rene Van Schaack (GCSWCD), Richard Popp (NYS DEC)

ITEMS FROM THE MEETING:

1.   Newsletter distributed to PAC for approval.  Changes were made as discussed at previous
       PAC meeting. Copies will be distributed at the first public meeting on May 5^th.

2.   Posters that were hung in Phoenicia, Chichester and Lanesville were shown to PAC.  Other   
      suggested locations were:
       - Hunter Grand Union
       - Tannersville Hardware
       - The Bulletin Board in the public parking lot in Hunter
       - Post Offices in Hunter and Tannersville
       - Coffee Shop

3.   Press release has been prepared by GCSWCD.  The press release has been sent to The 
      Daily Freeman, The Daily Mail, The Windham Journal, Woodstock Times, and the Ulster 
      County Townsman.

4.   Questions were raised about the Stony Clove Landowners Association.
       - Who will give monetary support?
            i. Dues?
            ii. Funded by Stony Clove Contract?
       - Purpose is to allow the people to elect their own leaders

5.   Concerns were raised about Final Management Plan
       - It will be formally adopted
       - It will not shy away from sensitive issues/problems
       - Must include future growth
       - May be a long process

6.   Reviewed agenda for public meeting
       - Current goals and limits - DEP has a scope of work, which limits them, but will try to
         address as many problems as possible
       - Bring examples of floodplain mapping and aerial photography to public meeting

7.   Money in the future - What happens when the management plan is adopted?
       - List will be developed that will include possible sources of funding for plan implementation.

8.   Next PAC meeting set for June 6^th at 4:00 p.m. in the Shandaken Town Hall

Attendees:
Amy DeGaetano (GCSWCD), Mark Vian (NYCDEP), Paul Dibbell (Town of Hunter), Virginia Craft (Ulster Co. Planning), Dennis Lucas (Supervisor, Town of Hunter), Jim Calhoun (USDA NRCS), John Horn (SC Landowner), Glenn E. Miller (Town of Shandaken, Code Enforcement), Edna Hoyt (Councilman, Town of Shandaken), Robyn Awand (SC Landowner)

ITEMS FROM THE MEETING:

1.  Feedback from public meetings
     - Good attendance/good blend of people
     - Photos landowners brought showed severity of some specific problems
     - Add a photo page to the website with landowner pictures & descriptions of problems
     - Next public meeting will take place in November. Data collected during summer field season 
       will be presented.

2.  Landowners Association
     - Robyn Awand volunteered to spearhead the formation of a Stony Clove Landowners Associa
       tion. She will compose a letter setting up the first meeting on Saturday, August 25^th at 10am
      (the location is yet to be determined).  The GCSWCD will mail out these letters to all parties 
      who expressed interest in a L.A. in the January questionnaire. Postage and office supplies will
      come out of the Stony Clove contract.
   
     - What is the mission?
          1) Represent landowners interests and knowledge in the development of the Stony Clove
              Creek Stream Management  Plan
          2) Serve as vehicle to obtain grant money for implementation of the Stream Management
              Plan
          3) Create a forum to coordinate stream management concerns and practices among land
              owners
          4) Help disseminate technical information on Best Stream Management Practices
   
    - Project staff from the GCSWCD and NYCDEP stream management program will be available
      for Landowners Association meeting in August. Staff will look into obtaining plans from similar   
      associations, such as Bradford, PA and Skaneateles, NY.

3.  Data Collection
     - Project staff began collecting data during the last week of May. The team has been working
       ten hour days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, collecting data in the field. Monday
       and Friday are used to organize and analyze data.
   
     - The team is currently collecting cross sections on every riffle or step, longitudinal profile,
      stream bed materials, GPS locations of stream features, and digital photographs.
   
     - The data collected throughout the summer will allow the team to map stable and unstable
       reaches and prioritize failures.

4.  Demonstration Project
     - A bio-engineering project, where vegetation is used for streambank stabilization, will be
      scheduled for this fall or next spring.
   
     - After the stream assessment is completed, a site will be chosen for a geomorphic restoration 
      project. This restoration project will most likely be planned in 2002 and constructed in 2003.

5.  Public Outreach
     - Project staff will look into scheduling a field trip to visit Broad Street Hollow project and Peck
       Road project in late August.

6.  Next PAC meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 7^th ,4:00 at the Hunter Town Hall.   The GCSWCD will send out reminder postcards to all PAC members.