Jim says this is ready to send to national.
Let me know if anything else is needed.
From: Grubb, Karen
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007
12:54 PM
To:
Subject: RE: Subcommittee on TrAIL
This is very helpful. Thank
you. I am preparing the new matter form and will be sending it to you by
tomorrow. Will you take care of getting our legal chair’s
signature, if needed?
Karen
From: Barbara Fallon
[mailto:brbr_fallon@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:48
AM
To: Grubb, Karen; James Kotcon;
William V. DePaulo, Esq.;
Subject: Re: Subcommittee on TrAIL
For the budget write up the language that Paul provided.
The Chapter is providing $2500 toward the TrAIL campaign. The SES
recently awarded a $5000 grant (pending CGC approval.) The cost for
expert witnesses should be minimized because the intention of the energy
committee is to share this cost with neighboring environmental groups.
The fundraising committee will appeal to donors for contributions through out
the campaign. Grant writing will be pursued.
Budget
Legal Fees....
$5000
Expert
Witnesses....
5000
Publicity
expenses....
1000
Travel, phone and copying costs to committee
members.... 1000
Total:
$12,000
-----Original Message-----
From:
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 8:16 PM
To: ec@osenergy.org; Barbara Fallon
Subject: [EC] Energy Committee Motion and notes
Attached are the notes I wrote down of the call
tonight.
On the call were Barbara Fallon, Jim Kotcon,
1. Jim Kotcon moved,
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.)
5. Bill says other groups that intervene
can decide later to file a joint brief and sponsor testimony with SC.
Also, Bill DePaulo will be out of the country from July 1 until after the
deadline, so intervention needs to be submitted very 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.
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