Hendry Soil and Water Conservation District

HENDRY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Post Office Box 248 LaBelle, Florida 33975
August18, 2021
Minutes
The Hendry Soil and Water Conservation District Meeting was called to order at 1:59 pm on August 18, 2021 by Chair Lisa Cleghorn. Meeting was held in the large conference room at the Dallas B. Townsend Agricultural Building at 1085 Pratt Blvd., LaBelle, Florida.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Lisa Cleghorn, Vice-Chairman Bruce Hendry, Supervisor Mabry McCray, Supervisor Arial Avila
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Supervisor Charles Conly
OTHERS PRESENT: Mitchell Aman DC NRCS, Noreen Berden HSWCD Program Manager, Roy Curry, Jr. FDACS Technician, Bob Beck Hendry SWCD Drone Coordinator

CALL TO ORDER
I. Motion to approve Minutes from May 19, 2021 (Hendry/McCray). Unanimous. Motion Passed.
II. Motion to approve Financial Reports as presented (McCray/Hendry). Unanimous. Motion Passed.

III. Staff Reports.
A. HSWCD Report -Noreen Berden gave report.
B. NRCS Report -Mitchell Aman gave report.
C. FDACS Report -Roy Curry gave report.

IV. Old Business
A. Crystal water for the office will be approx. $6 per month
B. Tech shirts can be billed to FDACS under technician contract

V. New Business
A. Motion to approve to pay AFCD travel expenses (Hendry/McCray). Unanimous.
Motion Passed
B. Motion for donation to Ellis Putnal Fund in the same amount as last year
(Hendry/McCray). Unanimous. Motion Passed.
C. Local Working Group meeting will be scheduled for the same day as the October
HSWCD Board meeting
D. Motion to approve new computer for office after checking on specs with IT.
(McCray/Hendry). Unanimous. Motion Passed.
E. Motion to approve proposed FY21/22 budget as presented subject to
amendments as needed. (Hendry/McCray). Unanimous. Motion Passed.

VI. Miscellaneous/Upcoming Events
A. Next Board meeting -October 20, 2021
B. AFCD meeting September 8-9, 2021

VII. Adjourn -Meeting adjourned 3:11 p.m.