Attached are the notes I wrote down of the call tonight.
On the call were Barbara Fallon, Jim Kotcon, Duane Nichols, Jonathon Rosenbaum, Will Reilly, Pat Reilly, and Karen Grubb
1. Jim Kotcon moved, Duane Nichols seconded, that the Energy Committee recommend the following to the Chapter ExCom: A. That the Chapter seek approval to intervene in the Allegheny Transmission line case (PSC Case No 07-0508-E-CN) in order to preserve rights for additional participation in the case to the extent funds are available. B. That the Energy Committee allocate $2500 from the 2007 budget for expenses on the case, with additional fundraising to be conducted including grant-writing (Barb Fallon) and direct appeals to donors (Jim Kotcon). C. That the Chapter ExCom authorize use of the Chapter Foundation account, or establish a new Foundation account for purposes of receiving donations for this campaign and related Energy Committee activities. Motion carried.
2. Bill DePaulo will contact Aaron Isherwood, Will Burns in PA (Energy Conservation Coalition of PA), and Rob Marmet in Virginia (Piedmont Environmental Council) to explore opportunities to share expert witnesses.
3. Jim Kotcon will contact additional potential experts to solicit bids for evaluation by the Energy Committee.
4. Karen Grubb will head a subcommittee to draft a more detailed campaign plan. Jim Kotcon, Will Reilly and Jonathon Rosenbaum indicated they would serve, and Barbara will circulate a call for additional volunteers via e-mail. (A date for this subcommittee to meet should be set soon.)
JBK
P.S. If anyone has any suggestions for names of potential expert witnesses, please send them to me. It is useful for a limited number of people on the Energy Committee (not more than two) to make these initial calls so we do not end up with different experts negotiating with different members of the same committee.
P.P.S. Please let me know if I missed anything, or if anyone has other recollections of our actions tonight.